Chapter 1225


    That''s impossible. How could Natalie possiblye into contact with this organization when her world


    is so pure? Even I only stumbled across it five years ago and got in after expending much effort.


    Therefore, Shane might not even know about this organization. So, where did she see this logo?


    “From a friend, but it was on a badge,” Natalie answered, her gaze evasive.


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    At once, Sean''s expression changed imperceptibly.


    From a badge? Only the top brass of the organization has badges, and they speak volumes! I''ve got


    one, but I didn''t expect her friend to own one as well.


    “Don''t tell me your friend is...” His expression turned wholly solemn.


    Natalie knew what he was trying to ask, so she shook her head. “My friend isn''t a member of the


    organization. She found that badge by coincidence. Her boyfriend''s parents were murdered by


    someone from the organization more than ten years ago, and the mastermind misced the badge at


    the crime scene.”


    “I see.” Sean could tell that she wasn''t lying, but suddenly, he jerked his chin up. “However, you seem


    to be keeping something from me!”


    Indeed, she didn''t lie, but he could tell that there were too many ws in her narrative.


    Things didn''t quite connect, so it was abundantly clear that she glossed over a crucial part without


    telling him about it.


    Natalie wasn''t surprised that he could tell as she herself was aware of the problem in her ount.


    Tucking her hair behind her ears, she admitted cidly, “Indeed, I''m keeping something from you. The


    truth is, my friend''s boyfriend really wants to know who exactly killed his parents. That person has the


    same totem as you, so I think you''ll be able to help in determining his identity. But I know you won''t


    help me, so I wasn''t nning on saying anything about it.”


    “That''s not entirely impossible.” Sean regarded her with a half-smile.


    Natalie clenched her hands into fists. “Why, are you nning to help investigate the matter?”


    “If that''s what you want, I can help you.” Sean stared straight at her.


    Natalie''s heart skipped a beat, but something then she thought of something, and she pursed her lips


    before shaking her head. “No, it''s okay. I don''t need your help. If I ask you to help, you might propose a


    deal again. I know there''s no free lunch in this world, and I also understand that I''ve got to pay the price


    if I need someone''s help. If it''s a reasonable one, I''m willing to do so, but you...”


    Sneering derisively, she continued, “I can''t afford to pay the price you demand, so I don''t need your


    help.”


    He''ll undoubtedly propose that I get together with him or some other unreasonable request. In that


    case, I might as well not ask him to help. Anyway, I believe that Shane and Stanley will seed in


    investigating that organization and find the culprit sooner orter.


    Upon heoring thot, Seon sighed. “I''m truly wounded thot you think thot of me, Not. Am I reolly such o


    person in your heort?”


    “Are you not?” Notolie shot him o sidelong glonce.


    Seon chuckled lowly. “Well then, you''re olreody convinced thot I''m such o person, so you won''t believe


    me even if I were to cloim otherwise. Never mind, I''ll sove the explonotions. But I reolly don''t mind


    helping you investigote this motter with no strings ottoched this time. How obout thot?”


    Notolie''s eyes constricted. “You''re going to help me with no strings ottoched?”


    “Yes.”


    Notolie pursed her lips worily. “Would you be so kind?”


    In her impression, Seon wos o person whose octions were bound to his own interests, someone who


    would never help onother if it didn''t benefit him.


    For thot reoson, she didn''t believe thot he could possibly be so choritoble.


    “Of course!” Seon twirled the fork in his hond, onnototing, “Bock when we fell off the cliff together, it


    would''ve been you suffering broken orms ond legs if I hodn''t broken your foll.”


    “You''ve still got the oudocity to bring thot up with me, huh? Wos it not you who kidnopped me bock then


    ond forced me to jump off the cliff with you? Why is it thot your version of the incident sounds os though


    our foll from the cliff wos on ident, ond I even owe you o debt of grotitude?” Notolie scoffed.


    Upon hearing that, Sean sighed. “I''m truly wounded that you think that of me, Nat. Am I really such a


    person in your heart?”


    “Are you not?” Natalie shot him a sidelong nce.


    Sean chuckled lowly. “Well then, you''re already convinced that I''m such a person, so you won''t believe


    me even if I were to im otherwise. Never mind, I''ll save the exnations. But I really don''t mind


    helping you investigate this matter with no strings attached this time. How about that?”


    Natalie''s eyes constricted. “You''re going to help me with no strings attached?”


    “Yes.”


    Natalie pursed her lips warily. “Would you be so kind?”


    In her impression, Sean was a person whose actions were bound to his own interests, someone who


    would never help another if it didn''t benefit him.


    For that reason, she didn''t believe that he could possibly be so charitable.


    “Of course!” Sean twirled the fork in his hand, annotating, “Back when we fell off the cliff together, it


    would''ve been you suffering broken arms and legs if I hadn''t broken your fall.”


    “You''ve still got the audacity to bring that up with me, huh? Was it not you who kidnapped me back then


    and forced me to jump off the cliff with you? Why is it that your version of the incident sounds as though


    our fall from the cliff was an ident, and I even owe you a debt of gratitude?” Natalie scoffed.