Chapter 563

Jacqueline pressed her pale lips together and coughed twice. “I just wanted to apologize. I know you and
Shane just got married, and I didn’t mean to ruin your wedding night.”

“So you’re calling to say sorry?” Natalie asked with a raised eyebrow.

Joyce rolled her eyes and mouthed, “As if!”

Apologize? Hah! What a joke! She’s clearly calling to brag!

Natalie could practically read Joyce’s mind and nearly giggled out loud before placing her attention
back on Jacqueline.

On the other side of the phone, Jacqueline’s mouth quirked up into a sinister smirk that didn’t match the
apologetic tone she spoke in. “Yes. I really want to say sorry, Ms. Smith. I didn’t know Shane would
suddenly show up. Maybe if I’d known earlier about Jackie calling him…”

“What would you do, then?” Natalie cut her off bluntly.

Jacqueline’s eyes darkened and she was about to speak when Natalie suddenly cut her off again. “If
you’d known, you wouldn’t have drunk yourself sick?”

“What do you mean, Ms. Smith? Are you insinuating that I did it on purpose?” Jacqueline clutched her
phone tightly.

“As if there’s any other reason!” Joyce could not help but yell at the phone.



Jacqueline’s fine brows furrowed at the sudden voice. “Who is this?”



“Your memory is pretty bad, huh? To think you were so friendly to me when you visited Stanley.” Joyce
rolled her eyes again.

Jacqueline widened her eyes. “Ah. You’re Ms. Rivers.”

“You’re d*mn right I am!” Joyce lifted her chin and admitted it.

Jacqueline’s expression became icy. “If I remember correctly, you and I don’t really have any interaction,
right? So what makes you say that I did it on purpose?”

Joyce scoffed mockingly. “Sure, we didn’t have any interaction. But don’t forget that I’m Nat’s best friend.
You messing with Nat is the same as messing with me. Besides, am I wrong? Did you do it for any other
purpose?”

“Of course-”

“Of course you didn’t!” Joyce cut Jacqueline off without waiting for her to finish. “You did it on purpose
knowing that Nat and Mr. Shane just got married. You decided to drink yourself sick so you could snatch
Mr. Shane away from Nat and ruin their wedding night.”

“No, I didn’t!” Jacqueline insisted as she bit her bottom lip.

Joyce scoffed again. “Enough. I know how b*tches like you can act. You can’t get past me.”

“I-” Jacqueline couldn’t defend herself and actually started sobbing.

Natalie patted Joyce on the shoulder. “That’s enough, Joyce, let’s not make her too angry. If she faints,
that’s a lot of trouble on you.”

At that, Joyce finally zipped her mouth shut.



She was genuinely afraid of causing Jacqueline to faint. That was something Joyce really didn’t want to
deal with.

“Don’t cry, Ms. Graham. I apologize for my friend’s actions. She’s always been the straightforward type,”
Natalie said as she turned off the speakerphone.

Jacqueline wiped her eyes dry. “It’s okay, I know. It’s normal for you to think that way. After all, it really
seems like I did it on purpose, but I promise you that’s not the case. I was just too overwhelmed. I know I
said I’ve let go of Shane already, but I still can’t forget him completely.”

She got choked up after mentioning Shane’s name and continued. “You know what I mean, don’t you?
Anyone would feel sad when they see the man they love get married to another woman. That’s why I
drank so much.”

“Yeah, I get it,” Natalie replied mildly.

Joyce was leaning against Natalie, so she heard everything. She couldn’t help but cut in, “Ms. Graham,
the way you’re saying it makes it seem like Nat snatched Mr. Shane away from you.”

“That’s not what I meant,” Jacqueline said hurriedly. “Ms. Smith, please believe me. I really didn’t mean it
that way.”




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