Classic Novel
Chapter 93
Chapter 93
While Stanley was with the children, Natalie went back to the kitchen to bring out the food.
The two children went for a shower after finishing their dinner while Natalie and Stanley washed dishes in the kitchen.
Stanley looked at the thermal food jar beside the sink. “Is this…”
Natalie passed him a clean bowl. “Mushroom soup. I made it for Mr. Shane.”
“For Shane?” Stanley took a slight pause from drying the dishes. Behind his glasses, his eyes gave off an inconspicuous glint.
Without noticing it, Natalie passed another bowl to him. “That’s right.”
The warm smile on Stanley’s face faded. “I heard that Mr. Shane has been injured. Do you care about him this much to make soup for him?”
Natalie’s hands slipped and nearly smashed the bowl she was holding. She lowered her gaze and replied guiltily, “Who said I care about him? I did this for a reason.”
Stanley knew she didn’t mean what she said.
He understood she probably had feelings for Shane. His pupils dilated immediately at this thought, and his usually gentle countenance turned a little fierce.
Quickly enough, all the emotions disappeared and revert to normalcy as if nothing had happened.
“Really?” He responded, smiling half-heartedly. Then, he asked casually, “Nat, do you know who am I operating on this time?”
“Yeah, some close acquaintance of Dr. Baker and Mr. Shane,” Natalie answered, washing the last bowl.
Stanley took over the bowl and slowly wiped it dry. “You’re wrong. They are very closely related. Her name is Jacqueline Graham; she was the princess of the Graham Group. Ten years ago she was involved in a car accident and her body became very frail. Sadly, she fell into a coma seven years ago.”
“So it was her!” After listening to his introduction, Natalie was reminded of her.
Graham Group was a major corporation at J City. Unfortunately, it went bankrupt ten years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Graham passed away successively, leaving their only daughter behind.
News about the girl disappeared after the Grahams’ funeral. Heaven knows she was in a vegetative state!
“Mr. Shane and Ms. Graham were childhood sweethearts; they had been very close friends since they were young. If not for that car accident, they might already have been married.” Stanley glanced sideways at Natalie as he spoke.
Natalie was stunned. “Married?”
“Yeah. I heard that Mr. Shane loved Ms. Graham dearly. When she was in a coma, he never gave up finding the best hypnotists in the world to wake her up. Finally, just a month ago, he succeeded.” Stanley placed the dishes into the cupboard after drying them.
Natalie gaped in surprise. “Did you say Ms. Graham is awake?”
Stanley adjusted his glasses slightly. “She is, but she has a tumor in her brain so I’ve been asked to operate on her. I believe that when Ms. Graham recovers, Mr. Shane will call off the engagement with the Smiths and marry her. She is his true love, after all.”
True love…
Upon hearing these two words, Natalie felt stabbed in the heart. It hurt.
Glancing at her pale face, Stanley’s lips curled up in satisfaction, but only for a split second. “Anyway, it’s late now. I should get going, Nat.”
“Alright, I’ll see you out.” Natalie forced a smile and saw him out the door.
After Stanley left, Natalie went back to the living room in a melancholic state and started daydreaming on the sofa.
She always knew that although Shane and Jasmine were engaged, he did not love her. For some reason, however, he did not cancel the engagement with her.
Now she knew why. It was because he loved a woman and was merely using Jasmine as a placeholder fiancée. When Ms. Graham is back, Jasmine will have to give up her place. Poor Jasmine! Natalie was even beginning to feel sorry for Jasmine.
“Mommy.” While in her thoughts, Connor came out of the room.
Natalie came back to her senses and looked at him. “What’s wrong, my dear?” Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Connor asked about his godfather. “Has Uncle Stanley left yet?”