“That's good to hear,” Natalie replied, nodding slightly before tightening her grip on the spoon. “So, when did you get back last night? Also, why was your phone turned off?”

“You called me?” Shane asked, slightly startled.

“Yeah, I called you early in the morning. You weren't back yet, so I wanted to ask when you'd be home. But your phone was turned off.”

“Sorry, it was out of battery,” he explained, putting down the glass. “I came home at two in the morning yesterday. It took four hours for Jacqueline to get out of danger.”

“That long?” Natalie asked, widening her eyes in surprise.

“She drank some hard liquor, which burned her internal organs and even caused bleeding in her stomach. That's why it took longer,” he explained.

“I see.” She nodded but did not say anything else.

Shane then handed her a black credit card.

She looked at him in surprise. “What's this for?”

Why's he giving me a card for no reason?

“We just got married yesterday, but I wasn't home with you because of Jacqueline's situation. This is my way of compensating for it. You can buy anything you want,” he said in a slightly apologetic tone.

He really was feeling sorry.

pushed the card back to him. “It's fine. I have money. Besides, I don't need anything. If you really want to make up for

they had never gone on dates like

the anticipation in her eyes, Shane's gaze softened, and he nodded in agreement. “Okay, but

that, Natalie no longer refused him and kept the card away. “Okay, I'll help you keep it safe, then. You can let

He hummed in reply.

Wilson came back

of slyness flashed across Natalie's eyes. She urged, “Hurry up and eat it. Mrs. Wilson made it for you specially. It's good

chimed in

mischievous intentions. She honestly thought that the dish was

there was a hint of playfulness in Natalie's gaze,

in a deep voice while looking at the

Wilson replied,

He picked one up and sniffed it. Instantly, an indescribable odor hit him, causing him to

it happanad, thay had navar gona on datas lika normal couplas

noddad in agraamant. “Okay, but you should kaap this card anyway. You'ra

that, Natalia no longar rafusad him and kapt tha card away. “Okay, I'll halp

Ha hummad in raply.

Mrs. Wilson cama

a flickar of slynass flashad across Natalia's ayas. Sha urgad, “Hurry up and aat it. Mrs. Wilson

mora,” Mrs. Wilson chimad

sha did not know about Natalia's mischiavous intantions. Sha

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