《A Vampire's Contract Wife》


 Chapter 1 - Caught In The Act At A Party

    <h4>Chapter 1: Caught In The Act At A Party</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


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    The clock struck twelve, reminding everyone that it was midnight. Natalia set down the empty wine ss in her hand. In a few hours, she would join hands with Vasili in marriage and be his legal spouse. The thought excited her.


    ??


    Natalia looked around, but there was no sign of Vasili.


    Mildly disappointed, Natalia shook her head slightly as she walked toward the bathroom in the inner part of the castle.


    It was both bachelor and bachelorette parties for Natalia and Vasili tonight. Natalia had a little too much to drink.


    Sshing cold water onto her face, Natalia felt much better than before¡­ She took out the handkerchief Vasili had given her and wiped her cheeks.


    Suddenly, she heard a woman¡¯s cat-like moaning from the corridor. It sounded hushed yet amorously seductive.


    Could it be¡­


    An awkward embarrassment blossomed on Natalia¡¯s cheeks.


    ¡®Aren¡¯t they a little too bold...?¡¯ Natalia thought to herself.


    Natalya stood in the doorway, hesitating on whether she should leave or wait a moment longer. Either way, everything was overwhelmingly embarrassing to her.


    The husky voice dripping in cloying sweetness rang once more. This time, Natalia could make out the words.


    ¡°Vasili, don¡¯t go. I¡¯ve missed you so much. You¡¯re getting married to that woman, Natalia, tomorrow. Can¡¯t you make it up to me tonight¡­?¡± Irina whined.


    ¡°Let go, Irina.¡± Vasili sighed. ¡°It¡¯s my bachelor party along with Natalia¡¯s bachelorette party today. She¡¯s still waiting for me outside.¡± Although his mouth said no, Vasili¡¯s hands indicated otherwise as they moved excitedly over her body.


    ¡°So, what does it matter?¡± Irina¡¯s lips curled up into a smile. She skillfully undid Vasili¡¯s belt and deliberately rubbed her voluptuous chest against Vasili¡¯s arms. yfully, she stroked Vasili¡¯s ear with the tip of her tongue. ¡°My dear Vasili, you already belong to me. If it weren¡¯t for the family behind her, would you have agreed to marry her?¡±


    ¡°Besides¡­¡± Irina took off Vasili¡¯s trousers, slunk her hand into his underwear, and started rubbing him. She watched as Vasili let out a pleasurable sigh and smiled. ¡°Natalia¡¯s family has abandoned her, and thus, rendering her useless to you. Vasili, it¡¯s time for you to abandon her¡­ Mmm¡­¡±


    Irina¡¯s words trailed off as Vasili mashed his lips passionately against hers¡ªthe prelude of the symphony between a man and a woman. It was also Natalia¡¯s death throes.


    Natalia could not hold back her tears. She had never expected her fianc¨¦ to get romantically involved with Irina, her junior in the entertainmentpany.


    For Vasili¡¯s sake, Natalia epted the fate of being abandoned by her family. For the sake of Vasili¡¯s reputation as the CEO of TY Entertainment, Natalia gave up her budding career and selflessly handed over all her resources to Irina. God, how you jest!


    ¡°Baby, let¡¯s move to the bedroom instead.¡± Vasili cupped Irina¡¯s slender waist with his arms.


    Irina¡¯s raspy voice was tender, her legs wrapped around Vasili¡¯s waist. ¡°Aren¡¯t you worried about Natalia? She¡¯s still waiting for you.¡±


    Vasili buried himself in Irina¡¯s impressive mounds and took a deep breath. ¡°You¡¯re the only one who matters now¡­¡±


    Listening to the sounds outside the door fade away, Natalia, who had been tightly pressing her body against the door, went limp and copsed to the ground in a sorry state.


    She squeezed her heart with one hand while her mind swarmed with messy thoughts.


    Alcohol. It must have been the effect of the alcohol that made Vasili unable to resist Irina¡¯s temptation. He had no idea what he was doing.


    Perhaps everything would be different after marriage. He would be a considerate husband and she would be a gentle and virtuous wife.


    This was nothing more than the debauchery that followed after a night of drinks.

 Chapter 2 - Marrying A Gorgeous Man

    <h4>Chapter 2: Marrying A Gorgeous Man</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


    The next day, Natalia rushed to the cathedral as nned. She called Vasili and asked him where he was. It was only after a few attempts that her call went through but it was Vasili¡¯s cold rejection that weed her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Natalia. I¡¯ve something urgent to attend to in the office. Let¡¯s have our marriage registration some other time¡­¡±


    Before Natalia could respond, Vasili ended the call.


    ??


    Liar! Even now, he was still lying to her!


    Clearly, Vasili was still fooling around with Irina, enjoying himself so much that he forgot about their wedding day.


    Eventually, herstpromise was nothing but self-deceit.


    Natalia straightened her attire and left. She had already made up her mind to cut all ties with Vasili.


    As she swerved into the corridor, she encountered a tall man. His dark gray suit entuated his perfect figure, supported by his rather arresting long legs.


    He held up a ck umbre, revealing a limited edition mechanical watch on his wrist. Shifting her eyes upward, Natalia could not help but get dumbstruck.


    A pair of dark mauve eyes embedded on the man¡¯s chiseled face loomed out from underneath the umbre. They were mysterious and deep-set¡ªthey could render everyone defenseless as they subconsciously fell into the intriguing yet enigmatic void.


    Natalia recognized him immediately. This was Alex Bruch, CEO of HR Entertainment, who dominated half of the entertainment industry in A Country. Simultaneously, he was the current leader of the Bruch family.


    ¡®The sun is still up and there¡¯s no hint of rain today. Why is he using an umbre?¡¯ Natalya thought to herself.


    ¡°Mr. Bruch, Miss Lucy¡¯s still crying, and she hasn¡¯t even gotten dressed yet¡­¡± the assistant behind him said in a trembling voice.


