Chapter 586

The moment they came in, Natalie’s eyes immediately found Shane, but her heart sank when she saw
his brows knitting into a frown.

“Jacqueline, are you okay?” Jackson quickly put down the medical file in his hand and took a few large
strides forward to help Jacqueline up.

Jacqueline leaned against him with tears pooling in her eyes. “Jackie, I’m so scared.”

“It’s okay. You’re alright.” Jackson patted her back soothingly before questioning, “What the hell
happened?”

He pinned Natalie a hard stare.

Before Natalie could answer, Jacqueline bowed her head and said in a small voice, “This isn’t Ms.
Smith’s fault. She only pushed me in the heat of the moment. She didn’t mean it. It’s my fault.”

She was blatantly implying that Natalie had pushed her.

Natalie let out a sardonic laugh and peered at Shane. “Would you believe me if I told you I didn’t push
her?”

Shane’s eyes flickered in response.

He wanted to say he believed that she did not push anyone. After all, based on her personality, she did
not seem like someone who would do such a thing.



But when they came in, Jacqueline had indeed fallen to the ground, and Natalie also looked like she had
indeed pushed her. Hence, he couldn’t say for sure.



Natalie’s eyes dimmed when Shane hesitated to answer her question, and a mirthless smile tugged on
the corners of her mouth.

It seems like he trusts his childhood sweetheart more than his own wife.

“Since Ms. Smith said she didn’t push me, then she didn’t. I’m fine with that.” Jacqueline waved a hand
and plastered a bitter smile on her face. “After all, I was the one who said something I shouldn’t have. I
brought up Ms. Smith’s mother, that’s why she got so angry and… Anyway, it’s all my fault. Don’t blame
her, Shane.”

She tugged on Shane’s sleeve.

Recalling the promise he made to Natalie the other time, Shane shifted his arm away. “What did you say
earlier?”

“I only said-”

“Enough! You’re don’t deserve to talk about my mom!” Natalie cut Jacqueline off with a sneer. Then, she
turned her frosty gaze to Shane and Jackson. Drawing in a breath, she suggested in a monotonous
voice, “Since you both think I pushed her, save your breath on asking pointless questions and just pull up
the security footage.”

Shane pursed his lips at her impassiveness. “I didn’t say I don’t believe you.”

Discontent flickered in Jacqueline’s eyes and her expression stiffened imperceptibly.

What? Does that mean he thinks I fell down on my own?

“But you didn’t shoot down her claim either.” Natalie pointed at Jacqueline.

Shane mouth twitched slightly, unable to refute her.



Indeed, he never said he didn’t believe her, but neither did he think Jacqueline was lying.

However, one of them obviously was.

With that thought in mind, Shane transferred his gaze to Jacqueline, a hint of doubt entering his eyes.

Jacqueline’s chest tightened upon noticing this, but her panic did not show on her face. With a pitiful look
on her face, she shook her head. “Shane, I…”

“That’s enough, Jacqueline.” Before Jacqueline could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by
Jackson.

He looked at her with a conflicted gaze and said, “We’ll take care of this matter. You don’t need to say
anything else.”

Jacqueline’s heart skipped a beat when she detected the disappointment in Jackson’s voice.

What does he mean by that?

Does he know something?

Noticing the subtle changes in Jacqueline’s eyes, a wry smile formed on Jackson’s lips as he figured out
what she was thinking.

In the beginning, he was convinced that Natalie was the one who pushed her.

However, when he discerned the unusual changes in Jacqueline’s eyes just now and connected it to
Natalie’s honest nature, he instantly concluded that the latter was innocent, and all of this was, in fact, a
show Jacqueline was putting on for them.



At the thought of this, Jackson took a deep breath to gather himself. His baby face returned to normal
within barely a second and he chuckled heartily. “Since Jacqueline said you had nothing to do with her
falling down, I don’t think checking the security footage is necessary. Besides, there aren’t any security
cameras installed in this ward.”






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