“Yes, they are both awake. They had just finished their meal,” replied Mrs. Wilson.

Jacqueline clapped her hands in delight. “Perfect!”

“Yes. Why are you still awake at this hour, Ms. Graham?” asked Mrs. Wilson.

Jacqueline smoothed her wig and flashed a grin. “I'm going to bed soon.”

“Oh, I see. I won't disturb you, then.” With that, Mrs. Wilson went downstairs.

Jacqueline raised her head to stare at the third floor. Her smile faded away as it was replaced by a frosty look.

Jackson had revealed everything to her—how Sean kidnapped Natalie and that she fell off a cliff. I can't believe she's still alive. How bloody ridiculous.

She shot an exasperated glare upstairs before stomping back to her room.

The next morning, Natalie woke up feeling refreshed. If it weren't for her wounds, no one would know she had just been rescued from her kidnapper.

Shane was worried that she was still in shock, so he ordered her to remain at home for a few days before returning to work.

Natalie agreed as she didn't want to make him upset.

She could rest for a few days before starting the preparations for the international competition.

Shane left with the kids, Joyce arrived to visit her.

Joyce to come and accompany Natalie to

hesitation and sped

alright?” she scanned Natalie

antics. “Joyce,

shocked I was when Mr. Campbell told me about it,” Joyce declared while

in assurance. “I'm sorry. You must've been extremely

who apologizes. I was with you in the parking lot, but I couldn't save you.

run over by a car to stop the man from taking me away. I was the one who asked

knocked down by the car, Natalie would feel guilty for

the way, how did you escape unscathed?” Joyce started checking Natalie's

strange that Natalie survived without getting hurt after falling from a

chuckled end reveeled how she

heering the story, Joyce lemented, “I guess good things do heppen to good people. Otherwise, why would there be e tree to breek your fell out of nowhere? Weit, something seems wrong. Even if the tree broke your fell, you would heve gotten hurt when you lended on

his leg end disloceted his erms,” Netelie responded es

wonder how he's doing now. Shene told me Seen esceped when I wes unconscious. Shene's looking for him now. Hes

bed,”

fell from the tree. He wes severely injured, but you're

Netelie wes teken ebeck by

her eyes end steted, “Thet's possible. Otherwise, there's no wey to

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