"Profess—" Ryan began, but was cut off by Natasha as she stepped forward and took the letter of authorization from him.Lorelei's eyes were on Ryan, who had suddenly shown up.Natasha gave Ryan a wink, and Ryan immediately realized he had almost said too much.He glanced at Lorelei before turning back to Natasha with a different tone. "Here's Professor Nancy's letter."Ryan cleared his throat and continued, "Stop bossing me around. I'm here to learn from Professor Nancy, not to run errands for you."Natasha gave him another wink and said, "Fine. You can ask for my help if you need anything in the future. We should help each other since we all work under Professor Nancy.""Yes, she's right. You should be helping each other out," Lorelei interjected, trying to smooth things over for Natasha. She knew it was her fault for asking Natasha to hand over the letter of authorization by today.Ryan feigned reluctance and said impatiently, "Fine, but just this once. No more.""Okay."Rya
Natalie's face lit up with joy, and she was the first to speak. "Lorelei, what did you just say?"She hadn't expected Natasha to help Grayson Corporation.A smirk crossed her face as she knew Natasha hadn't gained anything since Joshua was going to marry her anyway. Joshua wouldn't change his mind over Natasha's help.Natalie glanced at Joshua, who had a displeased look on his face. Forcing a smile, she asked, "Josh, aren't you happy? With the letter of authorization in hand, Grayson Corp is out of trouble!"Before Joshua could speak, Lorelei interjected, "What does Grayson Corp being out of trouble have to do with you?""I—" Natalie twirled the hem of her skirt nervously.She couldn't find the right words. She knew that she was going to marry into the Grayson family, so it naturally had something to do with her.However, she was also aware that Lorelei had no desire for her to be Joshua's wife.Natalie didn't want to cause any trouble on this joyous occasion. She was aware of
"Natasha's very kind. She never left your side when you were unwell," Philip said. He remembered everything Natasha did when she was still at Grayson Villa."Yes, Tasha has endured so much. She was even cast out after doing so much for us. It makes me feel ashamed to think about it," Lorelei said regretfully.Joshua completely ignored their conversation and asked with an unpleasant tone, "What did you trade to get the authorization?"Lorelei blinked. She didn't understand what Joshua was implying."What did you use to convince Natasha to give you the letter? She wouldn't give it to us for nothing," Joshua elaborated.Lorelei was furious at his suggestion that Natasha had an ulterior motive.Yet, Natalie stepped in before anyone else. "Isn't Josh the reason Natasha agreed to this? Is she trying to avoid a divorce by using this as a bargaining chip?"Joshua narrowed his eyes in response."Tasha didn't ask for a thing!" Lorelei rolled her eyes at Natalie."Nothing? No demands at
Natalie muttered unhappily, "You can't invite Natasha over to eat with you.""I'm talking to Joshua, not you." Philip pounded on the table, silencing Natalie as she retreated behind Joshua.Frowning, Joshua pulled Natalie into his arms. His presence was an instant comfort to her.He then looked at Philip and said, "Don't make this difficult for Natalie."His words were clearly in support of her. Natalie's eyes welled up as she looked at him and mumbled, "Josh."Philip snorted. "I'm asking you a question! Are you willing to let Tasha come over and have a meal with you?"Joshua kept his mouth shut.Philip tapped his cane harder on the ground. Through clenched teeth, he demanded, "Answer me. Will you, or will you not?"Natalie clenched her fists and held her breath in anticipation of his answer.Lorelei grew impatient. "Josh, Tasha has done us such a great favor. Are you unwilling to even share a meal with her?"If someone else had solved this problem, you'd still invite them fo
"Josh, are you really going to invite Natasha over for a meal?" Natalie stopped in her tracks and gasped for breath.Joshua answered blankly with a hum. He had no intention of explaining himself."Josh, your feelings for Natasha haven't really been rekindled, right?" Natalie asked worriedly."No," Joshua replied as he turned to face her."How could that be? Why else would you agree to let Natasha come over, then? You know I don't like her," Natalie argued.Joshua never coddled women. Ignoring Natalie's protests, he scowled and said, "Stop being unreasonable.""I'm not being unreasonable." Natalie was hurt.Joshua's patience was at an end. He continued to walk with a cold expression and paid no attention to Natalie, who became desperate."Josh, promise me one thing! Can you take me with you when you have your meal with Natasha at Grayson Villa?"She wanted to stop Natasha from tricking her way into Joshua's heart.Joshua turned and headed over to Natalie. Natalie was surprised
Marcus couldn't make sense of the situationHowever, for the sake of his Serranoa coffee and the hospital's future development, he smiled and nodded."Alright, I'll sign the contract with the Grayson family."Natasha grunted in acknowledgment, and the call ended.…In a quaint old room, Joshua stood before Marcus' desk, watching Marcus hang up with an icy glare.Marcus put down his phone and picked up the authorization letter. He carefully paged through it back and forth, exclaiming, "Wow, this authorization letter is actually genuine."Didn't Natasha vow that she would never give the authorization letter to the Grayson family? How did the Grayson family manage to obtain it? How did they do it?"He stole a playful glance, his eyes carrying a hint of admiration.All Havenfield Hospital needed was an authorization letter. As long as there was an authorization letter, he would provide his signature.The authorization was granted by Natasha to the Grayson family, which indicated
Standing in front of the car and clad in a long dress, Natalie shivered in the wind. When she saw Joshua coming out, she quickly approached him, asking, "Josh, how did it go? Did Mr. Fletcher sign it?""Yes," Joshua replied."That's great! The Grayson family has finally overcome this crisis!" Natalie was genuinely overjoyed, and it showed on her face.Surprisingly, Joshua didn't get into the car immediately. He paused in his tracks and stood in front of Natalie, asking nonchalantly, "Are you that happy?""Of course. I'm happy that Grayson Corp has emerged from the crisis!" The smile on Natalie's face was genuine.Joshua looked at her bright smile, and he was thrown into a daze. That smile from that summer many years ago appeared in his mind once again.That smile had reached her eyes.However, Joshua suddenly felt that the smile he was seeing was different from the one in his memory.Before he knew it, Joshua was frowning.After he fell into the water when he was young, wa
Natalie paled. Joshua had never uttered such harsh words to her."Josh, what do you mean?"Tears instantly welled up in Natalie's eyes, and she looked pitiful."Do you think I'm dragging the Grayson family down?" she said, stuttering as if she was short of breath.Joshua looked at her.Natalie continued, "I'm not as capable as Natasha. She can help the Grayson family, but I can't… I already feel guilty about this."I tried to help the Grayson family, but I ended up causing more trouble. I feel terrible about it."However, Joshua's words stabbed her right in the heart. He was outright blaming her for not being able to help the Grayson family like Natasha had.The more Natalie thought about it, the angrier she felt. Immersed in her world, she began crying uncontrollably.When she finally finished expressing her grievances, she lifted her head, but Joshua was nowhere to be seen.Did he actually abandon a weak woman like her on the streets? Natalie couldn't believe it.Her anger