Natalie's sudden question stumped Catherine. Believing that the woman was intentionally humiliating her, Catherine's face took on a menacing look. In a nasty tone, she demanded, “Are you saying that you won't agree, then?”

“That's right.” Natalie nodded, unfazed.

That answer made Catherine sniff disdainfully. “I didn't expect that you would be quite so petty. Why did Shane even fall in love with you?”

“You'll have to ask Shane that yourself. That isn't the only question you'll have to ask him, though. You can try persuading him to lay off Sean. The one who's bent on getting Sean is Shane, after all, not me. I'm afraid I can't be of much use,” Natalie said calmly, taking a sip of tea.

Catherine scowled at her resentfully. “You're Shane's wife! He'll listen to you.”

“I'm sorry, Mrs. Thompson. I don't want to,” Natalie replied frankly.

Sean's mother's chest heaved in agitation. “You really won't agree to it?” she repeated.

“That's right,” Natalie replied patiently.

“You...” Catherine choked in anger.

At that moment, a gentle voice floated over, saying, “Ms. Smith, Mrs. Thompson is your aunt! How could you be so rude to her?”

in the speaker's direction only to see Jacqueline strolling down the stairs and crossing the

former's face instantly grew dark. Grimly, she retorted, “Ms. Graham, this is none

Thompson like this,” Jacqueline replied with a toss of her head. “It's

with a puzzled

Don't you remember me?” the woman

had regained consciousness but didn't know if it was true. Why are you here now,

at Shane's temporarily,”

pity that someone else came in between Shane and you. I would very much

seized Jacqueline's hand and gave her a winning

manner in which

because she'd been unwilling to

rolled her eyes but continued to sip on her

didn't mean to offend you. I'm in a relationship with

what, I'm

appeared in Jacqueline's eyes. She returned Natalie's

back to Catherine and said meekly, “Mrs. Thompson, I didn't get to overhear much of your conversation just now. Did

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