Joshua obviously didn't believe her. He frowned and said, "You're lying."Natasha raised an eyebrow at his words. She was on the verge of laughing at Joshua's statement."Why would I lie? Your family has always been like this, haven't they? There's no reason for me to lie."In fact, she no longer had any expectations of the Grayson family.Upon hearing Natasha's words, Joshua couldn't contain his anger and repeated her words indignantly, "My family has always been like this?""Yes. They unjustly accuse people without distinguishing right from wrong. Isn't that the Grayson family's style?" Natasha questioned."Oh, wait. I shouldn't say it's the Grayson family. I should say it's you, Joshua."She looked Joshua straight in the eye and exclaimed loudly, "You've never cared about the truth and only followed your own desires. You're nothing but supremely arrogant."When Natasha spoke the last sentence, her voice was loud. Each word echoed like stones dropping in the vast and empty ho
Joshua strode toward the stairs, unaware that Shawn was also following closely behind. In no time, the latter stood before him and blocked his path.Joshua reluctantly halted his steps. He furrowed his brow and squinted as he scrutinized the bodyguard before him.The man stood roughly six feet tall. Despite his casual attire, there was no hint of slackness. Instead, he appeared even more poised. The slightly fitted T-shirt outlined his lean and muscular physique.Due to Shawn standing in front of him, Joshua could even see the clear muscle contours on his neck.Gazing at him, who was clearly a former special forces soldier, Joshua burned with rage but had no way to vent it. He could only hurl the tie he held tightly in his hand to the ground.The bright red tie landed on the off-white floor, appearing striking and eye-catching. The obvious creases on the tie also reflected Joshua's recent anger.Joshua raised his eyes for one last glance at the staircase, where Natasha's figure w
Audrey's expression remained unchanged. She glanced up at Malcolm opposite her and remarked casually, "Just give them to Ms. Sullivan."She said it so effortlessly as if she were giving away something insignificant.With that, she gestured to the servant standing nearby. "The stew prepared by the butler today is quite good. I'd like to have another bowl of it."The servant bowed respectfully and left.Malcolm's eyes flashed with a hint of confusion. He furrowed his brows and muted the call. "Grandma, do you really think we should give the confidential documents to Professor Nancy?"After a pause, he added, "Handing them over to Professor Nancy is equivalent to exposing all of the Toussaint family's weaknesses to her. In the future, if she wishes, she could easily acquire the Toussaint family."With those documents, anyone could easily bring the Toussaint family to its knees. Hence, the Toussaint family's confidential documents were never casually shared with anyone outside."In
Finally, Malcolm's voice came through the phone with his usual courtesy."It's not presumptuous at all. Would you like hard copies or electronic versions? If you need hard copies, I can have them delivered to you immediately."Natasha blinked slightly. She hadn't expected Malcolm to be willing to share the documents with her even though she needed them to help resolve the cash flow issue and not harm the Toussaint family."Are you really willing to give me the documents?" she asked.In fact, anyone with experience in business would have a sense of caution and wariness. Natasha hadn't expected Malcolm to trust her so much. She felt a bit conflicted."Yes," Malcolm replied in a gentle tone.Due to the situation's urgency, Natasha couldn't afford to question Malcolm further about his sincerity.She said, "In that case, could you please send the electronic version to my email, Mr. Toussaint? I won't trouble you to make another trip.""Alright, I'll send it to you right away," Malco
While waiting for the call to connect, Natasha found the passing seconds excruciatingly long.Being alone in Oceanville, with the constant threat of her identity being exposed, she was extremely anxious.Her hand holding the phone trembled slightly. Her gaze was fixed on the person at the door, fearing any sudden actions from him.In just a few short seconds, the sound of a ringing phone suddenly came from outside the door.Natasha was taken aback by the sudden ringtone. It nearly caused her to drop the phone she held tightly. She had dialed Shawn's number, yet the ringing came from outside the door.The next second, the call was connected. On the other end, Shawn remained silent, waiting for Natasha to speak."Shawn, come to Imperial Heights now," Natasha whispered as she kept an eye on the man outside.Just then, she caught sight of movement at the door. It seemed the person outside was turning to peer inside.Natasha's heart skipped a beat. After a glance, she swiftly turned
Natasha furrowed her brows. "What did you say?"Shawn didn't respond. He turned around and stood upright as he returned to his previous position. His back was straight as he stood, just like how he always sat with an erect posture, giving off a rugged appearance.Seeing him silently stand back in place, Natasha sighed inwardly with resignation. Shawn's quiet and reserved nature occasionally struck her as impolite.However, watching him standing outside, Natasha felt a sense of reassurance. She gently lowered her raised heels, bringing her feet flat on the ground, and straightened her head back up.Seeing that it was Shawn out there, her tense mood completely dissipated. She realized she had overreacted.However, Natasha had never asked Shawn to stand guard outside.The bodyguards she hired from the Zales family usually came at her beck and call. She had never expected them to be stationed at Imperial Heights every day.Natasha suddenly felt uneasy about having Shawn stationed at
Natasha carefully read the information Ryan had sent her. It was written there that Joshua had been kicked out by Marcus Fletcher, Havenfield International Hospital's director.Havenfield and Joshua had a cooperative relationship. The Grayson Corporation took care of the supply while Havenfield took care of selling the medications.Since they were all in it together, Natasha suspected that there was something fishy about the fact that Marcus had kicked Joshua out.With this information in hand, she headed to the walk-in closet upstairs to change her clothes. The room was spacious, but there weren't many clothes, which gave it a somewhat desolate feel.Back when Natasha was at the Grayson mansion, she had a similarly large walk-in closet filled with a variety of expensive clothes. Her clothes were worth enough to buy a business.Everyone envied Natasha for being spoiled by Joshua. No one would spend so much money buying clothes for their spouse except for Joshua. However, Natasha k
Natasha never wore those luxurious gowns again after moving out of Grayson Villa.Perhaps out of habit over the past three years, she had unexpectedly bought some gowns while shopping. She opted for a pearly white gown.The hem reached halfway down her thighs, with a low-cut design and a halter neck. It set off Natasha's glowing complexion.After changing into the gown, she was slightly startled when she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. It took a moment for her to recognize herself.Natasha shook her head somewhat ironically.As soon as she was done, she hurried down the stairs.Her attire today had a meaning. She planned to visit the Fletcher residence as "Mrs. Grayson" to gather some information so as not to reveal her identity.Havenfield was the Graysons' largest business partner, and they also did business with the banks under Joshua's control.Havenfield would certainly put more pressure on those banks than the Graysons. Everything could be settled if Natasha co