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.

heart skipped a beat. She hung up

yourself.” Joyce turned the laptop around to

head and gaped. “It's the day

ago, so I searched what happened on the 9th of October that year. It was the day when Mr. Shane's parents passed away. It's also when David died,” said Joyce as

the 9th of October a few

that possible? How can my mom possibly be related to

she thought that it

was starting to become agitated, Joyce held

down?” exclaimed Natalie in

to do with my mom. However, since my mom's dead, he can't seek

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

down. “I know. Even if you didn't tell me that, I'll still investigate and give Shane a reasonable explanation. I will never believe that my

ten years since the incident, it might take a long while to find out what happened,”

alright! I can wait no matter how long it takes. I'll go

grabbed her bag and left

her hand, wanting

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