Chapter 543

“What! H-He’s their biological father?” Yulia was shocked to her core.

“Yes.” Natalie nodded.

After recomposing herself, Yulia asked, “What happened?”

“I guess we could call this fate?” Natalie recounted everything that happened between Shane and her
five years ago.

It took Yulia a while to process the whole story. “So you only found out about this two months ago?”

“Yes,” came Natalie’s soft reply.

Yulia sighed in resignation. “After going through so much, it’s still Shane in the end, huh.”

Who would have expected the man Natalie had a one-night stand with would reappear into her life five
years later. This really is the work of fate.

“Mom, does that mean you’re no longer against our relationship?”

Yulia pursed her lips. “What’s the point of objecting now? You even have his children. He’s probably all
you think about now. Anyway, have you told Shane about this?”



“Not yet.” Natalie shook her head.

Yulia rubbed her temples wearily. “Why not? Since both of you have gotten together, he’ll be delighted to
hear this.”

“I know… but I couldn’t find the right time to break it to him.” Natalie stroked the back of her neck
embarrassingly. “I’m planning to surprise him with this news during his birthday next month.”



“Whatever. As long as you’re happy.” Yulia waved her hands dismissively. “Alright, I need to rest now.
Ask Shane to join us for dinner tonight. Since he’s your boyfriend now, this is the least I should do as
your mother.”

“Let me check with him his schedule first.” Natalie did not want to decide on Shane’s behalf. After all, she
wanted to respect his choice.

Yulia could not help but rolled her eyes at her daughter, who was obviously head over heels in love with
Shane. Nonetheless, she said nothing so as not to warrant any dislike from her. Meanwhile, Natalie
made a phone call to Shane.

He picked up the phone almost immediately. “Hello?”

Natalie cupped her cell phone close to her ear. “Shane, my mom wants to have dinner with you.” She
stole a glance at Yulia.

On the other side of the call, Shane felt a sense of trepidation at the thought of meeting his beloved
woman’s mom. But as usual, he put up a composed front. “Sure. When?”

Natalie felt relief to hear his ready reply. “Tonight.”

Shane on the other hand was startled by how soon the meeting was.

“Shane, hello? Did you catch what I say?”

“Yeah, I did. I’ll see the two of you tonight, then.”

“Great! See you later!”

After the call ended, Shane sat upright on his office chair. Anyone who saw his expression now would
think that he was preparing for war. Coincidentally enough, Silas came into his office, carrying with him a



stack of documents. Concerned, he asked, “Mr. Shane, is everything all right?”

“Yes.” Shane waved at him dismissively.

Silas knew not to probe any further. He placed the documents on his desk before informing, “This is
Thompson Clothing’s annual report for last year. Please sign it after you have read through it.”

Shane hummed in acknowledgment before flipping the first few pages of the topmost file. He asked, “It’s
almost the end of the year. How’s the inventory count going over there? “






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