"Mrs. Chase, please wait for a moment. I'll invite him in now." The butler nodded and turned to head toward the living room.After a while, Jackson appeared in the living room."Come with me quickly!" Jackson said once he saw her.Natalie looked at him with hatred. "What are you saying? Why should I go with you?""Your mom was caught in a fire. She's now disfigured from all the burn wounds! "Follow me to visit her! Quickly! We might not make it in time if we waste more time here!" Jackson said impatiently.Natalie felt her heart drop, but she was feeling more disbelieved and angry than anything.She stood up and questioned him, "Jackson, what nonsense are you spewing?""Why would I lie to you about such a thing? If you don't want to go, you can forget it. Just pretend that I never came," Jackson said as he turned to leave.Natalie definitely would not let him leave so easily. Her thoughts were already in a mess due to his words.She quickly stopped him. "Stand right there. J
"After she appeared, she did treat me well. At least I never had to lower my head after that day."Natalie looked at Jackson solemnly. It was the first time she had heard Jackson say something so earnestly.Jackson then turned and gave her a meaningful look, saying, "You don't know what I experienced during those years, so you have no right to judge me."Natalie remained silent. She didn't go through what Jackson did, so she shouldn't teach him how to act. She had no right to ask Jackson to do anything.There was no true right or wrong in any given situation. Some things might seem wrong when standing on one side of the argument, but if you had a change of perspective, things might seem right.For some reason, as the car continued its drive down the road, Natalie felt sleepier by the second.She had never felt so sleepy during a car ride before. But now, her eyelids couldn't help but drop. However, before she closed her eyes, she saw the car turn in another direction.At tha
Natalie pressed her lips together into a thin line as she eyed Jasper warily and with a hint of hostility.Jasper's smile grew wider as he studied Natalie's face.He asked, "Why aren't you saying anything? It's been some time since we last met. Don't you have anything to say to me?""What would I have to say to someone like you? We won't get along anyway, so there's no need for that," Natalie replied coldly.Even in her situation, she refused to back down. She knew it wouldn't work on Jasper. He would never change his mind or decision just because she backed down."Is that so? But I think we can talk about Henry. That's a good idea, isn't it?" Jasper said as his smile slowly disappeared."Jasper Brown, what else do you want? A lot of unfortunate things have happened to so many people because of you! Just stop this, will you?" Natalie growled, her eyes red.Calling Jasper a demon would be an understatement."Why should I stop? He's the reason my sister's in that state! He even r
Henry's grip on the armrests tightened. Indeed, he couldn't stand up.Previously, even if he didn't have his bodyguards with him, he was skilled enough to fight several people at once. But now, even standing up was a problem for him.A sense of helplessness washed over him."If you can't stand up, then get on all fours. Crawl to me and pay your respect to my dad. Then, I'll consider letting Natalie go." Jasper looked at Henry with a cold expression.Jasper's demand wasn't easy for Henry to comply with, considering how he had been living a privileged life. Hence, it was a form of intense humiliation for him.Henry didn't respond to Jasper's demand, and upon observing this, Jasper smirked. "Well, looks like you don't really cherish your wife and baby after all! What? Is your dignity more important than their lives?""Jasper, I was wondering," Henry started, "In the future, will you really not regret the life you've chosen? It'll be filled with revenge and hatred—""Shut up! Stop
Suddenly, at that moment, they heard a noise."Don't move! Put your hands in the air and surrender! We'll consider giving you a lighter penalty that way."Jasper turned and looked toward the sound. Then, he saw several plainclothes officers closing in on them.Jasper's heart was filled with immense hatred, but getting out of here was his top priority now. After all, there would only be a chance for him to devise another plan if he could escape arrest. If they got him under cuffs, that would be the end of him.Hence, Jasper quickly let go of Henry and prepared to flee.However, he didn't expect Henry to tightly grab onto his ankle, preventing him from running.Fury and panic boiled within Jasper. "Let go of me, Henry! Let me go!"Henry had only grabbed onto one of Jasper's ankles, so he could still move the other leg.Hence, Jasper lifted his free leg and repeatedly kicked Henry.He used his full force with every kick, as though he was trying to kill Henry. "Let go! Now!" h
"Mom, why are you here?" Natalie turned to Henry questioningly and asked, "What's going on?" Henry's lips curved into a faint smile.Then, Wade answered on his behalf, saying, "Well, after Mr. Chase learned from Amos that Jackson took you away, he immediately sent his men to track Jackson down."When we found him, we asked him where your mother was. And knowing that you'd be worried about your mother, Mr. Chase instructed me early on to take your mother here when you were both back."Upon listening to his explanation, Natalie felt moved. She didn't expect Henry to have everything so well thought out.Indeed, Henry knew her really well now. This was something that would only happen when one was truly concerned about someone else. As long as they cared, they would try to understand the other party.Natalie's lips subconsciously curled into a delighted smile. "I see."Then, she asked Yvonne, "Mom, did Jackson do anything to you? I was scared witless after all that he said today!
Before Henry could say anything, Natalie asked, "Shirley called? Why?""Mrs. Shirley is getting discharged tomorrow and will come home with the baby," Amos answered solemnly.Upon hearing that, Natalie said without hesitation, "We should visit Shirley and the baby tomorrow, Henry."Speaking of which, Shirley and her shared similar experiences—they both lost their first babies.And now, Natalie felt genuinely glad that Shirley had a successful delivery. Of course, she would also love to see what the baby looked like.It might arouse her innate motherly love, and she would look forward more to her own baby's arrival."Sure." That was what Henry thought, too.Harry wasn't home, so they were Shirley's closest relatives now. Naturally, they'd have to visit her and her baby more frequently."Felix, do you want to go too?" Natalie suddenly remembered Felix. But she turned around and realized that Felix had an odd expression on his face."Maybe I shouldn't…" Felix said with his head
The noise startled Rachel and the photographer, and they both looked over at the same time.The moment Rachel recognized the person walking toward her, her heart fluttered. It was Leonard.For as long as she knew him, he had always been either cheeky or full of smiles. But this was her first time seeing him with a dour expression.The photographer saw Leonard greeted him hesitantly, "Mr. Richmond…"Leonard didn't even glance his way as he made his way toward Rachel. He had a coat hung over his arm, which he then immediately flung over Rachel instead. "Let's go!" Leonard cast Rachel a cold glance and tugged her as he headed for the exit.However, Rachel attempted to break free of his grasp, saying, "Mr. Richmond, I still have work to do."But the moment she said that, she noticed that Leonard's expression darkened even further."You're a model I signed, so only I can assign you jobs! What are you even doing here, huh?" Leonard's voice held a hint of suppressed anger. Yet, h