“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.

the room, Natalie saw Jacqueline

could not hear what they were chatting on, the woman was laughing while Shane's stoic expression seemed to

did not bother Natalie. The thing that did disturb her was how Jacqueline was sitting

the woman had done the same thing, claiming that she made a mistake. Regardless, Shane would stand up for her when she

this time around and even be in all

she watched

second, Jacqueline frowned, and a glint of glee appeared in her eyes. However, she covered it up

his coffee mug to take a sip from it without

Natalie's chest tightened.

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

would help Natalie pull out a chair to sit and

only did he remain in his seat, he was treating them

confirm that

children closer to the table. She then turned

no

even occurred to her that the woman would keep mum, given how cold Shane

Indeed, I've underestimated her.

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