“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.

 

they entered the room, Natalie saw Jacqueline and her husband

the

 

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

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

did she expect that Shane would ignore it this

eyes darkened as she watched the scene unfold before

second, Jacqueline frowned, and a glint of glee appeared in her eyes. However, she covered it up quickly and sweetly greeted Natalie instead, saying, “Ms. Natalie, you

and picked up his coffee mug to take a sip from it

Natalie’s chest tightened.

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

a chair to sit and carry his

in his seat, he was

Connor needed to confirm that Shane

ignored her husband’s cold treatment and brought her children closer to the table. She then

behavior, but there was no reason for

out. It even occurred to her that the woman would keep mum, given how

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