Natalie’s sudden question stumped Catherine. Believing that the woman was intentionally humiliating her, Catherine’s face took on a menacing look. In a nasty tone, she demanded, “Are you saying that you won’t agree, then?”
“That’s right.” Natalie nodded, unfazed.
That answer made Catherine sniff disdainfully. “I didn’t expect that you would be quite so petty. Why did Shane even fall in love with you?”
“You’ll have to ask Shane that yourself. That isn’t the only question you’ll have to ask him, though. You can try persuading him to lay off Sean. The one who’s bent on getting Sean is Shane, after all, not me. I’m afraid I can’t be of much use,” Natalie said calmly, taking a sip of tea.
Catherine scowled at her resentfully. “You’re Shane’s wife! He’ll listen to you.”
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Thompson. I don’t want to,” Natalie replied frankly.
Sean’s mother’s chest heaved in agitation. “You really won’t agree to it?” she repeated.
“That’s right,” Natalie replied patiently.
“You…” Catherine choked in anger.
At that moment, a gentle voice floated over, saying, “Ms. Smith, Mrs. Thompson is your aunt! How could you be so rude to her?”
Natalie whipped around in the speaker’s direction only to see Jacqueline strolling down the stairs and crossing the room toward them.
The former’s face instantly grew dark. Grimly, she retorted, “Ms. Graham, this is none of your business.”
“It’s none of my business, but I can’t stand by idly and watch you talk to Mrs. Thompson like this,” Jacqueline replied with a toss of her head. “It’s been a while, Mrs. Thompson,” she murmured as she approached Catherine.
Catherine looked at Jacqueline with a puzzled expression on her face. “Who are you?”
“I’m Jacqueline. Don’t you remember me?” the woman asked cheerfully.
The look of confusion on Catherine’s face cleared instantly. “It’s you! I heard that you had regained consciousness but didn’t know if it was true. Why are you here now, though?”
“I’m staying at Shane’s temporarily,” Jacqueline replied.
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