Chapter 18

Nina forced herself to look at Abigail, pretending she did not notice Shane glaring at her. Abigail agreed with Nina. But before she could open her mouth to speak, Shane let out a light chuckle before saying, "Mom, you have nothing to worry about. Actually, we're not the ones who should be apologizing for breaking the appointment. "How should I put this?" Abigail looked puzzled. Very quickly, she and Nina knew what he meant. The Lloyds gave them a call and awkwardly told them that Matthew could not make it to the date as something urgent had suddenly come up. Abigail wondered what the urgent matter could possibly be. The other party was vague the entire time and just kept apologizing nonstop. Abigail had no choice but to accede. Nina had a feeling that Shane had something to do with Matthew's last-minute cancellation. Nonetheless, now that it had come to this, she could only accept it, no matter how disappointed she felt. Abigail told Nina that they should return home. Shane h