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    After watching Garrett and Laney leave, Natalie walked into the inpatient department carrying a


    chocte hazelnut cake.


    The door to Brandon’s ward was half closed and Natalie could hear the men inside having a


    conversation when she was at the door.


    Brandon was talking very softly, and Natalie strained her ears to hear the conversation.


    “You can give Vivian an important position while I’m away. She is cautious and dedicated in her work.


    I’m sure she’s also a good problem solver. She’ll be able to help solve a lot of troubles,” Brandon said


    in a meaningful tone.


    “Mr. Larson, why did your opinion of Vivian change so quickly? Weren’t you still guarding against her a


    few days ago?” Sean asked in confusion. He was shocked and couldn’t figure out what Brandon was


    thinking.


    Just then, a gust of wind blew in through the window, ruffling Brandon’s hair.


    Sean quickly walked over to shut the window and then turned around, asking suspiciously, “Mr. Larson,


    are you nning something?”


    Brandon shook his head and exined calmly, “We spent a lot of time and effort investigating Vivian,


    but we still can’t figure out her ns. I just thought we could give her a chance to slip up and give


    herself away.”


    Vivian had been working in the Larson Group for a while now, but Brandon had not given her many


    opportunities to learn about the primary operations of the Larson Group. He believed that Vivian could


    feel that he was sidelining her on purpose.


    “Don’t worry, Mr. Larson. I will do as you say. I will report to you timely or when a situation pops up. I’m


    sure that Vivian will show her true colors soon,” Sean said respectfully as he sorted out the documents


    that Brandon had read. He then began to do his own work in silence.


    The ward fell silent again as if the conversation had never happened.


    However, the sound of something dropping to the floor came outside the door, and the noise caught


    their attention. Sean stood up vigntly and strode towards the door, demanding firmly, “Who’s


    eavesdropping outside?”


    “It’s me,” Natalie said awkwardly as she picked up the cake box and forced a smile.


    She identally dropped the cake box on the ground as she became worried after seeing the serious


    look on Brandon’s face during his conversation with Sean.


    Sean and Brandon were stunned by her appearance.


    However, Sean soon came to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and joked, “Mrs.


    Larson, were you listening in on us? You made me think that there were spies in the hospital.”


    Natalie came in after regaining herposure. She closed the door and asked, “What were you talking


    about? You both looked so serious.”


    Sean kept quiet and subconsciously nced at Brandon, who was sitting in his bed.


    Brandon smiled at Natalie and calmly said, “Sean was just helping me arrange the work schedule for


    the employees in Larson Group during my absence. What about you? I thought you would onlye


    back after your dinner with Laney.”


    He then patted a space beside him, motioning for Natalie to sit down.


    Natalie knew he was lying. His answer was different from what she heard outside the door. She noticed


    that Sean was holding some documents and trying to sneak away. She quickly stopped him and asked,


    “Sean, what’s going on?”


    Sean smiled awkwardly and replied, “Mrs. Larson, you are making things difficult for me.” He sighed


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    and continued, “My six-month worth of bonus had already beenpletely deducted.”


    Natalie looked at Sean sympathetically and didn’t want to put him in a tight spot any longer, so she


    nodded and let him go.


    She ced the cake box on the table, looking disappointed. She ignored Brandon the entire time while


    fiddling with cake box. Fortunately, the chocte hazelnut cake was protected by the cake box and


    was still edible. However, it looked a bit squashed and deformed.


    “Honey, did you buy the cake?” Brandon asked lightheartedly.


    He didn’t know how to exin his ns to Natalie. She and Vivian had a friendly rtionship, so he


    had difficulties letting Natalie know Vivian’s true colors. 4 “Do you want some?” Natalie asked as she


    felt it would be wasteful to throw the cake away. She then put the cake in front of Brandon without


    waiting for his response.


    Brandon smiled forcefully as he took a bite andmented, “It tastes good, although it doesn’t look so


    good.”


    Natalie gave him a meaningful look and said, “It looked good before I dropped it on the ground. Let’s


    not waste it and finish it together.”


    She then sat at the edge of the bed, picked up her fork and started eating the cake. She noticed that


    Brandon was avoiding the topic of the conversation he had with Sean, so she took the initiative to ask,


    “When I was outside the door, I heard you and Sean talk about Vivian. Is there something wrong with


    her? Did she cause any trouble?”


    Brandon felt a slight unease at her question. He put his cake on the cupboard beside his bed and held


    Natalie in his arms. He hesitated a little before asking, “What do you think of Vivian?”


    Natalie answered honestly, “I used to think that Vivian was a capable woman. But I ran into her


    scolding her coworker one time when I visited the Larson Group. She somehow reminded me a lot of


    Charis. To be honest, I felt a little ufortable by that.”


    “It’s clear as day that Vivian and Charis were acquainted,” Brandon admitted to Natalie. “I suspect that


    Vivian had something to do with the recent events, but I don’t have any concrete evidence to prove it


    yet,” Brandon told Natalie.


    Lately, the two of them had been too exhausted to delve into the topic. But after seeing Garrett,


    Brandon felt much more at ease and decided to discuss the matter with Natalie.


    “Initially, I thought Vivian was a kind, beautiful, and enthusiastic person,” Natalie reflected, feeling like


    her previous assessment was too shallow. She didn’t know much about Vivian, but she had jumped to


    conclusions too quickly. “What else have you from your investigation so far?”


    “Just now, Sean came in and gave me an update on the investigation. He discovered that the car


    ident wasn’t caused by Kathie and Ameer,” Brandon replied, before leaning down to give Natalie a


    long kiss. “You asked Sean to look into the casino. There’s been some progress on that front. The man


    who frequently visited the casino was named Roger. ording to the casino’s dealer, Roger hasn’t


    been to the casino for two days and no one had seen him ever since. It looks like he’s gone on the


    “What does Roger do for a living?” Natalie wondered, nning to personally investigate when she had


    some free time.


    “Roger makes his money illegally. We don’t know if he fled, vanished, or met with an untimely demise,


    and it will be difficult to find out. Don’t even think about going to the casino by yourself. It’s not safe for


    you to go alone,” Brandon warned, knowing that if Natalie acted alone, she might put herself into


    potentially dangerous situations. “Are you afraid that I’ll be a hindrance to you and cause you more


    trouble at a time like this?” Natalie furrowed her brow, feeling down as she remembered her past


    experiences.


    She felt so useless.