Buying a villa for Natalie now would be equivalent to pushing her directly into Natasha's arms, making it easier for Natasha to retaliate. It was like pushing Natalie into the fire pit. Carly wasn't stupid. She definitely wouldn't willingly put someone as innocent as Natalie in danger.Carly stood there, torn between her caring grandfather and the watchful Sullivans. She seemed to suddenly make a decision."The incident in the changing room wasn't done by me, and Natalie has nothing to do with it. I've made myself clear. If you don't believe me, then there's nothing more I can do," she said with absolute conviction and no guilt. But in reality, only she knew that this was the first lie she had ever told in all these years, all for the sake of her friend."That's all I can say. You're on your own now."After saying this, Carly didn't hesitate at all. She turned around and walked straight toward the door.The bodyguards were about to stop her but were unexpectedly stopped by Natas
Natasha was initially smiling, but when she heard Austin's sad tone, her smile faded away."Grandpa, I've told you that you'll definitely live a long life."But Austin just smiled and shook his head.Natasha felt her heart sink. She blinked, looking somewhat pitiful. "Grandpa, I'm serious. Do you not believe me?"She held up three fingers and swore, "My words are powerful, Grandpa. You have to believe me."Austin still looked at her with a smile, as if he was watching a child perform. His face showed a kind look.He clearly just treated Natasha's words as a joke. He just found her serious swearing very cute.When she saw the kindly look in Austin's eyes, Natasha began to feel anxious. The way Austin shook his head seemed to indicate that he didn't care about life and death at all.For some reason, when she looked at the despondent Austin, she suddenly thought of Jacob.She used to have Jacob by her side. But Jacob abandoned her, leaving her alone in the world.Now she had Aus
There was no need to think about it. Natasha must have suddenly remembered being bullied and felt aggrieved, so she couldn't help but cry.As Daniel spoke, he rolled up his sleeves as if he was getting angry and was about to go beat someone up."No, no, absolutely not." Natasha wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and emphatically repeated the "no's" in a row."There's absolutely nothing. Uncle Daniel, you mustn't go to Topola to settle scores with anyone…"Natasha still remembered how, when she was young, she was bullied by the Wilson's young scion in Topola. She had cried all the way home with tears in her eyes.While crying, she ran into Daniel on the way home. He stopped her on the spot, grabbed her arm, and asked about the situation.She was young at the time and didn't understand much. Whatever Daniel asked, she just answered and told him everything that had happened.After listening, Daniel didn't have much of a reaction. He just smiled and conjured up a piec
Natasha crossed her arm, the other casually swinging the phone. A few housekeepers hurried over not far away, carrying something in their hands. From a distance, their posture seemed somewhat submissive.Natasha was unable to resist looking, so she glanced up while holding the phone.As they approached, she could see clearly that they were carrying something large and heavy.Behind them were several strong bodyguards, each holding boxes that clanged heavily as they walked, indicating their weight.Natasha glanced casually at the group of people, not paying much attention.They were probably carrying medicinal herbs inside.She shifted her gaze back to the phone and lightly said, "You're not going to speak? If you don't, I'll hang up."Silence prevailed on the other end of the line.When she listened carefully, she could hear the sound of a lighter igniting a cigarette. It was as if the next moment, smoke would permeate from the phone screen.Natasha raised an eyebrow.She k
Such fashionable clothes would be hard to come by, even for designers."These were all brought from the warehouse by Mr. Sullivan Senior," the housekeeper answered truthfully."The warehouse?" Natasha's brows furrowed slightly. How could the warehouse have such trendy clothes? It didn't make sense.Seeing Natasha's expression change, the housekeeper hurried to explain, "Please don't misunderstand, Ms. Sullivan. These clothes were all recently sent by the Turners. Mr. Sullivan Senior saw there was no place to put them, so he asked us to tidy them up in the warehouse.""They're all recent and new." The housekeeper looked somewhat apprehensive, as if afraid Natasha would think the clothes were not clean."Sent by the Turners?" Natasha was puzzled. "Aren't the Turners specialized in computer research? Where did these clothes come from? And why send so many over…"This was quite strange."You may not know, Ms. Sullivan, but the lady of the Turners is a famous international designer.
The phone lay quietly on the ground, accompanied by the fragments.Joshua hadn't been this angry in a long time. He didn't know what had happened today, but Natasha had suddenly touched a nerve, igniting his fury.He found it hard to control himself.His anger seemed to be far from dissipating. He furrowed his brows and wanted to sweep everything off the table.But the moment his hand touched the table, he stopped himself. He took a deep breath and forcibly withdrew his hand.At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.The knocking was intermittent and sounded somewhat weak as if the person knocking lacked confidence.But after knocking for a while without any response from inside, the person knocking seemed to get anxious, and the knocking became more urgent.Joshua was already irritable, and he barely restrained himself from sweeping everything off the table in anger.And this knocking, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, made him feel even more irrita
The curses were at the tip of Joshua's tongue. He gritted his teeth but didn't utter them.Instead, he nodded slightly, seemingly mocking himself. "Fine… Fine, you, Natasha!""If the hand is of no use, it might as well be chopped off!""What's the use of keeping a hand? Has it come to the point where even a text message can't be replied to??"His roar echoed in the spacious room.After a few minutes, Joshua began to reflect on his own problems.Had he been too indulgent towards her recently? Had he been too good to her lately?But before he could ponder for a few minutes, his thoughts suddenly shifted.Natasha's life was saved by him. If it weren't for him, she would have been unconscious in the cold changing room a long time ago!Not only did she not thank him, but she also treated him like this.What an ungrateful person she was.The more Joshua thought about it, the angrier he became. His eyes inadvertently fell on the unanswered text message again.The message lay there
The shout was so real, so clear that he couldn't convince himself he had misheard it. As soon as he heard the name "Jacob," the memories and emotions buried deep within his heart were triggered, flooding his mind like a tidal wave.Joshua felt like he had been hit on the head with a hammer, his senses numb. He stood there, frozen, like a stake driven into the ground, unable to turn around to look.The memories associated with the name "Jacob" were painful and torturous. They were memories of a young Joshua who had been forced to leave. That Joshua was long gone, broken and shattered."Jacob…"The voice grew closer, and Joshua felt a sense of disorientation. He felt his forehead dripping in cold sweat and his mind going blank.Just as his emotions were at a breaking point, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder."Jacob, what are you doing here?"The voice was right next to his ear. Joshua was startled, then looked at the hand on his shoulder, his entire body going numb.Was this