The thought sent chills down her spine and made her hands clammy.

“Sorry, Ms. Smith. I didn't expect this to happen as well. I just... I just don't like other people to touch my piano. You know, for a pianist, the piano is...”

Natalie cut her off in an icy voice. “I don't know any of it! I only know that you caused my daughter to fall because she touched your piano for a second. It seems like Ms. Graham thinks that a piano is much more important than human life.”

Looking at Jacqueline with his eyes filled with disappointment, Shane finally spoke up, “Once the celebratory banquet for your recovery is over, I'll inform Mr. Gunn to let you stay at his place.”

With that, he turned away from her, swept Sharon into his arms, and carried her upstairs.

Connor went after them immediately.

Jacqueline stared at the three of them as panic rose within her.

She knew that Shane was deeply disappointed with her.

Just because I pushed this little girl, he's upset with me? Is our relationship less important than the kid whom he met a few months ago? We've known each other for more than ten years!

“Ms. Graham, I'll never forget about what you had done to my daughter.

to push me down the stairs, but I didn't pursue the matter out of my respect to Mr. Gunn. But if

until Jacqueline turned pale in

Sharon's room,

she had stopped crying, she was still unwilling to talk, looking pitiful

was standing beside her with a lollipop in his hand as he tried to cheer

“Sharon,” Natalie called gently.

pouted at her mother,

her heart

door, and Mrs. Wilson's voice rang.

in,”

door was pushed open, and Mrs. Wilson

doctor, “Please

examine

grabbed her little hands and coaxed, “Darling, be good and let the doctor see if you're hurt. Don't you want to learn

sat on

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