    Alex was not surprised in the slightest, and he replied coldly, ¡°I¡¯ll give you half an hour to arrange for the next one. Tell Mr. Robert that there¡¯s no shortage of people who want to marry into our Bruch Family.¡±


    Standing next to him, Natalia smiled.


    It turned out that she was not the only one who had been abandoned on their wedding day. Alex was in the same boat here.


    Natalia could not resist and she turned around. She looked at the epitome of elegance, who continued to hold up a ck umbre even on a cloudy day, and blurted, ¡°I do!¡±


    Her gentle yet breathy voice was filled with unquestionable determination.


    Alex turned to the woman walking toward him, his eyebrows raised ever so slightly in confusion.


    ¡°My fiance has a change of heart. Your fiance isn¡¯t in love with you. Why don¡¯t we get together and get married instead?¡± Natalia said with a serious expression on her face. Her watery eyes were bright and clear like a stream from the mountain.


    Only when she got closer did Natalia notice Alex¡¯s pale face. No, to be precise, every inch of Alex¡¯s exposed skin was extremely fair, except his thin red lips. They were so red he looked like there was blood on his lips.


    She was not afraid. Instead, she studied him curiously.


    Alex stared into Natalia¡¯s eyes, his violet gaze darkening slightly before his lips parted. ¡°Sure.¡±


    The assistant behind him sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at the scene before him in disbelief.


    Even as Natalia and Alex walked out of the registration room with their marriage certificates in each hand, she still found this entire incident unbelievable.


    Her decision to marry Alex was not a spur-of-the-moment hotheadedness, but for mutualism¡¯s sake. She understood that it did not matter to Alex who became his wife. However, even after all of this became reality, she still felt like she was in a dream.


    After all, this was Alex Bruch.


    ¡°We are legal spouses now, but there are some things that I¡¯ll need to rify first.¡±


    Natalia was tactful. ¡°Mr. Bruch, don¡¯t worry. Other than being your wife in name, I¡¯ll stay within my line.¡±


    Alex opened his mouth but eventually swallowed his words. Then, he left without as much as a ripple in his calm expression.


    Looking at Alex¡¯s departing figure, Natalia thought to herself, ¡®This marriage to Alex may just be as mundane as deciding what to eat for breakfast. None of us will be affected by this emotionally at all.¡¯


    Natalia¡¯s phone rang. As the caller ID on the screen indicated that it was Vasili, Natalia¡¯s beautiful brows mashed together in a frown.


    He still had the cheek to contact her?


    Natalia picked up the phone intending to see how low Vasili could go.


    ¡°Where are you, Natalia? I¡¯m sending someone to pick you up for a show. Irina injured her ankle. You¡¯ll take her ce at the next show.¡±


    Natalia was disgusted by his apathetic demand.


    ¡°Sorry, Vasili, I¡¯m not feeling well. I want to go home and rest,¡± Natalia turned him down.


    ¡°Oh. What¡¯s wrong, Natalia?¡± Vasilenko sounded anxious. ¡°How about this? I¡¯lle and pick you up myself.¡±


    ¡°No, Vasili, I¡­¡± I don¡¯t want to see you.


    These words were cut off before Natalia could say them. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Natalia. I¡¯ve taken care of everything in the office. Stay where you are and I¡¯lle to get you.¡±


    ¡°Where are you taking me?¡± Natalia asked coldly.


    Vasili answered without hesitation. ¡°To a show, of course. You and Irina are the best models in thepany. Only the two of you can turn this show into a st. Since Irina hurt her ankle, I can only ask for your help, Natalia¡­¡±


    A cold smile shed as Natalia heard that.


    After knowing the truthst night and going through the despair thatsted until today, she no longer believed Vasili¡¯s words.


    She had no ns of settling scores with Vasili and Irina for their betrayal and wanted to draw a clear line between them instead. Yet, Vasili and Irina had the cheek toe knocking on her door.


    How dare they be so heartless that they would squeeze everyst bit of value out of her?!


    Realizing this, Natalia flew into a rage.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to pick me up. I¡¯ll head there myself.¡±

 Chapter 3 - Who Was The Top Model Behind The Mask?

    <h4>Chapter 3: Who Was The Top Model Behind The Mask?</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


    After dismissing Vasili, Natalia immediately called her manager, Bailey.


    ¡°Bailey, I sent you some stuff. Make some arrangements and follow my lead.¡±


    ??


    Natalia¡¯s eyes were full of undisguised hatred.


    She would not allow herself to be taken advantage of easily, but she should teach those two adulterers a lesson.


    At the jewelry showcase.


    Alex sat in one of the front seats. The warm yellow light shone on Alex¡¯s face.


    With so many people around him, a hint of difort appeared on Alex¡¯s face. He calmly pulled out a small white vial from his pocket, tipped out a small crimson pill, and swallowed it.


    The instant he gulped the pill down, a glint of redness shed across Alex¡¯s violet eyes before fading away into his usual violet.


    The lights on the runway dimmed as they were reced by a dim, warm glow.


    The models appeared one after another, putting the jewelry in full disy with their individual abilities.


    Until the best and thest model appeared¡ª


    Natalia stepped onto the runway in the tailored gown she wore to the cathedral today.


    It did not sh with the newest jewelry design from renowned designer Luca, nor the overall theme of this runway show.


    Attached to the wavy sleeves of her shirt dress, the designer used a special trick to make the top give off the visual effect of being hardened by some sort of support. Meanwhile, a in hemp rope wrapped itself around Natalia¡¯s slender waist.


    Natalia was tall and she had a slender figure. It was a simple dress, yet Natalia rocked the look of a straightforward yet demure little woman in it.


    Walking to the center of the runway and entering the re of the spotlight, Natalia lifted the edge of her shirt skirt and revealed her elegantly slender legs. Her face was covered under a cat-eared mask.


    Natalia was so fair that the glow on her skin was mesmerizing. As she squatted slightly, a in tinum filigree anklet suddenly appeared on her bare ankle in the blink of an eye. It was dotted with diamonds that blinked like a thousand stars as if the entire Milky Way swirled around her beautiful ankle.


