As Shane watched the door of the elevator slowly close upon Natalie’s reserved and withdrawn demeanor, the hand in his pocket gripped against itself.

She was deliberately distancing herself from me!

Even though he understood why, it did not feel good to have her treat him that way.

Inside the elevator, Joyce looked at Natalie. “Nat, has something happened? Why do I get the feeling that you are treating Mr. Shane rather aloofly?”

Natalie’s eyes flickered as she evoked a subdued smile. “I used to work under him, but not anymore. We’re just acquaintances now, so nothing could possibly have happened.”

“But I keep thinking that there’s some kind of awkwardness between you both. It’s almost like you are keeping your distance from him.” Joyce said as she primped her hair.

Natalie nodded. “That’s right. He’s a man who is engaged to be married. Should I not keep my distance from him?”

“Well...” Joyce was rendered speechless.

She then poked at Joyce’s face. “Enough of the gossip. You better take care of that or it might leave behind scars.”

“What?” Joyce then fished out a pocket mirror from her bag to examine her own reflection.

the streaks of semi-dried blood left

her own ears. “What are

flush from her face bled into her eyes. “That b*tch had the gall to mess up my

consider

nodded as she put her mirror

have both tended

dropped Natalie back at the hospital before returning to the

saddened unto tears. “Damn that Jasmine for

smiled as she comforted her mother. “It’s okay, Mom.

the doctor, her injury was not that serious. She should be able to

was full of self-reproach. “Now I can’t let any one of your out of my sight. The minute I do,

as she felt bad. “Alright, Mom. Let’s not talk

walk in the morning. He just went to sleep after taking his medication.” Her mother said as she returned with a glass of hot

took a sip from it. Her eyes were cast tenderly upon the little

rapping at

to answer and shortly returned with the white-coated Stanley

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