Justin tilted his brows the moment he caught sight of Natalie. He was seemingly astounded to see her there.

Seconds later, he regained his usual composure and nodded slightly at Natalie with a courteous smile. After that, he lowered his head to remind Joyce, who was taking a pair of slippers for him, “Joyce, your friend is here.”

“Huh?” The latter rose to her feet in bafflement. “My friend? Where?”

“Joyce,” Natalie called out to her in an instant.

Dumbfounded, Joyce momentarily stiffened before she turned around. She gaped at Natalie for quite a while before she could eventually utter a word. “Nat, why are you here?”

Wearing a look of a surprise amid jubilance, she moved toward Natalie at once. “Why didn't you notify me earlier that you'll be coming?”

Natalie grabbed her hand and responded mischievously, “I was thinking of giving you a surprise!”

Joyce giggled. “Undeniably, I'm on cloud nine now. But I've to admit that I was stunned a while ago too. What makes you think of coming here all of a sudden? You have never mentioned that you would come, have you?”

“Well, I can't avoid deciding on last-minute trips at times,” Natalie replied casually.

I agree

to her mind. She asked curiously, “Nat, when did you reach here? Are you here

up with your mom. Shane is occupied with work and unable to come with me,”

kids are not

safer to let them stay in J City,” Natalie

right. After all, Sean

in their conversation, Caitlin smiled. Seconds later, she put down the clothes in her hand and headed to the kitchen to make tea, giving the three young people more

she walked away,

on the man standing behind Joyce, pretending that she did

sheepishly, she pointed at the latter. “Ah! Nat, let me introduce him to you. He's Justin Sutter, my best

deliberately and teased, “Oh, I see! He's your childhood playmate! Why didn't

Joyce explained, “It's because we haven't met each other for twenty years. If

exaggeratively. Even so, there was sheer affection in his smiling eyes as

greet her formally, “Mrs. Thompson, nice

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