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.

heart skipped a beat. She hung up the

yourself.” Joyce turned the laptop

lowered her head and gaped. “It’s the day Shane’s parents

eighteen years ago, so I searched what happened on the 9th of October that year. It was the day

died on the 9th

lip, finding it too ridiculous. “How is that possible? How can

it out, she thought that

become agitated, Joyce held her hand. “Calm

calm down?” exclaimed Natalie in anguish as she covered her

that his parents’ death has something got to do with my mom. However, since my mom’s dead, he can’t seek clarification from

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

that, I’ll still investigate and give Shane a reasonable explanation. I will

since it’s been more than ten years since the incident, it might take a long while to find out what

“It’s alright! I can wait no matter how long

she grabbed her

out her hand, wanting to call her

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