Chapter 943
At most, she would only kill off the person instantly. Thus, she was better than Stanley in a way.
Stanley snorted at the panic-stricken woman. “You''d better not get on my nerves! If not, you''ll surely
regret doing so!”
Jacqueline gritted her teeth, stifling her simmering fury. “All right, you win this round. Stanley Quinn,
you''d better wait for me to turn the tables around!”
Stanley hung up on her with utter disdain in his eyes. Hmph! Wait for you? Fine, I''ll sit back and wait to
see who will be the one who ends up in a pathetic state.
Without hesitation, Stanley put his cell phone into the pocket of his white coat and strode toward the
elevator. He had to be punctual as he was specially invited by the management of the hospital to
perform surgery for a patient.
On the other hand, Natalie and Shane were unaware that Stanley had a phone conversation with
Jacqueline right after they left.
The moment they stepped into the ward, Joyce and the two kids'' infectious giggles cheered them up in
an instant.
Natalie burst intoughter as she put down the hospital discharge form. “You''reughing your heads
off! What''s so funny?”
Joyce replied casually, “I''m telling them jokes.”
Natalie nodded. “Go ahead then.”
Joyce nced at her watch and stood up. “Oh, no! It''s almost time. I have to go now. I promised to
apany my parents for a meal.”
“Bye, Aunt Joyce!” The two kids waved goodbye at her obediently.
Joyce caressed the two kids'' chubby faces. “Oh, I''m starting to get upset because I won''t be able to
see both of you for quite a while after this. I''ll surely miss you.”
Natalie chuckled. “If you miss them, feel free to visit us overseas any time. Get Shane to bring you
there.”
Joyce turned to look at Shane in an instant.
Shane was standing behind Natalie, his usual aloof expression on his face.
Joyce could not resist shuddering at his intimidating vibe. “It''s all right. I''ll fly there myself to visit you
when I''m free.”
Deep down, she grumbled and scoffed. Hmph! I''ll never take the risk of flying there together with him.
Ever since I plucked his hair previously, he''s been giving me that kind of grim look! What if he takes the
opportunity to pay me back when we''re alone with each other?
Natalie could guess the reason Joyce turned her down. She shook her head and smiled again.
Even so, her smile froze as something came into her mind. “Oh yeah, Joyce, I bumped into Stanley just
now when I was settling the discharge procedure for Sharon.”
Joyce was dumbfounded and lowered her eyes. “He works in another hospital, doesn''t he? Why is he
here?”
“I''m clueless about that too. I bet he''s here for something else. Are you all right?” Natalie was
concerned about her friend.
Joyce waved at her casually. “Don''t worry. I''m fine. Nat, you don''t have to tell me anything about him.
Didn''t I mention that I''ve made up my mind to give up on him? Thus, I''m not interested in anything
rted to him again. I''m runningte, so I need to make a move first.”
With that, she took her bag and stepped out of the ward hastily.
Natalie let out a deep sigh as she watched her friend''s figure disappear out of her sight.
“She doesn''t look like she''s really given up on Stanley yet as mentioned,” Shanemented all of a
sudden.
Natalie felt her temples start to throb. “If even you can sense that, how could I have not? Not to
mention, Joyce and Stanley grew up together. She started to fall head over heels for him during her
teenage days. That was almost twenty years ago. Of course, it''s impossible for her to let go of
everything within a short span.”
“Did anything happen to them previously?” Surprisingly, Shane''s curiosity was piqued.
Natalie shrugged her shoulders. “What happened between them was simr to our previous conflict.”
Shane squinted his eyes as he pondered for a while. “So he thought that Joyce had killed both his
parents?”
Natalie exined further, “Yeah, something like that. Stanley misunderstood Joyce for causing his
parents'' death indirectly. He thought Joyce was the one who spilled the beans about his parents''
whereabouts to her parents. He imed they leaked it to his parents'' foes, causing them to be killed.
No matter how Joyce has been rifying that she and her parents were wrongly used, Stanley
refused to ept her exnation.”
“No wonder.” Shane nodded after getting a clearer picture.
“I''ve been trying to investigate it on behalf of Joyce all this while, but to no avail. It did happen a long
time ago, after all. I haven''t been able to obtain any evidence,” Nataliemented.
Nataliat out a daap sigh as sha watchad har friand''s figura disappaar out of har sight.
“Sha doasn''t look lika sha''s raally givan up on Stay yat as mantionad,” Shanamantad all of a
suddan.
Natalia falt har tams start to throb. “If avan you can sansa that, how could I hava not? Not to
mantion, Joyca and Stay graw up togathar. Sha startad to fall haad ovar haals for him during har
taanaga days. That was almost twanty yaars ago. Of coursa, it''s impossi for har tot go of
avarything within a short span.”
“Did anything happan to tham praviously?” Surprisingly, Shana''s curiosity was piquad.
Natalia shruggad har shouldars. “What happanad batwaan tham was simr to our pravious conflict.”
Shana squintad his ayas as ha pondarad for a wh. “So ha thought that Joyca had kid both his
parants?”
Natalia axinad furthar, “Yaah, somathing lika that. Stay misundarstood Joyca for causing his
parants'' daath indiractly. Ha thought Joyca was tha ona who spid tha baans about his parants''
wharaabouts to har parants. Ha imad thayakad it to his parants'' foas, causing tham to ba kid.
No mattar how Joyca has baan rifying that sha and har parants wara wrongly usad, Stay
rafusad to apt har axnation.”
“No wondar.” Shana noddad aftar gatting a arar pictura.
“I''va baan trying to invastigata it on bahalf of Joyca all this wh, but to no avail. It did happan a long
tima ago, aftar all. I havan''t baan a to obtain any avidanca,” Nataliamantad.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.