Henry knew deep down that Natalie would never be able to find that ring.That was because he had the ring.She was the one who had given up on their marriage, so he wanted her to know the consequences!Natalie was stunned by his request.The staff members from the charity gala never called her back, which meant that they didn't manage to find the ring either. So …"Henry, you were the one who threw the ring away. Why do I have to find it? Where am I even supposed to find it?" Natalie asked impatiently.So this was what he meant when he said he would give her another chance?He was clearly making things difficult for her!Henry ignored the fury in Natalie's eyes and said nonchalantly, "If you had bothered to search for the ring that day, it wouldn't be lost, would it? Have you ever tried looking for it?"There was a faint glimmer of hope underneath the frosty gaze he was shooting her. As long as she said that she had gone to search for it, he could forgive her.All he needed f
"Don't you think she deserves to be punished for losing something she wasn't meant to lose?" Henry asked haughtily.Leonard's smile widened. "So, from what I'm hearing, it seems like you wanted her to stay married to you?"Surprisingly, Henry seemed at a loss for words at Leonard's teasing.What was he really upset about?Was he only upset because Natalie disregarded how well his grandparents treated her?Or was it because of something else?"Are you sure you haven't somehow developed feelings for her amidst all your hatred?" Leonard asked teasingly.Leonard laughed before he continued, "Some people have a way of sneaking into your life without you even noticing! Honestly, Henry, I'm curious what you would be like as a lovesick fool."Henry shot him a scathing glare. Somehow, he felt even more frustrated after talking to Leonard. "Fuck off! That's impossible!" He had vowed to never fall in love again!Henry had already been abandoned by a woman once. He would not allow ano
Harry patted Henry's shoulder good-naturedly. "You should also try your best to have a child with Natalie! That would make Grandpa and Grandma happy!"Henry's expression darkened at the conversation they were having.His tone was cold as he declared, "I will never have a child with her."Harry frowned. "Why would you say that?""Because I would never allow her to have my child," Henry said determinedly.Even Harry couldn't figure out how to continue this conversation.From Henry's point of view, a woman like Natalie could never be a good mother.Once she had a child with him, she would probably use the child as a pawn to gain more power over him.He would never allow such a thing to happen.Suddenly, the sound of Henry's phone ringing cut through the silent tension in the car.Henry took out his phone and saw that Owen was calling him.He picked up the call without another thought. "Hello Grandpa, Harry and I are—"He was interrupted by Owen's angry voice coming from the ot
Medicine? Henry's words set off the alarm bells in Natalie's head. She was pregnant right now; she couldn't just take any medicine. It might affect her baby! At the thought of this, Natalie immediately turned away. "I'm not taking it!""Didn't you say you were sick? Drink it!" Henry squeezed her chin to force her mouth open and tried to pour the medicine into her mouth. Her acting was really pushing his buttons.Natalie knocked the cup of medicine with her hand, and it fell to the ground. The cup shattered into pieces, and the medicine spilled all over the floor.Henry stared at the spilled medicine on the ground. Then, he turned to look at Natalie. She refused to drink the medicine, and yet she said she was sick. Natalie was terrible at keeping her act up."I'm telling you. That house will be gone in three days!" Henry articulated every word with an icy glare.Each word was like a hammer, leaving a blow on Natalie's heart. She shook her head. "No …""If you ask my grandp
Natalie raised an eyebrow and continued, "Aren't you having this much hatred for me because I took the title of 'Mrs. Chase' away from her? In that case, I'll return this title to her. "Henry, if you're worried about your grandparents putting pressure on you, I'll handle them. I'll make sure you marry Juliet without worries, and I'll never bother you again!"After making a string of guarantees, Natalie asked uneasily, "In this case, can you stop all this? Can you not demolish my house?"The house! It just had to be about that house! She came all the way here just to coax him, but she did it just to save her house.This made Henry feel a wave of unhappiness in his chest. Moreover, she kept bringing Juliet up. Henry's mouth formed a straight line, and a cold expression appeared on his face."If you don't believe me, I'll write you a letter of guarantee, or—" Natalie continued, thinking she wasn't sincere enough. However, before she could finish, Henry snapped, "Shut the hell up
Henry frowned even more at Natalie's question. "What? No.""Then, why aren't you going out with her?" Natalie blinked in confusion. Apart from quarreling, she couldn't think of any other reason for Henry to reject Juliet.Henry secretly rolled his eyes, not bothering to explain himself to her. "Can you stand up?" he asked out of the blue."Huh?""If you can, come and have a meal with me," Henry said as he stripped naked in front of Natalie. He literally stripped himself bare.His actions were so expected that Natalie couldn't stop herself from blushing. She had to admit that his figure was irresistible. But she had to stand firm. She didn't forget that she already wanted a divorce. So, she quickly looked away.Noticing her little movements, Henry couldn't resist mocking her. "That wasn't how you acted when you drugged me and took off my clothes. So, why are you acting shy now?"Natalie simply pursed her lips in response, choosing to not argue with him.Henry slowly change
Natalie lifted her head in confusion. "What?" Henry slowly set down his knife and fork. Then, his gaze casually swept over her as he replied, "I see you've been struggling for so long. Isn't it because you want to achieve something?"Now that I've publicly admitted your status, shouldn't you stop being unreasonable?"He had made that decision partly because he did not want to continue like that with her. It was really exhausting for him. On the other hand, Henry wanted those pestering him to give up. At that moment, realization dawned upon Natalie. So, that was the reason he had publicly acknowledged her identity.It turned out that he just wanted her to stop being unreasonable. However, Natalie believed she was never irrational. Yet, she felt suffocated in this marriage. It was as if their union was a chain tying her down. She wanted to escape from it."Henry, about our divorce … " Natalie started. She wanted to reassert her point of view. However, there was a hint of wa
