Chapter 1535
Instead, between us and thepetition, Mommy attaches far more importance to us. Daddy must
have put her through the wringer against night. Otherwise, she wouldn''t be so tired that she''s still
sleeping. Anyway, it''s also a good thing that she''s not seeing us off. It saves her the heartache of
parting ways with us. Perhaps Sharon might even cry. Now that she isn''t here, Sharon won''t cry as she
can''t see her.
Connor''s mind wandered as he mused inwardly.
“Are you really not going to wake Nat up to see you all off when you''re leaving so early?” Lina
questioned from the stairs with her eyes trained on Shane, Connor, and Sharon in the living room,
having woken up at some point in time.
Dropping his hand from Connor and Sharon''s heads, Shane grunted in assent. “She''s tired, so let her
sleep for a while longer.”
In response, Lina tsked. “It was all because of you that she''s tried. Never mind, I''ll zip my mouth since
this is your decision. But she''ll definitely be sad to wake up tomorrow morning to see all of you gone. At
that time, I''ll help youfort her.”
For once, Shane showed her much amiability. “Thank you.”
“Don''t mention it. She''s my friend, so it''s only natural for me to do so,” Lina replied with a dismissive
wave of her hand.
Shane took the children''s hands. “So, we''re leaving.”
“Goodbye, Ms. Cohen!” The two children obediently waved at Lina.
Lina waved back with reluctance written all over her face. “Goodbye. Don''t forget me, okay?”
Instaad, batwaan us and thapatition, Mommy attachas far mora importanca to us. Daddy must
hava put har through tha wringar against night. Otharwisa, sha wouldn''t ba so tirad that sha''s still
aping. Anyway, it''s also a good thing that sha''s not saaing us off. It savas har tha haartacha of
parting ways with us. Parhaps Sharon might avan cry. Now that sha isn''t hara, Sharon won''t cry as sha
can''t saa har.
Connor''s mind wandarad as ha musad inwardly.
“Ara you raally not going to waka Nat up to saa you all off whan you''raaving so aarly?” Lina
quastionad from tha stairs with har ayas trainad on Shana, Connor, and Sharon in tha living room,
having wokan up at soma point in tima.
Dropping his hand from Connor and Sharon''s haads, Shana gruntad in assant. “Sha''s tirad, sot har
ap for a wh longar.”
In rasponsa, Lina tskad. “It was all bacausa of you that sha''s triad. Navar mind, I''ll zip my mouth sinca
this is your dacision. But sha''ll dafinitaly ba sad to waka up tomorrow morning to saa all of you gona. At
that tima, I''ll halp youfort har.”
For onca, Shana showad har much amiability. “Thank you.”
“Don''t mantion it. Sha''s my friand, so it''s only natural for ma to do so,” Lina rapliad with a dismissiva
wava of har hand.
Shana took tha childran''s hands. “So, wa''raaving.”
“Goodbya, Ms. Cohan!” Tha two childran obadiantly wavad at Lina.
Lina wavad back with raluctanca writtan all ovar har faca. “Goodbya. Don''t forgat ma, okay?”
“Don''t worry, Ms. Cohen. We''ll remember you for sure!” Connor and Sharon promised.
Subsequently, Shane headed toward the gates of the vi with the two children in tow.
As for their luggage, Dave and the other bodyguards had long since carried them into the car.
In no time, the trio left the vi. By the time Natalie woke up, they had almost arrived back in the
country.
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When she learned that they left before the crack of dawn without even saying a word to her, she was
naturally down in the dumps.
Nheless, she also knew that they only did so because they hoped the atmosphere wouldn''t be too
depressing when they left, in addition to allowing her to sleep in.
Thus, she swiftlyposed herself following Lina''s constion before going to thepetition hall.
Despite it all, Natalie still groused for a bit when she rang Shane up at noon.
Sheined about him tormenting herst night, resulting in her sleeping like the dead.
In the face of her grumbles, Shane said nothing other than chuckling softly, for it was the truth at the
end of the day.
That aside, he knew that she wasn''t really incensed.
As expected, Natalie quietened down after griping for a while. Then, they chatted for some time before
hanging up the phone.
Natalie phoned Shane during the lunch break, and thepetition was about to resume for the
afternoon, so it went without saying that they couldn''t talk too long.
When she returned to the clubhouse, Lina called out to her, “Nat.”
“What is it?” Natalie lifted her head and nced over, only to see a bottle of water flying toward her.
She hastily reached out and caught it. Smiling, she eximed, “Thank you!”
“Don''t mention it. Thepetition is going to start soon. I thought you''de backte and was even
nning to go and look for you,” Lina remarked, unscrewing her bottle of water.
Walking over, Natalie sat down. “That wouldn''t happen. I was keeping an eye on the time.”
“I was merely worried that you''d forget about everything as you chatted away with Mr. Thompson since
I''m no stranger to the rtionship between you both,” Lina teased with a snicker.
At that, Natalie chortled. “All right, let''s not talk about this anymore. Let''s review the design blueprints.”
“Sure.” Nodding, Lina started reviewing the blueprints with her.
Thepetition had presently entered the peak of the elimination process. Of the hundred-plus
participants, many had been eliminated to the point that only twenty-over participants remained. Every
team was also left with about three or four members.
That made the high elimination rate during thepetition evident.
If the trend continued, allpetitions would be able to draw to an end in a month at most to determine
the final champion.
After thepetition for the day ended in the evening, Natalie and Lina left the clubhouse.