“Really?” Sharon perked up.

Her mother nodded and added, “Of course! Daddy loves you. There is no way he can dislike you.”

Innocently, Sharon bought her lie and started giggling.

On the other hand, Connor kept his mouth shut, knowing better than to believe what his mother had said.

He could tell that Shane did not seem to like them at all; he could feel it in his bones.

From the corner of her eyes, Natalie spotted her son frowning and wondered what he was thinking.

She knew he had been a clever boy since a young age. Therefore, she did not doubt Connor's seriousness when he told her that there was something off about Shane.

But, it also meant that Shane did show his displeasure to them.

“Alright, let's go have dinner.” Natalie took her children's hands in hers and walked towards the dining table.

No matter what happened, she wanted to talk to Shane about what made him upset.

they entered the room, Natalie

were chatting on, the woman was laughing while

that did disturb her was how Jacqueline was

thing, claiming that she made a mistake. Regardless, Shane would stand up for her when

she expect that Shane would ignore it this time around and even be

she watched

frowned, and a glint of glee appeared in her eyes. However, she covered it up quickly and sweetly greeted Natalie

mug to take a sip from it without sparing his wife nor

Natalie's chest tightened.

oblivious to the tense atmosphere, Connor could tell that his father's attitude towards

to sit and carry his

his seat, he

all Connor needed to confirm that Shane

Natalie ignored her husband's cold treatment and brought her children closer to the table. She then turned to Jacqueline and said coldly, “Ms. Graham,

tolerate Shane's behavior, but there was no reason for her

felt taken aback as she was not expecting Natalie to point it out. It even occurred to her that the woman would keep mum, given how cold Shane was acting

Indeed, I've underestimated her.

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