At most, she would only kill off the person instantly. Thus, she was better than Stanley in a way.

Stanley snorted at the panic-stricken woman. “You'd better not get on my nerves! If not, you'll surely regret doing so!”

Jacqueline gritted her teeth, stifling her simmering fury. “All right, you win this round. Stanley Quinn, you'd better wait for me to turn the tables around!”

Stanley hung up on her with utter disdain in his eyes. Hmph! Wait for you? Fine, I'll sit back and wait to see who will be the one who ends up in a pathetic state.

Without hesitation, Stanley put his cell phone into the pocket of his white coat and strode toward the elevator. He had to be punctual as he was specially invited by the management of the hospital to perform surgery for a patient.

On the other hand, Natalie and Shane were unaware that Stanley had a phone conversation with Jacqueline right after they left.

The moment they stepped into the ward, Joyce and the two kids' infectious giggles cheered them up in an instant.

Natalie burst into laughter as she put down the hospital discharge form. “You're laughing your heads off! What's so funny?”

Joyce replied casually, “I'm telling them jokes.”

Natalie nodded. “Go ahead then.”

Joyce glanced at her watch and stood up. “Oh, no! It's almost time. I have to go now. I promised to accompany my parents for a meal.”

kids waved goodbye at her

because I won't be able to see both

“If you miss them, feel free to visit us overseas any time. Get Shane to bring you

to look at Shane in an

behind Natalie, his usual

not resist shuddering at his intimidating vibe. “It's all right. I'll fly

scoffed. Hmph! I'll never take the risk of flying there together with him. Ever since I plucked his hair previously, he's been giving me that kind of grim look! What if he takes the

her down. She

mind. “Oh yeah, Joyce, I bumped into

eyes. “He works in another hospital, doesn't he? Why is

for something else. Are you all right?” Natalie was concerned about

fine. Nat, you don't have to tell me anything about him. Didn't I mention that I've made up my mind to give up on him? Thus, I'm not interested in anything

bag and stepped out of

let out a deep sigh as she watched her friend's figure disappear out of

up on Stanley yet as mentioned,” Shane

her temples start to throb. “If even you can sense that, how could I have not? Not to mention, Joyce and Stanley grew up together. She started to fall head over heels for him during her teenage days. That was almost twenty years ago. Of course, it's impossible for her

previously?” Surprisingly, Shane's curiosity

her shoulders. “What happened between them was

his eyes as he pondered for a while.

He thought Joyce was the one who spilled the beans about his parents' whereabouts to her parents. He claimed they leaked it to his parents' foes, causing them to be killed. No matter how Joyce has been clarifying that she and her parents were wrongly accused,

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