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.

a beat. She hung up the call and walked

yourself.” Joyce turned the laptop around to

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

ago, so I searched what happened on the 9th of October that year. It was the day when Mr. Shane’s parents passed away. It’s also when David

on the 9th

that possible?

it out, she thought that it

agitated,

Natalie in anguish as

to do with my mom. However,

very grave matter. We must be clear about

tell me that, I’ll still investigate and give Shane

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

matter how long it takes. I’ll go look for

her bag and

hand, wanting to

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