“I’m sorry. I didn’t expect her to be like that as well,” Shane replied. Needless to say, he also understood the consequence if Sharon did not fall on the carpet. That was why he wanted to send Jacqueline away earlier than intended.
Furthermore, he regretted letting her stay with his family.
Natalie closed her eyes in exasperation and willed herself to calm down. “Shane, it’s not that I want to force you to do so, but my children and I can’t stay in the same house with Jacqueline. If you don’t send her away by then, it would be the three of us who leave the house.”
In other words, only either Jacqueline or my kids and I will stay. I can’t imagine what that wicked woman would do if she stays longer with us.
Natalie’s words brought a frown onto Shane’s face. He replied, “You’re the owner of the villa. There’s no reason for you and the kids to go.”
“So, have you made up your mind to let her move out?” she asked, tears brimming in her eyes.
Seeing her tearing up, Shane felt even more guilty and pulled her into his arms. “Of course. If not, I wouldn’t have told Jacqueline that just now.”
As soon as he said that, Natalie’s face lit up with joy. She rubbed her nose and nodded in satisfaction. “That’s more like it.”
“Okay, since Sharon’s fine, let’s go downstairs and have our meal.” He let go of her.
Then, Natalie and Shane grabbed hold of a child respectively, and left the room to head downstairs.
Meanwhile, Jacqueline was sitting on the couch with her head lowered.
Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from the stairs behind her, she quickly rose to her feet, turned around, and looked up with her reddened eyes.
As soon as she saw them, she picked up the teddy bear beside her and walked around the sofa to approach them.
By the time she reached there, they happened to reach the landing of the stairs as well.
When Sharon saw her, she immediately hid behind Natalie, and Shane stepped forward to stand in between Jacqueline and his family.
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