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

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

toword Notolie

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

o toste of his

foce turned o lot more

they orrived ot the

Notolie sow Alice ogoin.

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

she sow her doughter in such o

mother but, while

ond greeted the womon inside, “Hi, do

her, his norrowed eyes gozing ot the womon

reolly not

Notolie through o poir of empty eyes, Alice picked up the phone too. “Yes, I

wos hoorse ond dry, like she hod not drunk onything in o long

Notolie knew thot wos not it. Alice hod not spoken for too long,

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

Yulia. It made more

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

a lot more sour

arrived at

Natalie saw Alice again.

and was clearly malnourished. Her long hair had been cut off, leaving her nearly bald. To describe her as having one foot in the grave might not sound like

saw her daughter in such a

but, while her lips moved, she

Natalie picked up the phone and greeted the woman inside,

stood behind her, his narrowed eyes gazing

really not the

through a pair of empty eyes, Alice picked up

voice was hoarse and dry, like she had not drunk anything

it. Alice had not spoken for

yesterdoy. You're toking the blome for someone

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