“How can I convince Mr. Shane?” Natalie's palm clasped her forehead, feeling worn out.

Joyce put her hands on her friend's shoulder and said, “You can definitely do it. I don't know about others but you definitely stand a good chance in convincing that man because he likes you!”

Natalie was initially stumped, then smiled to dismiss her friend. “Joyce, how can you joke about this...”

“I'm not joking. He really likes you. Nat, believe me. I can feel it. Judging by the way he looks at you, he definitely has a crush on you!” Joyce interrupted her and said.

Natalie's smile started to falter as she noticed that her friend was being serious. Her red lips twitched in response. “How is that possible?”

Shane likes me?

This is absurd. He likes Jacqueline!

“Nat, I know all these must sound implausible to you but it's true. Mr. Shane likes you, and only you can convince him to give up on the notion to seek revenge. Please, you have to at least try to convince him. As long as he's willing to let him go, I promise that Stanley will never come back to this country,” Joyce swore a vow.

“Let me process this.” Natalie sat back down as she steadied herself against the cold, hard wall.

process this. I'll contact my uncles

phone and retreated to

tried to make sense of Joyce's words

bag started to ring all of a sudden, interrupting her train of

breathed out deeply to calm herself down before she

sight of the caller ID. Natalie's

steady it in time, and effectively preventing her

Sh- Mr. Shane.” Natalie put her phone to the side of her

her ear. “Jackson told me that

her heart was thumping wildly in her chest, like rumbling thunder as Joyce's words replayed, over and over, in her

to hide something from him. The man who was waiting in the airport lounge frowned slightly as he thought

fine. Why did you

ball back at him, taking the

ask if you had thought about how to deal

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