The woman on the other end of the line hesitated. “Why…do you want my address?”Jason pinched the bridge of his nose. He could feel a headache rising as he leaned against the chair. “What do you think?”Natalie fell silent.What did she think?WHAT DID SHE THINK?How was she supposed to know?Wasn’t it written in the contract that they would keep a low profile about their marriage?Shouldn’t they avoid each other during festive seasons?Yet here he was, trying to get her address. Natalie was at a loss for words.Natalie gave it a thought. “Uh…is it because there’s work coming in? I can always go back. You don’t have to come over.”“Give me your address.” Jason hung up the call right after.The driver had already started the car. He looked at Jason. “Where are we going, sir?”“Give me a moment.” Jason stared at his phone patiently.After five minutes, he received a message with her address on it.Jason passed his phone to the driver. “Bring me to wherever this is.”“Right
The house was crowded, to begin with. After they saw Jason, they all gave him curious glances like they were staring at some national treasure.“What is your name, kid?”“Where do you live?”“You’re very handsome. You look like that one movie star.”“How old are you?”When Natalie finally entered the house, she saw the people inside crowding around Jason. She widened her eyes in fear and immediately stepped forward to push past the crowd.“Everyone, please stop crowding around him. You’ll end up scaring him.” Natalie stood guard in front of Jason and pouted at her family.“Right on time, Nat. Hurry up and introduce your boyfriend to us.” One of her aunts smiled at her.Natalie glanced at Jason. She felt no traces of annoyance or discomfort from him. His lips were curled up in his usual smile.Jason was a handsome man. He had good features and an air of nobility around him.He looked like a prince straight out of a fairytale.Natalie got lost in thought as she stared at him.
Natalie stiffly sat back down. “Uh…”“Hmm?” hummed Jason. He was still holding onto her hand.Natalie could feel the warmth coming off his hands. In contrast, her hands were icy cold. As he held her, she could feel the heat gradually spreading from his hand to her heart. Her heart was pounding hard. It was a familiar feeling. Natalie bit her lips to compose herself. “I’ll stay, but please stop holding my hand.”Something flashed across Jason’s eyes. “Sorry.”He released his hold.Natalie fell silent.She didn’t know why she felt a hint of disappointment from him.Did she imagine it? She thought that she must have.After half an hour.“Nat, Jason, it’s time for lunch,” chirped Natalie’s mother.Natalie sprang up. “Come on. Let’s get some food.”…The Warren family was big and always gathered to celebrate the new year. The table was packed with people.Jason and Natalie sat side by side.“We don’t know what food Jason likes, Nat. You’re his girlfriend, you should know. We
“Uh…Mr. Moore…are you planning to stay the night?” probed Natalie tentatively.Jason quirked a brow. “Do you expect me to navigate the winding mountain road at night?”Natalie immediately shook her head. “Don’t. It’s too dangerous.”The mountain roads here were steep and dangerous. He could drive off a cliff at any given moment!Jason smiled and said, “Hence why I will be staying the night here.”Natalie fell silent.She bit her lips again, thinking, “So he’s going to stay the night, but there’s only one bed. Where is he going to sleep?”“Uh…you can have the bed. I’ll share my mom’s bed tonight,” mumbled Natalie.Jason took off his coat. “Very well.”Natalie left the room. Upon arriving at her parents’ room, she was immediately turned away.She tried again and went to her aunt’s room but couldn’t even open the door.Natalie stood in the empty living room and stared at the wooden couch.She sighed.After accepting her fate, she returned to her room and saw Jason had settled
Natalie widened her eyes in shock. All her thoughts vanished without a trace. She sat up to observe Jason’s pale face. “What’s wrong, Mr. Moore?”Jason placed a hand over his abdomen and furrowed his brows in pain. “I think I have gastric.”Natalie immediately sprung out of bed to find some medicine for him. Jason seemed to be in a serious condition. His forehead was coated with sweat.All in all, he looked terrible!Natalie immediately called for an ambulance. She didn’t want to waste a second in fear of something terrible happening to Jason.Her commotion woke up the entire household. After giving a brief explanation, Natalie got in the ambulance with Jason.…In Clacton, at a Moore Corporation hospital.Jason was sent to the emergency room while Natalie paced around outside nervously.After some time, the doctor came out of the room. He took off his mask and said, “He has gastric perforation. We managed to cure it before it got worse. What did he eat before this?”Natalie
After a while, Tamara released Jason’s wrist. “You have to remember to take three meals a day. Your stomach is not in the best condition right now.”Jason nodded and promised, “I will.”Tamara smiled at Natalie. “Thank you for taking care of him.”Natalie waved her hand nervously. “It’s my job.”Tamara stood up. “I have to go. I’ll come by later.”Jason nodded.He turned to Natalie. “Please see Tammy off.”Natalie was surprised by this, but her body reacted before she even realized it. Tamara was already heading for the door by then.Natalie found herself walking up to Tamara. She composed her trembling heart.Outside the ward, Natalie stopped Tamara unconsciously. “Miss Moore.”Tamara quirked an eyebrow at her. “What’s up?”Natalie pursed her lips. At the thought of her feelings, she hurried to ask, “Do you know what Mr. Moore is up to these days?”Tamara tilted her head as she observed Natalie’s nervousness. A thought appeared in her mind, and Tamara smirked, “Please take
Tamara stopped in her tracks and stared at the expensive car. She cast a glance to the side. A figure was lurking behind a tree not far away from where she was standing. She sneered slightly, “No thanks. I can drive myself.” With that, she headed toward the parking lot.However, the bodyguard stopped her. “Miss, your car has just been sent for maintenance.”Tamara stared blankly at the car’s window as if she could see the man inside. She felt a little helpless. Nevertheless, she stood her ground and declared, “I’ll take a taxi then.”In any case, she wouldn’t get in his car.The bodyguard grimaced. “Miss, Mr. Lynch has been waiting for you for over an hour.”“He likes to wait around. What does it have to do with me?” Tamara gave the bodyguard a cold look and walked toward the roadside.The bodyguard’s jaw fell open.He looked helplessly at the car. The car door opened, and a tall figure walked out.Crowds of people flowed in and out of the hospital as Sebastian approached T
Roxy was still too green. Tamara had been observing her quietly. She wanted to see what Roxy was planning to do.However, after two days of observing Roxy, Tamara could guess what the girl had in mind. It seemed that Roxy wanted to ruin the couple’s relationship. Roxy was indifferent toward Sebastian, but her hatred for Tamara was as clear as day. Thinking back to the resentful look Roxy had given her when Rico was declared dead, Tamara knew the girl wanted revenge for her brother.When Tamara came to this conclusion, she felt dejected. She owed Rico her life. That was why she planned to take Roxy under her wings. However, she wanted to teach Roxy a lesson.“Let’s end this within the next two days. It’s getting boring,” muttered Tamara softly.There were many ways to toy with Roxy. But Tamara decided to let the girl off this time.The girl just needed to learn her lesson.“Okay, I’m right behind you. Ask the driver to stop the car,” said Sebastian in his low voice.Tamar