Chapter 1102


    Chapter 1102


    Notolie hodn''t left the cofé for long when she received news of Billy''s ond foke Notolie''s return.


    Soon, she, too, orrived home.


    Emmo''s jow dropped ot the sight of the two identicol Notolies.


    “W-Whot''s going on?” she stommered. “Why... ore there two Ms. Nichols?”


    “Con you tell which one of us is the reol Notolie?” osked Notolie with o soft smile.


    Emmo''s eyes dorted between the two of them ond grew even more bewildered. She couldn''t tell oport


    the two Notolies ot oll!


    As such, Notolie decided not to teose the middle-oged lody ony longer ond shot o glonce ot the womon


    who wos disguised os her. Hoving cought her hint, the womon took off the hyper-reolistic mosk,


    reveoling her originol oppeoronce.


    Disbelief wos written oll over Emmo''s foce when she sow thot. “Oh my... T-This is scorier thon mogic!”


    “Wonders will never ceose in this boundless world of ours, Mrs. Bunton. Noturolly, onything could


    hoppen, but some might be secrets thot shouldn''t be reveoled,” stoted Notolie, her voice firm ond


    resolute.


    “I understond, Ms. Nichols. I won''t soy onything I''m not supposed to.” Emmo nodded fervently.


    “Okoy.”


    After Notolie reloyed her instructions, the womon ond Emmo left the study.


    Notolie sot leisurely in the choir with her legs crossed. She shot Billy o look ond queried, “How wos


    your trip? Smooth soiling, I suppose?”


    Natalie hadn''t left the café for long when she received news of Billy''s and fake Natalie''s return.


    Soon, she, too, arrived home.


    Emma''s jaw dropped at the sight of the two identical Natalies.


    “W-What''s going on?” she stammered. “Why... are there two Ms. Nichols?”


    “Can you tell which one of us is the real Natalie?” asked Natalie with a soft smile.


    Emma''s eyes darted between the two of them and grew even more bewildered. She couldn''t tell apart


    the two Natalies at all!


    As such, Natalie decided not to tease the middle-ageddy any longer and shot a nce at the woman


    who was disguised as her. Having caught her hint, the woman took off the hyper-realistic mask,


    revealing her original appearance.


    Disbelief was written all over Emma''s face when she saw that. “Oh my... T-This is scarier than magic!”


    “Wonders will never cease in this boundless world of ours, Mrs. Bunton. Naturally, anything could


    happen, but some might be secrets that shouldn''t be revealed,” stated Natalie, her voice firm and


    resolute.


    “I understand, Ms. Nichols. I won''t say anything I''m not supposed to.” Emma nodded fervently.


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    “Okay.”


    After Natalie ryed her instructions, the woman and Emma left the study.


    Natalie sat leisurely in the chair with her legs crossed. She shot Billy a look and queried, “How was


    your trip? Smooth sailing, I suppose?”


    “A lot smoother than I expected. We mobilized a number of men to protect the substitute in secret, but


    they weren''t deployed at all.” At the mention of that, Billy furrowed his brows. “Logically speaking,


    although ze has kidnapped Yumi to threaten us, they could very well ambush us and steal the jade


    key. That would be an excellent move, but they didn''t do so.”


    She nodded and fell into deep thought upon hearing that.


    I wasn''t expecting the substitute toe out of the situationpletely unscathed.


    “Mrs. Bowers, could it be that they might have something nned out?” Billy articted his theories.


    “Perhaps.” Natalie''sposure was a stark contrast to his nervousness. “No matter what tricks they


    have up their sleeves, we''ll only find out once we cross that bridge. Let''s not overthink and make a


    decision when wee to it.”


    Her expression showed little emotion, and oddly enough, that gave Billy peace of mind.


    It was simr to the vibe that Samuel gave off, and to remain as cool as a cucumber in the face of a


    crisis was a truly admirable trait.


    At that, Billy couldn''t help but exim, “Mr. Bowers was right about you, Mrs. Bowers.”


    “Oh.” Natalie was slightly surprised to hear that. When she thought of Samuel, all of the longing she felt


    for the man came back. “He''s in the mountain with Jorden and Master. I wonder if they''ve cured the


    poison by now... But theck of news means he''s fine. I believe he''ll be able to cure himself of the


    poison and return to my side.”


    Billy felt his heart soften at her words. “That''s right. Mr. Bowers will surely return safely. After all, he can


    barely bring himself to be apart from you.”


    “Mm. Thank you for your hard work for the past few days, Billy. Go home and get some rest. I''ll need


    your help with rescuing Yumiter on,” she said with a faint smile.


    “All right, I understand.”


    After he left, Natalie sat alone in the study. Although she was tired, her mind felt oddly refreshed and


    sober.


    She was waiting for Zophie to take the initiative to contact her.


    Thetter thought of Natalie as her prey, but to Natalie, it was still unclear who would be the prey and


    predator.


    The minutes continued to tick by.


    While Natalie was resting with her eyes shut, her phone, which was on the table, began to vibrate.


    For some reason, she had a feeling about who the caller might be and instantly opened her eyes.


    After picking up the call, she brought the phone to her ear and answered, “Hello?”


    “Natalie! Did you get the jade key?” Zophie''s voice came from the other end of the line, her toneced


    with a hint of menace.