    Instantly, thunderous apuse exploded from the audience.


    There were so many camera shes that everyone could barely keep their eyes open.


    ¡°Wonderful, this is absolutely wonderful! Not just the jewelry, but those legs are practically a work of art!¡±


    Natalia stood on the runway and smiled as she greeted everyone below the stage.


    At the end of the show, all the models were invited back to the runway. The one who received the most attention was undoubtedly Natalia.


    However, Natalia merely took this position in Irina¡¯s name.


    Due to Irina¡¯s poprity, the organizer intentionally emphasized her name. ¡°Thank you, Miss Irina from TY Entertainment, for your wonderful showcase. She is the one who soulfully bestowed this showcase with her stunning talent.¡±


    The high praise sent everyone into another burst of climatic apuse. Everyone present was filled with longing and envy toward Irina as they wondered how bright this top model¡¯s future would be.


    At this moment, a female reporter at the back of the crowd suddenly stood up. With a camera hanging over her neck, she pointed at Natalia and shouted, ¡°She¡¯s not Miss Irina! She¡¯s an imposter!¡±

 Chapter 4 - No Longer A Substitute

    <h4>Chapter 4: No Longer A Substitute</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


    The crowd was in an uproar, and there was amotion in the venue. Although the female reporter was not loud, her usation rang so abruptly amidst the showering praises; it was piercing, and energetic. It was as if a naughty child threw a stone into the calmke just to stir up endless ripples.


    The thundering apuse was proof that everyone was impressed by the so-called Irina¡¯s performance. Now, they were suddenly told that it was not Irina but someone else?


    ??


    ¡°How could this be? Didn¡¯t the host announce that she¡¯s Miss Irina from TY Entertainment?¡±


    ¡°If she¡¯s not Miss Irina, then who is she?¡±


    The scenepsed into chaos as the host tried his best to maintain order from the stage.


    At this moment, Natalia removed her cat-eared mask to reveal her true appearance amidst everyone¡¯s rising doubt.


    ¡°It¡¯s Natalia!¡±


    Everyone was no stranger to Natalia. Soon enough, people identified her and shouted her name.


    Natalia gave everyone an apologetic bow. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for causing thismotion.¡±


    ¡°Why would Miss Natalia appear on the stage? Isn¡¯t this supposed to be Miss Irina¡¯s show?¡±


    ¡°Could it be that Miss Natalia is trying to make aeback, and she¡¯s trying to achieve using Miss Irina?¡±


    After learning of Natalia¡¯s identity, malicious spections swarmed in. What came to mind first was not the fact that Miss Irina found herself a substitute while Irina sat back and enjoy the fruits of Natalia¡¯sbor. The crowd only knew to use Natalia of using the entertainmentpany¡¯s juniors as a stepping stone for hereback.


    Natalia had mixed feelings. She cracked a slow smile without losing herposure.


    Just as she opened her mouth to speak, a radical supporter of Irina in the audience threw a water bottle at where Natalia was standing.


    ¡°God, how could there be such a cruel woman like you? Think about how much Miss Irina has sacrificed for this industry! Yet, here you are, ruining her reputation! Unforgivable!¡±


    Natalia intended to dodge the bottle, but before she could move, a beautifully carved hand reached out and caught the bottle agilely.


    Natalia looked up and her eyes met Alex¡¯s violet eyes.


    It was him, Alex.


    She did not expect to see him here too.


    Alex did notment. He turned away silently, his eyes glowing with light purple specks. He scanned his surroundings and the audiencepsed into deathly silence.


    Natalia was stunned. She was a little surprised, but she failed to notice the vacant look that shed across the audience¡¯s eyes.


    She only heard Alex¡¯s deep voice that rang. ¡°She¡¯ll be a rising star in the modeling industry.¡±


    The simple runway show had taken a dramatic turn. Even though she was prepared for it, she could not help but feel a lingering fear. It was not until Natalia got into Alex¡¯s car that she snapped out of it.


    She thought that the chaos during the runway show would make it difficult for her to get away on her own. She had not expected that the chaos would be resolved with a single sentence from Alex.


    Natalia was shocked by Alex¡¯s verbal response in front of the audience and the lens of countless cameras in front of her. ¡°She¡¯ll be a rising star in the modeling industry.¡±


    That certainty in his words warmed Natalia. The world might not be as bad as she thought after all.


    ¡°Mr. Bruch, thank you for helping me out.¡± Natalia expressed her gratitude sincerely. ¡°From now on, if you need any help, I¡¯ll do my best to help.¡±


    Alex nodded in response.


    Natalia looked at Alex¡¯s indifferent face from the side hesitantly before adding apologetically, ¡°Mr. Bruch, I don¡¯t intend to lie to you. I intended to expose my identity just now. I was the one who arranged for the reporter to expose me.¡±


    Yes, this was all a trap set up by her to take revenge on the heartless couple¡ªVasili and Irina.


    Alex remained as cold as ever. ¡°You can tell me what you want to do, I¡¯ll help you. After all, you¡¯re mywful spouse now.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Bruch.¡± Natalia declined politely. ¡°I¡¯ll personally ensure that I get what initially belongs to me.¡±


    As she spoke, Natalia¡¯s phone rang. It was her manager, Bailey.


    ¡°Oh, my dear Natalia, how are you doing? Are you hurt? I heard that there was amotion and rushed over, but you¡¯ve already left.¡± Bailey¡¯s tone was slightly breathless and worried.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for making you worry, Bailey. I¡¯m fine,¡± Natalia murmured. ¡°Now, we should proceed with our ns.¡±


    The severity in Natalia¡¯s tone made Alex, who was driving, nce at her.


    Natalia noticed Alex¡¯s brief gaze, but she still told Bailey the details of her original n without hesitation.


    ¡°Bailey, now is the best opportunity. Please contact everyone in the media that you know and release a statement. We¡¯ll publicize the news of me substituting for Irina today. Then, contact a group of cyber troopers to spread photos of Irina and Vasili walking out of the hotel one after the other.¡±


    Bailey quickly understood what Natalia meant. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Natalia. I¡¯ll make the arrangements now. You¡¯ll just have to wait patiently.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Natalia¡¯s solemn expression faded away.


