Unbeknownst to Lucas, there were two forces at play in this absolute control. One was Oliver, and the other was Roger.Soon, it was time for dinner. Lucas volunteered to cook for Natalie. Natalie initially didn't want Lucas to tire himself out, but she couldn't resist his insistence and had to compromise.The kitchen door was left open, and the excellent ventilation system prevented the kitchen fumes from spreading to the dining room and living room. Natalie knelt on the sofa, her arm resting on the back of the armchair, watching the young figure in the kitchen with a content and happy expression on her face."Natalie, sit properly!" Oliver's face looked displeased as he slapped her buttocks when she didn't obey."Ah!" Natalie exclaimed in shock, looking at Oliver with disbelief. "Oliver, you hit my butt again!"Oliver lifted his chin, indicating for her to sit properly.Liam, who was watching nearby, found it amusing. The young master couldn't stand it when Lady's gaze was fixed on s
Oliver took a bite. He ate everything with elegance, chewing expressionlessly twice before swallowing. Then, he glanced at Lucas."Although my cooking skills were taught by my sister, the apprentice is not as good as the master. You can't measure my sister's level by my standards!" Lucas quickly spoke, afraid that Oliver would criticize his sister because of his cooking skills.Natalie nervously watched Oliver, unsure of what he would say next. After all, Oliver even snubs Michelin-starred chefs with his picky taste buds.His sense of taste is abnormal in the first place. It was just a coincidence that he happened to like her cooking, whereas Lucas's dishes... they were tasteless and hard to swallow."Let's eat." Oliver commanded the two, forcing himself to swallow the food he just ate.Natalie breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of amusement in her eyes. Could it be that Oliver's peculiar eating disorder had improved?Lucas behaved like a big boy.Smiling, she sat down and continued to
Natalie felt embarrassed being held by him like a child, and there was something even more embarrassing.Oliver scooped up a ravioli and brought it to Natalie's lips."I have a cold. If we eat together, I might infect you with the virus," Natalie hesitated inwardly. Sharing the same bowl of ravioli and using the same spoon felt too intimate.Oliver's face darkened. "Natalie, do you still dislike me?""No, I don't! Really!" Natalie felt wronged. Why couldn't this man let go of his biases?She tried persuading him, "You eat it yourself. I've already eaten enough tonight."Oliver scoffed, then looked at the woman in his arms.Natalie's scalp tingled from his gaze and felt trapped, unable to escape. She reluctantly opened her mouth and ate, muttering, "Serves me right, getting infected.""Want to infect me?" Oliver glanced at her red lips and said, "You can try kissing me."Fuming, Natalie turned her head away, refusing to speak to him.Oliver continued with his dinner. This slight intima
Maria decided to publicly argue with Hailey online, accusing Hailey of considering Natalie as a thorn in her side and implying that she should do something about Natalie.Natalie, including her previous provocation towards Natalie, Hailey naturally protested. Both of them had their arguments, and internet users were engrossed in the gossip for several hours. However, it didn't take long for someone to anonymously expose Natalie's past as a G Entertainment artist. They claimed that G Entertainment had redirected resources meant for Natalie to Hailey, sacrificing Natalie to promote Hailey, and even listed various pieces of evidence to support their claims. Hailey initially thought that only Maria would be targeting her, but she never expected to come across such a bombshell! Despite searching for quite some time, they couldn't find out who the informant was.The Watson family could never have imagined that these solid pieces of evidence were all the doing of their seemingly plain Lucas.
