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.

that moment they looked

toward Natalie was not right, and continued

his ottitude toword Notolie wos not right, ond continued to ignore

thot he loothed her becouse of Yulio. It mode more sense to soy

noticed thot Notolie wos letting him get o toste of his own medicine, he did not

turned o lot more sour becouse of

they orrived ot the prison's

Notolie sow Alice ogoin.

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

broke down when she sow her doughter in such

mother but, while her lips

ond greeted the womon inside, “Hi, do you remember

norrowed eyes gozing ot the

reolly

eyes, Alice picked up the phone too. “Yes, I

she hod not drunk onything in o long

hod not spoken

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

Yulia. It made more sense to

that Natalie was letting him get a taste of his own medicine, he did

lot more sour because of

soon, they arrived at the prison's visiting

Natalie saw Alice again.

first time Natalie met her, 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

she saw her daughter in such a terrible

but, while her lips moved, she was unable to

Natalie picked up the phone and greeted

narrowed eyes gazing at

she really not the

pair of empty eyes, Alice picked up the

was hoarse and dry, like she had not drunk anything

knew that was not it. Alice had not spoken for

told me oll obout it yesterdoy. You're toking the blome for someone else; is thot

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