    She turned to Alex worriedly.


    With her sitting next to him andying out her schemes, what would Mr. Bruch think? He must bementing how unlucky he was to have married such a scheming woman, right?


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to be concerned,¡± Alex said abruptly as if reading Natalia¡¯s mind. ¡°Just do what you think is right.¡±


    Natalia stared at Alex, stunned. After a long pause, the corners of her mouth curled up in a faint smile.


    His reassurance swept all of her worries away. Her newlywed husband did not seem as cold and heartless as his looks suggested.


    Natalia stared unblinkingly at Alex¡¯s side profile. As shemented afterparing the fairness of his skin to hers, she was vaguely worried¡ªAlex¡¯s skin seemed unnaturally pale.


    However, it did not take long for Natalia¡¯s attention to be diverted. She was fascinated by Alex¡¯s eyes, those violet irises. Just a quick nce at them would make her swoon.


    There were only a handful of humans in the world with purple irises. How lucky was she to have met such a partner?


    To Natalia, Alex¡¯s violet eyes must be one of the most unique eyes she had ever seen in her lifetime. He truly was an extraordinary man.

 Chapter 5 - A Scums Schemes

    <h4>Chapter 5: A Scum¡¯s Schemes</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


    On the other hand, Vasili led Irina through a swarm of reports to reach the office. He peeled off his suit angrily and tossed it on the sofa in his office.


    ¡°Damn it, those annoying reporters!¡±


    ??


    Vasili had nowhere to vent his anger. He was not angry because the reporters who buzzed about like flies doubted his rtionship with Irina, his professionalism in TY Entertainment, or Irina¡¯s strength. Instead, he was mostly infuriated by Alex.


    When the chaos ensued during the runway show, he immediately received the video sent to him by the organizers. He saw Alex standing up for Natalia. Others might have missed this detail, but how could he not?


    Alex and Vasili were arch-enemies.


    Alex had openly used ¡®Dominating Gaze¡¯ on everyone. It was an ancient trick that belonged to the vampire race. Alex used this ability to forcefully change everyone¡¯s minds and brainwash the public¡¯s deep-rooted prejudice against Natalia.


    A model¡¯s individual prowess had always been the most important pir in the modeling industry. If not for the prejudice they had for her, the audience would have epted Natalia¡¯s presence and grant her the acknowledgment of achieving perfection in this runway show.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, my dear. Don¡¯t be angry. This is just a small matter.¡± Irina gently leaned on Vasili. ¡°The media doesn¡¯t have any evidence. We just need to release a statement and say that I have been substituting for Natalia for many years. Ever since Natalia voluntarily announced that she¡¯s retiring from the entertainment industry, thepany is trying to promote me instead. Isn¡¯t that enough?¡±


    Irina reached out and traced circles on Vasili¡¯s chest with her fingers. Her purring voice was soft and seductive. ¡°Let¡¯s just go with this statement for this matter¡ªI hurt my ankle and Natalia came up with the idea for thepany¡¯s sake. Natalia has always defended you. She¡¯ll agree to this.¡±


    Vasili calmed down a little after hearing Irina¡¯s words.


    However, it still felt like thousands of needles pricked his heart. Even if he abandoned Natalia, he would not allow Alex to defend her.


    Vasili made haste. Soon enough, he quickly posted the press statement but it did not seem to have much effect.


    TY¡¯s announcement was quickly canceled, and the message disappeared without a trace.


    Vasili refused to believe that nobody had a hand in this.


    Vasili immediately spent a massive amount of money to purchase ad ounts. He wanted to find out just how capable the mastermind behind this scheme was. However, this time, the culprit did not take any further action.


    Natalia¡¯s substituting for Irina stubbornly remained a trending topic in the entertainment section, and it was extremely popr.


    Meanwhile, all the mainstream media outlets in A Country received a peculiar instruction from the CEO of HR Entertainment¡ªensure that the news of Natalia¡¯s substitution stayed the headline. If the topic fell in poprity or got canceled, whoever was in charge should expect to face the wrath of the CEO of HR Entertainment!


    Were HR and TY not arch-enemies? This time, HR insisted on publicizing TY¡¯s news and propelling it to the top of the search rankings. Was the sky falling?


    The media¡¯s curiosity was eventually dispelled. They could neither afford to offend HR nor TY. Instead of being stuck between a rock and a hard ce as they tried to uncover this, they decided to view this as a rare piece of good news. After all, it was rare for these twopanies toe to any sort of agreement.


    With #Natalia¡¯sSubstitute gaining unwavering poprity, varyingments on Natalia, Irina, and even TY started taking off.


    However, most people maintained the same view¡ªNatalia was a scheming woman.


    Some people said that Natalia¡¯s achievements in the past might have been obtained by exploiting Irina as her substitute. Now that she wished to return to the entertainment circle, she came up with such a gimmick. Natalia was so greedy that she wanted to snatch all of Irina¡¯s achievements over the years and make them the embellishment on her crown!


    With that said, everyone started a flurry of discussion once more.


    Indeed, Natalia appeared on many major showcases earlier with a mask on her face.


    For a moment, Natalia¡¯s ¡®conspiracy¡¯ became a fact on the Inte. Her reputation waspletely ruined.


    Bailey never peeled her eyes off the Inte. When she saw such a statement, she could not help but curse out loud. ¡°Oh, God! They¡¯re all crazy. Utterly crazy. This is Irina and Vasili¡¯s scheme. How stupid. They¡¯ve all been deceived.¡±


    Natalia took Bailey¡¯s hand, reached out with another hand, and turned off Bailey¡¯s phone screen. ¡°Bailey, I¡¯m sorry to cause you so much concern. Trust me, this situation is only temporary. It will pass soon, I promise.¡±


    Bailey nodded and held Natalia¡¯s hand tightly. ¡°My poor girl, my heart truly aches for you¡­¡±


    ¡®Everything will get better.¡¯


    Natalia kept repeating the phrase to herself.


