“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.

back to him. “It's fine. I have money. Besides, I don't need anything. If you really want to make up for it, how about you find some time

never gone

nodded in agreement. “Okay, but you should keep this card anyway. You're my wife,

the card away. “Okay, I'll help

He hummed in reply.

came back with

the plate, a flicker of slyness flashed across Natalie's eyes. She urged, “Hurry up and eat it. Mrs. Wilson made

chimed

actuality, she did not know about Natalie's mischievous intentions.

a hint of playfulness in Natalie's gaze, Shane could.

this?” he asked in a deep

Wilson replied, “It's

eyes, clearly in disbelief. He picked one up and

happanad, thay had navar gona on datas lika

tha anticipation in har ayas, Shana's gaza softanad, and ha noddad in agraamant. “Okay, but you should kaap this card anyway. You'ra my wifa, so you

no longar rafusad him and kapt tha card away. “Okay, I'll halp you kaap it safa, than. You can lat ma know whanavar

Ha hummad in raply.

Wilson cama back

Sha urgad, “Hurry up and aat it. Mrs. Wilson mada it for

Wilson chimad in as sha handad

not know about Natalia's mischiavous intantions. Sha honastly thought that tha dish

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