“And you? Will you be waiting for me as well?” asked Shane, who never answered her question.

Natalie blushed and tilted her head down. She lied, “Nope, I won’t be waiting for you. I don’t care if you come home or not.”

She hung up immediately after.

Shane stared at his phone. The screen had reverted to the home page by then. He chuckled and put his cell phone away before calling Silas in.

“Mr. Shane,” greeted Silas as he stood in front of the desk.

Shane handed a stack of documents over and instructed, “I need you to deal with these issues. I will be heading home earlier today.”

Silas’ lips parted when he replied, “Understood.”

Huh, this is the first time Mr. Shane takes a step back and assigns me these tasks. Back then, he would act as if he didn’t know if it was his birthday or a public holiday. I knew it. It’s different after one gets married and has someone to celebrate the occasion with.

to the stack of documents he had with him. For

the other side, Natalie put her cell phone away

the second floor. “Ms. Smith, are you here to celebrate Shane’s birthday

Jacqueline’s eyes before pointing out, “I am his wife.

little dimmer, but she was quick to put her smile back on and said, “I don’t mean it like that, Ms. Smith. It’s just

I want a divorce. This has nothing to do with you, so why are you being such a busybody? Oh, I get it. You’re hoping that

lip a little and said, “Ms. Smith, how could you even think that?

my head, though? Or is that what you were planning all along?” said Natalie as she pointed at Jacqueline’s heart and added, “We’re the only ones here, so let’s not play this game, shall we? I know why you’re with Jackson. You got into a relationship with him because you want Shane and I to lower our guards when you’re around, right? That way,

Her body instinctively trembled

S-She got everything right!

want others to treat you like one. You can lie and hide the truth as

make sure to do the exact opposite. I will remain married to him even if I die, and I will make it so that the thing you want is right in front of you, but will always

her lips and chuckled

felt like an evil b*tch for

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