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Meanwhile, the real patient, Brandon, who was slicing a pineapple diligently, carved the fruit into what
almost looked like a work of art.
“Brandon wanted to eat some ch*ps. I was just tasting them for him…” Natalie murmured. Natalie
picked up a tissue and wiped her mouth hastily after putting on her shoes. She nudged Brandon with
her elbow, hinting at him to speak for her.
Johanna stepped forward and held Natalie’s arm.
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“Stop bullying your husband. After all, he needs to rest right now.” She gently pinched the tip of
Natalie’s nose and said in a reproachful tone, but her eyes were full of love for her daughter.
“Mom, I would never bully him.” Natalie leaned on Johanna’s shoulder, acting like a spoiled child.
Johanna adored her long-lost daughter and couldn’t bear to me her. She smiled helplessly at Beal
and said, “Okay, fine. You’ve won.”
Natalie pursed her l*ps, content to be surrounded by happiness and love.
“What are you and Dad doing here?” she asked, snapping out of her reverie.
Beal ced the gift they had brought on the table andined, “It was your mother’s call! She was
so worried about you that she practically begged me to bring her here.”
Raising an eyebrow at Beal, Johanna retorted hastily, “Was I the only one who was worried? Someone
got furious when he heard that Brandon was on a business trip without his daughter. He immediately
arranged for a ne to fly us home. And, enraged, he vowed on the ne that he would not let
Brandon get away with mistreating his daughter.”
Beal didn’t expect Johanna to rat him out like that. He blushed with embarrassment andined,
“Honey, you’re not supposed to tell them! You… It’s… Never mind! Forget it!”
Johanna and Beal’s squabble ended with smiles. Natalie squinted her eyes, taking Johanna’s arm in
one hand and Beal’s arm on the other, and said, “I know that you two care about me a lot, but who told
you that I was here?”
“A young handsome man told us. He’s Brandon’s assistant.” Johanna couldn’t recall Sean’s name at
the time. She pointed to the door and said softly, “He’s standing just outside. He was kind enough to
bring us here.”
Sean stuck his head out of the door and said timidly, “Sorry, Mrs. Larson.”
“Sean, you’re being nosy.” Natalieined.
Johanna furrowed her eyebrows at Natalie and exined, “Don’t me him. It’s not his fault. If it
weren’t him, your father and I would have asked someone else. Last time, Brandon suffered memory
loss due to an ident, and he is currently in critical condition again. Of course, we were both
concerned about him too.”
“Don’t worry! Brandon has almost recovered,” Natalie said.
“Besides, Brandon has fully regained his memory. To be honest, it was sort of a blessing in disguise for
his situation.”
Both Johanna and Beal were surprised, “Really? Is this true, Brandon?”
Brandon went into great detail about what had previously urred. He was aware that Johanna and
Beal hade here out of concern for Natalie’s emotional state following his ident.
He stumbled out of bed before bowing to Johanna and Beal. In front of them, he made a solemn
promise, saying, “I’m sorry to have caused you trouble when I was suffering from amnesia. Give me
one more chance, please. I give you my word that I will make it up to Natalie for all the pain and
suffering I have caused her.”
“Honey, what are you talking about? My parents never med you for what happened,” Natalie said to
him lovingly. Just as she was about to walk to Brandon, she was pulled back by Johanna.
Johanna calmly exchanged a nce with Beal and said, “Brandon is usually haughty and short-
spoken. I can’t believe he’s apologizing to us.”
Not knowing what her parents were going to do, Natalie said anxiously, “Mom, Brandon shouldn’t be
out of his bed.”
“It’s just a bow. Don’t worry.” Johanna nearly found it amusing that her daughter was so quick to defend
her spouse from criticism. In a serious tone, she turned to face Brandon and added, “I understand that
you had experienced memory loss at that time and as a result, you neglected your feelings for Natalie.
But going forward, you must be kind to her.”
Natalie quickly rushed to hold Brandon when Johanna let go of her.
Johanna and Beal were ready to leave the hospital, relieved to learn that both Brandon and Natalie
were safe and sound.
As the two of them left, Natalie ran out and stopped them.
“Dad! Mom! There’s something I need to tell you.”
Johanna was puzzled.
Biting her lower l*p, Natalie paused for a while and said, “The truth is, someone was deliberately trying
to hurt me this time. The only reason why Brandon got injured was because he jumped right in front of
me to keep me safe from harm’s way.”
“You should have told us about it right away.” Johanna rushed to Natalie, sping both her shoulders
as she examined her from head to toe.
“Were you hurt? You scared me.”
Natalie took a deep breath.
“Mom, don’t worry. I’m here, aren’t I?”
“But what if the person who did it actually poisoned you? We wouldn’t know until the effects are visible
and what if by that time it’s already toote? You need to be carefully and thoroughly checked. Wait a
minute, I’ll call the family doctor over now.” Beal was ready to call their family doctor.
A myriad of emotions flooded his ch*st all at the same time. He had been taking his wife on vacation
around the world, utterly unaware that their precious daughter was in danger!
“Dad, I’m really fine. I told you because I want your help for something else. I really want to find the
person behind all this but I can’t do this alone.” Natalie stopped Beal and told him what had happened.
Johanna’s face was serious when she asked, “How was your investigation going? Do you already have
a suspect?”
Natalie nodded, pulling out a document to hand to Johanna.
“This is the information about Vivian and the ces she had been seen before. I want your help.”
Natalie was certain Vivian was the one who plotted to hurt her but she had no substantial evidence.
Ever since Johanna found Natalie back, she had never heard her ask for anything until now. She took
Natalie’s hands in hers and said, “We’re family. If you need help with anything, juste to us. I was
so excited when you reached out to us that I almost cried. You finally need us, my dear daughter.”
Guilt was obvious in Natalie’s voice as she said gently, “I didn’t want to involve you in this at all. I
thought I could handle it, but s.”
She considered something for a while before adding, “Dad, Mom, this matter also involves the Turner
family. It might get troublesome for the White family. I’m afraid you’ll be in trouble.”
The Turner family and the White family had always kept their distance from each other.
“I never thought there woulde a time when we would oppose the Turner family. But they have to
pay for hurting my daughter!” Johanna was famous for her hot temper in her early years. She was
unstoppable until Beal came into her life.
Gently stroking Natalie’s cheek, she said, “Let us deal with it. You just take good care of yourself.
That’s the only way we can rest assured.”
“I will take good care of myself,” said Natalie. She stood, clinging to Johanna and Beal’s arms. She
leaned on Johanna’s shoulder. She wasn’t expecting Johanna to be this protective of her. A warm
feeling spread across her heart. Having a family to rely on felt so good.
Johanna was still angry when they got into the car.
She took a deep breath and said, “Who is that Vivian girl anyway? Do we know her background? How
dare she hurt my daughter!”
“As of now, all we know is that Luke AND Catherine adopted her. I already requested someone to dig
for more information about her. We’ll find out who she really is soon. Calm down and don’t overexert
yourself.” Beal sq***zed Johanna’s hand. He kept his head level as he nned how to deal with the
Turner family once he had the evidence.