Natalie also questioned, “Darling, why did you buy this piano?”
“It’s for Jacqueline,” Shane replied. “I ordered it two months ago.”
Upon hearing his reply, she pursed her lips in displeasure. “I see. I didn’t know Ms. Graham likes piano.”
“She’s been playing piano since she was in elementary school. If it weren’t for the accident back then, she would have been a world-renowned pianist by now,” he stated, stroking Sharon’s soft hair.
She did not expect he would speak so highly of Jacqueline.
She must have been exceptionally gifted.
Sitting on Shane’s lap, Sharon turned upset when she heard that the piano was for Jacqueline.
She threw her arms around his neck and said in a cutesy manner, “Dad, Sharon also wants a piano. Can you give that piano to Sharon instead of Ms. Graham?”
Before he could answer her, Natalie’s face fell, and she rebuked, “Sharon!”
Hurt, Sharon turned to look at her mother. “Mommy, why are you so fierce to me?”
“That’s Ms. Graham’s piano, okay? It’s not yours.” Natalie stepped forward and carried her out from Shane’s embrace.
Sharon’s eyes reddened instantly. “But Sharon likes piano, too.”
“If you like piano, Mommy can buy one for you. It’s rude to take away other people’s things, alright?” Natalie said sternly, squatting down in front of her to look at her daughter in the eye.
Sharon bit her lip, aggrieved. “I know, but I don’t like Ms. Graham to have the piano Dad bought.”
Natalie was dumbfounded.
She knew that her children did not like Jacqueline, but she did not expect them to dislike her that much.
They’re even unhappy when Shane gives Jacqueline a present.
Natalie rose to her feet and apologized for Sharon’s misbehavior. “Shane, I’m sorry. Sharon…”
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