"Natalie!" The urgency in the call turned heads as a figure dashed toward them.It was Sheldon.Leslie, of course, wouldn't miss any opportunity that could potentially bring Sheldon and Natalie closer together.She had discreetly sent Natalie's real-time location to Sheldon, casting him in the role of the knight in shining armor.As Sheldon neared, he saw the two figures standing on the lawn.He felt like an intruder, disrupting a private moment. He was ready to retreat quietly.But when Natalie suddenly collapsed, there was no way he could just leave.Henry, spotting Sheldon, acted decisively. "Take her, get her to the hospital now! I must find someone urgently!"Sheldon was a bit surprised by Henry's decision.Didn't Henry usually treat him like a potential threat?Before Sheldon could fully grasp the situation, Henry had vanished into the shadows of the night.Sheldon, seeing Natalie's alarmingly pale face, sprang into action. Without a second thought, he lifted her and q
The envelope fluttered to the ground.The press conference, surprisingly, had been the least of his problems.He had always felt responsible for that incident. In fact, since that incident, he had never touched architectural design again.Even though his skills were recognized, there was a hurdle in his heart that he couldn't overcome.But the confession …Henry felt indebted to Livia. But with her gone, what purpose did these acts serve? Wouldn't it be better to let her rest in peace?"When you've sorted this out, I'll give you the antidote," Jasper said. The corners of his mouth were tugged as he turned away.Henry took a deep breath as he looked at the envelope. Then, he bent down to pick it up.He hadn't read its contents yet, but it didn't matter. The real issue was his lack of options.Henry quickly pulled out his phone to make a call."Wade, I need you to arrange a press conference immediately."On the other end of the line, Wade sounded surprised.Why suddenly arran
Henry raised his eyes and glanced at the camera in front of him.Jasper felt that Henry was staring at him through that camera. And it seemed like he had a smile on his face too. However, Jasper disregarded that thought immediately, thinking he was seeing things.How could Henry be smiling when he was about to read the confession letter?"In fact, Mr. Brown of Elysian Group was involved in this incident," said Henry slowly.Jasper was shocked to hear this.Jennifer looked at him perplexedly and asked, "What's going on? I thought you told him to make a confession. Why is he mentioning you now?"Jasper didn't know what was going on too, but he had a really bad feeling about it. Nevertheless, Jasper forced himself to stay calm. "He's just bluffing," he said.All the reporters seemed puzzled as they waited for Henry to go on.Henry took a glance at his watch. Then, he said calmly, "I'd like to remind Mr. Brown that there might be a little problem with your shipment at the dock.
Sheldon took the bottle of antidote without hesitation.As he was preparing the antidote on a table, he overheard a voice behind him."Sorry I'm late," Henry said to Natalie.Sheldon was a bit surprised. He never knew that Henry had such a gentle and caring side too.After mixing the antidote in a glass of water, he handed it to Henry.Natalie was lying quietly in Henry's arms. Her brows were furrowed, and her forehead was covered with sweat. She seemed to be enduring the pain."Open your mouth. Drink this antidote." Henry put the glass to Natalie's month.Natalie blinked her eyes. She wanted to drink it, but she could barely open her mouth due to the pain.Henry noticed her struggle and frowned as he thought of a solution."Maybe I'll go buy a spoon at the hospital's convenience store?" Seldon suggested.Sheldon was about to leave the room when Henry stopped him. "I've got a plan."Sheldon turned around and saw Henry taking a big sip of the antidote. Then, he fed Natalie
Henry didn't respond. He simply stood there looking at Sheldon."Natalie's a person who gets serious easily. If you want to be nice to her, be nice to her for the rest of your life."Don't quit halfway and shatter her hopes again. It isn't easy for her to start hoping again." Sheldon stared at Henry seriously."I never let myself make the same mistake twice. One mistake is more than enough." Henry expressed his determination clearly."Good to know. I hope you'll remember what you said today." Sheldon nodded. "If you ever let her down again, I'll come for you.""That day will never come," Henry replied confidently. After Henry saw Sheldon off, he entered the ward.Natalie took a glance at him and lowered her eyes. All of a sudden, there was an awkward atmosphere in the room.Natalie thought that Henry would scold her for what she had done that night. However, to her surprise, Henry spoke gently to her, "Next time, can we face these things together?"Natalie was startled.
"Actually, when I found out at the Creative Visions Competition that you were also an architect, I … um … searched for your works online." Natalie took a quick glance at him.She skipped the part where she was astonished by his works.While Sheldon's design was full of humanity and life, Henry's design was mind-blowing and mesmerizing.The building structures that Henry designed were beyond imagination. Hence, many of his works were considered classic and iconic.This new discovery had certainly changed Natalie's impression of Henry. It turned out that not only was he good at making money, he was also an excellent architect."Well?" Henry wanted to hear what she thought of him."Well, I think … you can try to start designing again," Natalie said reservedly.She didn't compliment him because she was worried that he might make a big deal out of it and wouldn't let it go.After all, he had become more and more shameless recently."In other words, you believe in me? You think I ca
"Now, you'll be slammed with me." Henry's eyes seemed to be smiling.He finally understood how stubborn Natalie was now.Even though she wouldn't admit that she still cared about him, her small actions had said it all."Don't you have anything better to do than sending someone to check out my account?" Natalie felt a bit uncomfortable.How else would Henry know that she was one who wrote that comment?She should have opened a fake account so that he wouldn't have found out it was her."Do I even need to check that out? The profile picture of this account is the same as your profile picture on WhatsApp," Henry said indifferently.Only then did Natalie realize that that was indeed the case. Suddenly, her phone rang.It was from an unknown number, but she answered anyway, "Hello?""Is this Ms. Shepherd? We're calling from Elysian Hospital. We'll be doing Felix Yule's heart transplant surgery at 10 am today. Please get Felix admitted as soon as possible."Natalie was thrilled t
Somewhere deep down, Henry's heart grew tender. Just from watching Natalie interact with Owen, he could sense that she cared for him.He didn't expect her to remember Owen's birthday.As it was, it seemed she had been genuine toward his grandparents. It was just that he had been misjudging her kind intentions with his own petty mindset.Henry gently nodded. "Yeah, his birthday is coming up."He had initially planned to hold a grand birthday banquet to celebrate Owen's 80th birthday. But too many things had happened this year. Moreover, given Owen's current condition, it was also inappropriate to throw a fancy banquet."Then let's come here on his birthday. We'll throw Grandpa a simple celebration." Natalie suggested.Henry's eyes smiled at her words. Yet, he said nothing.Natalie was confused after seeing his reaction. "Why … are you smiling?" She didn't think she said anything wrong."Nothing. I think your idea is splendid." Henry nodded reassuringly.He was pleased when
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