"Ms. Shepherd, I'll end the call now if there's nothing else." With that, the caller hung up.The sound of the dial tone rang in her head. Nevertheless, Natalie remained frozen with the phone in her hand. She felt as though her heart had just plummeted from heaven to hell. Everything she had worked hard to protect had disappeared. Natalie snapped back to her senses when she heard the door opening. She had just realized she had slept in Henry's suite the night before. However, she was not in the mood to dwell on it. She quickly got out of bed and approached Henry, yelling, "Henry Chase, how could you be so despicable?"Right then, as she stared at his handsome face, she no longer felt the same attraction she once had. Natalie could not even understand why she had been blind in the first place. What did she love about him? His ruthlessness? His willingness to do anything just to achieve something? Or how despicable he was?Sometimes, all it took was one moment to be ultim
Once Henry and Natalie arrived at the competition venue, Henry made a beeline for the participants' entrance. Meanwhile, family members like Natalie headed straight to the lobby.Natalie had already spotted a few prominent figures in the architectural design field. Some were competing, others were judging.After seeing Henry disappear into the exclusive lane, Natalie strolled toward the lobby.When all the competitors and judges took their places, the host took to the stage to kick off the competition.Due to the language barrier, Natalie could only catch the gist of what the host was saying.Eventually, a sentence flashed on the big screen. After translating it, it read, "A theatre."It seemed that the challenge would be to design a theatre.After the theme was announced, the screen switched to a live feed of the competition area. Competitors had their own designated space.Within the competition area sat dozens of top-tier architects, who all had produced significant works be
Henry cleared his throat and smiled at Mercy. He tried to keep his smile gentle and even spoke softly.But it only took a few seconds of him singing to cause Mercy to burst into tears, her face filled with resistance.The corners of Henry's mouth twitched. Was he that scary?Natalie was stunned by this. What was going on? It seemed that Mercy was a difficult child!Henry and Natalie had arrived in the city a few days before the competition. It was Henry's idea. He said he still owed Natalie a honeymoon trip, so he decided to make it up to her during this overseas trip.They visited many places and took many photos during their free time.Looking at the photos on her phone and then at Henry sleeping beside her, a satisfied smile appeared on Natalie's face.She tiptoed over and pecked Henry on the forehead. "Henry, I never felt more happy."But as soon as she leaned back, she saw Henry with his eyes opened. Under the dim light, his eyes shone brightly with a hint of danger."Ste
Why was Harry here?Time sure flew by. In the blink of an eye, it had been almost three months since Shirley divorced Harry."Shirl, I'll excuse myself since the guest is here. Take your time!" her boss said and retreated to the nearby restroom.All of a sudden, the entire coffee shop fell quiet, and the atmosphere became tense.Shirley and Harry stared at each other, feeling as if time had come to a standstill. In the end, it was Harry who broke the silence. "Let's start.""Why are you…" Shirley still found it hard to believe."It's your birthday today. How could I miss it?" Harry offered a faint smile.Shirley wasn't sure how genuine Harry's feelings for her were at the beginning of their marriage. But she had to admit, Harry never missed any of their anniversaries, or her birthday during the time they were together.But she never thought Harry would still show up and celebrate her birthday with her after the divorce."It's my birthday, yet you're still making me draw
"I see. Then I'll visit Cece after you return," Shane said as he cast a loving gaze at Natalie.As he watched Natalie leave, he couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude and relief.Thankfully, he had realized life's true meaning before it was too late. And fortunately, he still had the opportunity to make different choices and correct his past mistakes. …When Natalie walked out of the Yoder residence, she headed straight to the car parked at the gate.She reached out to open the door, but she realized that she couldn't even grip the handle.But this wasn't the first time such a thing had happened.Whenever she tried to pick up a bowl, it would slip from her fingers and shatter on the floor.Whenever she attempted to hold a pen to sign documents, she could barely steady it, resulting in a signature that looked like gibberish.She found herself unable to perform even the simplest of tasks, and much less when it came to lifting heavy objects.Although Henry had been reassur
Natalie didn't know how to respond to such a subject.Though she didn't harbor any resentment toward Celine, it was quite impossible for her to see Celine as importantly as she did Yvonne. Celine might be her biological mother, but she was still like a stranger to her—especially after years of separation.…With Natalie's intervention, the shareholders of the Yoder Group finally calmed down.However, it wasn't because they weren't wary of her identity as Shane Yoder's daughter, but rather, it was because of her identity as Henry Chase's wife.Offending her would also mean offending Henry Chase, and they certainly wanted to avoid that at all costs. Shortly after the chaos at the Yoder Group subsided, Shane finally regained consciousness.The moment he woke up, all he saw was Jonah busy taking care of him.Just then, Jonah was walking toward Shane with a wet towel in hand. He was startled to see that Shane was awake."Dad… " Overwhelmed with joy, Jonah called out to Shane.
