“Just go!” Yulia interjected as she brought over a plate of washed fruits.

Natalie frowned. “Mom, how could I leave right now with Connor in this condition...”

“I’ll be around. When your brother found out about Connor’s accident, he specifically requested that I stay here with you for a while longer. As you’ve been under a lot of stress over Connor lately, it would be nice for you to take a break alongside Stanley and relax.”

Stanley offered his thanks upon receiving his share of the fruit and seconded the points she made. “Yulia is right, Nat. Just think of it as a vacation. You’ll be back sooner than you know it.”

Natalie looked at the both of them and smiled in resignation as she shook her head. “Since you already put it that way, how could I refuse?”

Stanley’s face perked up in delight. “So you have agreed to it then, Nat?”

She replied in the affirmative.

“That’s wonderful. I’ll come to pick you up when the time comes.” He placed down the apple in his hand and got to his feet.

Natalie nodded. “Alright.”

After he left, Yulia put the apple Stanley left behind back onto the plate. “What a thoughtful lad. He doesn’t forget to ask you along even to attend a wedding.”

that keen on attending other people’s wedding. I’d rather he took Joyce

mother twitched the corner of her lips. “I don’t know if you are really oblivious, or pretending to be. You picked it up right away with Shane, so I wonder

Natalie blinked in bewilderment. “What are you going on about, Mom? I don’t get anything that you

if you do, I fear that you may not be able to

Natalie’s forehead once or twice before she went into

her forehead, all the while still feeling

mind. She lifted the apple to her lips to finish it up

The next day.

came to the hospital to pick up Natalie so that they may go

arrived. “Nat, I have a piece

from her breakfast. “What

suffered a broken leg. Mr. Shane is my hero. I am super satisfied with this outcome.” Joyce was so emotionally charged she

Natalie’s expression was grim.

saw it in the news this morning. The report stated that she was found in an alley by a cleaner.”

immediately and pulled out her cellphone to search

take her

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