Chapter 1697 My Thoughts

“You...” Joyce was stunned by his words. “How could you do this?”

“Why can't I?” Stanley closed in on her. “Shane has nothing to do with me. Why can't I just let him die there?”

“He's Nat's husband,” Joyce said.

Stanley spread his hands. “So what? Natalie is Natalie, and Shane is Shane. Natalie is my friend, but Shane isn't.”

“But, even if you say that...”

“No buts!” Stanley squinted at her, “Joyce, don't hold onto any false hopes. I am capable of doing these things.”

“You...”

Stanley placed his hand on her head, interrupting her once again, “So, be good and stay in the hospital after I leave. Take good care of the child and don't leave under any circumstances. Otherwise, I'll come back and if Shane really gets hurt in the end and can't receive proper treatment from a good doctor, will you be able to feel at ease?”

Joyce bit her lip, not saying anything more.

Could I feel at ease? Of course not.

Indeed, she had considered leaving the place quickly with her parents after Stanley left.

of retreat. He said that if she left, he would no longer care about Shane and leave him to

However, if he does get injured and there's

really gone, Joyce would be letting Natalie down. She would also have to live with a

was stunned by his words. “How could

of this, she

Do I

and felt reluctance in

was unwilling to accept it, she had no choice. She couldn't harm

Joyce shut her eyes and said in a bitter voice,

that his threat

the only thing he could do to

and pulled her into his arms, holding her

widened, and her body tensed up like a ball. Clearly, she had not expected that he would actually

too, wasn't used to his embrace. At this moment, she didn't dare to move, making this seemingly warm hug feel

intentions of making Joyce relax either, as he knew she wasn't

wanted to take

he would help her get used to

here,” Stanley lowered his head and suddenly

at him blankly,

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