Natalie, please don’t let me down…

After witnessing what had happened in the video, the man could no longer focus on work.

He remained in his chair, lost in thought while the office cleaners worked hard to pick up haphazardly thrown documents off the ground.

Only when Natalie called later in the afternoon did he finally pull himself together.

“Darling, are you busy today?” Natalie asked through the phone.

Shane lowered his gaze grimly before replying, “No. Why?”

“Uhm…” The woman faltered at how impassive he suddenly sounded. Nevertheless, she brushed it off, thinking that she had imagined it.

His response was fairly short, so perhaps I heard wrongly.

She set that aside and resumed cheerily on the phone, “You’re usually here to pick me up after work at this time of day. I just noticed that you’re not here, so I thought I’d call to ask if you’re busy.”

“Mm. I’ll head over now,” Shane replied curtly.

 

“Alright, drive safe!” replied Natalie while nodding.

as he recalled how the red car

 

over, he paced to the balcony for some

he would be

few minutes in the cold air, Shane managed to regain a decent amount of control over his emotions. He then exited the office and

Lina, and Joyce were

come over to say her goodbyes to the other two women

three babbled on until a black Maybach pulled

flashed a playful smile, nudging Natalie

rolled her eyes in amusement. “Alright now, don’t forget to give your all for the competition abroad. I’ll also be participating in an international competition abroad in a month’s time, so maybe we

industry’s international competition for the final rounds.

endearingly at her two friends and joked, “Pfft! Please, you guys are so talented. Making the

Lina answered

goodbye to them. “Alright,

you!” Her two

entered the front passenger seat. She

utter a word. Rather, he stared intensely at her face as if he

she was the most stunning woman he

resemblance to the little girl’s sweet face from the video he

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