Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

“Huh?” Joyce blurted in confusion.

Natalie, however, caught what the kid was saying. Her eyes widened as she shifted her gaze to her tiny rascal and asked, “Connor, did you just say that the money belongs to your daddy? D-Does that mean your daddy is Mr. Miller?”

Joyce gasped in astonishment. “No way.”

Connor chuckled and replied, “Mommy, Aunt Joyce, there is no need to be so surprised. The Mr. Miller that you have been talking about is Daddy. Have you forgotten that Grandma’s surname is Miller?”

Those words instantly pointed Natalie in the right direction.

Shane is Mr. Miller! He used his mother’s last name to invest in the company.

“What the f*ck?” Joyce, who had finally put two and two together, exclaimed, slapping her own lap. “So Mr. Shane is Mr. Miller this entire time? Why did he jump through so many hoops and pretend to be someone else?”

Connor crossed his arms and answered, “Naturally, he did it to court Mommy. The two of them weren’t married at that time, and Mommy refused to accept any money from Daddy, so he put on a show. He assumed another identity to help everyone out because he knew you’d refuse his offer otherwise.”

Connor made everything sound so simple, but Natalie and Joyce were shaken to their core.

Natalie, especially, was touched.

she said, “That idiot… I can’t

also kind of romantic.” Joyce smiled. “It’s like what Connor said. Mr. Shane was still courting you at the time, so the two of you weren’t dating. Yet, he was willing to spend so much money to invest in your company. Only

“Yeah, I guess that’s true. I didn’t

the way, Connor, how did you know that Mr. Shane is Mr. Miller?”

time ago, but Daddy wouldn’t allow me to share the news, so I’ve

learned how to lie to your own mother now, huh?” Natalie reached

his face instead, Mommy,” Connor protested. He pushed Natalie’s hand away and ran off while

mine…” Natalie shook her head with a

Mr. Miller, shall I just bank in the dividend to

a separate bank account. Shane and I may be married, but it’s best

belief was that while a married couple could tap into each other’s private finances, it would be better to keep things separate when their professional lives were involved. That would benefit

and Shane would have trouble down

Natalie for years, so naturally, the former knew what the latter was worried about. That got Joyce to shake her head in annoyance and claim, “You are ridiculously level-headed. All right, I’ll set up another bank