Chapter 35


    The next time we meet, I must get a sample of Mr. Shane’s hair.


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    Getting into his car, Shane drove off. While on the way, Ss Campbell gave him a call.


    Stopping his car by the side of the road, Shane took out his cell phone. His voice, unnoticed by him, was


    a mix of anticipation and eagerness as he blurted out, “How’s the investigation?”


    “I’ve found the information. Just as you have suspected, the one who was supposed to be in the


    marriage arrangement with you is none other than Ms. Natalie Smith and not Ms. Jasmine Smith. The


    latter is responsible for impersonating Ms. Natalie’s identity.”


    “Impersonating?” Shane uttered as he frowned, “What’s the reason behind this?”


    “It’s…” Ss found himself at a loss of words.


    Pursing his lips impatiently, Shanemanded, “Just say it!”


    “Alright!” responded Ss quickly. No longer hesitating, he poured out all the information he had found,


    “Seven years ago, after your marriage arrangement with Ms. Natalie had been made, she eloped with


    another man.”


    “Eloped?” Shane could not help but gripped the phone tighter.


    “Yes, Ms. Natalie used to have a lover. After she learned that her engagement had been decided without


    her consent, she ran away with the help of Mdm. Yulia, her mother. When her father Mr. Smith found out,


    he was enraged and divorced Mdm. Yulia. He married his current wife, Mdm. Susan Sullivan, who


    brought Ms. Jasmine back to the Smith family.”


    “So you’re saying that Susan is Jasmine’s biological mother?”


    “Yes. Since Ms. Natalie had run away, Mr. Smith was worried that the Thompson family would hold the


    Smith family ountable for the slight, hence Ms. Jasmine was asked to rece Ms. Natalie. He also


    concocted the lie that Ms. Natalie had changed her name to Jasmine, and Ms. Jasmine had no choice


    but to tell the outside world that Mdm. Susan is her stepmother,” Ss narrated, full of disdain for Natalie


    in his heart.


    This Ms. Natalie is such an ingrate, treating Mr. Shane as if he is not worthy of her. Such scandalous is


    she that the woman even dares to elope with another man. Doesn’t she ever think about the


    consequences her actions would bring to the Smith family?


    Shane did not and could not speak. He was crestfallen, his eyelids drooped as his mind became a total


    mess. After a short while, he opened his lips and uttered only three words, “I know now.”


    He was surprisingly calm.


    Ss was stunned, and quickly asked, “Mr. Shane, are we going to retaliate against the Smith family?”


    “Forget it,” Shane nkly replied before continuing, “Since this engagement is a mistake from the very


    beginning, let’s just y along as if nothing has ever happened.”


    After all, Jasmine was also Harrison Smith’s daughter, and the same person who had rescued him five


    years ago.


    Although he did not love her, he also did not have any feelings for anyone else either. In the end, it did


    not matter who he married anyway. Marriage was just a contract to him – nothing more nothing less.


    The reason he requested this investigation was to find out what had happened in the past. As for Natalie,


    since they were nothing but strangers in the past, they would remain as strangers moving forward to the


    future.


    After ending the call, Shane threw his cell phone onto the passenger seat and started his car again.


    The second day, at the Thompson Group…


    After Natalie had a basic understanding of Project Rebirth, she prepared herself to scour the database


    for any information on Thompson Group’s design style, so she could sketch out her first draft based on it.


    However, she found out that she could not ess the database at all.


    Feeling confused, she patted the shoulder of a colleague sitting next to her and asked, “Ashley, is there


    something wrong with the database? I can’t log in.”


    “Nope, I’m all good on my side. Maybe you entered the wrong ID?” Ashley cocked her head and peeked


    at her screen.


    Natalie shook her head and replied, “I’ve checked letter by letter, number by number. There’s absolutely


    nothing wrong.”


    “In that case, probably the system has never stored your ID in the first ce. Why don’t you ask Ms.


    Jasmine about this?” Ashley suggested.


    Natalie furrowed her brows, feeling reluctant to go. “Ashley, what about I borrow your ID to log in


    instead?”


    “No, that won’t do!” Ashley refused immediately. Surprised by her own over-the-top reaction, Ashley


    piped down and exined, “Nat, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but this information is ssified as


    top secrets. They can only be essed once a week and cannot be printed out. If I lend my ID to you,


    then I won’t be able to ess the database whenever I need to.”


    “I see…” Natalie could only bit her lips and gave in.


    Seemed like the only solution was to bring this up with Jasmine.


    Heaving a sigh, Natalie picked up her crutches beside her seat and limped towards the supervisor’s


    office.


    When she reached the door to the office, she knocked on the open door and called out, “Ms. Jasmine!”


    “What are you doing here?” Jasmine’s expression soured immediately.


    “I need to ess the information in the database. However, I can’t log in with my ID. Just want to check


    what is going on?” Natalie said tly while staring at Jasmine with cold indifference.