    The curtains to the show had just been pulled open. The real show was about tomence.


    There was a glint of cruel determination in Natalia¡¯s eyes. She wanted Vasili and Irina to have a taste of how it felt like to be stepped on by others. It was also her revenge for all the plotting and betrayals they had for her over the years!

 Chapter 6 - Wedding Night

    <h4>Chapter 6: Wedding Night</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


    ¡°My dear Natalia, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m definitely standing on your side.¡± Bailey¡¯s eyes were sincere as she looked at Natalia, whose personality had just taken a drastic turn. Bailey was not surprised at all but was d to see Natalia¡¯s change.


    Over the years, Vasili had been slowly chipping away at Bailey¡¯s authority, forcing her to be extremely cautious in TY¡¯s scrutiny. Now, she finally saw a new opportunity budding in Natalia. Bailey must seize this and make Vasili regret everything that he had done to her!


    ??


    Due to Natalia¡¯s interception, Bailey had forgotten another piece of stirring news that she just encountered. Recently, bats and rats had been crawling out of people¡¯s bodies for no reason, and it started to cause a huge panic. As for the reason behind it, further investigations must be conducted before any form of conclusion could be made.


    On closer inspection, it was not difficult to find out that those who posted pictures online iming to be attacked by bats and rats were mostly people who insulted and ndered Natalia under the topic #Natalya¡¯sSubstitute.


    After discussing the follow-up details of her revenge n with Bailey, Natalia made up an excuse, picked up her handbag, and drove away on her own.


    She did not inform Bailey that she had already registered her marriage with Alex Bruch.


    There was no need for this marriage to be publicized considering how they were both in this for mutual benefits.


    At night, at the front desk of a five-star hotel.


    ¡°Mrs. Bruch, Mr. Bruch is waiting for you in the room.¡± Natalia had just gotten out of the car when Alex¡¯s assistant¡ªNatalia recognized the man who had been following Alex around¡ªapproached her.


    Natalia nodded with a smile and handed her car keys to his assistant. She was getting used to hearing this empty shell of a status a bit too quickly forfort.


    In the elevator, Natalia could not help but let her imagination run wild. What had Alex invited her here for? A hotel? How it made her thoughts run wild.


    ¡°Mr. Bruch, are you there? This is Natalia.¡±


    Natalia knocked on the door once, only to realize that the hotel door was ajar. The moment she touched the door, it swung open.


    Alex stood in the doorway and gestured for Natalia to enter in a chivalrous manner.


    Natalia entered, puzzled.


    A mellow symphony created by the cello trickled from the vinyl record yer to every corner of the room. The warm afterglow from the sunset added ayer of visualfort to the immacte hotel suite. On a in wooden table on the balcony, two sets of steak and wine wereid out in an orderly manner.


    On the bed that was faintly discernible behind a white sheer canopy, delicate red rose petals were arranged in a heart-shaped..


    The night breeze floated into the room, filling the room with a waft of fragrance.


    ¡°Do you like it?¡±


    Catching Natalia unawares, Alex had already walked up from behind Natalia. Turning around to look at him, Natalia¡¯s gazended straight into Alex¡¯s violet eyes.


    ¡°Oh! I like¡ªI like it!¡± Natalia¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Those beautiful violet eyes never failed to mesmerize her.


    She did not peel her eyes away, and the corners of her lips curled up involuntarily.


    She was pleasantly surprised by Alex¡¯s thoughtfulness. Today was their wedding day! Therefore, this must be their wedding night.


    Natalia lifted the sheer veil to the bed and crossed her long legs as she sat on therge bed decorated with rose petals.


    Alex¡¯s violet eyes darkened at Natalia¡¯s gesture.


    ¡°Have you thought it through?¡± His voice was low and cold, but the hint of gentleness in it was hard to miss.


    She reciprocated with a small smile¡ªshe was not deterred. She was his wife, and it was only a matter of time before this happened.


    ¡°Mr. Bruch, I have no regrets.¡±


    She spoke firmly. It was the same tone she had when they bumped into each other at the cathedral this morning.


    Alex walked toward Natalia. Natalia¡¯s heart started palpitating, but she still shifted to the side gently, looking as if she had let down her guardpletely.


    He rested hisrge palm on Natalia¡¯s slender waist, and the hemp belt slipped onto the extravagant Persian carpet as he continued advancing toward Natalia. He unbuttoned Natalia¡¯s shirt deliberately, gradually exposing her beautiful figure to the temperature that was slowly rising to the asion.


    Alex buried his head in Natalia¡¯s slender neck and took a deep breath. The sweetness of Natalia¡¯s skin was like magic that lulled him in, challenging his suppressed desires. He closed his eyes slightly and avoided looking at her snow-white neck. He suppressed all thoughts of the wonderful blood flowing in the blood vessels under her beautiful neck.


    A golden spark ignited in the depths of Alex¡¯s violet eyes, dyeing them with a strange, mesmerizing color. He held Natalia¡¯s supple hand with unbearable control and deliberately put some distance between them. ¡°That¡¯s all for today. I¡¯ll face you in my truest form, and I hope you won¡¯t regret what you said today either.¡±


    ¡°Also¡­¡± Alex paused, and his violet eyes locked onto the woman before him. ¡°As my wife, you must be absolutely loyal to me. Otherwise, you¡¯ll find yourself incapable of dealing with the consequences! ¡±


    Natalia did not rush to respond. She focused her eyes on Alex.


    Loyalty and devotion were what she needed too.


    She nodded solemnly. ¡°Of course, Mr. Bruch. I won¡¯t disappoint you.¡±


    Alex moved to the side andy beside Natalia. They could feel the warmth emanating from each other¡¯s bodies.


