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    “Ah! Hey! Do you want to kill me with that thing?” With a shriek and a moan, Natalie spun around and


    saw Derek lying on the ground, clutching his belly.


    “Why the hell are you here?” Surprised, Natalie put away the taser and squatted down to assist Derek.


    “I’m sorry.” “Hey, I asked you toe straight to her and greet her directly, but you said that you


    wanted to give her a surprise.” Wilder was also rmed. He and Natalie helped Derek to a corner of


    the banquet hall.


    Derek covered his belly and wailed, “My innards are in so much pain. Am I going to kick the bucket?”


    Natalie also got anxious. “Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. My mini taser isn’t that powerful.


    Hang in there. I’ll call the doctor.”


    “There’s no need. Just press it with your hand. That will do it.” Derek ced Natalie’s hand on his belly


    and continued to cry out in pain.


    Staring at Derek with a poker face, Natalie arched her eyebrows and grinned. “Does it work? Allow me


    to give you a soothing massage then!”


    She pinched Derek’s stomach firmly.


    “Ouch! Natalie! You!” Derek was outraged but he didn’t dare to say anything. Realizing that his little


    trick had been uncovered, heposed himself and straightened out his suit. “Are you smelling a rat?


    You even brought a taser with you! If I had been snapped by my fans when I stumbled just now and it


    trended on the top search, you would be the one taking the heat!”


    Sitting beside Derek, Natalie felt a bit guilty. “I thought someone was approaching me on purpose just


    now, so I defended myself subconsciously. I didn’t expect you to be here.”


    Wilder stood in front of the two and said with a smile, “Don’t get him wrong, Mrs. Larson. Derek is here


    for the activity. Many film and televisionpanies want to invite him to film his first TV series after he


    transformed to an actor from a model, so he had been socializing just now and hadn’te to greet


    you.”


    Derek red at Wilder unhappily. He grabbed a strawberry from the table and popped it into his mouth.


    “It’s all because you’ve been pushing me to mingle with those female bosses. Otherwise, I wouldn’t


    have to wait until now.”


    Just a moment ago, Derek saw that Natalie was about to leave, so he came to her after dealing with


    those old biddies.


    With a look of disappointment, Wilder pointed at Derek with his quivering hands and said, “You brat,


    don’t you know how good I am to you? You are on the verge of transforming your career, so you have


    to interact with more producers. They are all producers of hit domestic TV series. If you y ball with


    them, you can secure your reputation, which will be a feather in your cap in the future.”


    “Why are you always yammering like an old crow?” Holding his chin, Derek began to bicker with Wilder.


    However, Natalie was thinking about something else.


    Derek must have seen her going at it with Kathie and wanted to help, but he was dragged away by


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    Wilder all the time. Was this the root of her illusion that she had been under someone’s eye?


    Natalie scanned the area again with raised eyebrows of suspicion. People were constantly entering


    and exiting the banquet hall. She did not know any of these people and did not recognize any of their


    faces.


    No one else seemed suspicious as she looked around. She then thought she was probably imagining


    things since she was tired.


    Natalie, who was feeling much better now, got to her feet and looked at Derek. “You continue to


    socialize. I will wait for my b*odyguard by the door.”


    “To be honest, I would rather leave as well. We should go together.” Derek followed Natalie out. The


    moment Derek stepped out of the door, a crowd of fans surrounded him.


    A fan said, “Derek, can you sign autographs for us?” “We have been waiting for you here for a long


    time.”


    Derek took the postcards from his fans. Immediately after putting his signature on two postcards,


    Wilder interrupted. Wilder apologized, saying, “I apologize to everyone. But Derek still needs to get


    some work done. He cannot stay here for too long.”


    Immediately after that, Wilder pulled Derek and said in a low voice, “I’ll stop the fans for you. You go


    first.”


    At this moment, a luxury convertible car driven by Mesue pulled up at the door. She waved to Natalie


    and said, “This way.”


    Natalie opened the car door and got in the car. After that, Mesue turned on the engine. Suddenly,


    Derek jumped into the car quickly, putting his hands on the door frame for bnce, and then leaned


    back against the seat.


    “The convertible is so beautiful. Please give me a ride. I appreciate it.”


    “You are the most cheeky person I have ever met.” Natalie groaned and shook her head in frustration.


    Derek did not pay any attention to what Natalie said. He prodded Mesue’s shoulder lightly and smiled.


    “Miss, if you could kindly drive. Thank you.”


    Dissatisfied, Mesue looked at Derek and said, “This is not a taxi. Please go out.”


    “Natalie and I are good friends. Stop treating me so rudely. Also, you can’t go anywhere if you do not


    drive immediately,” Derek said slowly.


    There were so many fans of Derek that Wilder could not stop them all on his own. A lot of them had


    “Please drive on, Mesue. Let’s go to a quiet ce and let Derek get out of the car there,” said Natalie


    hopelessly.


    Derek was right. It would be difficult for them to leave if his fans surrounded the car. Natalie was trying


    to avoid making things worse.


    After getting the order, Mesue started driving, and the silver-gray convertible car drove away into the


    night.


    While in the car, Natalie looked at Derek and said, “The coast’s clear. I will ask Mesue to stop the car


    so you can get out. There are bus stations and subway stations nearby. You can get home by yourself.”


    Derek stood up straight in shock. “I have never taken a bus or subway in my whole life. Leaving me like


    this is the same as abandoning me in the middle of nowhere.” With a headache, Natalie rubbed


    between her eyebrows and said, “You also have another choice. Just call Wilder. There is a park not


    too far away, and there are not many people around this time. Tell Wilder to go there. We can drop you


    off there.”


    Derek screamed. There was a brief moment of despair in his eyes as he looked at the cold Natalie next


    to him. “Why are you being so repulsive to me? You seem to be in a rush to get rid of me. Remember,


    we are friends here.”


    Natalie seemed rxed. “Please understand me if you think of me as your friend. Because of the


    recent scandals of me and Draco having an affair, I have been the focus of the gossip by the paparazzi.


    It will only make it look like I am indeed a flirtatious woman if they see me with you.”