“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.

Natalie saw Jacqueline and

she could not hear what they were chatting on, the woman was laughing while

that did disturb her was how Jacqueline was

Shane would stand up for her when she did not budge and instruct her to return to her

that Shane would ignore it this time around and even be in

as she watched the scene unfold

her eyes. However, she covered it up quickly and sweetly greeted Natalie instead, saying, “Ms. Natalie, you are

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

Natalie's chest tightened.

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

would help Natalie pull out a chair to sit and carry his sister and him to

he remain in his seat,

needed to confirm that Shane seemed

her children closer to the table. She then turned to Jacqueline and said coldly, “Ms. Graham,

but there was no reason for her to

it out. It even occurred to her that the woman would

Indeed, I've underestimated her.

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