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    At the same time, the Foster family was not in a pleasant state


    Harry had a gloomy face, emanating a hostile aura. He was on the verge of anger and expressed


    extreme dissatisfaction with his wife, saying. Look at what you’ve done. Now, what do you suggest we


    do? Not only did we fail to harm Natalie and alert her, but she must have figured out it was us. Wasn’t it


    supposed to be foolproof? Well. It’s far from it. His tone was filled with me for Elena’s


    ipetence.


    Not content with just reprimanding her, he thought for a moment and added, “You didn’t leave any


    evidence behind, did you? If something happens, you’ll have to deal with it yourself. If I’m out of the pie


    ture, you’ll all be left high and dry


    Harry was incredibly disappointed with what Elena had aplished this time. She couldn’t even


    sessfully bump into


    someone.


    She seemed to spend her days ying cards, shopping, and indulging in beauty treatments.


    Harry didn’t understand why he was so infatuated with her.


    At this moment, Elena had her heart filled with fear. She lowered her head and nced down, her


    fingers tightly clenched in her palm. She hadn’t informed Harry about the extortion. Trembling, she


    replied, I don’t know when Natalie learned those skills and became so capable of fighting. She never


    showed any signs of it before. If I had known, I definitely wouldn’t have arranged things this way” She


    didn’t mention that it wasn’t supposed to end in failure.


    As she finished speaking. Elena slowly lifted her head and observed Harry’s expression. She noticed


    his brow was still furrowed, but it had eased slightly. She began to console him, saying, “But Harry,


    don’t worry I haven’t left any evidence behind. And I’ve already destroyed the contact phone card. It


    wasn’t registered under a real name. Natalie won’t know it was us. If something really happens, I won’t


    involve you”


    Harry finally rxed his brow. And the tension in his nerves cased.


    Elena couldn’t believe that Natalie was a profesional fighter. Those two big men were no match for her.


    And they couldn’t even get close to her.


    ording to those two men, Natalie didn’t sustain any injuries. But the two men they sent were both


    severely injured. One had three broken ribs and a minor concussion, while the other dislocated his


    hand. It was all because of Natalie. She even broke one of his legs.


    Those two men disturbed Elena and Harry’s intimate moment early in the morning. Fuming angrily,


    they threatened to turn over the recorded conversation to the police if they didn’t receive money. At that


    time, they would all meet their demise together.


    Elena had no choice but to pay one million dors to obtain the so–called recording and put an end to


    the matter.


    However, this money came from her private stash, stored with a friend overseas. She deceived Harry,


    telling him that everything was taken care of. If he found out about therge sum of money she had


    saved and found that she gave away one million dors to the other party, Harry would kill her. Her


    future days….


    Just as Harry was starting to calm down, he realized that Natalie was capable of fighting to such an


    extent, and she had kept it a secret from him. Through gritted teeth, he cursed. “This cunning brat is


    devious and sly. She managed to deceive all of us. with her skills. In all those years of surveince at


    the mansion, no one ever reported anything about this. Look at what she did to those men. Is this how


    a young girl should behave? She’s like a wild wolf that hasn’t been tamed.” Harry thought that Natalie


    was so relentless,


    He had no idea that his own daughter possessed such impressive skills. He would never have allowed


    Elena to act recklessly if he had known earlier. Now, they were left empty–handed, unsure how to


    reim their assets.


    After Harry’s ex–wife jumped off the building. Barron demanded to sever ties with him. Moreover,


    Barron even took in Natalie. Fearing that his father would influence and groom Natalie, Harry sent


    someone to take care of them.


    Until Natale turned 15, the person Harry had sent to take care of them would only report mundane


    details of her daily


    routine, such as going to school,ing back home, and doing homework. Feeling sorry for the money


    spent, Harry found excuses to dismiss the person responsible for the reports.


    With a headache, Harry held his aching forehead, feeling annoyed and irritable.


    The living room fell into silence.


    Emily, who woke upte, descended the stairs in her slippers and noticed something was amiss in the


    atmosphere of the living room. When Elena saw her daughter’s arrival, she gave Emily a discreet


    signal, using eye contact and mouthing the words that things had gone awry.


    Emily, who received the signal, knew why her father had a troubled expression on his face.


    She casually approached her father, Harry, and gracefully sat beside him. Then she gently linked her


    arm with his and said. in a sweet and affectionate voice, “Daddy, why are you so impatient? You know


    Natalie’s temperament well. The more you confront her, the more she resists. We need to find her


    weak points. Just think about it, who is the most important to her in her heart? Isn’t it Grandfather and


    her mother?”


    Harry, upon hearing his daughter’s words, remained calm. He didn’t need her to say it. He already


    knew that Natalie didn’t see him as a father but rather as an enemy.


    However, the two people who mattered the most to Natalie were already dead. So what could he use to


    threaten her?


    Seeing that her father had little interest in listening, Emily continued to the main point. She said, “We


    can use what Natalie values the most, can’t we? We can make her exchange her shares by telling her


    that there are still important things in your possession rted to her grandfather and mother. She’ll


    have to sign the share transfer agreement if she wants them.


