“Of course it is.” Natalie held Joyce’s hand. “Don’t forget you were his fiancée once. We both know Stanley well. If he didn’t have any feelings for you, he wouldn’t have gotten engaged with you in the first place, even with both your parents’ blessings. So now, what you need to do is clear the misunderstandings between you two.”
“Clear the misunderstandings?” Joyce’s eyes lit up.
“Yeah.” Natalie nodded. ”Misunderstandings are the reason why the two of you broken apart. Maybe if they are resolved, you’ll be able to get back with him.”
“Do you really think so?” The possibility of getting back with Stanley made Joyce doubt herself so much that she gripped her pants tightly, which did not go unnoticed by Natalie.
The latter cupped her face with both her hands and stared at her intently. “You gotta have faith in yourself.”
After receiving Natalie’s encouragement, Joyce’s self-doubt disappeared. “Okay. I’ll try.”
“You can do it. Don’t leave any regrets.” Natalie pulled her hands back.
“Yeah. Thanks, Nat.”
“All right.” Natalie ruffled her friend’s hair. “We should get back to work.”
“Okay. I’ll head to the textile mill first. Tomorrow, I’ll fly abroad to find out what truly happened back then.” Joyce stood up and balled her fingers into fists.
Since that incident happened overseas, I might as well start investigating there.
“I’ll stand by you,” said Natalie while patting Joyce’s shoulder.
With that, Joyce flashed her friend one last smile before exiting the office, leaving Natalie with her work.
In the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon, and Shane had arrived on time.
Turning off her computer, Natalie grabbed her bag and headed straight to the Bentley that was parked on the side, passing by an employee on her way.
“Ms. Smith, is that your husband here to pick you up?” asked the employee with a smile.
After getting into the passenger seat, Natalie rolled down the window, threw a shy glance at Shane before replying, “Yes, it is.”
“You look really happy.”
“Thanks,” exclaimed Natalie as she ran her fingers through her hair. “Well, we’ll get going first.”
“Okay. Have a safe drive.” The employee waved her hand.
With that, Natalie rolled the window back up. “Let’s go, Shane.”
Shane nodded slightly as he put the car into gear and started driving.
As time went by, Natalie noticed that he was taking a different route than usual. “Shane,” she called out in confusion. “This isn’t the road toward the kindergarten.”
“I know. We’re not going to the kindergarten.” Shane turned his head to look at her after stopping the car at a red light.
“Huh? What about the kids, then?”
“Mom called me earlier. She said she’ll get the kids and asked us to go straight to the villa,” he explained while turning the steering wheel.
Natalie’s heartbeat increased when she heard how Shane had addressed her mom.
Why does it already sound so natural when he called Mom that?
“What’s on your mind?” questioned Shane out of the blue, breaking her chains of thoughts.
“Nothing. I’m just thinking about-” She stopped talking when her phone went off, interrupting her.
Fishing the phone out of her bag, she frowned when she saw the caller’s name. “Shane, it’s Mr. Sean.”
“Sean?” Shane narrowed his eyes.
“Yeah,” Natalie confirmed. “I have no idea why he’s calling, though. Should I take the call?”
Shane pondered for a moment before answering her, “Yes.”
I want to know why Sean’s calling her.
After accepting the call, Natalie put it in speaker mode with no hesitation. “Mr. Sean, to what do I owe this pleasure?”
“Natalie.” Sean’s voice echoed from the other end. “I heard you and Shane are married. Congratulations.”
She glanced at Shane as she squeezed out a smile. “Thank you, Mr. Sean.”
“Why are you still being so formal with me? We’re a family now, shouldn’t you call me Sean instead?” the man teased, causing Shane to tense up as he frowned deeply.
Noticing her husband’s expression, Natalie knew that he was displeased with Sean’s joke since the two men had never been on good terms.
