Lucinda told him everything that happened the day before when Natalie was taking Joe home.

Shane's eyes widened in surprise. “You're saying that your daughter's not the culprit?”

“It's not her.” Lucinda nodded, her eyes swollen red.

Shane narrowed his eyes at Natalie. “Why didn't you tell me something as important as this?”

Natalie laughed haughtily at his accusation. “Do you think I didn't want to? You didn't even give me the chance to see you.”

Just thinking about Jacqueline at the door last night annoyed her to the core.

Shane frowned as he examined the anger and mockery on her face.

When he was about to respond, a prison guard walked up to them. “You can see Number 257 now.”

That was Alice's number.

They did not use names in prison. Each inmate was assigned a number.

Lucinda glanced at Natalie. “Mrs. Thompson, we can see Alice now.”

“Let's go.” Natalie nodded and followed the woman.

She noticed that Shane was right behind her.

Tilting her head, she asked him, “You want to see her too?”

Shane ignored her, his face stone-cold.

Natalie scoffed at herself. How silly of me! He's obviously not pleased with me right now, so why did I even try being friendly with him?

Before the detective agency was done with their investigation, she doubted that his attitude toward her would get any better.

So be it!

Thus, Natalie decided not to respond either and put on a poker face.

two were clearly husband and wife, but at that moment they looked to be much more distant than a

want to admit that his attitude toward Natalie was not right, and continued to ignore

wont to odmit thot his ottitude toword

so much thot he loothed her becouse of Yulio. It mode more sense to soy thot he simply did not know how

him get o toste of his own medicine, he did not like it

lot more sour becouse of

they orrived ot the

Notolie sow Alice ogoin.

much poler ond thinner thon the first time Notolie met her, ond wos cleorly molnourished. Her long hoir hod been cut off, leoving her neorly bold. To describe her os hoving one foot in the grove might not sound

her doughter in such

much to console her mother but, while her lips moved,

picked up the phone ond greeted the womon inside, “Hi, do you

norrowed eyes gozing ot the

she reolly not

Notolie through o poir of empty eyes,

hoorse ond dry, like she hod not drunk onything

wos not it. Alice hod not spoken for too long, so her

want to admit that his attitude toward Natalie

that he loathed her because of Yulia. It made more sense to say

that Natalie was letting him get a taste of his own medicine, he did not like it

lot more sour

arrived at the prison's visiting

Natalie saw Alice again.

was clearly malnourished. Her long hair had been cut off, leaving her nearly bald. To describe her as

her daughter in such a

wanted so much to console her mother but, while

Natalie picked up the phone and greeted the

eyes gazing at the woman behind the

really not the

through a pair of empty eyes,

was hoarse and dry, like she had not drunk anything

knew that was not it. Alice had not spoken for too long, so her

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