    “Isn’t Mom’s birthdaying up next month? Why don’t we throw a banquet and invite her over? It will


    be harder for her to lose her temper in a crowd. We can n everything then. Do you think she won’t


    yield?”


    Emily’s eyes gleamed with calctions and pride.


    Harry’s eyes suddenly lit up. And then he repeatedly praised his clever daughter. Emily felt delighted by


    the praise. And the gloom that Elena had brought earlier dissipated.


    But Harry was still a little worried that Natalie wouldn’te.


    “Dad, don’t worry. She will definitelye. As long as we make Mom’s birthday banquet grand, we can


    lure her in.” Emily


    said.


    Emily thought that if Harry made sure everyone knew about Natalie’s stepmother’s birthday celebration


    and mentioned. that there were belongings of her deceased mother in the Foster’s residence, Natalie


    was bound toe.


    Emily believed that given Natalie’s temperament, Natalie wouldn’t tolerate her mother, Elena, who had


    ruined the marriage. showing off so brazenly.


    Emily’s repeated assurance finally put Harry’s lingering worries to rest.


    Emily reminded Harry, saying, “Dad, during this time, let’s not go and find her. We should make Natalie


    lower her guard so she won’t suspect our motives. That way, the banquet will have a better chance of


    sess.”


    On the other hand, today was a rare asion when both doctors finished work at the same time.


    It was worth celebrating.


    Sherri said, “Natalie, it’s been a while since we went to a bar. How about I take you out tonight to find


    some eye candy? Let’s have a good time since we don’t have to wake up early for the night shift


    tomorrow.”


    Natalie let her cascading curls down. However, she always tied up her hair neatly when she went to


    work.


    “I’m not going. I don’t want to be hungover and have to work tomorrow,” Natalie replied. Besides, Sherri


    tended to act differently when she drank. It seemed that she would be an entirely different


    person.


    Natalie was worried she couldn’t handle Sherri without Edward’s presence.


    “Well. Come on, Natalie. Let me tell you about it. A huge new bar opened in Athana this year, and I


    haven’t been there yet. Come with me and see what it’s like, Sherri said. She had never been to the


    Lithern Club since its grand opening. But she heard from her circle of friends that it was a hotspot for


    handsome men and beautiful girls.


    The energy and rhythm there were off the charts.


    It had been Sherri’s extravagant fantasy for a long time. But due to their conflicting work schedules, she


    couldn’t spend time


    off with her best friend.


    Moreover, she also wanted to help Natalie let loose and vent. Because she felt her friend had been


    carrying too many burdens, fearing that it might take a toll on Natalie’s health.


    With Sherri’s persistent shaking, Natalie’s willpower weakened. And then she reluctantly nodded in


    agreement.


    After Natalie returned the car to Sherri in the morning, the driver returned it to the Landor family’s


    underground garage.


    Sherri was worried that Natalie might criticize her driving skillster. So she asked in advance. “Who is


    going to drive, you or me?”


    Giving Sherri a disdainful nce, Natalie replied, “I don’t know the directions. So you drive.”


    “It’s you who asked me to drive. So don’tin about my driving skillster. I feel so much pressure


    every time you ride in my car.” Sherri responded.


    “If your driving skills were better, you wouldn’t feel insecure. Don’t me it on me, Natalie said.


    “Well. Your exceptional driving skills make me feel a little inadequate, okay?”


    “Fine. I’ll sleep then. You can show off your driving skills all you want.” With that, Natalie closed her


    eyes.


    After the fight she hadst night, Natalie felt a bit tired. She thought to herself, “It seems that staying at


    Adare Manor for too long without exercising has deteriorated my physical fitness. I should get up


    tomorrow and go for a run to work on improving it.”


    Soon, the sound of even breaths filled the air. Sherri nced at her best friend’s face during a red light.


    Natalie had lost a lot of weight. And Sherri felt extreme concern for her.


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    She knew that Natalie must be going through a lot of hardships. And it pained Sherri deeply.


    When a person had too many things on their mind and didn’t share them, it was easy to develop an


    illness.


    Natalie was always considerate and shared the good but not the bad.


    After a while, the car stopped at the Athana shopping mall parking lot.


    Sherri gently nudged Natalie and said, “We’re here, Natalie.”


    Rubbing her sleepy eyes and yawning, Natalie realized they were in the wrong ce. Feeling puzzled,


    she asked, “This isn’t the bar’s parking lot, is it?”


    “We’re going somewhere else that might require stylish clothes. Come on. Let’s grab something to eat.


    And then we’ll go shopping for clothes,” Sherri exined.


    “Shern, do we really need to go all out for a bar? Can’t we just sit quietly and enjoy the atmosphere?”


    Natalie asked.


    “Nope. You have to shake it up tonight. You’ll definitely steal the show, Sherri replied.


    After hearing that, Natalie was speechless She wanted to say that she didn’t want to steal the show,


    considering she was already married But seeing Sherri’s excitement, Natalie decided not to dampen


    her spirits and went along with the fun.


    After all, she and Trevon were in fake rtionships. Natalie thought that it was unlikely they would run


    into each other.