When Natalie opened her eyes, she remembered everything that had happened.She took in a deep breath and covered her face in shame. ' What did you do, Natalie?' She felt like disowning herself.What came into her to the point that she decided to do such a thing? She had disgraced herself!She hit her head on the pillow several times. She would have done it on the wall, but she was scared of pain.She hugged herself tighter. How was she ever going to face that man again? She had completely ruined her reputation.Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Natalie immediately closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. She could not look at that man!Ivan walked into the room with a smile on his face. But looking at the person on the bed, his lips moved a bit.That was crazy again! He put the plate of food he was holding on the side and sat next to her."Open your eyes and stop pretending to be asleep, little cat," Ivan said, and turned to her so that she was looking at his side.Natalie wanted
The old lady and June were seated in the dining room while having dinner when Ivan went down.He had been with them earlier in the day. In fact, he knew that they were up to no good when he saw them entering his house with their suitcases. It looked like they were here to stay.Apart from greetings and a few words he exchanged with his grandmother, they had not talked much.And he had not asked them about their plan because they were clever enough not to mention Natalie.But for them to send Carter to call him, he knew that they had something up their sleeves.He did not bother to take a seat and looked directly at his grandmother. "Carter says that you asked for me..." He said.The old lady shot him an angry look. "Where are your manners? Can't you sit down and have something to eat? Quick June, serve him some food."Ivan creased his brows. "I am not hungry grandma," he said. "Did you want to say something?" He was not planning to sit down and eat with them when Natalie was upstairs.
Natalie looked at him with uncertainty. "Really?" She asked. Did he really want to take her with him?Ivan pinched her nose. " Didn't you want to go? Quickly finish your breakfast. We shall go together!"He could not bring himself to turn her down, especially when she had taken the initiative to ask him for that favour.Maybe, staying with her more would make her develop feelings for him. He had to take advantage of that time now.Natalie felt happy. All she wanted was to stay away from Ivan's grandmother. She would feel so guilty if she came and questioned her again."I am full," she said hurriedly. "I will just change my clothes." They had taken a bath when they woke up."Mmh," Ivan said with a smile. Maybe he would buy her something to eat on the way.However, Natalie did not go to change immediately. She looked at him and pursed her lips.Ivan creased his brows. "What is it?" He asked. Was she changing her mind about going with him?"Promise that you won't leave without me," Natali
Natalie was confused. When Trevor reported, it seemed like something was really wrong. However, the man looked like he was happy.She took the newspaper and looked at the front page. And she froze! There was a picture of a man, who was obviously Ivan, somewhere in public pulling a lady towards his car.But... Why did the place and the lady look so familiar? She was dressed in a nurse's uniform, but she was facing away from the camera. No one could recognize her.Her heart began beating faster when she thought of something. She quickly read the headline.'The great business person, Ivan Dione, spotted forcing a lady in a nurse's uniform into his car. Could it be that the world's bachelor is now taken? Who is this mysterious nurse that stole his heart?'Natalie looked at Ivan with a blush. "This..." It was all her fault! If she had not tried running away from the hospital that day, he would not have been in the news.Ivan smiled again. "Just ignore it and don't give any statement!" He sa
Luca looked up when he heard his dad's voice. And he froze in place. "Dad?" He called in disbelief. What was he doing here?"What happened? Why are you here?" He asked. He even forgot that he was also in the same state now. He saw his dad's stare and followed his line of sight. And he froze for a second.He slowly turned around and looked at the man who sat there like a king, watching them."President Dione?" He called in shock. No wonder his dad had been missing.Ivan did not make any move. He looked at the man looking at him and opened his thin lips to speak. "It is nice meeting you again, Luca," he said.Luca felt angry. He tried to maintain his composure and looked back into Ivan's eyes. "Tell me, what do you want from us?"His dad had been missing for a whole three days! How could it be that this man had been keeping him here all the time?Ivan ignored him and looked at Jeff. And Jeff smiled as he looked at Luca. " Take it slow man! You have just arrived, and your dad has only be
Natalie was shivering by the time she got back to the office. She had not expected that she would hear these things today.After having her meal, she had the urge to go to the washroom. But after looking around, she did not see anyone.She remembered having seen guards outside when they were walking in. So she thought of getting out and asking them.Little did she know that she would end up at the underground floor. She had decided to look around, just in case she found one.Of course, she had found it and helped herself. However, she had just gotten out and was walking towards the lifts when she heard people talking.She did not want to eavesdrop. But it was Luca's voice that made her stop in her tracks. Who would have expected that Luca of all people would be there?But the words that she heard, the things that she saw through the grills, scared her to death.She was at first shocked that Ivan would have captured the two of them! But she was more shocked to hear that they were also
