“What are you talking about?” Natalie blushed instantly and shot Joyce a fierce glare.

“I'm just trying to help you out here, Nat!” Joyce leaned in closer to Natalie's ear and whispered, “I have asked Mr. Shane about it earlier. He said he's willing to marry you, no matter how many times you reject him. More importantly, he likes your kids too! He's a great man, Nat! You should think about it! The kids will need a father figure, you know?”

Joyce then left the house while Natalie shook her head and smiled helplessly.

She does make a good point, though... The kids will need a father figure in life...

Natalie then turned around to face Shane as she asked, “Mr. Shane, are you serious about being with me?”

“I have no reason to lie about these sort of things,” Shane said with a serious look in his eyes.

Natalie held her hands in front of her chest and looked like she wanted to say something, but the words were stuck in her throat.

told you today morning, but I hope you'll at least

she no longer had any reason to

tell him the truth about the kids. If things don't work out,

what Natalie was thinking about, but he knew better than to question why she seemed to have loosened up

let's head

instinctively thought of rejecting his invitation, but remembered what she had just promised him and agreed

the two of

over to her place for breakfast and drop the kids off at kindergarten before sending

his way of courting her and had slowly gotten used to his approach. Although it wasn't exactly the most romantic one, it was very practical and new to her, so she didn't really mind it at

was working on a suit for Shane as compensation when someone opened the door to her

annoyance, only to exclaim

smile while leaning against the

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