Chapter 781


    Natalie nodded and replied, “That''s right.”


    “Ooh, give me the details. What actually happened?” asked Joyce excitedly as she dragged Natalie


    into the office. Natalie didn''t know if she shouldugh or cry about it, but she told Joyce everything,


    anyway.


    After hearing everything, Joyce sighed sorrowfully. “I see. Good thing you recovered your memories in


    a timely manner. If you hadn''t, the two of you would''ve ended up like Stanley and me.”


    Joyce had been investigating the past, and she truly wanted to tell Stanley that her parents were


    innocent.


    Unfortunately, her investigation bore no fruit.


    There were times when she really wanted to give her investigation up, but she persisted because she


    wanted to clear her parents'' good name.


    “It''ll be fine. I believe that there wille a day when the truth is revealed,” said Natalie while patting


    Joyce''s shoulders to offer somefort.


    Joyce nodded with a smile. “I hope you''re right.” She added, “By the way, are you still getting a


    divorce?”


    Natalie leaned against the edge of her desk and replied, “I don''t know. I was still adamant about getting


    a divorce this morning, but Shane begged me to stay, and I started swaying.”


    “That''s what love is. You love him, and that is why you''re swaying. This proves that, deep down, you


    don''t really want a divorce, either,” said Joyce, whose words hit a bull''s eyes to what Natalie was


    feeling.


    Natalie didn''t deny it. She simply flipped her hair a little and said, “Maybe. You saw the flowers in my


    office, didn''t you? Given Shane''s style, there is no way he''de up with something like this to ask for


    my forgiveness. Someone must''ve been whispering into his ears and giving him suggestions. Do you


    think I can keep resisting him and remain angry at him if he repeatedly does something like this?”


    “Definitely not,” replied Joyce as she slumped her shoulders and added, “Women are emotional beings.


    A few romantic acts here, a few touching gestures there, and poof! We''re right back in the arms of the


    guy we were mad at.”


    “Oh, go to hell,”ined Natalie while rolling her eyes at Joyce.


    Joyce giggled and shared, “Honestly though, I think that divorce is not something you have to go


    through anyway, so why not just give him the silent treatment for a few days? Don''t go beyond that


    because it might backfire, but I think he''ll learn his lesson in a few days.”


    “I guess. Let''s just see how persistent and sorry he is for now,” replied Natalie, nodding.


    Joyce asked again, “The only question is, what''s your n for the kids?”


    “I''ll keep the baby a secret for now and tell him about it in the future,” answered Natalie as she


    caressed her tummy.


    Joyce shook her head and rified, “I''m not talking about the one in your womb. That''s his flesh and


    blood, after all. I was referring to Connor and Sharon. Will Mr. Shane still ept them and treat them


    as his own?”


    Natalie fell silent. That question touched a nerve in her heart because she never even considered that.


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    She bit her lip a little as anxiety gnawed at her.


    She honestly didn''t know if Shane would take the kids back in.


    Even if Shane is okay with it, will Connor be able to ept it?


    Shane had been distant to the kids during that period, and both kids experienced it firsthand. It wasn''t


    possible that they weren''t affected at all.


    Joyce sighed when she noted how Natalie was lost in thoughts. “I guess the biggest challenge for you


    and Mr. Shane is the kids,”mented Joyce.


    “Yeah,” murmured Natalie bitterly. “Perhaps I shouldn''t make my decision based only on how sincere


    he is in apologizing. I''ll have to see if he can still ept the kids as his own. If he can''t, then a divorce


    is still the best course of action. I will not abandon my children.”


    Truth was, Natalie wouldn''t me Shane even if he couldn''t ept the kids.


    They weren''t his children, after all, so it was normal for him to not want to have them around. As their


    mother, however, there was no way she would leave them.


    “Maybe test the water for now? Earlier, he was angry at you and the kids because of Yulia. It''s not like


    he didn''t actually like the kids. Now that the misunderstanding is cleared, I feel like he will ept the


    kids,” said Joyce before she picked up her cup and sipped some water.


    “We''ll see,” replied Natalie before taking a deep breath and instructing, “I should return to my office.


    Please send someone to move the flowers away. ce some around thepany to decorate the


    ce, and give out the rest so that we don''t waste them.”