Gale spoke softly, "Natalie, Joshua is my son, and there's nothing I won't admit. I've never had any intention to hide him. If I wanted to keep it from you, the bodyguards would have taken you away the moment Joshua walked in. They wouldn't have let you stay in the ward, overhearing our conversations."Joshua did not shy away from calling them 'Grandma' and 'Grandpa'. It was evident to anyone what the family dynamics were. Natalie had simply taken a moment to grasp the situation."He's actually..." Natalie's chest heaved dramatically. "If I'd known earlier, Gale, I could have made my move much earlier! He was living in the Lefting family, right under my nose!"Joshua pulled down Gale's hand and said quickly, "It's a pity that I got the upper hand, not the other way around, you wicked woman!"Afterward, he pulled Gale's hand back up to cover his own mouth.Gale was speechless.Natalie felt embarrassed and wronged."Gale, you're so amazing. You left your son with me. What were you
"He would be overjoyed, surprised, and delighted! In prestigious families, offspring are always considered immensely important, especially sons.""Gale, you're truly the ultimate winner. You gave birth to two children, and they're even twins!"Gale was not inclined to offer any explanations. There was no need to explain herself to Natalie. If she had known that Joshua would come over, Gale would never have arranged for Mary and Natalie to meet."I don't care however you want to think about it, you'd better obediently leave with the bodyguards. Go back to where you came from. It might save you some future misery," Gale said.Natalie clenched her teeth fiercely. "Why... why do you get to... Why? Just when I thought you had reached the pinnacle of life, you delivered a fatal blow to me, proving that you have an even better life, that you possess even more! Things I could never attain no matter how hard I tried!""Shawn loves you, and Aurum loves you. You still have two children by
Natalie took small steps due to the ankle restraints. Any slight jolt from her would alert the bodyguards. The bodyguard was following her closely behind, as per his orders."Gale, you have two children with Shawn. Why do you still want Aurum? Can't you just return him to me?""I love him so much, far more than you could ever love him! I would treat him well. I am willing to devote my youth and life to him. What about you? What have you done for him? You only know how to beg him to do things for you.""When he needed you, begged for your mercy, you flatly refused!"Gale gazed at her and said, "Natalie, I hope you understand, it was never me who took Aurum away, nor was it Aurum who wanted to leave you. It was you, who pushed him away with your own two hands! You never truly had him! As you are now, do you even think you deserve him?""There has always been you between us!" Natalie shrieked. "He loves you, loves your true identity as the Yarn family heiress. I'm just a substitute,
However, she could not care less about the injury on her forehead. She scrambled up and deftly seized the fruit knife placed on the bedside table!The moment Natalie clutched the handle of the fruit knife, she thought she was halfway there. She finally had a weapon!There was Gale, rushing over to protect Mary.Natalie could not believe her luck! Her lunge toward Mary earlier was intentional, just a guise to divert everyone's attention.The bodyguard would surely try to stop her, but simultaneously, Gale would undoubtedly rush over to protect Mary.That way, Gale would be right at the bedside, not too far from her.Then, Natalie could seamlessly accomplish her goal. First, get the knife! Then, take Gale as hostage!The silver blade gleamed. The next moment, Natalie raised her hand from behind, grabbed Gale's neck, and then pressed the knife against it!The whole process was too quick and chaotic.By the time everyone came to their senses, Natalie had succeeded!She laughed re
The worst word she had in her vocabulary was 'ungrateful wench'.Natalie was, indeed, the lurking wretch within the Yarn family!"So, you finally speak your mind. Yes, I'm not your daughter. I'm the sty in your eye, your disgrace! That's what you truly think of me!" Natalie scoffed.Mary's face turned crimson!Seeing this, Gale spoke up, not wanting Natalie to further upset Mary, "I saw through you, Natalie. From the moment you kneeled in front of me and Shawn to apologize, you were plotting your revenge plan, right?""Yes! You realize it now!""No, I knew from the start that your swift and humble apology had a catch. That's why I didn't agree to spare you for Aurum. As for you successfully taking me hostage now..."Gale sighed. "It's not because you're clever or lucky. It's because of Mom's affection, giving you the greatest opportunity."It was Mary's love for Natalie that allowed her to appear in the hospital room!"I've figured you out, Natalie. You never had any intention
She knew she would not be able to hold on much longer. Natalie was not strong enough to keep Gale under her control indefinitely.When Natalie no longer had strength, Gale would easily escape. That would be terrible.Using Gale as leverage was just a temporary ploy. What Natalie truly wanted was to trade Gale for Joshua. The person she wanted to abduct was Joshua! Gale would stay alive, living with the lifelong pain of losing her son."Gale! What should we do? You can't get hurt!" Peter was terribly anxious.Mary mirrored his concern. "It's all my fault. It's because of me that we are in this situation... Gale, I'll save you!" Mary attempted to get out of bed.As she lifted the covers, she said, "Natalie, take me instead; do whatever you want to do to me! At my age, living or not doesn't matter!""You've got grievances, resentment, vent it on me! Take your anger out on me! I didn't plead for you, didn't do everything to save you. It has nothing to do with Gale. You hate me, the
"Did Natalie make any demands? Whatever she asks, agree to it now! We can't let her harm Gale!" Shawn asked.Natalie was reckless, capable of anything! Nothing can happen to Gale! He could not lose her!"Mr. Wood, Natalie didn't make any demands. What should we do now?" the guard replied."Wait for me!" Shawn hung up the phone and ran out.Fiona felt a gust of wind passing by. When she looked up, Shawn had already left the office. Fiona felt that something big must have happened! It was surely about Mrs. Wood. Only Mrs. Wood could make President Wood lose composure and act so frantically.Shawn gripped the steering wheel tightly and zipped past vehicles on the road, focusing on reaching Gale! 'Gale, I'm coming!''Don't be afraid, I'm here!'He would not spare anything to save her. When he took her to the hospital, she was so cheerful. The atmosphere was so beautiful and harmonious, bringing a sense of joy he had not felt in a while. She was only by herself for a little whi
"Just cut to the chase, will you exchange Gale for Joshua?""No!"Mary, Peter, and Gale all refused in unison.However, Joshua's young voice rang out. "Yes!"Gale shook her head immediately. "Joshua! Don't speak out of turn! This isn't child's play! It's dangerous!"She could tolerate trivial disputes, but she refused to budge an inch with something this severe! There was no way she would exchange Joshua for her! "Big beauty, I want to save you. I can't let the bad lady hurt you anymore! Your neck is bleeding!" Joshua pushed past Peter, stepping to the front."It's nothing. This minor injury will heal in a couple of days. You don't need to worry, Joshua. I... I'll be fine."When Gale said this, she felt dishonest and helpless. How could she be fine in such a situation? Joshua, being smart and perceptive, knew what all of it meant. She could not deceive him.As expected, Joshua said, "Stop lying to me, big beauty. The bad lady wants me, not you. So, you can't be in danger.""