Natalie remained silent. Instead, she thought to herself, "Well, if you think it's a mistake, then so be it …"Promptly after, Henry made a second attempt. Yet, the outcome was as embarrassing as the first. He frowned, becoming frustrated at the machine. Why was this damn machine not working for him?Even Natalie felt embarrassed for him. Clearing her throat, she asked, "You said your previous attempt was a mistake. How about this try?"Henry was desperately trying to maintain his composure. Lifting his chin proudly, he answered with defiance, "I've already bought the tokens. It's only right for me to use them all, right?"There was no way that he couldn't succeed even once out of the ten chances he had. As Natalie stood beside him, she saw how Henry gradually lost his confidence. His expression was becoming more sullen over time. Why did he have to make things difficult for himself? She simply didn't have any faith in him. In the end, things really turned out to be h
Henry stood beside her in silence. His gaze was fixated on the document before Natalie. What was this?Natalie was equally puzzled. She didn't pick it up right away. Instead, she asked, "What is this?""Have a look," Owen flashed a gentle smile at her. Only then did she pick it up. After going through the papers, she put it back on the table again. "Grandpa, Grandma, I can't accept this."Owen and Moira intended to give her one of their houses. How could she accept this? Initially, the Shepherd residence was already sold to pay off their debts. Thus, she wasn't even eligible to accept any compensation if the house was demolished. Owen gazed at her sincerely as he stated, "Henry was responsible for the demolition of the Shepherd residence. "When your father is released from jail in the future, he will still need a place to stay, won't he? Just take the house. It's yours."Moira chirped in as well, "Yeah, just take it. You'll just have to sign at the end of the document."
However, Natalie showed no intention of stopping him. She didn't even spare him a glance. Henry felt like she had hurt his pride. Why did he even bother in the first place?His car zoomed past her. Only then did Natalie look up. This wasn't the first time she had been left behind by him. Now, she was able to maintain her composure nonetheless. "Good job," she thought to herself, "It wouldn't take long for me to get rid of all the feelings I had for him."She retracted her gaze and took out her phone. She intended to hail a cab, but there were none around the area since her location was too remote. Thus, Natalie had no choice but to call Leslie and tell her what happened. "Stay where you are and wait for me! I'll be there in a flash!"She felt at ease after Leslie's reassurance. After she hung up, she found a big rock by the roadside and sat down to wait. However, another vehicle came before Leslie. It was a van. The van halted right before her. Just as she was still
Sheldon's heart throbbed when he saw Natalie. He dashed toward her and asked, "Natalie, are you alright?"Sheldon took down the cloth that was stuffed in her mouth. Natalie had a lot to tell Sheldon but now was not the time. She shook her head instead. "I'll carry you out!"Without hesitating, Sheldon carried her. The fire was huge, causing thick and pungent smoke to fill the air in the narrow space. "Rest assured; I'll get you out for sure!"Sheldon moved promptly toward the door with her in his arms. She couldn't help but glance at him. He was frowning, and his expression was complicated. She didn't expect him to save her in the end. Just as they were about to make their way out of the metal shack, the roof suddenly collapsed. A large piece of burning metal came crashing down."Careful!" Natalie warned as she noticed it first. Sheldon dodged it swiftly. However, his shoulder was slightly injured, which seemed pretty painful. Natalie heard him grunt, and a hint
Leonard was all ears for Henry's answer. He was anticipating him saying he was going to take care of Natalie. There was no way for him to miss such a great opportunity. Yet, Henry's answer almost sent him into a frenzy. "What's the big deal? She just got admitted to the hospital. It's not like she'd die any sooner …" Henry said nonchalantly. Feeling helpless, Leonard tapped on the steering wheel. Initially, he thought he was quite heartless toward women. Who knew Henry would be much worse than him? "Henry …""I'm busy. I'll hang up now."Henry didn't want to dwell on this topic any further, so he hung up shortly after. However, his mind was filled with how frail Natalie looked when she was sick.He had a lot of work to attend to, yet he couldn't bring himself to set his mind to it. He was frustrated with himself. In the end, he finally couldn't stand it and threw his pen away. He closed his eyes. Henry tried to calm himself down. It simply wasn't worth losing his c
The moment she walked out of the ward, she saw Henry and Juliet in each other's arms. She didn't want to think too much about it either. But couldn't they have just gone somewhere farther away if they wanted to be lovey-dovey with one another? Why did they have to do that in front of her every time? Although she had tried very hard to pretend that she didn't care, in her heart, she was still unable to be impassive. Henry ignored her. He dragged her to the emergency stairwell, then pressed her against the wall. He then kissed her right on the lips forcefully. Natalie was surprised by his move. What was he doing?!Moreover, his kiss felt very much like he was punishing her.This was ridiculous! He was the one who pranced around in public with Juliet. She thought she had been tactful enough not to interrupt them. But why was he mad at her instead? Did he even know what she had gone through today? She almost lost her baby!If he hadn't abandoned her mid-way, such a thi
The sudden movement made both Sheldon and Natalie jump.They looked toward the door, only to see a few people rush into the ward. Some of them had microphones in their hands. Some others had video cameras on their shoulders. Natalie realized who they were. They were reporters! She walked up to them immediately and indignantly questioned them, "Who gave you all permission to come in? Even as reporters, you'd still need to respect other people's privacy." But, this group of reporters was overbearing. They completely ignored her words. A number of microphones were presented in front of her. "You are Ms. Shepherd, right?" "Aren't you Mr. Chase's wife? Why are you here looking after another man?" "What's your relationship with this man?" "Rumors have it that you and Mr. Chase are having problems in your marriage. Is that true?" The reporters spouted a slew of questions at her. She was clearly almost at her tipping point. Sheldon didn't like the sight of Natalie being pr
Henry's gaze was fixed on his cell phone for a while. In the end, he still decided to answer it. After he picked up the call, he regretted his decision. "Henry! When can you stop causing trouble for me?" The sound of Cliff's reproach came from the other end of the call. His voice was very loud. Even Wade could hear him. Wade perceived that it wasn't too appropriate for him to stay, so he excused himself quietly."You ring me up once in a blue moon just to lecture me?" Henry scoffed. "Go and take a look at the news yourself! You'd better handle your private matters urgently! "If you make me embarrassed in front of my friends just because of your private matters, I will not forgive you!" Right after, Cliff hung up. Although Henry had a smile on his face, he was not smiling out of good humor. He opened his internet browser immediately. The headlines made his jaw drop. He tapped into the news article. It was an article about Natalie looking after Sheldon at the hospita
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