Ivan was shocked by her bold declaration. He held her cheeks in his hands and looked into her eyes. "How are you going to do it?" He asked softly. "Have you used a gun before?"Natalie hesitated as that dawned on her. And her face turned solemn once again. "I will make sure they pay for what they have done," she said and wiped away her tears again. "Can you teach me how to use it?"Ivan looked at her face and sighed. He used his thumb and wiped away all her tears. "I will teach you if that is what you want," he said slowly. "But still, you can just sit and let me do everything for you. You don't have to get your hands dirty."Natalie looked into his eyes for some seconds. Then she wrapped her arms around him.Ivan hugged her tightly and ran his fingers through her hair. "I am sorry for everything, Natalie," he said. "I am sorry that I have to be heartless. But I don't think I can change my ways..."He felt like she was going to hate him for being whoever he was. But was that life somet
Ivan froze once again. He slowly lifted his eyes to look at her. “Why do you want to go back?“ He asked. Was she planning to stay away from him?Natalie seemed to think of an excuse. But the truth was that she really wanted to distance herself from his family, especially his grandmother. She knew she needed one of her own. Ivan was an engaged man, whatever she was doing with him was not right!“I need some time alone… Maybe I could stay there for a few days?“ She asked politely.Ivan's face turned cold all of a sudden. He was not mad at her, but at himself. He did not know exactly why she wanted to be alone.His thoughts were all over the place. He wanted to find an excuse to prevent her from doing that, but one that would not make her angry.“Is it because I am dirty that you want nothing to do with me anymore? Or is it because of my grandmother and June?“ He asked sadly.Natalie froze at his question. She shook her head immediately. “See, Ivan … I wouldn't want to stay away from yo
Black and Ivan looked at each other before turning to Natalie. Ivan cleared his throat. “Honey, I recently found out that Black wasn't the person that killed my family. It was June and her accomplices!“Five years ago, Black really did have intentions of killing Ivan and the whole of his family. But his first aim was Ivan, and that was the reason why he sent Natalie to kill him. His family, back in the country, were out for a night. Black was prepared to attack, because Ivan was away and he would not be there to protect them. But an hour earlier, he received information that they were already killed.After gathering information, Ivan had recently realized that June was behind everything. Despite being around and pretending to be a naive and innocent girl, she had caused more havoc.She had killed, thinking that the company belonged to Ivan's dad. To her shock, it was Ivan who owned it. So she lost. She was not able to put her hands on the company.Luckily, she was now behind doors. I
The old lady chuckled. “I was so stupid! How could I not differentiate between someone with a good heart like you from those full of bad intentions? Instead of protecting him, I exposed all of us to danger. Please forgive me…”Natalie, who had never had any experience of an elderly person apologizing, did not know what she was supposed to say. She pursed her lips in fear.The old lady sighed. “I am not saying all this because you saved my life. I just think I was too blind in the past not to see the good in you. Please, take good care of my grandson, and my great grandchildren!“Natalie was just so shocked. She had not expected that things would be this easy after so much struggle. That meant that the old lady was blessing her marriage with Ivan, right?She lifted her eyes to look at Ivan, and seeing the broad smile on his face, Natalie relaxed. Everything was fine. They were finally going to be together without any difficulties.Ivan winked at her, and Natalie could not help but roll
The doctor sighed with disappointment. “You don't know it? That thing that healed you!“ He was not sure if the girl was just pretending or she really knew nothing about it.Natalie shook her head. “Wait… I think I was wounded! What happened? What is that Gello you are talking about?“ She asked.The doctor sighed. “When you were brought here, we all thought you were going to die! You had wounds, you had lost a lot of blood and you were almost losing your child. But… that thing they gave you… it healed you in less than ten minutes…”Even though Natalie was pretending not to know anything about Gello, she was shocked to hear that she was healed like that. “Doctor, are you sure about what you are talking about?“ “Yes… it happened… He just wrapped it around your hand…” The doctor had begun speaking when the door was pulled open and two men walked in. Trevor went directly to the doctor and held his hand. “Doctor, would you mind us having a small talk?“ He asked while pulling him out, not
