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.""
She was really aggressive, and her face was flushed.Joshua looked at her, pouting, appearing aggrieved. He wanted to save her, so why was she being so harsh on him? Although Joshua actually understood. Gale did not want him to be in danger. Gale breathed a momentary sigh of relief when she saw Peter hold Joshua in his arms. When Joshua walked straight toward her without hesitation, a vivid memory flashed in Gale's mind. It was the time Susan abducted her, and Shawn did the same, striding over directly to exchange himself for her. Unhesitant, unflinching, unafraid. Joshua was exactly like Shawn back then. They had the same demeanor. They genuinely wanted to save her and were willing to use themselves to secure her safety.At that moment, Gale genuinely felt like the luckiest woman in the world. Her husband loves her. Her son loves her. Her daughter loves her. She was completely surrounded by love, so much love from so many people."Natalie, I understand now why you're so jealo
Gale nodded. "Yes! You've never been a mother. You'd never understand!""Don't worry, I won't harm Joshua. I just think he's small and easy to control. I can single-handedly control him. So, the idea of exchanging you for him came to mind. He's a child, you're an adult. I need a hostage I can control, right?" Natalie quipped. Gale did not buy into her narrative. "I'll never allow my child to be in the slightest danger!"That made Natalie rather furious."You do know I can destroy your face, right! You won't be able to seduce men anymore, and everyone who sees your face will be shocked!" Natalie threatened."Go ahead. My face has been scarred before."She had been scarred by a long, deep cut before. Over the years, she used various expensive ointments to minimize the scars. Gale did not care much about her appearance.Natalie was irritated. "I don't know how any man would be drawn to your trashy character and be so devoted to you!"However, if she could not persuade Gale, she'd