    After what seemed like an eternity, right before Natalia descended into a deep sleep, she heard the man¡¯s husky murmur above her head. ¡°Sleep, Mrs. Natalia Bruch.¡±

 Chapter 7 - Butterflies In The Stomach For Breakfast

    <h4>Chapter 7: Butterflies In The Stomach For Breakfast</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


    The next morning, Natalia was woken up by an annoying burst of her ringing phone.


    The refreshing fragrance of a man wafted to the tip of her nose. Natalia¡¯s eyes shot open all of a sudden.


    ??


    Beside her, Alex seemed to have been awake for a long time. His violet eyes were clear and bright. They were bothying in a suggestive position. Although nothing happenedst night, Natalia could feel the tingling warmth from the pair of hands resting on her waist. Her face and ears turned red.


    The phone was still ringing. Natalia inhaled deeply. She big Alex a demure ¡°good morning¡± before picking up her phone under Alex¡¯s calm gaze.


    Vasili¡¯s name that danced across the screen filled Natalia with disgust. After a brief pause, she unabashedly pressed the answer button in front of Alex.


    ¡°My dear Natalia, I¡¯ve been made aware of the controversy that happened yesterday. I¡¯m very sorry that such a slip-up happened yesterday.¡± Vasili¡¯s voice rang from the loudspeaker.


    This obviously hypocritical apology came toote. Based on Natalia¡¯s years of understanding of Vasili¡¯s character, this marked the beginning of his next scheming attempt.


    As expected, in the next second, Vasili continued without a pause, ¡°I¡¯ve arranged a press conference for you. I¡¯ll personally fetch you to the office. We¡¯lle up with a PR strategy.¡±


    Natalia¡¯s lips curled into a contemptuous sneer. Vasili was truly putting in a lot of effort for Irina. The so-called public rtions must be to protect Irina and hispany!


    However, she was no longer the foolish Natalia from the past. If Vasili wanted her to take the me and shoulder all responsibilities, there would be a price for him to pay!


    After washing up, the long table on the hotel terrace was filled with Natalie¡¯s favorite breakfast dishes. Obviously, Alex went out on his way to find out what she liked to eat.


    ¡°Mr. Bruch, these look delicious. Thank you, I love them.¡±


    Natalia sat across from Alex and sipped her juice. Her fork was wrapped up with a piece of bacon as she scanned for her favorite garlic sauce among the many sauces on the table.


    Alex immediately saw through Natalia¡¯s intentions. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, your favorite garlic sauce isn¡¯t here. I hate garlic, with a vengeance. I can¡¯t ept something like that appearing in my sight. I can¡¯t tolerate the smell. That smell reminds me of werewolves. It makes me nauseous!¡±


    As he spoke, Alex¡¯s brow remained furrowed. It was the first time Natalia heard him express his preferences so clearly, considering how expressionless he usually was.


    Natalia understood. ¡°It¡¯s okay, Mr. Bruch. I can see where you¡¯reing from, but¡­¡±


    Natalia¡¯s tone changed into a yful one as she teased, ¡°You hate garlic sauce like you hate werewolves. Are you a vampire? They¡¯re both natural enemies to vampires after all!¡±


    Her joking tone stunned Alex.


    Yes, he was indeed a vampire¡ªthe descendants of the noble Bruch family.


    Natalia finished breakfast, packed, and was ready to leave. Downstairs at the hotel, the car Vasili sent her had been waiting for her for quite a while.


    Vasili imed to fetch her personally, but eventually, he merely sent a driver.


    ¡°Mr. Bruch, I¡¯ll be leaving.¡± Natalia stood in the doorway with her purse in her hand, bidding Alex goodbye.


    Alex put down his cup of coffee and slowly walked toward Natalia from the lounge area. ¡°You already have my number on your phone. You can call me if you need anything.¡±


    Once again, the broad palmnded on her palm-sized waist. Alex tightened his grip and brought Natalia closer. ¡°We¡¯re already legally married. You should call me ¡®Hubby¡¯, shouldn¡¯t you, Mrs. Bruch?¡±


    Natalia felt her face burn as a sheen of pink colored her cheeks.


    She reciprocated Alex¡¯s hug involuntarily, wrapping her arms around Alex¡¯s waist and resting her chin on his muscr chest. ¡°Yes, Mr. Alex Bruh, my dear hubby,¡± she murmured.


    With that, Natalia tiptoed and nted a soft kiss on Alex¡¯s cheek.


    The kiss surprised Alex. He was lost in thought as he watched Natalia¡¯s shy figure escape the room.


    Would such a sincere smile still appear on her face after she learned that he possessed the blood of a Sanguis? Could she really ept that her partner was from a different race¡ªa vampire?

 Chapter 8 - Congratulations On Your Marriage!

    <h4>Chapter 8: Congrattions On Your Marriage!</h4>


    In the top-floor conference room of TY Entertainment, Natalia sat across Vasili. They were alone in therge conference room.


    ¡°Natalia, you usually have no problem taking Irina¡¯s ce on the runway. How could you make such a mistake yesterday? Do you have anything to say to me?¡±


    The suspicion on Vasili¡¯s face was unmistakable. Natalia sneered internally. It was obvious that Irina had bewitched him again and triggered his suspicion in Natalia.


    In an instant, Natalia¡¯s eyes started brimming with tears. She pretended to be extremely aggrieved. ¡°Vasili, are you suspecting that I deliberately ruined the show? Why would I deliberately ruin my own reputation? In this matter, I¡¯m just like you, a victim of the incident. Furthermore, we nearly registered our marriage yesterday.¡±


    Hearing her words, Vasili wavered slightly.


    Natalia was right. The continuous online criticism was clearly directed at her. The cyber troopers he hired deserved all the kudos in making that happen.


    Everything that Natalia did¡ªher cooperation¡ªhad gradually made Vasili let down his guard against her. He was now convinced it was an ident.


    ¡°Irina sprained her ankle. Nobody wants the incident yesterday to happen. Natalia, you know how it¡¯s like with Irina¡¯s current status. She¡¯s ourpany¡¯s golden goose right now. We mustn¡¯t let any harme to her reputation at all. I hope you can be considerate and see the bigger picture here,¡± Vasili instructed her.


