Lucinda told him everything that happened the day before when Natalie was taking Joe home.

Shane’s eyes widened in surprise. “You’re saying that your daughter’s not the culprit?”

“It’s not her.” Lucinda nodded, her eyes swollen red.

Shane narrowed his eyes at Natalie. “Why didn’t you tell me something as important as this?”

Natalie laughed haughtily at his accusation. “Do you think I didn’t want to? You didn’t even give me the chance to see you.”

Just thinking about Jacqueline at the door last night annoyed her to the core.

Shane frowned as he examined the anger and mockery on her face.

When he was about to respond, a prison guard walked up to them. “You can see Number 257 now.”

That was Alice’s number.

They did not use names in prison. Each inmate was assigned a number.

Lucinda glanced at Natalie. “Mrs. Thompson, we can see Alice now.”

“Let’s go.” Natalie nodded and followed the woman.

that Shane was right behind

her head, she asked him, “You want

ignored her,

at herself. How silly of me! He’s obviously not pleased with me right now, so why did I even try being friendly with

done with their investigation, she doubted that his attitude toward her would get any

So be it!

Natalie decided not to respond either and put on a

clearly husband and wife, but at that moment they looked to be much more distant than a pair of

attitude toward Natalie was not right,

of Yulia. It made more sense to say that he simply did not know how to get along with

letting him get a taste of his own

lot more sour

they arrived at the prison’s visiting

Natalie saw Alice again.

paler and thinner than the first time Natalie met her, and was clearly malnourished. Her long hair had been cut off, leaving her nearly bald. To describe

her daughter in

while her lips moved, she

greeted the woman inside, “Hi, do

narrowed eyes

she really

Natalie through a pair of empty eyes, Alice picked up the phone too. “Yes, I

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