After all, she had done nothing wrong. Instead, it was all his doing.
So when Sharon took the blame, he, as her father, felt rather irresponsible.
“Sharon.” Shane bent down and ruffled Sharon's hair. In a gentle tone, he stated, “This is not your fault. It's my
fault.”
“Your fault, Daddy?” Sharon tilted her head in bewilderment.
Shane nodded. “Yes. It's my fault. I didn't take care of you, and that was how you got sick. Consequently, your
mommy had to wait longer.”
“I don't blame you, Daddy.” Sharon held his hand and added, “I should listen to you and not kick the blanket away
when I sleep. This is not on you, Daddy.”
“You don't blame me?” Shane looked at Sharon.
Sharon nodded. “I don't.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShane then chuckled softly in response. “Good, then. Since you don't blame me for not taking good care of you, you
shouldn't blame yourself as well. After all, it's not your fault you got sick. How could you have known that you would
kick your blanket away when you were asleep? Don't blame yourself, okay?”
“Oh.” Sharon smiled and nodded. “All right.”
“Good.” Shane kissed her cheek before doing the same to Connor.
Since they were both his children, he would love them equally.
Lina was there to witness the whole interaction. Impressed, she uttered, “I didn't know you were so good at
handling the kids, Mr. Thompson.”
“Of course. They're my kids.” Shane shot her a cold glance. If anyone is to be blamed, it's her. She should watch
what she says. If she had kept her mouth shut, Sharon wouldn't have gotten curious. Hence, she wouldn't have
blamed herself.
Lina noticed his look right away. She then averted her gaze sheepishly.
Shane couldn't be bothered. He carried Sharon with one arm and held Connor's hand with the other before heading
toward the dining room for breakfast.
Although the kids had already had breakfast, they could eat again.
Shane just didn't want the kids to stay with Lina. Who knows what weird things that woman is going to say to them
again to pique their curiosity?
Natalie only woke up at eleven that morning.
She couldn't help but twitch her lips when she noticed the messy sheets and the hickeys all over her body. Right
then, she recalled the wild moments she had the night before. Her memory of the events was so vivid that she
started blushing.
Because of how intense the sex was the night before, traces of their steamy lovemaking were left on the floor, the
couch, the dressing table, and all the other corners of the room.
She never knew she was capable of doing what she did the night before. As she recalled how she had taken the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏminitiative and threw herself at Shane, she covered her face in embarrassment. Oh gosh... Was that really me? I
can't believe I've actually done all that! Indeed, I've gotten wilder as I got older!
While she was overwhelmed by embarrassment, someone knocked on the door.
Like a startled little kitten, Natalie immediately lowered her hands to pull the blanket over herself to hide. She
stared at the door and asked, “Who is it?”
She only realized how hoarse her voice had become when she asked that question. Nonetheless, she didn't sound
bad at all. In fact, she sounded rather alluring.
The person on the other side of the door was Lina. When she heard Natalie's voice, a mischievous smile appeared
on her face. “It's me. Nat, may I come in?”
Come in? Natalie lowered her gaze and realized she was still naked. “No!” she responded hurriedly. I'm naked, and
the room is a mess. How could I let anyone in?
The smile on Lina's face turned even more mischievous when she heard that.
As a matter of fact, she never thought of going in. She only said what she said because she wanted to tease
Natalie.