Before Natalie had noticed it, Sharon had already caught it. Pointing at Jacqueline, she declared, “Mommy, Ms. Graham is looking at you with hatred in her eyes!”
As soon as she said that, everyone stopped eating and swung their gazes at Jacqueline.
Meanwhile, Jacqueline had never expected the envy that she usually concealed so well to be discovered by a little girl, who even blurted it. Thus, she hadn’t the time to mask it before everyone turned their gazes on her.
Shane’s face darkened at once. “I need an explanation from you, Jacqueline.”
Natalie didn’t say anything since there was no need for her to do so when he had already spoken. She merely waited for Jacqueline’s explanation.
Jacqueline’s eyes instantly turned red, and she bit her lip. “I… I only… Cough, cough…”
She abruptly went into a coughing fit, coughing so badly that her face turned bright red and tears swam in her eyes. On the whole, she appeared exceedingly pitiful.
Upon seeing that, Shane could no longer muster any anger toward her, his demeanor softening. Putting down his cutlery, he stood up and walked to her back. “Are you okay?” he inquired while patting her back lightly.
However, Jacqueline didn’t answer him as she continued coughing.
After coughing for a while, her eyes suddenly rolled back in her head. She then collapsed onto the table in a dead faint, startling Natalie and Shane.
Shane’s expression tightened, and he immediately scooped Jacqueline up. As he strode up the stairs, he called out to Mrs. Wilson to get her medicine.
Very quickly, only Natalie and the two children were left in the dining room.
Connor continued eating his breakfast calmly as though everything had nothing to do with him.
Sharon, on the other hand, pouted in disgruntlement. Tapping the cutlery against her plate, she huffed, “How could Daddy carry Ms. Graham? That was too much! I don’t like him anymore!”
Frowning, Sharon chastised her sternly, “That’s enough, Sharon. Ms. Graham is sick, so don’t run your mouth.”
“Do you really think that was the case, Mommy?” Connor lifted his head and looked at her. “I think she was faking it. She was sitting across from me, so I saw her eyelashes quivering when she collapsed just now. It’s obvious that she only did that to evade Daddy’s question.”
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