    ¡°Oh, Vasili, you mean you¡¯re abandoning me, aren¡¯t you?¡± Natalia said sorrowfully.


    Vasili was getting impatient. However, thinking about Natalia¡¯s usefulness to him, he convinced himself to keep putting up with her. ¡°I¡¯m not giving you up, Natalia. Like you said so yourself, we¡¯re so close to getting married. Since we¡¯re about to be husband and wife, I wish you¡¯ll be considerate for my career¡¯s sake. You¡¯ll benefit a lot from this too.¡±


    Natalia knew what to expect, so she was not surprised by Vasili¡¯s shamelessness.


    What benefit? Once she lost all of her value, he would chuck her far away like a piece of trash.


    Before this, she was rather hesitant because she did not want to burn this bridge. Now, there was no need for her to show mercy!


    ¡°Vasili, I understand what you mean. I know what to do during the press conference this afternoon.¡± Natalia wiped the tears off her face with the back of her hand and lowered her head to hide the cold contempt in her eyes.


    ¡°Thank you for your hard work. I¡¯ll remember your kindness, Natalia.¡± Vasili ced a hand on Natalia¡¯s shoulder in an attempt tofort her.


    Natalia had to fight back nausea that rose to the back of her throat and suppress the urge to swat his hand away. She nodded docilely. ¡°Vasili, suffering such grievance for you is nothing.¡±


    Afterpletely dismissing Vasili¡¯s suspicions about her, Natalia smirked.


    Next, she would give that shameless couple a huge surprise!


    In the western restaurant downstairs, Vasili asked his assistant to book a private room for him to invite Natalia for lunch.


    Natalia¡¯s cooperation in the press conference in the afternoon was crucial. Even though Vasili hated Natalya to the core, he needed to be patient and give this stupid woman some benefits. Only then would she be willing to do everything withoutints.


    They had just sat down when the waiter approached them with two sets of exquisite silver cutlery. Vasili immediately yelled, ¡°Sh*t! Get lost! Get the heck out of here!¡±


    The sudden roar sent the waiter into a rapid retreat. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Vasili,¡± he said as he took the cutlery away.


    The sight surprised Natalia. She had never seen Vasili so rude.


    ¡°Vasili, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Vasili was still in shock. He was a werewolf, and was thus, had an inborn fear of silver. Normally, his assistant would be careful. This was the first time he slipped up.


    Meeting Natalia¡¯s puzzled gaze, Vasili tried topose himself and returned to his seat.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like silver cutlery,¡± Vasili exined with a pale face. Then, he opened up the menu and said, ¡°How about some sirloin steak? I remember that¡¯s your favorite.¡±


    Natalia did not respond. She merely maintained a polite smile.


    In all these years, Vasili never made any effort to remember her preferences. On the contrary, she knew his preferences like the back of her hand. It was a pity that she had never developed an in-depth understanding of him and failed to realize just how underhanded and dirty he was.


    Natalia had just started flipping through the menu when there was a knock on the door. The star chef himself served Natalia a te of sirloin steak.


    ¡°Miss Natalia, this is your favorite steak. Congrattions on your marriage!¡±


    Vasili looked awkward.


    However, he quickly caught onto something else. ¡°Marriage?!¡±


    Vasili frowned slightly. Then, he remembered that they were supposed to register their marriage yesterday, so he was relieved and assumed that the chef was talking about them.


    As for the truth that they did not actually go through with that, he did not need to exin this to a chef.


    Natalia smiled and thanked him. ¡°Thank you very much for your wishes. Thank you for personally serving my favorite dish too.¡±


    As soon as she finished speaking, Natalia carefully soothed the little knot in Vasili¡¯s heart just to avoid rming him. ¡°Previously, I came here and ordered their steak twice. I¡¯ve realized that they serve really amazing sirloin steak. I¡¯ve never expected the chef to remember it.¡±


    Vasili nodded perfunctorily. In his opinion, Natalia¡¯s preferences did not matter. All he wanted to do now was to end this meal quickly and get rid of all that was troubling him. He wanted to return to his nest where his beauty awaited him as soon as possible. His Irina had been acting coquettishly with him for a long time now, causing him an unbearable itch for her throughout the day.


    At that moment, Natalia¡¯s phone vibrated in her purse. She pulled it out to see a text from Alex. The caller ID read ¡®Hubby¡¯.


    Natalia smiled in spite of herself.


    ¡°Dear Natalia, I hope you¡¯ll like the steak. Please remember my advice to you¡ªbe careful of the man sitting opposite you. He¡¯s never up to any good. Also, the chef wishes us a happy marriage. Make no mistake about that.¡±


    Natalia¡¯s smile widened.


    She could not help but fantasize about Alex¡¯s voice and smile as he typed this text. He should look very attractive, even more so than this heart-warming passage.


    ¡°What are you smiling at, Natalia?¡± In the overly quiet dining atmosphere, both of them could never give each other their full trust.


    Looking at Natalia¡¯s lovely smile, Vasili instinctively felt something was up, but he could not pinpoint exactly what it was.


    Natalia put away her phone and exined to Vasili, ¡°It¡¯s a message from Bailey. She¡¯s worried I¡¯ll be dismayed to read the news online.¡±


    ¡°I see. Bailey¡¯s really thoughtful.¡±

 Chapter 9 - The Battle Begins

    <h4>Chapter 9: The Battle Begins</h4>


    Before the conference¡¯s scheduled time, people had already crowded the venue. Every media outlet wanted to get their hands on first-hand information. After all, they rarely had scandalous news of an artist trending day and night like Natalia.


    Natalia arrived at the venue, escorted by the bodyguards Vasili had arranged for her. Even so, the enthusiastic press still managed to crash through the bodyguards¡¯ protective circle, and nearly pressed the microphone against Natalia¡¯s nose a few times.


