Chapter 447


    He had always known that she wouldn''t say yes to his proposal, so he didn''t mind waiting for her to get


    used to him.


    Natalie shed him a heartwarming smile. “Thank you, Mr. Shane.”


    “You don''t have to thank me. You look like you''re still in pain, so you should get a bit more sleep. I''ve


    had Joyce call in sick for you, so don''t you worry about a thing,” Shane said while pointing at her


    handbag on the coffee table.


    Natalie froze. “Wait... Does that mean... Joyce knows about us?”


    “I didn''t tell her anything, but I think she guessed it,” Shane said casually.


    He had called Joyce using Natalie''s phone the first thing in the morning, so it was only natural that she


    would jump to conclusions.


    Natalie buried her face in her hands.


    I''m done for... Joyce is a bbermouth, so I''m pretty sure Mom''s going to find out about me spending


    the night with Shane soon...


    Shane carried Natalie back to his room, and she fell asleep shortly after getting into bed.


    The doorbell rang as Shane made his way back to the living room after tucking her in, and he saw Ss


    standing at the door upon opening it.


    “Good morning, Mr. Shane.”


    “Come on in.”


    Ss entered the house and followed him to his study before saying, “The Smith family is done for, Mr.


    Shane. Harrison is currently in the process of property liquidation as we speak and will dere


    bankruptcy after that.”


    “With him dering bankruptcy doesn''t mean he''s actually poor. Harrison owns a ton of properties and


    antiques that are worth quite a fortune,” Shane said with a sneer.


    Ss adjusted his sses. “Even so, that money won''tst him very long if he doesn''t have any


    ie.”


    Shane clenched his fists as he ordered, “Which is why he will definitely try to rebuild Smith Group. I


    want you to keep a close eye on him and shut him down the minute he tries anything.”


    “Understood!” Ss replied, despite feeling a little sorry for Harrison.


    That cunning old man put everything on the line by sending Jasmine to seduce Mr. Shane, all for the


    sake of gaining the Thompson family''s support to ensure the smooth sailing of the Smith family


    business... However, his n backfired, and he lost everything as a result... Jeez, did he really think he


    was able to outsmart Mr. Shane? Even if Jasmine did somehow get back together with Mr. Shane, he


    still wouldn''t lend the Smith family a helping hand! After all, he would''ve done so five years ago if he


    wanted to!


    “How are things with Jasmine?” Shane asked while leaning back with his fingers crossed.


    “She has regained consciousness and is currently still hospitalized due to the severity of her injuries,”


    Ss replied.


    Shane arched an eyebrow at him and motioned for him to go on.


    “She can no longer have children, and will most likely suffer a disability in one of her legs,” Ss


    continued.


    In other words, she would be a cripple.


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    Shane''s expression was as cold as ice upon hearing that. “Get her transferred back to the mental


    hospital once she''s discharged, and tell the medical staff there to ''take good care of her''!”


    He ced extra emphasis on thest five words of his sentence.


    Ss knew what he meant and nodded solemnly. “Understood... Also, I''ve managed to track down the


    source of the drug that Jasmine gave you. She got it from some punk who used to live next door to her.


    He has dozens of men at his beck and call, so she was never able topletely break it off with him.


    The two of them are still...”


    Shane saw the look on Ss'' face and understood what he was implying.


    “They''re having an affair, aren''t they?”