Chapter 1397


    Chapter 1397


    Harper’s hand holding the knife and fork stiffened slightly. She was about to deny it, but Jayden


    interrupted, “Mom, let’s not talk about the past anymore. It was all my wishful thinking. If you bring it up


    too much, it’ll just be embarrassing.”


    Natalie looked at Jayden and smiled affectionately, “Alright, I won’t bring it up anymore. I’ll give you


    some face.”


    Jayden’s furrowed brows rxed and he cut some foie gras for Harper, cing it on her te with


    caring gestures.


    Harper had intended to just focus on eating, but after only a few bites, she heard Natalie ask, “Miss


    Duke, you and my son were nning to get mated, right? There are some things I wanted to rify in


    advance, I hope you don’t mind…”


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    Harper put down her utensils and looked up at Natalie, “Auntie, you can ask whatever you want, I won’t


    mind.”


    She was quite polite to her elders, which pleased Natalie. She nodded and said, “I heard that you grew


    up in an orphanage without parents. How have you been these years?”


    Harper didn’t hesitate, “When I was young, I relied on the orphanage, and as I grew up, I worked in


    convenience stores


    or small restaurants wherever they needed help.”


    Natalie’s gaze flickered, “That must have been tough. But


    just working in a small restaurant, you can barely make ends meet. How did you be the owner of


    an entertainment


    venue at such a young age?”


    From these two questions in a row, Harper understood that Natalie was questioning where her money


    came from.


    With her background, she would indeed face doubts. Harper didn’t me Natalie and replied honestly,


    “After graduating from high school, I worked in a bar selling alcohol and saved some money. Later, my


    two rtives had some trouble and before they left, they left me some property. I took some of the


    money and bought a bar. After making enough money to pay back my friends, that’s how I got my


    start.”


    After listening, Natalie seemed thoughtful and nodded, “I see. But as a young girl, you could find a


    stable job and live afortable life. Why did you have to get into this line of work? Is there some


    special hidden reason?”


    Her words were quite cryptic, something other girls wouldn’t have picked up on, but Harper was


    different. “There’s no special hidden reason. I just wanted to establish myself in Arcadia. To survive in


    this expensive ce, you need money. I don’t engage in illicit activities, so I can only save money by


    drinking with customers. At first, I thought buying an


    apartment would be satisfying enough, but then I was bullied by rich and influential people. I realized


    that a stable job couldn’t give me much.”