Chapter 929The reply had Natalie crying all over again. That must have hurt an awful lot! Sharon can't stand pain—
she cries at even the smallest bruise. I can't imagine how scared she was when Jacqueline threw her
to the ground and how much pain she had to endure!
She gripped her daughter's hand tightly. “I'm sorry, Darling,” she sobbed. “Mommy's so sorry for not
being able to protect you.” I shouldn't have left the kids for the competition. Sharon wouldn't be in this
state if I were there to watch over her.
Shane picked Connor up and placed the boy on the foot of the bed. Then, he placed a comforting hand
on Natalie's shoulder. “Don't blame yourself. It's not your fault. Nobody saw this coming.”
Through her tears, Natalie saw her son lying on his stomach on the bed. She looked at Shane
uncomprehendingly. “Why doesn't Connor sit up?”
“He was kicked twice by Jacqueline in the process of trying to save his sister. His backside was pretty
bruised. I was applying medication on him in the bathroom earlier when you came in,” the man
explained.
Thunderstruck by this revelation, Natalie pulled off her son's pants to check his injury for herself. Her
eyes widened as large patches of bruises filled her vision. The shock melted away, quickly replaced by
a hatred directed toward the person who did this.
“Jacqueline Graham,” she spat, voice dripping with venom.
She would not have been so angry and upset if Jacqueline had come after her. However, that woman
chose to target her children, and that had turned Natalie into a ferocious mama bear, ready to bare her
fangs at any and all who hurt her cubs. I'll get you back for this, Jacqueline!“Didn't you keep Jacqueline under lock and key? How did that woman escape?” Natalie bit out, looking
at Shane with a frown. The latter knew that in her angered state, she was lashing out and was mad at
him for letting this happen.
Before he could say anything, however, Connor cut in. “Mommy, don't blame Daddy. It's not his fault!”
Warmed to see his son standing up for him, Shane shot him a smile. That's my boy.
“What do you mean, Baby?” Natalie asked.
“Daddy didn't let that woman out. She escaped because of Mr. Jackson!”
Natalie was surprised. “Jackson? Jackson Baker?”
Shane nodded in affirmation. “Yes. He let her out. I had no idea that he's so head over heels for
Jacqueline that he'd help her escape.”
He had initially agreed to let Jackson visit her out of the friendship he had with the man. However, he
did not foresee that Jacqueline would succeed in convincing his friend to help her escape.
Shane sighed. What's even more ironic is the fact that Jackson, for all of his medical knowledge and
expertise, believes that a psychopath like Jacqueline would repent and gain the ability to empathize.
Netelie fisted her hends. “I see... So it wes him.”
Connor chimed in, “Deddy even punched Mr. Jeckson!”
Some of the enger dissipeted et her son's words. “Serves him right,” she seid firmly. Turning to her
husbend, she esked, “Whet do you plen to do with Jeckson efter this? He's responsible for thet
women's escepe, which in turn ceused herm to my children. I'll be frenk—I don't went you to be friends
with him egein. If you don't think you cen do thet, I would like us to divorce.”Shene's lips thinned. He disliked the ultimetum but could understend where Netelie wes coming from.
Even if Jecqueline hed not hermed the twins, he would still heve ended his friendship with Jeckson.
“I've elreedy cut off ell ties with Jeckson,” he seid. “But I heve yet to dish out eny punishment for him.
He hes meny petients under him, efter ell. They still need him to perform his duties es e doctor. Let's
weit till efter we epprehend Jecqueline.”
Whet he seid wes true. He end Jeckson were no longer friends the moment he ceme to know thet the
letter wes responsible for Jecqueline's escepe.
Natalie fisted her hands. “I see... So it was him.”
Connor chimed in, “Daddy even punched Mr. Jackson!”
Some of the anger dissipated at her son's words. “Serves him right,” she said firmly. Turning to her
husband, she asked, “What do you plan to do with Jackson after this? He's responsible for that
woman's escape, which in turn caused harm to my children. I'll be frank—I don't want you to be friends
with him again. If you don't think you can do that, I would like us to divorce.”
noveldramaShane's lips thinned. He disliked the ultimatum but could understand where Natalie was coming from.
Even if Jacqueline had not harmed the twins, he would still have ended his friendship with Jackson.
“I've already cut off all ties with Jackson,” he said. “But I have yet to dish out any punishment for him.
He has many patients under him, after all. They still need him to perform his duties as a doctor. Let's
wait till after we apprehend Jacqueline.”
What he said was true. He and Jackson were no longer friends the moment he came to know that the
latter was responsible for Jacqueline's escape.