Chapter 177

Natalie bit her lips and made a bold guess. “Does that mean David had something to do with the death of
Shane’s parents?”

She looked towards Shane, but the man looked down and kept silent as a gloomy aura enveloped him.

Yulia shook her head. “I’m not sure about that, but probably. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have said something
like that.”

“Mr. Shane… “ called out Natalie concernedly.

Shane took a deep breath to suppress the surging emotions inside of him before bowing slightly to
Yulia. “Thank you for telling me this. I’ll visit again another day. Goodbye, Yulia!”

With that, Shane took off with Silas.

Natalie stared at the man until he entered the elevator before closing the door. When she turned around,
she met Yulia’s deep-set eyes. “Tell me, Nat. Have you fallen for Shane?”

“What?” Natalie froze at first but then guiltily looked away. “What are you talking about, Mom? That’s
impossible!”

“You may be able to fool anyone else but not your mother. Don’t think I didn’t notice the way you looked
at Shane just now.” Yulia turned her daughter to face her.

Natalie opened her mouth and was about to say something but then changed her mind.



Yulia sighed, “Oh, I see what’s going on.”

“Mom… “ Natalie fiddled with her sleeve.



Yulia looked apologetically at her daughter. “It’s all my fault. If only I’ve insisted on meeting Shane when
the Thompsons stopped me the last time, maybe the two of you would’ve gotten married, you wouldn’t
have had children with somebody else, and Susan’s daughter wouldn’t have stood a chance.”

“Mom, don’t say that!” Natalie smiled and put her head on her mother’s shoulder. “That’s all in the past.”

“You’re right. As Shane said, it’s not possible for you two to be together anymore, so you should just let
go of him, Nat. You have your own children now, and he has a fiancée. You’ll only get hurt if you continue
to love him. Do you understand?” reminded Yulia seriously.

Natalie’s eyelids drooped to cover the sadness in her eyes as she replied softly, “Got it.”

She knew well that she would never be with Shane, so she kept her feelings for the man hidden inside
her heart.

Still, it did not hurt any less when someone told her that directly.

“Good!” Yulia patted her daughter on the back.

“It’s late, Mom. We should go to bed. It’s been a long time since we sleep on the same bed together,”
stated Natalie as she rubbed her shoulder.

“Indeed. Then I’ll hug you to sleep tonight.” Yulia chuckled.

After sending the children to kindergarten the next day, Natalie brought a bag to visit Stanley at the
hospital.

Stanley was seeing a patient when Natalie got there, so the man gave his friend a look.

Natalie then gestured ‘okay’ before sitting down on a chair to wait for him.



Around ten minutes later, the patient left and Stanley walked to the water dispenser. He then filled a
disposable cup with water before handing it to Natalie. “So, what brings you here?”

“My Mom asked me to give you something.”

With that, Natalie put the cup aside and picked up the bag beside her. “They are gifts from abroad that
my Mom wants you to have and some medical books your mentor had her bring back for you.”

“Awesome! Please thank Yulia for me.” Stanley took the bag with a big smile and then asked, “By the
way, when did she get back?”

“Last night,” answered Natalie after taking a sip.

Stanley took the medical books out of the bag and placed them on the desk. “So Jared is abroad alone?”

“It’s fine. My Mom’s only staying for a few days.” Natalie waved it off.

Stanley nodded and was about to say something when a nurse burst in anxiously. “Dr. Quinn, a patient
with a brain tumor has just been transferred here, and Dr. Baker needs you for the surgery.”

Stanley knitted his brows in response.

“Since you have work to do, I’d better get out of her,” Natalie stood up.






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