“And you? Will you be waiting for me as well?” asked Shane, who never answered her question.

Natalie blushed and tilted her head down. She lied, “Nope, I won't be waiting for you. I don't care if you come home or not.”

She hung up immediately after.

Shane stared at his phone. The screen had reverted to the home page by then. He chuckled and put his cell phone away before calling Silas in.

“Mr. Shane,” greeted Silas as he stood in front of the desk.

Shane handed a stack of documents over and instructed, “I need you to deal with these issues. I will be heading home earlier today.”

Silas' lips parted when he replied, “Understood.”

Huh, this is the first time Mr. Shane takes a step back and assigns me these tasks. Back then, he would act as if he didn't know if it was his birthday or a public holiday. I knew it. It's different after one gets married and has someone to celebrate the occasion with.

Silas shifted his gaze to the stack of documents he had with him. For the first time in his life, he wondered if he should get a girlfriend.

the other side, Natalie put her cell phone away

the second floor. “Ms. Smith, are you here to celebrate Shane's

Jacqueline's eyes before pointing out, “I am

light Jacqueline's gaze turned a little dimmer, but she was quick to put her smile back on and said, “I don't mean

over. She then added, “I get to decide whether or not I want a divorce. This has nothing to do with you, so why are you being such a busybody? Oh, I get it. You're hoping that I'd get a divorce so you can replace

little and said, “Ms. Smith, how could you even think that? Isn't

at Jacqueline's heart and added, “We're the only ones here, so let's not play this game, shall we? I know why you're with Jackson. You got into a relationship with him because you want Shane and I to lower our

irises constricted. Her body instinctively trembled as she stared at

S-She got everything right!

knew she guessed right when she saw Jacqueline's reaction. The former grinned menacingly and dissed, “Don't be an a*s if you don't want others to treat you like one. You can lie and hide the truth as much as you want, but the truth will eventually be revealed. You want

grin became even more infuriating when she added, “You want Shane and me to get a divorce? Then I'll make sure to do the exact opposite. I will remain married to him even if I die, and I will make it so that the thing you want is right

covered her lips and

like an evil b*tch for saying those

she couldn't be as civil as she used to be when dealing with shameless and evil hags

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