Meanwhile, Sharon, who was savoring a lollipop, nodded and said, “Connor is right, Mommy!”
Natalie was touched beyond words due to the protective nature of the kids.
She was grateful Shane had bestowed her the greatest blessings—Sharon and Connor.
As she thought about it, she cradled their head firmly in her arms and pinched their cheek in a playful manner, causing them to giggle.
“Mommy, you have an incoming call,” Connor nudged as he heard the buzzing sound from her mother’s pocket.
Natalie stopped fooling around with the kids as she picked up the call and greeted, “Mom?”
Yulia’s gentle voice could be heard from the other end of the call, asking in concern, “Nat, do you have a minute to spare?”
“Yes, Mom. I have just picked up Sharon and Connor from the kindergarten. Hey kids, come greet your grandmother.” Natalie handed over the phone to the kids.
Sharon and Connor leaned over and greeted Yulia enthusiastically, giving her the best time of her life because she had been missing them a lot.
A few minutes later, she retrieved her phone and asked, “What did you want to tell me, Mom?”
Yulia stopped chuckling. Instead, she replied with disgust, “It’s not a big deal, but Harrison got in touch with me last night.”
“What is it about, Mom?”
It had been seven years since they got in touch with one another. She was certain her father was up to no good for approaching her mother out of the blue.
Yulia scoffed, “He wants me to bring you away from J City. He said you’re embarrassing him by trying to seduce Jasmine’s fiancé.”
“Mom, I didn’t!”
“I have faith in my daughter and I’m pretty sure he has been misrepresenting the facts again. Therefore, I have turned him down without a second thought. I’m pretty sure Harrison can’t get Jasmine a great fiancé either.”
“Mom, you’re wrong because Jasmine’s fiancé is Shane.” Natalie’s lips twitched unwittingly when she heard her mother’s mean remarks.
She had never once thought of the possibility of Shane being her fiancé. If she had been aware of the arrangement, perhaps Jasmine wouldn’t get to win him over and be by his side.
Nevertheless, it didn’t seem to be a great idea after all because Shane had a thing for another woman back in the day. In short, she wouldn’t get to live a blissful life with him if they were in a relationship back then. Eventually, the arrangement would be void due to his relationship with another woman.
Fate seemed to have worked wonders because they got the chance to spend their time by their respective loved ones’ sides. He wouldn’t have to void the arrangement while she got to stay by her beloved children’s side.
As she thought about it, she smiled and cast a gentle gaze at the kids. Although the kids were clueless about the reason behind her smile, they played along and returned the favor, grinning in return.
Finally, Natalie moved on from the topic and told her mother about the misfortunes that had befallen Smith Group.
Yulia was thrilled when she heard of the entire incident and deemed it to be Harrison’s karma for being such a jerk.
Giggling, Natalie covered her mouth, but she couldn’t bring herself to tell Yulia that Connor was the one who had brought upon Harrison’s misfortunes.
Few days later, Natalie heard words about the incident and found out the Smith family seemed to have resolved the crisis.
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