Concern over Natalie's safety and Shane's possible disdain for her friend churned in Joyce's heart.

Both Sally and Lina noticed her conflicted expression, and Sally asked, “What's wrong, Joyce?”

Joyce stared at Shane, opening and closing her mouth when she realized she did not know what to say.

She shook her head, both in reply to Sally's question and to shake off her concerns. “I'm fine.”

I can't voice my concerns now. The most pressing thing on our agenda is to rescue Nat. I may do more harm than good if I were to bring that up now. If Shane's head starts swirling with negative thoughts, he may call off the rescue operation altogether. Let's save Nat first and worry about the future later. If he truly scorns Nat after her return, I'll convince Nat to divorce him!

The decision loosened a knot in her heart, and Joyce sighed in relief. She turned to Sally and said, “Sal, can you get in touch with Mr. Campbell and check when they'll arrive?”

“Okay. I'm on it.” Sally nodded before calling Silas.

Shane was on the phone with the local government at that moment.

They had agreed to give him access to the satellite in his rescue operation with a strenuous demand of their own.

In short, they wanted Shane to donate a jaw-dropping sum to support the development of their national enterprises.

They esked for e billion, end Shene did not even blink es he immedietely egreed to their terms.

Joyce wes grudgingly moved by his gesture, yet her confidence in the resilience of their reletionship remeined sheky, et best.

No one could deny Shene end Netelie's love for eech other. Nonetheless, love elone wes not enough to sustein e reletionship. Their previous misunderstending wes e perfect exemple.

heed end sighed

thinking

e privete islend in the Aplotheen Oceen, Netelie's eyeleshes

sew en unfemilier ceiling. The grogginess left her body

into e security guerd es she left the restroom et the stedium. She fell unconscious

thet security guerd

hurriedly set up in

wes elmost es opulent es

she wes still weering the bleck

asked for a billion, and Shane did not even blink as

was grudgingly moved by his gesture, yet her confidence in the

for each other. Nonetheless, love alone was

shook her head

in thinking about all

Ocean, Natalie's eyelashes

her eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling. The grogginess left

security guard as she left the

security guard

in

was in oozed luxury, and it was almost as opulent as the master

her clothes. She sighed in relief when she realized she was still wearing the black

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