The two kids stopped frolicking and looked at him curiously.
Shane shook his head and said worriedly, “I don’t know. Jacqueline suddenly stopped saying anything.”
“Did something happen to her?” Natalie gazed at his phone and made a bold guess.
Shane couldn’t help but swallow his saliva, worrying that what she said might be right. As he was about to say something, they heard a voice again over the phone. Nevertheless, it wasn’t Jacqueline but another unfamiliar woman who said, “Hello, Mr. Thompson, are you still there?”
“Yes, I’m here. Who are you?” Shane immediately put the phone near his ear again and questioned in a deep voice.
“I’m the nurse on duty to take care of Ms. Graham. I wanted to check up on her just now and realized that she has passed out. Since she was holding a phone, I tried to answer it,” the nurse replied.
Shane was startled. “What? Did Jacqueline pass out?”
Meanwhile, Natalie raised her eyebrow in shock upon hearing it.
She couldn’t believe that she made the right guess—something happened to Jacqueline.
“Yes, I have just checked on Ms. Graham. She fainted all of a sudden,” the nurse continued speaking as she lifted Jacqueline’s eyelid.
Supposedly, she had to be admitted to ICU due to sudden loss of consciousness.
Shane was well aware of it. He gripped his phone tightly and said, “I understand. I’m coming to the hospital right now.”
With that, he put down his phone and glanced at Natalie.
As his lips moved slightly, Natalie knew what he wanted to say. As such, she swiftly closed the lunchbox on her thighs and flashed him a considerate smile. “Mr. Shane, please go ahead.”
“Is Mr. Shane leaving?” Sharon glanced at Shane and felt a little reluctant.
On the other hand, Connor didn’t utter a word but merely crossed his arms like a young adult.
“Yes, Mr. Shane’s friend is sick, so he has to visit her.” Natalie caressed Sharon’s head and continued, “Alright, let’s hop out.”
Then, she opened the door and showed the two kids a gesture to get out of the car.
They listened to her obediently and hopped out.
As Natalie bent down and was about to hop out as well, Shane suddenly grabbed her arm.
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