“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.

 

entered the room, Natalie

could not hear what they were chatting on, the woman was laughing while Shane’s stoic expression seemed to

 

Natalie. The thing that did disturb her was how Jacqueline was sitting at her

made a mistake. Regardless, Shane would stand up for her when she did not budge and instruct her

would ignore it this time around and even be in all

as she watched

in her eyes. However, she covered it up quickly and sweetly

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

Natalie’s chest tightened.

Connor could tell

to sit and

his seat, he was treating them like

to confirm

brought her children closer to the table. She then turned to Jacqueline and said coldly, “Ms. Graham, you are sitting on

behavior, but there was no reason for

It even occurred to her that the woman would keep mum, given how cold Shane was

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