Chapter 73


    Upon hearing her words, Jasmine panicked for a brief moment, but she calmed down immediately and


    responded gloomily, “Natalie, what do you mean by that? You doubt my abilities?”


    “I’m just curious. It’s fine if you’d rather not talk about it.” Natalie smirked as she shrugged, neither


    denying nor affirming the other woman’s allegation.


    Jasmine snorted at her, “I have nothing to hide. It’s totally normal for a designer to have a variety of


    styles. It’s nothing unusual. You, on the other hand, should concentrate on your work rather than


    questioning me!”


    After that, Jasmine strutted away in her high heels, but there was something odd about the way she


    walked.


    Natalie watched her leave before letting loose a sigh.


    It’s normal to change styles? Everyone knows that every designer has only one style! Only Jasmine


    could have spouted such nonsense. Did she not see how everyone’s expressions changed at her


    words?


    Natalie shook her head, directing her gaze back to theputer, and went to work.


    When Natalie left the office in the evening, she went to the kindergarten to pick up her kids first. Then,


    she took them to Joyce, who would be taking care of them for the time being, before hailing a taxi to


    Sunrise Hotel.


    It was ten minutes to eight when she arrived at the Sunrise Hotel.


    As soon as Natalie opened the door to the booth, she heard Jasmine call out to her in an airy tone,


    “Why, Ms. Natalie, you’rete!”


    “I’mte?” Natalie walked over to her, pulled out her cell phone, and pointed at the time. “The party


    starts at eight, right? It’s not even time yet. How can I bete?”


    Jasmine swirled her ss of red wine as she eyed Natalie with a half-smile. “I did say the party starts


    at eight in the beginning, butter I changed it to seven. The notice was sent to the group chat. Ms.


    Natalie, didn’t you get the memo?”


    Natalie pursed her lips. “Sorry, I’m not in the group chat!”


    “Is that so?” Jasmine, pretending to be shocked, turned to ask the other attendees, “Didn’t anyone add


    Ms. Natalie into the group chat?”


    “No, we’ve maxed out the group chat capacity!” Someone answered.


    Jasmine smiled coyly at Natalie, “Oh, pardon me. I thought they added you.”


    Natalie watched Joyce as she kept up the farce, and the corners of her mouth twitched in annoyance.


    “It’s fine!”


    Up to that moment, she understood their intentions.


    What do they mean the group chat’s capacity is full? From the very beginning, they were specifically


    instructed by Jasmine not to add me. That wretched woman also changed the time of the party on


    purpose, just so that I would bete. What a way to make things difficult for me!


    Sure enough, as soon as Natalie pulled a chair to sit down, Jasmine ced a bottle of red wine in front


    of her. “Ms. Natalie, it’s not your fault you’rete, but you still are. Why don’t you be a good chap and


    down a bottle?”


    Bingo!


    Natalie grumbled silently, then pushed the wine bottle back to Jasmine. “Ms. Jasmine, I’m sorry. I can’t


    drink.”


    Jasmine did not think Natalie would refuse upfront. Her expression darkened. “What’s the meaning of


    this, Ms. Natalie? Do you intend to make me look bad?”


    “Of course not. I’m just not quite well today. I took two antibiotic tablets, so...”


    As she spoke, Natalie took out a packet of antibiotics from her bag and ced it on the table.


    Jasmine turned blue in the face when she saw the pills.


    She had not expected Natalie, that wench, to be taking the same kind of antibiotics as her!


    “Ms. Jasmine, as you can see, I can’t possibly drink today. But I’m fine with juice, so why don’t we


    rece the wine with juice instead?” Natalie said, her eyes on Jasmine.


    Jasmine pulled a long face. “Don’t bother!”


    Juice? Who makes a fool of themselves from drinking juice? She might as well not drink any!


    “That’s so generous of you, Ms. Jasmine. Thank you very much.” Natalie beamed at her as she put


    away the pills.


    The medicine was not specially prepared for the asion. It was just her habit of always keeping some


    with her.


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    In the past, while she was overseas, she would often attend parties with her mentor, where drinking


    was inevitable. Eventually, the ongoing routine damaged her stomach. Stanley suggested she brought


    antibiotics along everywhere she went. That way, she would have a reason not to consume alcohol.