Natalie bit her lips and made a bold guess. “Does that mean David had something to do with the death of Shane’s parents?”
She looked towards Shane, but the man looked down and kept silent as a gloomy aura enveloped him.
Yulia shook her head. “I’m not sure about that, but probably. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have said something like that.”
“Mr. Shane… “ called out Natalie concernedly.
Shane took a deep breath to suppress the surging emotions inside of him before bowing slightly to Yulia. “Thank you for telling me this. I’ll visit again another day. Goodbye, Yulia!”
With that, Shane took off with Silas.
Natalie stared at the man until he entered the elevator before closing the door. When she turned around, she met Yulia’s deep-set eyes. “Tell me, Nat. Have you fallen for Shane?”
“What?” Natalie froze at first but then guiltily looked away. “What are you talking about, Mom? That’s impossible!”
“You may be able to fool anyone else but not your mother. Don’t think I didn’t notice the way you looked at Shane just now.” Yulia turned her daughter to face her.
Natalie opened her mouth and was about to say something but then changed her mind.
Yulia sighed, “Oh, I see what’s going on.”
“Mom… “ Natalie fiddled with her sleeve.
Yulia looked apologetically at her daughter. “It’s all my fault. If only I’ve insisted on meeting Shane when the Thompsons stopped me the last time, maybe the two of you would’ve gotten married, you wouldn’t have had children with somebody else, and Susan’s daughter wouldn’t have stood a chance.”
“Mom, don’t say that!” Natalie smiled and put her head on her mother’s shoulder. “That’s all in the past.”
“You’re right. As Shane said, it’s not possible for you two to be together anymore, so you should just let go of him, Nat. You have your own children now, and he has a fiancée. You’ll only get hurt if you continue to love him. Do you understand?” reminded Yulia seriously.
Natalie’s eyelids drooped to cover the sadness in her eyes as she replied softly, “Got it.”
She knew well that she would never be with Shane, so she kept her feelings for the man hidden inside her heart.
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