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
"Oh, right." The bodyguard snapped out of it. "Are there bugs? Let me take a look."He was about to squat down to examine the bag.Natalie quickly waved him away. "It's too dirty, and I don't want to trouble you. Since Josh asked you to pick me up, let's go quickly. It's quite cold outside, and I don't want to stay out in the cold too long."Natalie hugged herself. Seeing that, the bodyguard slapped his forehead."I almost forgot Mr. Grayson instructed me to bring you a blanket." "Oh, is that so?" Natalie raised an eyebrow."He said you were dressed lightly and was afraid you might catch a cold."The bodyguard trotted to the car to fetch the blanket.Natalie took the blanket and draped it over herself, instantly feeling warmer. "Let's go.""What about this bag?" The bodyguard's gaze landed on the white fur bag covered in mud.Without even glancing at it, she nonchalantly replied, "I don't want it anymore."A bag covered in mud was of no use to her.…Joshua drove to Imper
Natasha smiled. She leaned down to unbuckle her seatbelt before opening the door to get out of the car.Ryan parked the car in the same spot where Joshua had just parked.As soon as Natasha got out of the car, she detected the lingering scent of a cigarette.While the smell was strong, it was not unpleasant. The cigarette's scent was familiar.Frowning, she looked at the ground but did not find any cigarette butts.However, the smell of smoke was unmistakably similar to the one Joshua usually smoked.Natasha knew that Joshua only smoked when he was in a bad mood, and he never touched cigarettes on ordinary days. After all, he fundamentally disliked smoking.After looking around and considering the license plate of the car she had caught earlier, she thought it was obvious that Joshua had been there recently.He even lit a cigarette. Natasha didn't know if he actually smoked it, but he did light it.He didn't usually smoke, and he only smoked when he was upset.Was Joshua in a
"It's a man in a suit," the bodyguard answered. While he found the man rather handsome, he seemed fierce."A man in a suit?" Ryan instantly thought of Joshua.Had Joshua come to the laboratory?Natasha frowned. "I'm conducting an experiment now. Tell him that I'm not available."Caught in between, the bodyguard was at a loss. "I've told him many times, but he won't listen."Ryan furrowed his brows. "Excuse me? Can't you stop that man? Professor Nancy hired you to do that."Seeing that Ryan was angry, the bodyguard immediately explained, "We're all trying our best to keep him out. However, he is just too fierce."He even brought a group of bodyguards with him. Since we only have a few guards, we simply can't stop him.""He brought a group of bodyguards with him?" Natasha was a bit dumbfounded.It was just like Joshua to do things like that, never leaving a way out for her.The bodyguard nodded. "Yes, and his bodyguards are so big and strong that one of ours was injured."Ryan