“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.

 

Natalie

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

 

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

done the same thing, claiming that she made a mistake. Regardless, Shane would stand up for her when she did not budge

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

she watched the scene unfold before

glee appeared in her eyes. However,

stopped conversing with Jacqueline and picked up his coffee mug to take

Natalie’s chest tightened.

oblivious to the tense atmosphere, Connor could tell that his father’s attitude towards

a chair to sit and carry

his seat, he was treating

all Connor needed to confirm

to the table. She then turned to Jacqueline and said coldly, “Ms. Graham, you are

but there was no reason for her to put up with

even occurred to her

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