“Then why are you disappointed?” asked Jacqueline in confusion.

Shane massaged his temples and answered, “I’m disappointed with what you did.”

Jacqueline gritted her teeth and demanded, “Was I wrong for doing that?”

“Weren’t you?” challenged Shane as he looked at her.

Jacqueline looked up and replied stubbornly, “There’s nothing wrong with what I did. I was simply pursuing the person I love and my own happiness.”

“But I don’t love you,” said Shane mercilessly.

Jacqueline suppressed the sting in her heart. Tears swirled in her reddened eyes as she replied, “I know, and it’s fine that you don’t love me, Shane. All that matters is that I love you. I fell for you when I was a kid, and I have dreamed of being with you ever since. I thought that I had a shot at that, but Natalie wrecked my dream when she showed up out of nowhere.”

At the mention of Natalie, Jacqueline’s face contorted with hatred.

Seeing that prompted Shane to ask, “You hate her, don’t you?”

of my being,” roared Jacqueline. “I was the one who met you first,

 

and drugged

target her? I thought that the two of you would get a divorce after your last argument, and I waited. Yet, all

 

of you up, I could only try to keep you by my side by using underhanded methods.

blurted Shane as he narrowed his eyes. It was obvious that he found her choice of words appalling. He

and I worried that you’d have an allergic reaction if I gave you that drug. That was why I used a sedative instead. If I

why she regretted

hadn’t used a date rape drug until she explained everything.

Shane wasn’t touched at

what drug she used. She was

that I’d marry you

skipped a beat. A bad feeling crept up on her and prompted

I marry someone who schemed against me?” said Shane

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