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Natalie nodded and replied, “That's right.”
“Ooh, give me the details. What actually happened?” asked Joyce excitedly as she dragged Natalie into the office.
Natalie didn't know if she should laugh or cry about it, but she told Joyce everything, anyway.
After hearing everything, Joyce sighed sorrowfully. “I see. Good thing you recovered your memories in a timely
manner. If you hadn't, the two of you would've ended up like Stanley and me.”
Joyce had been investigating the past, and she truly wanted to tell Stanley that her parents were innocent.
Unfortunately, her investigation bore no fruit.
There were times when she really wanted to give her investigation up, but she persisted because she wanted to
clear her parents' good name.
“It'll be fine. I believe that there will come a day when the truth is revealed,” said Natalie while patting Joyce's
shoulders to offer some comfort.
Joyce nodded with a smile. “I hope you're right.” She added, “By the way, are you still getting a divorce?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNatalie leaned against the edge of her desk and replied, “I don't know. I was still adamant about getting a divorce
this morning, but Shane begged me to stay, and I started swaying.”
“That's what love is. You love him, and that is why you're swaying. This proves that, deep down, you don't really
want a divorce, either,” said Joyce, whose words hit a bull's eyes to what Natalie was feeling.
Natalie didn't deny it. She simply flipped her hair a little and said, “Maybe. You saw the flowers in my office, didn't
you? Given Shane's style, there is no way he'd come up with something like this to ask for my forgiveness. Someone
must've been whispering into his ears and giving him suggestions. Do you think I can keep resisting him and remain
angry at him if he repeatedly does something like this?”
“Definitely not,” replied Joyce as she slumped her shoulders and added, “Women are emotional beings. A few
romantic acts here, a few touching gestures there, and poof! We're right back in the arms of the guy we were mad
at.”
“Oh, go to hell,” complained Natalie while rolling her eyes at Joyce.
Joyce giggled and shared, “Honestly though, I think that divorce is not something you have to go through anyway,
so why not just give him the silent treatment for a few days? Don't go beyond that because it might backfire, but I
think he'll learn his lesson in a few days.”
“I guess. Let's just see how persistent and sorry he is for now,” replied Natalie, nodding.
Joyce asked again, “The only question is, what's your plan for the kids?”
“I'll keep the baby a secret for now and tell him about it in the future,” answered Natalie as she caressed her
tummy.
Joyce shook her head and clarified, “I'm not talking about the one in your womb. That's his flesh and blood, after all.
I was referring to Connor and Sharon. Will Mr. Shane still accept them and treat them as his own?”
Natalie fell silent. That question touched a nerve in her heart because she never even considered that.
She bit her lip a little as anxiety gnawed at her.
She honestly didn't know if Shane would take the kids back in.
Even if Shane is okay with it, will Connor be able to accept it?
Shane had been distant to the kids during that period, and both kids experienced it firsthand. It wasn't possible that
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthey weren't affected at all.
Joyce sighed when she noted how Natalie was lost in thoughts. “I guess the biggest challenge for you and Mr. Shane
is the kids,” commented Joyce.
“Yeah,” murmured Natalie bitterly. “Perhaps I shouldn't make my decision based only on how sincere he is in
apologizing. I'll have to see if he can still accept the kids as his own. If he can't, then a divorce is still the best course
of action. I will not abandon my children.”
Truth was, Natalie wouldn't blame Shane even if he couldn't accept the kids.
They weren't his children, after all, so it was normal for him to not want to have them around. As their mother,
however, there was no way she would leave them.
“Maybe test the water for now? Earlier, he was angry at you and the kids because of Yulia. It's not like he didn't
actually like the kids. Now that the misunderstanding is cleared, I feel like he will accept the kids,” said Joyce before
she picked up her cup and sipped some water.
“We'll see,” replied Natalie before taking a deep breath and instructing, “I should return to my office. Please send
someone to move the flowers away. Place some around the company to decorate the place, and give out the rest
so that we don't waste them.”
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