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
But now, this sudden pressure was suffocating Joshua."You've got the wrong person," Joshua said coldly, walking past the man without any trace of emotion on his face."Huh?" The man tried to stop him, but Joshua didn't bother turning around. Instead, he walked faster, his aura radiating hostility.The man scratched his head, feeling puzzled. Could he have been mistaken? Was this man not Jacob? Upon looking at Joshua's face, the man was sure it was Jacob. How could he have been wrong?He rested his hand on his head, staring at Joshua's retreating figure. The man appeared deep in thought.Did he say something wrong to upset Jacob? Is that why he's pretending not to know him?...Joshua entered the private room Natasha had reserved, his aura dark and oppressive. The door was flung open, the doorknob slamming against the wall with a loud thud.Natasha was sitting, engrossed in reading a journal. She was particularly impressed by an article on a novel leukemia treatment.The
Natasha didn't notice Joshua's sharp, knife-like gaze on her. Her attention was focused on the menu."Escargot, garlic stuffed mushrooms, lobster bisque..." Natasha listed one dish after another.Unsurprisingly, they all hit Joshua's sore spots.He wasn't usually a suspicious person, but these dishes... were too coincidental.Could it be that Natasha actually knew Jacob?The man's jaw tensed unconsciously, and his gaze was laced with poison.Even as absorbed as Natasha was in the menu, it was hard for her not to notice Joshua's gaze. The unusually intense gaze fixed on her made Natasha feel uncomfortable.She eventually spoke up, "What's wrong?" She paused her ordering and sat up straight, looking directly at Joshua."If you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to make faces at me," she said bluntly.Natasha looked at Joshua calmly, not even bothering to explore the meaning behind his piercing gaze.It was probably just because she hadn't answered his calls o
"Go ahead and order."Natasha looked at Joshua, and she raised her brow slightly.She had never seen Joshua like this before. It was quite a novel sight."W-what are you looking at? Just order your food," Joshua was starting to stammer under Natasha's piercing gaze."Okay, okay, I'm ordering."Natasha smiled, picking up the menu again and continuing where she left off."Escargot, garlic stuffed mushrooms, lobster bisque..." As she scanned each dish on the menu, she paused in thought and said, "And add a deep-fried cheese curd."Sitting across from her, Joshua's face was still flushed from embarrassment, and his brow twitched at the mention of that dish.Cheese curds... That was one of Jacob's favorites.In the end, Natasha had only ordered four dishes in total, but they were all dishes Jacob liked to eat.Jacob's favorite dishes could be counted on one hand, so it hardly seemed like a coincidence.Joshua furrowed his brow again."That's it. And we have no dietary restrictio