Natalie sighed at his words. “I never thought Stanley would be so selfish.”
He was worried I would marry Shane once the kids were confirmed to be Shane's. And so he decided to tamper with Connor's paternity test results? Is that something a doctor should do?
I hadn't fallen in love with Shane at that time, so obviously, I wouldn't have married him. But even if I did fall for Shane then, does Stanley think he could have stopped me?
What an idiot!
“All right, let's change the subject. I've decided to drop this matter and not pursue it any further because if it wasn't for him, I couldn't have safely delivered my kids. That's why—”
“I know,” Shane interrupted her. “It's exactly due to him taking care of you so well when you were overseas that I didn't ask Silas to investigate him.”
For that reason alone, he decided to let Stanley go just that one time. Besides, Stanley not looking for Natalie after his treatment ended helped his case.
Although, he wasn't certain if Stanley had given up on Natalie or simply suppressed his feelings for her.
Nevertheless, Stanley had quieted down for quite a while.
“Once the competition has ended, let's have our wedding ceremony,” Shane suggested suddenly.
Natalie's body stiffened as she turned to him. “Wedding ceremony?”
“Yes. We've been married for quite some time but still haven't had our wedding ceremony due to our hectic schedule. It's a must, so no matter how busy we are, we will need to squeeze some time out for it. We can't delay it any longer.” Shane patted her head.
For a brief moment, Natalie was tempted, but she quickly shook her head in the end. “How about we do it later?”
“Why?” Shane frowned.
yet. What happens if they cause trouble during the ceremony? So it's best
a thin line yet agreed with
would need to invite many guests for their
involved the innocent
next time. I'm sorry that you can't have your wedding even now.”
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