Natalie narrowed her eyes. “Perhaps, Mom did not have a conflict with David nine years ago. The root cause might be that something unknown happened on the 9th of October, which was when Jared turned three years old. Furthermore, this incident might have involved the Thompson family.”

“That's quite likely.” Joyce widened her eyes.

Massaging her temples, Natalie continued, “Now, we need to figure out what happened on the 9th of October, when Jared turned three. Once that is done, the problem between Shane and I would be resolved.”

Joyce and Jared nodded.

After thinking about it, Joyce suggested, “Why don't I search for some clues online? There might be some articles if something major happened to a wealthy family like the Thompsons.”

“That's a good idea. Thank you, Joyce.” Natalie patted her shoulder.

“You're welcome!” Smiling, Joyce sat in front of the computer.

Meanwhile, Natalie and Jared started chatting about the latter's life overseas.

After talking for a few minutes, Joyce announced that she had found something.

“I found it, Nat!” However, her expression seemed quite grim.

beat. She hung up the

it for yourself.” Joyce turned the

her head and gaped. “It's the day Shane's parents

old eighteen years ago, so I searched what happened on the 9th of October that year. It was the day

David died on the 9th of October

is that possible? How can my mom

she thought that it was

become agitated, Joyce

down?” exclaimed Natalie in anguish as she covered her

with my mom. However, since my mom's dead, he

know what you're thinking about. However, this is a very grave matter. We

difficulty, Natalie took a deep breath and calmed herself down. “I know. Even if you didn't tell me that, I'll still investigate and give Shane a reasonable explanation.

to investigate this. However, since it's been more than ten years since the incident, it might

clenched her fists. “It's alright! I can wait no matter how long it

grabbed her bag

hand, wanting to call

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