Natalie froze up. She waited for the excruciating pain, then maybe, death. She had been so sure that June had shot her straight in the chest. She would be dead in just a few seconds.However, after a few seconds, nothing happened. She did not get any pain either. Confused, she opened her eyes.“Natalie…” Someone called her. All she could hear and see were the movements of people here and there.But her eyes caught one person who was running towards her direction. “Natalie… are you okay?“ Ivan asked as he pulled her into his arms.Due to the pressure he applied, Natalie winced in pain. Her body was covered in several wounds due to the torture that these people had inflicted on her. She saw June lying on the ground, her gun some distance away from her.“You are hurt! Quickly, call an ambulance!“ Ivan ordered as he tried to untie her. Trevor and a few other men were checking up on the old lady.“Ivan… you came…” Natalie said in shock. She had not expected him to be back that quickly. But
Carter opened his eyes when he heard Natalie's voice. “Mommy…” he called between cries as he struggled. His mommy was finally there to save him.Natalie hurriedly untied him and pulled him into his hands. “You are fine now…”“Mommy…. Save great grandma. She is in the backyard. Auntie June has a gun…” Carter said the moment he remembered what had happened.Natalie shook. “It's okay,” she said and carried Carter to the room where she had locked Melan. “She will protect you,” Natalie whispered to Carter.She handed Carter to Melan. “Melan, don't open the door until I come back. Don't make any noise,” she said while trembling.“Sister… will you be safe?“ Melan asked in fear. Natalie hurriedly nodded and locked the door behind her, leaving.She ran upstairs to Ivan's room and took out her phone. Luckily, Ivan hurriedly picked him up when she called him.“Natalie…” Ivan called. “Did something happen? I am done here. I am taking the plane soon…”“Ivan… hurry up! Grandma is in danger!“ Natal
When Black came back to the room, Natalie wanted to keep her distance from him. If this man could send his wife away without blinking, what was he not capable of?Black sighed seeing her action. “Daughter, I sent her away to make up for what we caused you to go through in the past,” he spoke up. “Please, forgive me…”Still, Natalie could not fully understand if the man had changed or he was just pretending. “Why did you bring me back?“ She asked at last. She wanted to end things as fast as possible. She wanted to go back to Ivan and Carter.Black took a seat beside her. “I heard about your break up with Ivan… that man has wronged you. I am your father. I had to come for you. I will help you carry out revenge if you want to…”Natalie pretended to be really heartbroken. “But… why are you two fighting?“ She asked. She was still mad that the man had pretended that the break up had nothing to do with him.Black was silent for a while. “ We were fighting in the past, not anymore. I won't li
…Natalie's eyes widened when she woke up on an unfamiliar bed, her mind finally connecting the dots. The room she found herself in was lavish and spacious, a real contrast to the small, cramped space she had been forced to inhabit in the past in this house. The memories of the mistreatment she endured flooded her mind, making her feel annoyed and anger about those two people that called themselves parents.She moved, and her body ached. She could not help but wince in pain. She had expected to be taken away by Black, but the fact that they had sedated her before bringing her here spoke volumes about their intentions. It was as if they didn't even want to give her the chance to fight back or escape.Her thoughts were interrupted as the door was pushed open, and a woman around forty years old stepped inside the room. The woman's eyes widened in disbelief as they landed on Natalie, and she let out a horrified scream."Aaaah!" the woman shrieked, her hands flying to her mouth as if to st
Natalie tried to sit up, her concern immediately shifting to the boy who had accidentally knocked her off her feet. "The boy who just knocked me off... Is he okay?" she asked, showing her compassionate nature even in her own moment of distress.Ivan scanned the crowd and locked eyes with the worried boy. He noticed the blood on the boy's hand and pursed his lips. "Someone check up on the boy," he instructed, and the people around quickly rushed to help him.Still feeling disoriented, Natalie held onto Ivan's hand. "Can you help me up?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly."Of course," Ivan replied hurriedly, carefully assisting her to her feet. He guided her away from the gathering crowd and led her towards the car, where they could have some privacy.As they distanced themselves from the scene, Ivan noticed Natalie's expression changing. Her eyes turned red, and sadness enveloped her face. He gently helped her into the car, his heart aching for her."Are you feeling hurt anywhere?
Ivan woke up with Natalie in his hands, a broad smile appearing on his face as he looked at her sleeping face. He brought his hands to her face and gently caressed her, feeling the sense of peace that he had missed for days.Natalie's eyes fluttered when something kept moving on her face. Slowly, she opened her eyes and met a man's warm gaze. She snuggled closer to him, a smile on her face. "Good morning, beast," she greeted him jokingly.Ivan smiled and pinched her nose. "You look so happy today. Did that mean that I satisfied you well last night?" He joked back.Natalie buried her face into his chest to hide away her embarrassment. "Can't you just talk like a normal person?" She asked and pinched his waist playfully.Ivan hurriedly held her hand. "Stop messing around unless you want to awaken the beast again," he said, and kissed her lips lovingly.Natalie smiled, her cheeks flushed. She seemed to have thought of something and sat up. "Um... Black will be taking me today, right?" She