Once she wrapped up the conversation and hung up the call, she saw Natalie and the two little ones the moment she turned around.

Mrs. Wilson stuffed her cell phone into the pocket of her apron and greeted Natalie with a smile, “Madam, you're back!”

Natalie nodded in return. She asked while having her eyes glued to the suitcase in the living room, “Mrs. Wilson, is that Ms. Graham's?”

Is Jacqueline moving out soon?

The thought of Jacqueline moving out soon made her ebullient.

Overwhelmed by the great news, she failed to notice the change in Mrs. Wilson's expression.

Mrs. Wilson shook her head and stuttered in a hushed voice, “N-No, it belongs to Mr. Shane.”

Natalie's heart sank to the bottom of her stomach when she heard Mrs. Wilson. She felt a chill running down her spine and had a hard time gathering her thoughts. She repeated after Mrs. Wilson, “Shane?”

As soon as she caught Mrs. Wilson nodding, she wanted to say something else but changed her mind at the last minute.

the incident, but

with his fists clenched, “Mrs. Wilson, is Mr. Shane moving

She nodded and explained, “He said he has quite a lot of things to deal with. Thus, it wouldn't make any sense for him to travel back and forth. He will be staying at the apartment

case! He's just sick of living with us!” Natalie's eyes started brimming with

those to herself since she was in no position to meddle with

unaware of the things that had occurred over the past two days,

his mother, Connor's

a strong front, asserting it was not a big deal with a smile, “I'm fine! Why don't you guys

Connor knew his mother wanted to have a conversation with

Mrs. Wilson, who could foresee the upcoming situation,

when she made the call. She was unsure if it was a result of her wrath of the

for sure

but Shane refused to pick it up. Natalie wondered if it was just a coincidence or if he had been

before making another call, but she couldn't

until the call was answered. In the end, after several consecutive calls, Shane finally picked it

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