Chapter 367


    Madison''s tension immediately dissipated upon hearing her question.


    Natalie asking such a question meant that she still didn''t know who her mother was.


    She only knew that Madison wasn''t the one who gave birth to her.


    Madison''s eyes shifted nervously.


    She nned to not tell Natalie about it, even if she was dying.


    Cecilia seemed to be living a good life right then. If Cecilia was to reunite with her own daughter,


    then Cecilia''s only regret would be resolved as well.


    Madison would never allow such a thing to happen.


    She wanted to make sure that Natalie and Cecilia never reunited!


    "I don''t know!" Madison said.


    Natalie was furious.


    "I''m not going to show you mercy if you don''t tell me!"


    There was a hint of cruelty in Natalie''s eyes as she spoke.


    Madison was shocked that she could act this way.


    She suddenly realized that Natalie was different somehow.


    Natalie was never a well-behaved person ever since she was young. When Madison scolded or


    beat her, she would always resist despite her resistance only leading to more cruel abuse.


    However, Natalie''s eyes only showed a hint of stubbornness before.


    And yet her eyes seemed to be ferocious now, like a wolf waiting in the night.


    Madison realized that if she did not reveal the truth that day, Natalie would definitely not show mercy


    on her.


    Moreover, Natalie had brought so many bodyguards with her, so she must have made ample


    preparations. If Madison chose to be silent, she would surely be tortured.


    James was the only person in the family now who could subdue Natalie.


    A momentter saw Madison suddenly cradling her head in her hands as she said, "Oh, my head


    hurts. My dizziness is back."


    Natalie was stunned.


    "Madison, enough with the act. I''ll make you talk even if you pretend to be unconscious!" Just as


    Natalie finished speaking, Madison suddenly fell to the floor.


    Bang!


    Madison was extremely fat so such a sudden fall naturally made a thunderous sound.


    She had also fallen head-first onto the floor, which meant that such an impact caused her to actually


    pass out.


    Madison was sent to the hospital.


    Even though they were now at the hospital, Natalie was not nning on letting Madison go.


    The doctor said that Madison was in no danger and that she should be waking up soon.


    Natalie waited outside the ward for her to awaken.


    She never expected Madison to be so shameless that she would pretend to be unconscious to


    avoid a problem.


    Nheless, the matter wasn''t as simple as Natalie thought it was. Once the afternoon arrived,


    James did too.


    Upon seeing him, Natalie felt a surge of indescribable emotion.


    He was not her biological father.


    But despite theck of a biological rtionship between them, she still loved him as a father.


    "Dad," Natalie cried out.


    "Natalie." James'' expression was edgy. "Queenie called me to say that something happened to


    Madison and that she had been sent to the hospital. I happened to fly into Beverly City from the


    United States yesterday so I quickly came here. How is your mother?"


    "Dad, Madison is not my mother," Natalie said quietly.


    James was stunned.


    He took a moment before giving Natalie a disbelieving look. "Silly child, what are you talking


    about?"


    "Dad, I know everything. I know I''m not Madison''s biological daughter. You don''t have to hide it from


    me." She stared into James'' eyes.


    His expression immediately changed.


    After a long while, he smiled bitterly and said, "Natalie, I''ve always tried to hide this from you


    because I was afraid that it might affect you negatively once you learned about it, yet you still


    somehow learned about it in the end." He paused and looked at Natalie with eyes that were full of


    fatherly love, "Natalie, although


    you are not my biological daughter, my love for you will not be less than Queenie and Brayden."


    She nodded and said softly, "Dad, I know."


    James did not know how tofort her.


    He didn''t have time to think about Madison anymore now that he knew that Natalie had learned the


    truth.


    "Dad." Natalie suddenly said, "Tell me, who are my biological parents?"


    There was a hint of hope in her tone.


    A trace of embarrassment shed across James'' face. "Natalie, I don''t know. You were..." James


    stopped for a while and immediately changed his words, "You were still very young when Madison


    brought you back. She said that she had found you so I didn''t think much about it."


    Natalie was very disappointed at this answer.


    At that time, there seemed to be signs of activity in the ward. It seemed that Madison had woken up.


    "Natalie, I''ll go in to see her first." It was only then that James remembered that Madison was in the


    ward so he quickly entered to check on her.


    About ten minutester, James reappeared. "Natalie, can I talk to you?" He said with a heavy face.


    "Alright, Dad." Natalie''s gaze fell.


    She actually had her guesses about what James needed to talk to her about.


    And sure enough, his next words were just as she expected.


    "Natalie, Madison told me everything. I know you''re anxious, but..." James rubbed his hands. He


    wanted to say that even if she was anxious, she shouldn''t treat Madison that way.


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    However, he chose to keep silent instead.


    He knew that Natalie had a good heart.


    She treated James better than Queenie and Brayden did.


    If Madison hadn''t gone too far in the past, Natalie wouldn''t be like this now either.


    Therefore, he had no rights to say anything.


    "Natalie, give me a week. I''ll help you ask about it," James said.


    She looked at him sadly and said, "Dad, I''m sure that you won''t be able to get anything out of her."


    Madison had always acted like a tyrant by stepping on James'' head so how would he be able to get


    to the bottom of things?


    "Natalie, believe in me. I will definitely get to the bottom of it." James was very determined.


    Her eyshes trembled a little.


    She thought that she should just let James be. She would find out about her family history sooner or


    later anyway. Besides, a week wasn''t all that long either.


    If she did not ept James'' request, he would surely be sad.


    Natalie looked at him and said, "Alright Dad, I will give you a week''s time, but if you aren''t able to


    get anything out of Madison in a week''s time, you must hand her over to me."


    He nodded and said, "Natalie, don''t worry."


    She did not reply and merely left the hospital with heavy steps.


    It was time for dinner by the time she got home.


    Natalie had dinner with Selina.


    Ever since she got pregnant, she couldn''t eat anything that was too salty, too sweet, too spicy and


    too cold, because Selina would always nag at her from the side.


    "Ah, Natalie, that''s too salty. You''ll get hypertension."


    "Ah, Natalie, that''s too sweet. You''ll get diabetes during pregnancy."


    "Ah, Natalie, that''s too spicy. You''ll get heartburn."


    "Natalie, that''s too cold, it''ll freeze the little baby."


    Natalie felt very exasperated.


    In the end, she only drank a few bowls of soup, but Selina still nagged at her, saying that it would


    starve the baby if she only drank soup. Hence, Selina forced her to eat proper food. Of course, the


    food she ate had almost no taste at all.


    "By the way, Natalie, my mom will visit in a few days," Selina suddenly said happily.