“Really?” Sharon perked up.

Her mother nodded and added, “Of course! Daddy loves you. There is no way he can dislike you.”

Innocently, Sharon bought her lie and started giggling.

On the other hand, Connor kept his mouth shut, knowing better than to believe what his mother had said.

He could tell that Shane did not seem to like them at all; he could feel it in his bones.

From the corner of her eyes, Natalie spotted her son frowning and wondered what he was thinking.

She knew he had been a clever boy since a young age. Therefore, she did not doubt Connor’s seriousness when he told her that there was something off about Shane.

But, it also meant that Shane did show his displeasure to them.

“Alright, let’s go have dinner.” Natalie took her children’s hands in hers and walked towards the dining table.

No matter what happened, she wanted to talk to Shane about what made him upset.

 

room, Natalie saw Jacqueline and her husband

on, the woman

 

did not bother Natalie. The thing that did disturb her was how

done the same thing, claiming that she made a mistake. Regardless, Shane would stand up for her when

did she expect that Shane would ignore it this time around and even

eyes darkened as she watched the scene unfold before

appeared in her eyes. However,

up his coffee mug to take a sip from it without sparing his wife nor children

Natalie’s chest tightened.

could tell that his father’s attitude towards his mother had

would help Natalie pull out a chair to sit and carry

remain in his seat, he was

was all Connor needed to confirm that Shane seemed

breath, Natalie ignored her husband’s cold treatment and brought her children closer to the table. She then turned to Jacqueline

behavior, but there was no reason for her to

not expecting Natalie to point it out. It even occurred to her

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