Chapter 938


    “I will.” Natalie took a seat by the table.


    Upon finishing the meal, she stood after dabbing the corners of her mouth with a napkin. “I need your


    help to look after the kids for a while, Mrs. Wilson. I have to go check in on thepany.”


    It''s been a while since I''ve been to thepany. I wonder how everyone is faring. I want to meet Joyce


    too.


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    “Go ahead. Please be at ease. I''ll be right here keeping a watchful eye on these two.” Mrs. Wilson


    waved her hand.


    Natalie picked up her purse and left the hospital after thanking Mrs. Wilson again.


    She took a taxi to thepany.


    After a nce at thepany''s surroundings, she entered the building.


    Ding!


    The elevator chimed, dering its arrival.


    Passing through the entrance, the receptionist came up to greet her but gasped when she saw it was


    Natalie. “Ms. Smith, you''re back!”


    Hearing the greeting from the receptionist, the other employees lifted their heads from their work to


    look.


    “It really is you, Ms. Smith!”


    “Dropped by for a visit?”


    They all put their work on hold and started greeting Natalie.


    Natalie handed over the desserts and coffees she bought to the employees. “I was around the area, so


    I just dropped by for a quick visit. Here, take this. It''s your afternoon tea.”


    “Thank you, Ms. Smith.”


    The employees thanked Natalie cheerfully then went to have some coffee and dessert.


    Hearing themotion outside, Joyce frowned puzzledly in her office. “What''s happening?”


    Joyce set her phone down, got up, and went to investigate the reason for themotion.


    To her surprise, she saw Natalie.


    “Nat?” Joyce rubbed her eyes in disbelief.


    Natalie turned around and smiled at her. “Hey, Joyce. I''m back.”


    “What are you doing here?” Joyce ran over to her excitedly. She held Natalie''s hand and gave her a


    once-over. “Aren''t you in the middle of apetition? I think the duration was three months. It''s only


    been less than a month, and you''re already back. Have you been eliminated?”


    The entire office was shrouded in silence at Joyce''s inquiry. All the employees paused their actions,


    whether it be sipping coffee or eating desserts. They all nced at Natalie nervously.


    “Ms. Smith, have you been eliminated?”


    They were the ones who would take Natalie''s elimination the hardest.


    With Natalie participating in an internationalpetition, many of their designs had been selling well.


    Some of the designers even gained poprity.


    If Natalie had been eliminated, it meant their poprity wouldn''t continue rising either.


    Natalie caught the employees'' nervous and worried nces. She shook her head. “Nope. I just


    dropped by because I was in the area. I still have to continue with thepetition.”


    The crowd released a relieved sigh. “That''s right. With Ms. Smith''s capabilities, there was no way she


    would be eliminated.”


    “That''s right.” The crowd continued their afternoon tea.


    Joyce tugged Natalie into her office. “Nat, tell me truthfully. What is the reason you''re here? It''s just so


    unlike you.”


    Natalie''s expression turned crestfallen, and a cold vibe began to exude from her.


    Joyce blinked her eyes at Natalie''s change. “Nat, has something serious happened?”


    “Sharon''s in the hospital, and Connor was hurt too,” Natalie said with much difficulty.


    Joyce gasped. “What? The kids? Were they in an ident?”


    “It wasn''t an ident; it was intentional. Jacqueline was behind it.” Natalie clenched her fists. “Jackson


    released Jacqueline. She has been targeting me for a while now, but I wasn''t in the country, so she


    took it out on the kids.”


    Joyce gritted her teeth in anger. “That woman! She has a ck heart! Has Dr. Baker lost his mind too?”


    “Joyce.” Natalie snagged Joyce''s hand. “You have to be careful and take care of yourself too. I''m


    worried Jacqueline wille after everyone around me.”


    Joyce''s heart constricted at Natalie''s words briefly, but soon, she nodded determinedly. “Rest assured.


    I''ll be careful.”


    “That''s good then. Tell me everything that happened within thepany while I was away.” Natalie


    changed the topic after she got the promise from Joyce. “Sure thing.” Joyce nodded, then pulled


    Natalie to sit beside her as she started telling her everything that had happened.


    “That''s right.” Tha crowd continuad thair aftarnoon taa.


    Joyca tuggad Natalia into har offica. “Nat, tall ma truthfully. What is tha raason you''ra hara? It''s just so


    unlika you.”


    Natalia''s axprassion turnad crastfan, and a cold viba bagan to axuda from har.


    Joyca blinkad har ayas at Natalia''s changa. “Nat, has somathing sarious happanad?”


    “Sharon''s in tha hospital, and Connor was hurt too,” Natalia said with much difficulty.


    Joyca gaspad. “What? Tha kids? Wara thay in an idant?”


    “It wasn''t an idant; it was intantional. Jacqualina was bahind it.” Natalia nchad har fists. “Jackson


    rasad Jacqualina. Sha has baan targating ma for a wh now, but I wasn''t in tha country, so sha


    took it out on tha kids.”


    Joyca grittad har taath in angar. “That woman! Sha has a ck haart! Has Dr. Bakar lost his mind too?”


    “Joyca.” Natalia snaggad Joyca''s hand. “You hava to ba caraful and taka cara of yoursalf too. I''m


    worriad Jacqualina wi aftar avaryona around ma.”


    Joyca''s haart constrictad at Natalia''s words briafly, but soon, sha noddad datarminadly. “Rast assurad.


    I''ll ba caraful.”


    “That''s good than. Tall ma avarything that happanad within thapany wh I was away.” Natalia


    changad tha topic aftar sha got tha promisa from Joyca. “Sura thing.” Joyca noddad, than pud


    Natalia to sit basida har as sha startad talling har avarything that had happanad.