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.

noticed that Shane

him, “You want to see her

her, his

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

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

So be it!

decided not to respond either and put

at that moment they looked to

admit that his attitude toward Natalie was not right, and continued to ignore

Yulia. It made more sense to say that he simply did not know how to

a taste of his own medicine, he did not

more sour

at the prison’s visiting

Natalie saw Alice again.

long hair had been cut off, leaving her nearly bald.

saw her daughter in

while her lips moved, she was unable

up the phone and greeted the woman inside, “Hi, do you

stood behind her, his narrowed eyes gazing at the woman

she really not the

empty eyes, Alice picked up the phone too. “Yes,

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