Chapter 409


    Harrison was being held in the Thompson Group meeting room.


    The moment Shane stepped into the room, Harrison went up to him and asked, “Shane, you''re finally


    back. Why did you ask your men to take me here? Just what is going on?”


    He had been waiting there for at least several hours, and he was not allowed to leave. Being


    completely cut off from what was going on outside made him feel highly insecure.


    How did the trial go? What was the verdict for Jasmine''s case? How many years did she get sentenced


    to?


    Shane stepped back with disgust to put some distance between himself and Harrison. If looks could


    kill, Harrison Smith would be dead. “Even a vicious tiger would not prey on its own cubs. But you, how


    dare you kidnap Natalie! What you did was truly eye-opening!”


    Upon hearing his usation, Harrison was momentarily stunned. “Kidnap Natalie? Shane, what are


    you talking about? When did I send for people to have her kidnapped?” he asked.


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    Shane''s furious eyes narrowed into slits. “You''re still nning to deny it? Weren''t you the one who sent


    people to stop her from going to court?”


    Harrison''s eyes shed with guilt, “You... You''ve found out?”


    Shane snorted coldly, “In order to help Jasmine, you had Natalie kidnapped so that she couldn''t go to


    court. What a well-thought-out n.”


    “Shane, you can''t just put all the me on me wrongfully,” he defended himself, “I admit I did send


    someone to stop her from going. But I didn''t send anyone to kidnap her! I just ordered my people to


    keep an eye on her and prevent her from leaving her house when she was about to go out. I didn''t do


    anything else other than that!” Harrison held up his arm in defeat and exined seriously.


    He didn''t look as if he was lying. Shane''s eyes narrowed and his expression turned somber. “You really


    didn''t send those people to kidnap her?”


    “I swear to God, I did not! I may not like Natalie, but I would never do such a thing to her,” Harrison said


    while holding up three fingers as a sign of making an oath.


    He was not that much of a psychopath yet.


    “Mr. Shane, it seems that the mastermind behind Ms. Smith''s kidnapping is someone else,” Ss said


    from behind Shane in a rather grave tone.


    Shane stepped over to Harrison and yanked up his shirt cor roughly, slightly lifting him off the ground


    in the process. “I don''t care whether you sent for people to kidnap her or not. I am not letting you off


    that easily.”


    Harrison''s wrinkled face quivered with fear. “S-Shane, what else do you intend to do to the Smith


    family? Three days ago, you went up against Smith Group. You got us delisted from the stock market,


    so we went back to being a normal smallpany. I knew I had iting because of what I said at the


    press conference. But what about this time?”


    He now looked at Shane with fury, “This time, this has nothing to do with you! This is a Smith family


    matter! What right do you have to poke your nose into our business?”


    An enraged Shane tossed him aside. “What right do I have? Based on the fact that Natalie is my


    beloved. Is this a good enough reason for you?”


    “Y-your beloved?” Harrison couldn''t believe his ears. His eyes widened as big as saucers. “You''re


    together now?”


    Shane''s eyes flickered and he didn''t answer.


    They were not officially together yet, but he felt it was just a matter of time.


    Harrison mistook hisck of response as a silent admission. Fear consumed his heart, and he asked


    shakily, “If you choose to be with Natalie, then what about Jasmine?”


    He had always yearned for Jasmine to marry into the Thompson family. This was so that the Smith


    family could be one of the most prominent families in J City through the marriage. Even when


    Shane broke off his engagement with Jasmine, he was unruffled because he thought they would


    eventually reconcile.


    If Shane got together with Natalie, then this would be impossible for Jasmine! To top it off, Natalie


    hated me! She would not help the Smith family after getting married to Shane. What''s more, she could


    even use the Thompson family''s vast influence to suppress us instead. This wouldn''t do!


    “What does my rtionship with Natalie have anything to do with Jasmine?” Shane red at him.


    Harrison gulped nervously. “How could it not matter? Shane, don''t you forget, Jasmine saved you five


    years ago. It is her biggest wish to get married to you... “


    “So what?” Shane interrupted him mercilessly with a wave of his hand. “Just because she wishes to


    marry me, I must take her as my wife? My engagement with her had been a misunderstanding all


    along. I thought that she was my fiancée. If I had known right from the start that she was, in fact, not


    my fiancée, I wouldn''t have agreed to be engaged to her even if she saved my life!”


    Shana''s ayas flickarad and ha didn''t answar.


    Thay wara not officially togathar yat, but ha falt it was just a mattar of tima.


    Harrison mistook hisck of rasponsa as a snt admission. Faar consumad his haart, and ha askad


    shakily, “If you choosa to ba with Natalia, than what about Jasmina?”


    Ha had always yaarnad for Jasmina to marry into tha Thompson family. This was so that tha Smith


    family could ba ona of tha most prominant familias in J City through tha marriaga. Evan whan


    Shana broka off his angagamant with Jasmina, ha was unrufd bacausa ha thought thay would


    avantually raconc.


    If Shana got togathar with Natalia, than this would ba impossi for Jasmina! To top it off, Natalia


    hatad ma! Sha would not halp tha Smith family aftar gatting marriad to Shana. What''s mora, sha could


    avan usa tha Thompson family''s vast influanca to supprass us instaad. This wouldn''t do!


    “What doas my rtionship with Natalia hava anything to do with Jasmina?” Shana rad at him.


    Harrison gulpad narvously. “How could it not mattar? Shana, don''t you forgat, Jasmina savad you fiva


    yaars ago. It is har biggast wish to gat marriad to you... “


    “So what?” Shana intarruptad him marcssly with a wava of his hand. “Just bacausa sha wishas to


    marry ma, I must taka har as my wifa? My angagamant with har had baan a misundarstanding all


    along. I thought that sha was my fiancéa. If I had known right from tha start that sha was, in fact, not


    my fiancéa, I wouldn''t hava agraad to ba angagad to har avan if sha savad my lifa!”