“Never mind if you don't want to go to the kitchen, but I'm not eating then.” Natalie stood up as well and made to leave.

It was true that she didn't want to dine at the same table as Jacqueline, but at the same time, she also wanted to see her importance to Sean.

She wanted to know who mattered more to him, between her and Jacqueline.

If I'm more important to him, perhaps she'll have to think twice before doing anything to me. But if it's the other way round, then I'll resign myself to putting up with her moving forward. After all, this is their territory.

Of course, she hoped that it was the latter. If so, perhaps Sean wouldn't stop her if she wanted to teach Jacqueline a lesson.

“Don't go,” Sean called out to Natalie, a frown marring his countenance.

A flash of something flickered in Natalie's eyes, and she halted in her tracks. “I can stay, but you have to send her away right this instant. I don't want to see her.”

“Okay.” Sean nodded in acquiescence.

Jacqueline's expression turned grim. “Sean-”

“That's enough. Hurry up and go to the kitchen. Don't forget your place.” Sean's gaze was glacial, and he eyed her as though he was a venomous snake that would strike anytime.

Jacqueline's face contorted endlessly. Wrath and resentment stained her features, one after another.

My place? Hah! Isn't it just because I don't matter as much to him as she does?

at Natalie as though she wanted to kill her right then and there. “Fine, I'll leave. I'll see how long you can protect her!

that, she whirled around and stomped toward the

she's gone,

nodded in the end and sat back

any qualms, but I've got to be exceedingly careful with him. In particular, I can't anger him, for I can't even

fork and started

with an affectionate yet strange look in his eyes. “How about we make

What kind of deal?” Natalie's

know both Shane and you have been going all out to locate me and Jacqueline. Other than hurting you and your two children, Jacqueline was one of the culprits who killed Uncle Seth and Lindsay, after all. Therefore, the two of you really want to bring her

know that she's the second culprit. So, why do you still want to help

turned solemn, and he lowered his

grabbed his collar and demanded loudly, “Well? Hadn't my in-laws been good to you? Why do you want to protect a murderer? She killed the person who regarded you as her

thot, but I hove my own plon,” Seon murmured with

shoking os she gripped

not entirely impossible if you wont to bring her to justice. Thot's

dreod inexplicobly

her thot his deol wos definitely

thought of bringing Jocqueline to

into fists ond stored right into the mon's eyes. “Whot exoctly is the

thot? This deol is octuolly o piece of coke for you, no?” Seon reoched out ond toyed with o strond of her hoir, twirling it

releosed her grip on

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