“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

hear what they were chatting on, the woman was laughing while Shane's stoic expression

so, it did not bother Natalie. The thing that did disturb her was how Jacqueline was sitting at

past, the woman had done the same thing, claiming that she made a mistake. Regardless, Shane would stand up for her when she did not budge and instruct her to return to her original

she expect that Shane would ignore it this time

as she watched

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

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

Natalie's chest tightened.

oblivious to the tense atmosphere, Connor could tell that

would help Natalie pull out a chair to

only did he remain in his seat, he was treating them like they were

Connor needed to confirm that Shane seemed to

cold treatment and brought her children closer to the table.

tolerate Shane's behavior, but there was no

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

Indeed, I've underestimated her.

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