Chapter 1680


    Indeed, when Shane heard Lina''s question, he pursed his lips even harder.


    Seeing that, Lina was certain that her guess was spot-on and that the couple was indeed fighting


    because of the incident in the morning.


    “Is it correct for me to say that you asked for it, Mr. Thompson?” Lina nced at him sideways.


    Shane''s eyes narrowed dangerously, and his voice was frigid as he uttered, “What did you say?”


    “Um...” Lina''s lips twitched slightly before she hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head, smiling


    sheepishly as she went on, “N-Nothing. I simply misspoke. Haha!”


    I''d better not diss him so boldly when he''s still upset about having just fought with Nat. Otherwise, who


    knows what''s going to happen to me? He might be courteous toward me most of the time, but I mustn''t


    forget that he''s none other than Lucifer himself!


    Shane did not give her a hard time about it either. Instead, he pinched his brow and went on. “I


    obviously have my reasons for sending the children away. It''s for their sake. Later, after your


    competition ends, I''ll have Natalie sent to them as well so that they can be together.”


    “What?” Lina eximed in shock. “You mean you''re sending Nat away as well?”


    Shane merely grunted in response and did not deny it.


    Lina gazed at him intently. As though she was finally understanding something, she asked with a


    solemn expression, “Mr. Thompson, did something bad happen? Is that why you''re suddenly making all


    these decisions?”


    Because of Natalie, Lina had known Shane for a considerable period of time.


    Thus, she knew that he was not a cold-hearted man and definitely not one who had it in him to


    abandon his wife and children.


    After all, there were enough witnesses of the deep affection between him and Natalie.


    Therefore, Lina concluded that something horrendous must have happened to prompt Shane to send


    both his children and his wife away.


    Also, he just said that he was doing this for Natalie and the children''s sake.


    Something downright terrible must have happened. Since he explicitly mentioned that he''s doing all this


    to protect them, it could also be something that threatens Nat and the children''s safety. Otherwise, he


    wouldn''t have made such a drastic decision.


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    Shane nced at Lina and still did not say anything.


    However, Lina could tell from his expression that her guess should more or less be on point.


    Sighing, she remarked, “I guess something bad has indeed happened, then. Did you tell Nat that you


    n to send her away to be with the kidster? If you haven''t, then perhaps you should do so. Maybe


    she''ll stop being mad at you after she hears that.”


    The way she saw it, he probably had not told Natalie about it yet.


    To her surprise, Shane shook his head. “I''ve told her.”


    “What? You have?” Lina was stunned. After recovering from her shock, she asked in bewilderment, “If


    you''ve told her, then why did she still get mad at you and had a row with you?”


    Shane lowered his eyes. “She didn''t want to leave.”


    It was just a short sentence thatprised barely half a dozen words, yet it said a lot.


    Lina quirked her brows with interest. “Mr. Thompson, do you mean you want to send Nat away, but she


    doesn''t agree, and you had an argument because neither of you would back down?”


    “Mmm... hmm.” Shane nodded.


    “Well, aren''t you two just...” Lina''s lips twitched, and she didn''t know how toplete her sentence.


    After some thought, she looked at Shane and cleared her throat. “Well, Mr. Thompson, haven''t you


    always indulged in every one of Nat''s whims and listened to everything she said? What''s different this


    time? Why did you refuse to do as she asks and let her stay?”


    “If it were anything else, I wouldn''t have had a problem stepping back and letting her have her way.”


    Shane''s expression looked especially grave as he spoke. In fact, he looked so grim that just a look at


    his face would make one''s heart sink. “But not this time. This has to do with her safety, and I will not


    give in, not even if she gets mad at me. At least, this way, I could protect her.”


    “I see.” Realization dawned on Lina. “However, since you mentioned it''s to do with Nat''s safety, do you


    mean someone''s targeting her?”