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She sighed and continued, “When the ident urred, if Derek hadn’t asked his brother to clear the
route, the ident might have been more serious.”
“Sure, he helped. But he has also been pestering you a lot, which caused you a lot of trouble. Just take
his help as something to bnce out the times he caused you trouble,” Brandon grumbled as turned
around and sat up silently. He straightened his posture and pursed his l*ps. There was still some
unhappiness in his eyes.
He thought he was too lenient towards Derek and should have made things more difficult for him.
Natalie stared at Brandon’s sulky exp**ssion and leaned over to rest her cheek on his shoulder. She
thought he was being childish and chuckled.
“Don’t be angry. He has already left. Besides, it doesn’t matter how much he troubled me in the past.
You know that you’re the only one in my heart.”
Brandon felt his heart warming up with Natalie’s words. It was only in front of her where his heart could
be softened.
“I want an apple,” Brandon crossed his arms and pouted. He was a little unhappy when he
remembered the way that Derek munched on the apple just now.
“Okay, I’ll peel it for you,” Natalie replied resignedly. She picked up the knife and an apple and was
about to peel it when her eyes wandered to the document Brandon tossed on the table. The document
contained a picture of Roger, the man who tampered with Sean’s car the other day.
Natalie gasped as she recalled the exhrating details of the car ident that day. The fruit knife in her
palm slid from her grasp and to the floor as her fi**gers shook.
Brandon picked up the sharp fruit knife and ced it on the table. As he carefully examined Natalie’s
fi**gers, he didn’t hide his nervous exp**ssion until no wound was found on her hand.
“You should be careful.” Brandon put his arms around her shoulder and asked worriedly, “What’s
wrong? Is there something on your mind?”
Staring at the photo on the table, Natalie asked with a frown, “Have you found the man yet?”
Brandon took a look at the photo and said, “I still haven’t found him. The man has vanished, but he was
Natalie turned to face him and her eyes widened as she grabbed his arm.
“So, what are we still waiting for? Let’s go to this location to look for him.”
After she realized that Brandon’s wound hadn’tpletely healed yet, she paused and then added,
“You should stay in the hospital to recover. Sean will apany me there.”
Brandon immediately stopped her when he heard this and bitterly said, “Honey, listen to me first,
okay?” He knew Natalie wanted to solve the problem as soon as possible, but they needed to remain
calm for the time being.
“The location in the photo is actually an unfinished building that belongs to the Turner Group. As such,
you can imagine why getting inside would be easier said than done.”
“Since it’s the unfinished building of the Turner family, why did the man appear there for no reason?”
The frown on Natalie’s face deepened, and her eyes were filled with confusion.
Suddenly, she looked at him and lowered her voice.
“Do you think the Turner family did it?”
With aplicated twist on his eyebrows, Brandon said, “It’s hard to say anything without concrete
evidence. Anyway, I’ll find a way to deal with it. Since the Turner Group is involved, we can’t take any
chances that might lead to a conflict. Let’s just wait and see.”
Natalie felt deeply unsettled at the thought of having to deal with the Turner Group. After all, she was
faced with a big problem that had no easy solution.
“We’ve had our share of conflict with the Turner family before. If we continue to oppose them, I’m afraid
that our families willpletely fall out with each other.”
The turmoil bet**en the Larsons and the Turners was known to almost everyone.
“No, I won’t let that happen. You just stay away from the Turner couple and Vivian for now. I’ll handle
the rest.” Although Brandon didn’t like the people of the Turner family, he was certain that Luke and
Catherin would not approve of going up against the Larson Group again.
“The Larson Group is undoubtedly powerful, but after Charis’ death, the partnership bet**en the two
families has been greatlypromised. This had caused a lot of ups and downs in the real estate
industry and the Inte industry at Barnes. As a result, the Turner family suffered heavy losses. Even
if the Turners have the desire topete with the Larson Group, they willck the necessary strength.”
Brandon was certain of it. He took Natalie’s small hand in his and stroked it gently.
“Even if a new conflict arises bet**en the Larson Group and the Turner family, it must be the result of
Vivian’s actions. She’s making her own grave. Someone will punish her without my assistance.”
The two looked at each other and shouted at the same time, “Luke!”
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They smiled at each other, letting the stunned exp**ssion on their faces settle down.
“You’re so smart, honey.” Brandon pinched Natalie’s cheeks and added, “Even if Luke won’t do
anything, I still have a backup n. Now that Vivian is an employee of the Larson Group, she can’t
escape so easily.”
“I have faith in you,” said Natalie with a relieved smile. There was no doubt in her mind that Brandon
would definitely try to minimize the damage. She stared at Brandon with her bright eyes and said,
“Honey, thank you for everything you’ve done in the past few days. In fact, let me know if there is
anything I can do to help you.”
Brandon understood what she was thinking. He picked up the knife on the table and peeled the skin of
an apple in his hand.
“Have some fruit first.”
“Wait a minute,” said Natalie, moving away from Brandon as he tried to feed her a slice of apple. She
got out of bed and rummaged through the bag of snacks on the bedside table. With a surprised look on
her face, she took out a bag of onion-vored crisps and said, “I like these a lot! I wonder why Derek
bought this vor.”
Her exp**ssion softened and she chuckled to herself.
When Natalie looked up, she noticed Brandon leaning against the headboard and staring at her. He
patted the spot beside him with a gentle smile and said, “Come on, sit on the bed and eat.”
Natalie dashed over to him, snacks in her arms.
Brandon ced the sliced apple on a te and opened the bag of crisps for her. He lovingly poked her
cheek with his fi**gertips and said, “Don’t eat too much junk food or you’ll have a stomach ache.” With
a satisfied smile, Nataliey down on the bed with the bag of crisps and turned on the TV. Natalie burst
outughing because the TV show was so amusing.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside by a nurse, who came inside and said, “Mrs.
Larson, two people iming to be your parents are outside, waiting for you.”
Natalie crumpled the bag of crisps in her hand as she jumped out of bed with incredulous eyebrows
knitting in confusion.
“Who informed my parents?”
“Wait…” Natalie jumped out of bed and rushed to put on her shoes, but the door was pushed open
from the outside again before she could.
“See? I’ve told you that the patient in this ward is my daughter,” Johanna emphasized once more,
looking impatient. She pushed the care worker who tried to stop her and barged into the room with
Beal.
When Natalie looked Johanna in the eyes, she felt extremely awkward.
“Mom, when did you and Dad return?” Her face flushed red as she asked.
Beal and Johanna had just recently embarked on a long-dyed round-the-world tour. Ever since they
were reunited with their daughter Natalie, they had been able to really enjoy their retired life.
As such, Natalie did not expect to see them back so soon.
“My dear, what happened to you? Was it you or Brandon that got hurt?” Johanna asked, eyes wide with
puzzlement. By chance, she saw Natalie standing next to the bed holding a bag of ch*ps and crumbs
sticking out of the corners of her l*ps.