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.

gloomy as he recalled how the red car had knocked over his parents like they were bowling

 

he paced to the balcony for some air. He

sure if he would be

cold air, Shane managed to regain a decent amount of control over his emotions. He then exited the office and drove towards Natalie’s company with

were chatting in

over to say her goodbyes to the other two women since she would be

three babbled on until a black Maybach pulled

flashed a playful smile,

all for the competition abroad. I’ll also be participating in an international competition abroad in a month’s

final rounds. As long as we

chuckled endearingly at her two friends and joked, “Pfft! Please, you guys are so talented. Making the finals should be easy for

and Lina answered simultaneously

waved goodbye to them. “Alright, I

you!” Her two friends

the front passenger seat. She hastily apologized, “Sorry, Shane. Have you been waiting

he stared intensely at her face as if he were searching

most stunning woman he had

a striking resemblance to the little girl’s sweet face from the

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