"Ah! What are you doing!"As the man's hand touched her back, Natalie was startled and hugged her chest, trying to hide."Don't move," Oliver said softly.He brought some ointment, "I'm applying medicine for you.""...Oh," Natalie lay on the bed, exposing her entire back to the open air. Her skin felt a tingling and cool sensation, giving her goosebumps, but it was comforting.Natalie slightly turned her head and saw the man looking at her, with a serious gaze that appeared somewhat devout.Even getting dressed became Oliver's responsibility.Natalie felt a bit uncomfortable, but after her resistance proved futile, she could only accept it since it wasn't the first time he did something like this.Her gaze quickly glanced at the position of Oliver's belt.Oliver noticed everything and deliberately asked her, "What are you looking at?"Natalie looked away, "I wasn't looking at anything."After Oliver helped her put on the underwear, he gently pinched her waist.The soft flesh pressed a
The Rolls-Royce continued driving with people bustling about on a typical workday. Lucas, naturally intelligent and with a photographic memory, quickly realized that they were heading towards the hospital. Sure enough, five minutes later, the Rolls-Royce stopped at the finest private hospital in Paykston. "Do you really want me to get checked?" Lucas looked at Oliver suspiciously, feeling that this guy had ulterior motives. "Get inside!" Oliver impatiently urged him. The hospital had made arrangements beforehand, and Rosy, a professor and specialist, personally received Lucas. After understanding Lucas' situation, Rosy arranged for colleagues specializing in leukemia to assist him. The test results indicated that Lucas was in good health and could stay at home for recovery, taking medication to control the condition while waiting for a suitable bone marrow match for a definitive cure. Lucas took a photo of the medical report and sent it to Natalie to ease her worries. However,
If he did care, there wouldn't be rumors over the years saying "Mr. Windsor is extremely hideous and won't live long.""Are you asking me to help you talk to Mr. Windsor again? I won't do it," Natalie said. "In fact, you haven't sincerely treated me as a daughter or Lucas as a son all these years. You have not fulfilled your father's duty, and you do not want to be our father, so what qualification do you have to expect us to fulfill our filial obligations?" "Natalie, we must repay our parents for raising us!""If such filial piety means using Lucas' life and body as a bargaining chip, I would rather be seen as heartless and unfilial. Unfortunately, you dare not spread the word about our disloyalty and unfilial behavior, as it would also bring disgrace upon your reputation. Many people initially thought we, siblings, were the children of the Watson family servants." Natalie said angrily.Sitting in the aerial garden on the second floor, Natalie basked in the warm autumn sunshine, lis
In the end, shame prevailed. Being able to resist wearing her usual conservative sleepwear was already quite difficult, so she put on a silk sundress. The watermelon-red sleep gown, worn against her naturally fair skin, became even more enticing.Oliver had a good sense of aesthetics, but he always felt that girls would like pink. Most of the clothes he chose for her were in shades of pink and red, mostly dresses.Natalie made all the preparations and sat on the bed, waiting for Oliver.Lately, he seemed unusually busy and hadn't returned to the room. Natalie waited and waited until she fell asleep, only to wake up at 2:18 in the morning.Oliver still hadn't returned.Natalie threw on a robe and went out. When she arrived at the study, the study doors were open, and it was pitch black inside with no one around.Oliver wasn't there.Did he go out?Natalie was puzzled. Just as she was about to go back to her room, she noticed a faint light coming from the kitchen downstairs, along with
Oliver furrowed his brows, looking at the spaghetti in the thermos.But in his mind, he pictured the seafood soup Natalie used to make.Susan's spaghetti was simple and hadn't changed over the years.Natalie, on the other hand, would carefully consider the pairing and nutritional aspects when cooking and use more diverse ingredients."I'll eat it later," Oliver said.Susan's eyes lit up with joy, and she sweetly smiled at Oliver. "As long as you want to eat it, I can make it for you from now on!"Oliver's brow twitched imperceptibly upon hearing "from now on", feeling an inexplicable resistance, and Natalie crossed his mind."Susan, I called you here to ask about this. What's going on?" Oliver took out his phone, displaying the news article about him and Susan."I... I just came back to the country and needed some attention and publicity, so... I'm sorry, I didn't know the netizens would speculate like this." Susan subconsciously glanced at Oliver. Although he often appeared expressio
"Because Zoey is so good at makeup, and there's only Jacob in our group, how could I lend you makeup." Jane's smile is mischievous, as if it were a joke, making people feel no disgust, "You have Zoey's makeup technology, we use cosmetics to make up for Jacob's poor aesthetic, just to even out the odds!"Zoey chuckled, thinking that Jane, the former top socialite, was indeed not bragging. She managed to manipulate people without offending anyone unrelated, hitting the target precisely."Jane, aren't you going to scold me to death?" Jacob exclaimed in anger.His hands trembled as he applied blush on Natalie's cheeks. Having never done makeup for a woman before, he was already nervous, and then there was a woman next to him who kept making sarcastic remarks.Jane laughed, "You won't die, but you might feel happier."Lily looked at Natalie, hoping she would speak up and exchange props with her, but Natalie closed her eyes and allowed Jacob to do her makeup as if she hadn't heard anything.
