Natalie narrowed her eyes. “Perhaps, Mom did not have a conflict with David nine years ago. The root cause might be that something unknown happened on the 9th of October, which was when Jared turned three years old. Furthermore, this incident might have involved the Thompson family.”

“That’s quite likely.” Joyce widened her eyes.

Massaging her temples, Natalie continued, “Now, we need to figure out what happened on the 9th of October, when Jared turned three. Once that is done, the problem between Shane and I would be resolved.”

Joyce and Jared nodded.

After thinking about it, Joyce suggested, “Why don’t I search for some clues online? There might be some articles if something major happened to a wealthy family like the Thompsons.”

“That’s a good idea. Thank you, Joyce.” Natalie patted her shoulder.

“You’re welcome!” Smiling, Joyce sat in front of the computer.

Meanwhile, Natalie and Jared started chatting about the latter’s life overseas.

After talking for a few minutes, Joyce announced that she had found something.

“I found it, Nat!” However, her expression seemed quite grim.

hung up the call and walked over. “What’s

yourself.” Joyce turned the laptop around to

and gaped.

happened on the 9th of October that year. It was the day when Mr. Shane’s parents passed

9th of October a

too ridiculous. “How is that possible? How can my mom possibly be related to

to figure it out, she thought that

become agitated, Joyce held her hand. “Calm

down?” exclaimed Natalie in

with my mom. However, since my mom’s

about. However, this is a very grave matter. We must be clear about the facts.”

herself down. “I know. Even if you didn’t tell me that, I’ll still investigate and give Shane a reasonable explanation. I will never believe that my mom’s involved

been more than ten years since the incident, it might take a long while to find out what happened,” said

no matter how long it takes. I’ll go look for a detective

her bag and

hand, wanting

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