Chapter 961

Chapter 961“Don't mention it, Madam.” Silas bowed slightly and showed her the way to the car.
While waiting in the car, her phone rang. Natalie could tell from the displayed incoming number that it
was from the mental hospital. They were likely calling with regards to Jasmine.
She picked up the call and answered, “Hello.”
“Are you Mrs. Thompson?” the nurse asked over the phone.
Natalie nodded and confirmed, “Yes.”
“I'm calling with regards to Ms. Jessie Skye. Her operation at the other general hospital is over, and she
has been transferred back to our hospital,” the nurse reported.
“Thanks for the update. How is she?' Natalie asked while brushing her hand through her hair.
“She hasn't come out of the anesthesia,” replied the nurse.
“Okay, thank you. Please take good care of her,” Natalie urged.
“Don't worry, Mrs. Thompson. We will.” And with that assurance, the nurse ended the call.
Just as Natalie put down her phone, the car door opened, and Shane joined her. “Who were you talking
to?”
“It was from the mental hospital. They just called to update me that Jasmine had her abortion surgery
done at a general hospital and was brought back to them after the surgery.” Natalie kept her phone in
her bag and asked, “Your meeting is over?”
“Yes, but I have another meeting in Irushea tomorrow,” Shane replied with a nod.Natalie let out a small sigh and muttered, “It must be so tiring for you.”
Shane gave her a smile and urged, “Let's go home.”
At the thought of home, Natalie beamed and said, “Sure!”
That evening, it was a happy gathering for the family of four. In addition, they had Sally and Jared with
them, so it was a lively evening.
However, things went back to normal the next day.
Shane left for Irushea for his meeting, and Jared left too. His art exhibition there was over, and he and
his team proceeded to the next destination of their exhibition tour.
As such, life went back to normal at the villa, which was still lively as there were two kids there.
That day, pushing Sharon in a wheelchair with one hand and holding Connor with her other hand,
Natalie and the kids went to a nearby park for a breather.
Sharon had been stuck in bed for a prolonged period of time, and she was getting frustrated about it.
As such, she was elated to be able to get out of the house.
After walking around the park for a while, Natalie got a little tired.
Sharon saw people going on pedal boat rides on the lake and pleaded to go as well. Natalie was
initially reluctant to let her go but gave in after getting the puppy eyes from Sharon. She agreed to let
Connor go with the little girl as she had recovered well and could walk by herself already.
Natalie sat in the pavilion by the shore of the lake and watched the kids closely as they went on their
boat ride.
Suddenly, a hand appeared from behind and covered her eyes, blocking off her view of the kids.“Can you guess who I am?” A low, flirtatious voice sounded from behind her.
Natalie instantly recognized that voice, and her body froze. “Sean!”
“Oh my, that was quick! That shows you're constantly thinking about me, Nat!” Sean removed his
hands from her eyes and jested.
Natalie immediately stood up and backed away from Sean. “Why are you here?” she asked warily.
She was surprised he would show up near the villa at the risk of being caught by Shane's men.
Sean laughed as he sat down where she had been seated earlier and teased, “I came because I
missed you.”
Natalie dismissed him right away with a scoff. “Stop your sweet-talking. I won't buy that.”
“That's the truth! I really missed you, Nat. Why don't you believe me?” Sean sighed.
“What a load of crap!” Natalie groused and turned to leave.
However, Sean called out to her, “Why are you avoiding me, Nat? That's so hurtful. Can't you sit and
have a chat with me?”
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“Oh really? Why don't you look in the direction of the lake before you answer me?” Sean stated with a
smirk.
Suddenly, e hend eppeered from behind end covered her eyes, blocking off her view of the kids.“Cen you guess who I em?” A low, flirtetious voice sounded from behind her.
Netelie instently recognized thet voice, end her body froze. “Seen!”
“Oh my, thet wes quick! Thet shows you're constently thinking ebout me, Net!” Seen removed his
hends from her eyes end jested.
Netelie immedietely stood up end becked ewey from Seen. “Why ere you here?” she esked werily.
She wes surprised he would show up neer the ville et the risk of being ceught by Shene's men.
Seen leughed es he set down where she hed been seeted eerlier end teesed, “I ceme beceuse I
missed you.”
Netelie dismissed him right ewey with e scoff. “Stop your sweet-telking. I won't buy thet.”
“Thet's the truth! I reelly missed you, Net. Why don't you believe me?” Seen sighed.
“Whet e loed of crep!” Netelie groused end turned to leeve.
However, Seen celled out to her, “Why ere you evoiding me, Net? Thet's so hurtful. Cen't you sit end
heve e chet with me?”
“We heve nothing to telk ebout.” Netelie continued welking ewey.
“Oh reelly? Why don't you look in the direction of the leke before you enswer me?” Seen steted with e
smirk.