"Lily!" Sharon frowned and reprimanded her.Lily pretended to suddenly understand, "Ah! I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?"Zoey looked at these two people and a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes. She had seen through the tricks of these young people as if watching a show.Jane sneered at Lily and her lips moved slightly as she quietly asked Natalie, "Natalie, do you think I should throw this lunch in her face?"Natalie calmly held Jane's wrist and calmed her down.It wouldn't be good for Jane's reputation if she were to have conflict with Lily in front of so many people.Instead, Natalie smiled and said, "Why do you care about what I do with my husband? Are you interested in my husband? Whether or not I cook for him, isn't it my freedom to decide?" If Natalie's husband were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but unfortunately, he's Oliver. If she speaks carelessly, she could easily be labeled as someone who harbors ill intentions towards him, becoming the laughingstock and g
Jacob was shocked, his captivating fox eyes widened, "You...""Jane won the National Junior Amateur Shooting gold medal prize in high school. Haven't you heard of it?" Natalie said as she picked up the note to read it.Jacob was still stunned and thought, "I've only heard that Jane used to fight and go to bars. Who knew this girl would also play with guns? Is this a joke?""Both fighting and shooting? What's the point of being reincarnated as a woman?" Jacob couldn't help but comment."Just to make you feel ashamed. A man who wasted three bullets!" Jane laughed, her beauty extraordinary.Look down on my best friend? I'll curse you until you question your life!Natalie spread out the notes and said, "There are seven words."NPC Reminder: "Not every clue is a valid one."Jacob had an expression of "what the hell."What's the point of a clue if it's invalid?!The directing team loves this kind of teasing plotlines."How can we tell what this
Although the online photos didn't reveal Oliver's face or provide any indication of who he was, Natalie recognized him at first glance. It was the man she had once shared a bed with.He was the man who said he had work that night when she called."Natalie, don't overthink it. Maybe that's not Oliver? You can call him and ask." Jane advised, though she was already cursing Oliver inwardly."That person is Oliver." Natalie lowered her gaze and sneered. She recognized the cufflink he was wearing, the one she had given him.Not only that cufflink, but almost everyone in Paykston's upper circles knew that Mr. Windsor's most commonly used car was a top-of-the-line Rolls-Royce Phantom, with a black body and subtle luxury, bearing the license plate "7".And the car that was exposed online met all the requirements for Oliver's vehicle!"Take your positions, we're about to start!" The director's team urged.Lily touched up her makeup and walked over with a smile. "N
When Natalie finished her class and arrived at the recording site, most of the other guests had already arrived. The area was cordoned off, and there were many onlookers standing outside the designated area, including students from other universities who had rushed over after hearing the news.Natalie spotted someone in one of the guest's seats from a distance, her gaze flickered and then she smiled with joy, "Jane!"Jane stood up and embraced Natalie as she ran towards her.The surrounding students whispered to each other:"Natalie is also a guest?""Natalie's beside Jane? I can't believe it!""Who is that person? Such a strong presence!" "You don't know Jane? The former top socialite was not boasting." "Because birds of a feather flock together, beautiful people naturally become best friends with other beautiful people, right?" "Jane, why did you agree to be on a variety show?" Natalie asked, puzzled. Jane's personality was clearly not s
"This way to your seat." the assistant said to the tall man behind him.Even with sunglasses on, Natalie still recognized him at first glance. He was Joseph, the country's top male international supermodel!With wheat-colored skin and not particularly delicate features, he exuded absolute sophistication, making him a darling of several luxury brands. He had an inherent sense of nobility, fitting for a male model."If all goes well, we should be finished filming today and return home the same day. You will have a day off tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, you'll join the team to record the variety show." Emily stopped mid-sentence when she noticed Natalie's peculiar gaze.She followed Natalie's line of sight and locked eyes with Joseph, who had taken off his sunglasses.After a moment of bewilderment, Emily averted her gaze and continued discussing the schedule and today's points of attention with Natalie.Joseph casually spun his sunglasses on his fingerti
"Mrs. Windsor, are you going to deny it after hugging me?" Oliver said, his emotions unclear."What do you mean by ‘deny it after hugging'? What is there to deny?" Natalie replied, confused.Confronted with Natalie's baffled expression, Oliver instinctively pulled her into his arms and gave her a kiss.Natalie subconsciously glanced toward the company's entrance gate, and sure enough, she saw multiple pairs of curious eyes staring at them.Quickly, Natalie pulled Oliver toward the car, her ears burning red.Meanwhile, Oliver stood motionless, allowing Natalie to pull and tug, like a sulking child.Natalie looked up at the sky in disbelief, wondering what this man was up to. Suddenly, a thought flashed in her mind. She tiptoed and quickly pecked Oliver's lips, whispering softly, "Darling, shall we go home?"Her voice, unbeknownst to Natalie herself, carried a gentle warmth, sounding almost coquettish. Oliver had originally intended to defy her and stand th
"Go and apologize to her!" Just minutes before Storme brought Lily to apologize, Emily had discovered that Lily was the one who had used an employee card to enter and had brushed shoulders with Mrs. Watson. "Emily, Natalie, I'm truly sorry. Lily made a mistake today. She didn't recognize Mrs. Watson and thought she was one of Natalie's relatives with an urgent matter. That's why she brought her in. We came to apologize!" Storme, being a top-tier agent at HHY, possessed excellent skills and emotional intelligence.Lily sincerely apologized to Natalie, echoing Storme's explanation.Emily and Natalie exchanged a subtle glance- they were surely lying!Emily's smile remained unchanged as she said, "What a coincidence indeed! Lily brought in Mrs. Watson to create a scene. It seems even the security guards didn't hear anything. If I hadn't made the call, they might not have come at all."What did she mean by "Lily brought in Mrs. Watson to create a scene"! Emily k