The old master thought that she was still mad about the slap when he saw her furious face. The old master did not think that she was being serious, so he comforted, “Child, what are you talking about? Isn’t this your home?”“A home that beats me and my brother?”She said that sentence calmly, but there was an invisible rage in each of those words.Actually, she had not wanted to say that. It would make her seem pitiful. However, she could not stay in this house any longer. She did not want to force herself to stay here any longer.She wanted to tell the old master the whole truth this time, including the fact that she did not like John and how she had never wanted to marry him.The old master felt sorry for her when he saw her in this state.“I know you’ve been wronged, but trust me, I won’t allow your mother-in-law to take such actions against you anymore.”The truth disappointed her again and again. She did not have the chance to take back her dignity in front of the Winters.
It was impossible for John to not notice such a big commotion in the house.When he came over to find out what was happening, Natalie was already crying while holding onto her brother.“What’s going on?”When Natalie heard his voice, she ignored him. He did not give up and asked again, “What’s wrong with your brother?”She was still ignoring him. The butler replied, “Master John, Mr. Howard fainted earlier. It was quite serious. Thankfully, Miss Natalie is a doctor…”“How is he now?”“The ambulance will be here in five minutes. He’ll be able to go to the hospital soon.”John did not bother about his wounds when he heard that. He crouched down next to Natalie and said, “I’ll carry him to wait downstairs.”“No need.”Natalie pushed his hand away without hesitating after replying to him coldly.In front of him, Natalie grabbed one of her brother’s arm and draped it across her shoulder. Then, she asked the butler, “Can you help me?”The butler did not dare to move, so Natalie di
In Natalie’s eyes, Howie and her mother were living in the same body. This had been the sustenance for her soul for so many years.She could not and would not let her brother die like this.That was why she decided to study medicine. That was why she increased her professional skills by performing numerous surgeries. It was so that she could protect Howie for her mother when the day came.However, now…What was the point of her studying medicine for so many years?Her hands were trembling while holding the documents. Natalie was in so much pain that she could not withstand it, but she still read every page of the document carefully.Even if there was a slight chance, she would find any possible way to save her brother, but…What was she to do if she could not find any?When she read the final page, she lifted her hand to cover her mouth again. She was crying uncontrollably. Luke opened his mouth to say, “It has been some time since Howie’s condition worsened. Maybe he was afrai
Natalie stood up impulsively. When she was about to turn around, the old master said, “I’m giving you a chance. If you choose to give it up, I won’t stop you. However, if your brother doesn’t want the heart, I’ll destroy it.”“Plus, I’ve been leading an army for so many years. I never begin a war if I’m not confident that I can win it. Don’t think that I’ll be as kind as to compromise if you leave in a pique.”When the old master said that, he was showing her his true self. “Natalie, to be honest with you, I still have my principles even if I think highly of you. If you don’t agree with my requirements, then the heart and its owner will be pushed into the cremation furnace. I mean it.”It was such a heartless statement, and yet, his tone was so affable.When she heard the words ‘cremation furnace’, Natalie stood there motionless. She spent about 10 seconds to digest what the old master said.What he meant was that if she did not sign the contract, he would just let Howard die?Sh
’Mrs. Winters.’Those two words sounded extremely piercing to her ears. She frowned and said, “Don’t overestimate yourself, okay? I have no interest in that position.”No matter what she said, John was still suspicious of her. “If you’re not interested, then why did you do such things?”His behavior of pressing on to things was like a poisonous thorn piercing into her heart. It was inching deeper and deeper into her flesh.Before this, he had forced her to get married to him. Then, when she begged him for a divorce, he had forced her to spend a night with him. The images of that night appeared in her brain once more.She began acting impulsively by starting to tell him everything that she had been keeping inside. “Don’t tell me that you’ve already forgotten about how you forced me to get the marriage certificate. Also, don’t tell me that you’ve forgotten about how you forced me to spend the night with you when I asked for a divorce. Now, you’re telling me that I’m the one who’s ca
He was holding her while kissing her continuously. He only let go of her out of mercy when she was almost suffocating and her legs were leaning against him because they were weak.They were panting lowly.The man’s eyes grew darker. His voice was also so hoarse that it was terrifying. “Woman, don’t trigger me. This will only make me want to dominate you even more.”The last few words were uttered slowly next to her ear. Natalie could not hear him clearly as the hot breath that was next to her ear had already snatched away half of her soul. Even if she was forgetting her manners, her last drop of rationality was telling her that something bad will happen if she continued this.Despite being weak, her hand was still on his chest. While pushing him away, she was anxious. “T-This is a hospital. Please don’t do that kind of thing to me.”“What is this kind of thing? Hugging you? Kissing you?”While chuckling, the man mumbled this. Then, his tall and lean body pressed up against her cu
It sounded like someone was coming from downstairs. It sounded like there were a lot of people.Natalie was terrified. She almost burst out in tears. When she thought her legacy that she built was going to die here, the man removed his hand from her blouse.He squinted his dark eyes. He was reluctant, yet he still let her go.Then, the man removed his hand that was holding her wrists together. He placed his palm on her waist. Before the people could come upstairs, he quickly brought Natalie out of the stairwell.She was half carried out of the stairwell. When they finally stopped at the empty corridor, Natalie’s legs were still feeling like noodles so she had to walk while holding the wall. Looking at her pathetic state, John’s icy face broke into a rare smile.He did not know when it began, but whenever he looked at her, he would get a happy feeling that he could not put a finger on.For example, now, he came to cause her trouble because of the tabloid, but when he saw her, he i
Although Becky acted entirely naturally, Natalie completely saw through her intention… She instantly felt a stab of jealousy! A hint of anger flashed across her eyes that had been light and calm mere moments ago. Right then, Sean came out of the ward next door. Natalie hesitated for a second before waving at him and called out, “Dr. Quinton.” Upon hearing this, Sean looked up from the medical records in his hands while almost at the same instant, Natalie flew toward his side. Then, she reached for Sean’s hand without hesitation. “It’s almost lunchtime, let’s go to the cafeteria together!” Sean quickly caught on and realized what she was doing. Although he clearly knew that he was being used as an excuse, he nodded cooperatively and replied, “Sure.” Seeing the two of them walking ahead with their hands linked together, John suddenly took a step forward as if he was about to run up to them. Becky quickly noticed this and pretended to be unaware. She latched onto his arm e