Leonard looked up in surprise and saw that Rachel was angrily storming toward him.Apparently, she was the one who had thrown the book at him."Ra-Rachel, what's the matter?" Leonard's mind was racing, but he couldn't figure out what he had done to anger her.Nevertheless, he was ready to admit his mistakes and correct them accordingly."See for yourself!" Rachel picked up the book she'd thrown at him and tossed it to him.Leonard calmly took the book and noticed a striking headline on the book cover."Shocking! Former CEO of Velvet Star Entertainment Is the Boss Behind Sky Entertainment?"Well, the cat was out of the bag.Leonard cleared his throat and pondered on how to explain this to Rachel. But before he could say anything, Rachel spoke up instead, saying, "How could you lie to me? Do you know that I couldn't sleep for nights, worrying that you couldn't find a job?"I felt so guilty that you were kicked out by your father and even lost your job because of me! Every day, I
However, Celine wasn't aware that when she'd quickly run off, Henry had shown up at the other end of the hallway.Although Celine was quite far away, Henry could still tell that it was her.When Henry saw her, he briefly paused at wheeling himself. It was only when Celine's figure completely vanished at the elevator that he wheeled himself into Natalie's ward.He had just finished speaking with the doctor in his office regarding Natalie's condition. The doctor informed him that Natalie might not be able to hold pens for some time. And even if Natalie was able to take care of herself in the later stages of recovery, her hands might not be as agile as before. This news would undoubtedly be devastating to a designer who relied on her hands to draw sketches.On his way back to the ward, Henry had pondered how he should break the news to Natalie. However, he couldn't find an answer.As he entered the ward and wheeled himself to the side of Natalie's bed, he gazed at her with a
When Natalie was pushed off from the seventh floor, her phone had fallen out of her pocket and had subsequently gotten smashed.And so, her phone had been turned off since, rendering Lavender unable to reach her.Lavender frowned, feeling uneasy.When Celine noticed Lavender's strange expression, she quickly asked, "Did you get through?"Lavender shook her head and said, "I'll try Henry's number again." Celine's heart leaped into her throat as she waited.Luckily, Henry quickly picked up the phone this time."Mr. Chase, may I know where Natalie is right now? She missed my wedding today," Lavender anxiously said."She's in the hospital," Henry honestly told her.Lavender furrowed her brows. "Which hospital?""Community Care Hospital.""Got it. Thank you." Lavender hung up the phone. "What did he say?" Celine immediately asked as her heart pounded.Meanwhile, Jonah stared at Celine in confusion and wondered why she was so concerned about Natalie.Such excessive concern di
Lavender's gaze lifted to Jonah's well-defined jawline.Jonah's eyes were notably luminous too, just like they were in their past.Lavender had always been captivated by Jonah's eyes. They shone so brightly and clearly, like stars that were her guiding light.With the microphone in hand, Jonah surveyed the audience before commencing his address, "As you've all witnessed through those images… The past three years have been exceedingly difficult for me. "Throughout that period, I was unaware of the extent of the disgraceful actions I'd committed, nor can I fully comprehend the turmoil those close to me have endured on my behalf. "Yet, if there's one aspect of which I'm absolutely certain…"Jonah's gaze tenderly met Lavender's as he continued, "The woman standing beside me has truly done so much for me. The mere thought of what she endured, and the resilience she displayed during those challenging times, fills me with both awe and fear. "And the commitments I made to her have be