Chapter 702


    Natalie, please don''t let me down...


    After witnessing what had happened in the video, the man could no longer focus on work.


    He remained in his chair, lost in thought while the office cleaners worked hard to pick up haphazardly


    thrown documents off the ground.


    Only when Natalie calledter in the afternoon did he finally pull himself together.


    “Darling, are you busy today?” Natalie asked through the phone.


    Shane lowered his gaze grimly before replying, “No. Why?”


    “Uhm...” The woman faltered at how impassive he suddenly sounded. Nevertheless, she brushed it off,


    thinking that she had imagined it.


    His response was fairly short, so perhaps I heard wrongly.


    She set that aside and resumed cheerily on the phone, “You''re usually here to pick me up after work at


    this time of day. I just noticed that you''re not here, so I thought I''d call to ask if you''re busy.”


    “Mm. I''ll head over now,” Shane replied curtly.


    “Alright, drive safe!” replied Natalie while nodding.


    The man''s lips twitched at those words. His expression turned gloomy as he recalled how the red car


    had knocked over his parents like they were bowling pins.


    When the call was over, he paced to the balcony for some air. He desperately hoped that the chilly


    breeze would soothe his mind.


    Otherwise, he wasn''t sure if he would be able to drive safely.


    After a few minutes in the cold air, Shane managed to regain a decent amount of control over his


    emotions. He then exited the office and drove towards Natalie''spany with a calmerposure.


    Meanwhile, Natalie, Lina, and Joyce were chatting in front of thepany.


    Lina hade over to say her goodbyes to the other two women since she would be traveling abroad


    for apetition soon.


    The three babbled on until a ck Maybach pulled over next to them.


    “Look, Nat! Your husband''s here!” Lina shed a yful smile, nudging Natalie teasingly.


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    In response to her teasing, thetter rolled her eyes in amusement. “Alright now, don''t forget to give


    your all for thepetition abroad. I''ll also be participating in an internationalpetition abroad in a


    month''s time, so maybe we can meet up then.”


    “Absolutely! My instructor says that our jewelry designpetition will be coborating with the fashion


    industry''s internationalpetition for the final rounds. As long as we both make it into the finals, then


    we''ll definitely see each other.” Lina patted Natalie''s shoulder affirmingly.


    Joyce chuckled endearingly at her two friends and joked, “Pfft! Please, you guys are so talented.


    Making the finals should be easy for you.”


    “Yup,” Natalie and Lina answered simultaneously with sparkly-eyed smiles.


    Right after, Natalie waved goodbye to them. “Alright, I gotta get going now. Bye!”


    “Okay, see you!” Her two friends nodded.


    Natalie approached the ck Maybach, then opened the door and entered the front passenger seat.


    She hastily apologized, “Sorry, Shane. Have you been waiting for some time?”


    The man didn''t utter a word. Rather, he stared intensely at her face as if he were searching for


    something.


    Without a doubt, she was the most stunning woman he had everid eyes on.


    Her angelic features bore a striking resemnce to the little girl''s sweet face from the video he saw


    earlier.


    He couldn''t help but ponder the severity of the video''s new information. Even if she and her mom aren''t


    the ones who crashed into my parents, there''s no escaping the fact that they are still involved with the


    ident.


    What do I do now? In what way should I treat someone who''s associated with my parents'' death?


    Natalie frowned after sensing that his mind had wandered elsewhere. She reached out to wave her


    hand in front of him. “Shane? Shane?”


    Gradually, the man''s eyes flickered as he broke away from his thoughts. “What is it?”


    “I was getting worried about you. You spaced out and didn''t react no matter how much I called your


    name,” Natalie exined.


    Shane averted her gaze to hide the conflicting emotions in his eyes as he shrugged and said in a low


    voice, “Sorry. I''ll drive now.”


    “Okay...” Natalie nodded. Still, she couldn''t help but feel unnerved by his odd behavior.


    What''s gotten into him?


    Why is he so uncharacteristically distant today? It seems like there''s something on his mind, but he''s


    not telling me. Did something happen at thepany?


    Neither of them said a word during the car ride. The air was so tense that they could hear each other''s


    shallow breathing.


    Natalie had tried to start a conversation, but Shane hadn''t bothered responding to anything she said.


    Instead, he focused on the road ahead, acting as if he hadn''t heard her at all.


    He iced her out so much that she decided to stop speaking altogether.