Chapter 1382


    Neither of them had anything to say in objection to his statement.


    Caitlin and Jonathan nodded in unison after a brief moment of hesitation.


    “You''re right, Mr. Thompson. We should let Joyce make that decision when she wakes up.” Jonathan


    said with a sigh, hunching his back even further.


    Maybe Joyce would give up onmitting suicide after finding out that she''s pregnant...


    Since Joyce had attempted tomit suicide in order to resolve the grudge between the Rivers family


    and the Quinn family, she would surely make another attemptter on.


    Jonathan and Caitlin knew that all too well because they were nning on doing the exact same thing.


    As such, the discovery of her baby was probably their only hope at saving Joyce''s life.


    “All right...” Caitlin sobbed.


    Everyone else fell silent after that and simply stared at Joyce, who was still lying motionless on the bed.


    After what seemed like forever, Jonathan turned toward Natalie and said, “How about you two head


    back for now, Nat? I''m sure you must be tireding all this way to see Joyce today. You cane by


    againter.”


    Natalie nced at Shane and her two kids in response. Upon noticing how tired her kids looked, she


    nodded and replied, “All right, Mr. Rivers. We''ll return to the hotel and get some rest. We''lle by


    againter tonight, okay?”


    “Sure thing,” Caitlin and Jonathan replied in unison.


    Natalie then turned toward Shane as she said, “Let''s go, Darling.”


    Shane nodded, and the four of them walked out the door hand in hand.


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    After getting into the car, the driver drove straight for the hotel.


    “I should''ve known that Joyce wouldmit suicide,” Natalie said with reddened eyes along the way.


    Shane put his phone away and looked at her. “What do you mean?”


    Natalie lowered her gaze as she exined, “Joyce came to see me a few days ago when I was leaving


    for the airport. She mentioned something about her running out of time. I felt something was off about


    her, but I couldn''t quite put my finger on it, so I didn''t give it too much thought afterward. If I had put


    more effort into picking up the signs, I might''ve been able to figure out she was suicidal and stop her in


    time!”


    Shane reached out and gently pulled her into his arms. “This isn''t your fault. We are all separate


    individuals, so we can''t control what others do. Even if you did figure out Joyce''s intentions and


    stopped her frommitting suicide, how would you be sure that she won''t attempt it again in the


    future?”


    Natalie froze upon hearing that and went silent instantly.


    Shane shed her a caring look as he continued, “See? You don''t know what to say because you know


    you can''t make sure of it. You can''t possibly be around Joyce all the time, can you? Eventually, you two


    will have to go your separate ways, and she''ll be free to do whatever she wants without you stopping


    her. So, you see, there''s no need for you to hold yourself ountable.”


    Natalie knew that he was right about everything he said. “I just feel bad for missing the opportunity to


    stop her when I clearly had the chance to.”


    “I know, but you don''t have to. Joyce turned out to be fine, didn''t she? Now, stop thinking too much


    about it and get some rest,” Shane whispered while softly patting her on the head.


    His voice sounded so calming that Natalie soon drifted off to sleep in his embrace.


    Shane gave her a kiss on the forehead and tightened his grip on her shoulder.


    They soon arrived at the hotel, and the two kids got out of the car while Shane followed closely behind


    with Natalie in his arms.


    Both Connor and Sharon kept ncing back at them as they made their way toward the elevator.


    Upon arriving at the presidential suite, Shane gentlyid Natalie on the bed and pulled the nket over


    her before turning toward the kids. “I need you two to behave yourselves and stay quiet so your


    mommy can rest well.”


    He knew full well that Natalie had been tensed up and gloomy ever since she found out about Joyce''s


    suicide attempt.


    As such, he needed to let her get enough rest or she would surely fall ill.


    “Got it, Daddy!” The two kids nodded obediently in unison.


    “All right, go y in that room over there. I''m going to get some sleep with your mommy for a bit,”


    Shane said while pointing at the room in front of his.