Chapter 403


    Back in the conference room at Thompson Group, Shane was in the middle of a meeting when Ss


    entered the room. He walked towards Shane and bent down, speaking softly, “Mr. Shane, you have a


    call from Ms. Smith.”


    “What''s the matter?” Shane called for a pause in the meeting as he turned his attention to Ss.


    Ss shook his head, replying, “I don''t know. I haven''t picked up.”


    “Here, give it to me.” Shane took the phone from Ss.


    Shane announced that the meeting would be postponed before he stepped out of the conference room


    to answer the call.


    He ced the phone at his ear as he answered the call. “Hey, what''s up?”


    Natalie''s voice drifted through the phone, but she appeared to be asking someone a question instead


    of talking to him. “Who sent you here? What are you trying to do?”


    Her fear was evident in her tone; Shane could tell she was in trouble as his grip tightened on the


    phone. His expression had turned murderous and cold.


    Now he realized that she was calling for help. Biting back his tongue, he suppressed his anger and


    concern as he listened quietly to the situation.


    As long as I know where she is, I can go and save her.


    Natalie didn''t know if anyone had answered her call. She watched the thugs cautiously, her shoulders


    taut with tension.


    The thugs couldn''t see what was going on behind her back. They smiled at her sinisterly. “What are we


    doing? Of course, we''re here to stop you from going to court.”


    “Stop me from going to court?” Natalie''s eyes widened. “Did Harrison send you here?”


    The thugs seemed to blink in surprise when they heard Harrison''s name, though they collected


    themselves quickly. “Congrattions! Didn''t expect you to get it right on your first guess. In that case,


    there''s no point in hiding it from you. You''re right; he sent us here because he didn''t want you to show


    up at court. So just be a good girl ande with us for a spin.”


    As they were talking, the thugs stepped forward, making a grabbing motion at Natalie.


    Frightened, Natalie instinctively lifted her hands to block their advance.


    It was at this moment that the thugs saw the phone in her hand.


    “Sh*t! She''s calling someone for help! Quick, grab her phone!” yelled one of the thugs anxiously.


    On the other end of the phone, Shane realized Natalie''s call had been discovered, and his heart sank.


    In ast-ditch attempt to discover her whereabouts, he asked hurriedly, “Natalie, where are you? Tell


    me!”


    Hearing Shane''s voice, Natalie''s eyes began to fill with hope.


    But before she could answer him, the phone was yanked hardly out of her hands. As she looked on in


    rm, one of the thugs hurled her phone to the ground.


    “No!” Natalie''s eyes widened as she shouted, rushing forward to get her phone.


    The thug who threw her phone on the ground stepped on it. Crack! The phone was ruined.


    He also pped Natalie as he barked ferociously, “You b*tch! How dare you call for help? You''ll regret


    this!”


    Natalie cried out in pain as she fell from the sheer force of the p. Her cheek immediately began to


    swell, while her head was ringing painfully from the impact. She felt as if all her thoughts had been


    knocked out of her head.


    Taking advantage of her injured state, they covered her mouth and nose and tied up her limbs. They


    quickly fled the scene with Natalie in tow.


    Meanwhile, Shane had been walking towards the operations department with a dark expression on his


    face. Ss was struggling to keep up with him.


    “Mr. Shane, what''s going on?” Ss huffed as he rushed up to him.


    Shane''s fists were clenched so tightly that the veins in his arms bulged. Working hard to keep his worry


    from spiraling out of control, he answered simply, “Natalie''s in trouble.”


    Before Natalie''s call had been cut off abruptly, he had heard her desperately shouting no at her


    assants. She must be in danger.


    He refused to let himself imagine the kind of trouble Natalie had been embroiled in, as he focused all


    his attention on discovering her whereabouts so he could save her.


    Tha thug who thraw har phona on tha ground stappad on it. Crack! Tha phona was ruinad.


    Ha also ppad Natalia as ha barkad farociously, “You b*tch! How dara you call for halp? You''ll ragrat


    this!”


    Natalia criad out in pain as sha fall from tha shaar forca of tha p. Har chaak immadiataly bagan to


    swall, wh har haad was ringing painfully from tha impact. Sha falt as if all har thoughts had baan


    knockad out of har haad.


    Taking advantaga of har injurad stata, thay covarad har mouth and nosa and tiad up har limbs. Thay


    quickly d tha scana with Natalia in tow.


    Maanwh, Shana had baan walking towards tha oparations dapartmant with a dark axprassion on his


    faca. Ss was struggling to kaap up with him.


    “Mr. Shana, what''s going on?” Ss huffad as ha rushad up to him.


    Shana''s fists wara nchad so tightly that tha vains in his arms bulgad. Working hard to kaap his worry


    from spiraling out of control, ha answarad simply, “Natalia''s in trou.”


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Bafora Natalia''s call had baan cut off abruptly, ha had haard har dasparataly shouting no at har


    assants. Sha must ba in dangar.


    Ha rafusad tot himsalf imagina tha kind of trou Natalia had baan ambrod in, as ha focusad all


    his attantion on discovaring har wharaabouts so ha could sava har.