    ¡°Miss Natalia, it¡¯s been many years since yourst activity. Did TY freeze you?¡±


    ¡°Is this a gimmick that you came up with to make aeback?¡±


    ¡°Did you purposely stay at the top of the search rankings just to make yourself famous again? In that case, are you trying to steal Miss Irina¡¯s achievements and skyrocket into fame as an international model?¡±


    Natalia was trapped in the crowd, unable to advance or retreat.


    Seeing this, Vasili had no choice but to send in more bodyguards to take control of the situation and prevent chaos.


    Standing on the stage, all the lights fell on Natalia. Meanwhile, she was swarmed by a constant stream of questions from below the stage.


    Natalia took over the microphone and cleared her throat. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for causing such a hugemotion because of me. I¡¯m sorry!¡±


    Natalia bowed deeply to the audience and all the cameras.


    A look of sorrow appeared on her face. Seeing that the reporters below the stage had gradually quieted down because of her words, she continued, ¡°This time, I was the one who acted on my own ord to rece Miss Irina for the jewelry showcase. The decision was all mine. It has nothing to do with Miss Irina and TY Entertainment. I¡¯ll bear all the negative consequences.¡±


    Instantly, there was an uproar.


    Nobody expected Natalia to take all the me withouting up with any excuses. She even removed all me from TY and Irina.


    ¡°Miss Natalia, why did you do this? You¡¯re going to be Mrs. Vasili soon, aren¡¯t you? Do you still care for such clout? Or is there more than meets the eye?¡±


    Seeing that the reporters below the stage started to ask about something different, the public rtions officer who had been on standby immediately went on stage and snatched the microphone from Natalia¡¯s hand.


    ¡°As for the reason, it¡¯s naturally because she did it for fame. No one wants to be forgotten so easily after experiencing how it¡¯s like being at the top. I can understand this feeling, and I believe everyone can understand it. However, I hope, Miss Natalia, this is thest time you do something like this.¡±


    After this righteous speech, the entire press conference ended. They did not give Natalia a chance to speak for herself.


    It seemed like Vasili and Irina were more vicious than Natalia thought. Not only did they want her to bear all the me, but they also wanted to destroy herpletely. This would ensure that she could no longer stir up more waves.


    Alex, who had been swirling a wine ss in his hand, watched the broadcast of the conference. The crimson liquid in the ss rippled as he swirled his ss about.


    The assistant standing behind him was a little concerned. He could not help but ask, ¡°Mr. Bruch, should we interfere?¡±


    ¡°No need.¡± Alex waved his hand.


    This newlywed wife of his was not an ordinary person. He believed that she had more up her sleeve¡ªwithout a doubt, she would bring him more surprises.

 Chapter 10 - A Trap, And Natalias Scheme

    <h4>Chapter 10: A Trap, And Natalia¡¯s Scheme</h4>


    Natalia, who had admitted to everything in person at the press conference, was quickly criticized by the public. They attacked her relentlessly.


    Some people even started to criticize the runway show that she debuted at the peak of her career. They imed that the runway show was unprofessional andcking in standards. This incident also caused her to bebeled as a ¡®maniptive b*tch¡¯ and ¡®freeloader¡¯.


    Bailey sat beside Natalia. The more Bailey read, the angrier she became. On the other hand, Natalia was much calmer.


    ¡°Don¡¯t take it too seriously, Bailey. Trust me. Soon, I¡¯ll pay them back everything a hundredfold.¡±


    The domineering tone made Bailey feel relieved.


    ¡°Okay, Natalia, we¡¯ll let that adulterous couple enjoy themselves for now.¡±


    Knock, knock, knock!


    A few impatient knocks interrupted Bailey and Natalia¡¯s conversation.


    Without permission, a janitor burst through the door. She looked at Natalia and Bailey who sat in the room and rolled her eyes.


    Bailey was furious and stood up. ¡°Who do you think you are? You¡¯re the one who barged in here first!¡±


    Natalia tugged at Bailey¡¯s hand gently to calm her down. Meanwhile, she sneered at herself.


    It turned out that her downfall in TY sent her to the depths that even a janitor thought herself superior.


    The janitor was very observant. Noticing Natalia¡¯s efforts to deescte this issue, she tried to blow things up even more. She threw the mop against Natalia¡¯s feet. ¡°Miss Natalia, would you please do this old woman a favor and lift those noble legs of yours? You¡¯re blocking me from cleaning!


    ¡°Look at yourself. Do you have any idea how bad your reputation is right now? Yet, you still have the audacity toe to thepany. You being here means I have to clean an extra room. Oh, my poor back!¡±


    Natalia¡¯s expression twisted slightly.


    Natalia might be at the lowest point of her life right now, but that did not mean that she would tolerate letting everyone step all over her.


    Natalia immediately took out her phone and called Vasili. She pushed the loudspeaker button in front of the janitor. ¡°Vasili, have I been reduced to a state where even a janitor can humiliate me?¡±


    Most of the employees in TY were werewolves, and Vasili was notfortable with the idea that his own people needed to suffer Natalia¡¯s wrath. However, he had no choice since he still had some use for Natalia after all.


    ¡°Give me the name, Natalia. I¡¯ll immediately notify HR to let the janitor go,¡± Vasili said.


    Natalia hung up the phone and looked at the werewolf janitor with a cold expression. In a very cool voice, Natalia said, ¡°You heard that clearly. Not everyone is as gullible as you think. At the very least, I¡¯m not one of them. Even if my reputation is ruined now, I can easily decide whether you stay or you leave this ce. That includes your life and death in the future!¡±


    The werewolf janitor¡¯s face was pale, and beads of cold sweat started dripping down her face. Her lips trembled as she remained immobile for a while.


    She quickly bowed and apologized. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­ Miss Natalia, please give me another chance. I won¡¯t do this again.¡±


    ¡°What use is an apology?¡± Natalia asked coldly.


    Bailey, who was watching from the side, was pleased and immediately added, ¡°Now you regret it and start apologizing. What were you doing earlier?! Get lost!¡±


    After settling the issue with the janitor, Natalia slowly got to her feet. ¡°I¡¯m going to Vasili¡¯s office.¡±


    The text message from Vasili that summoned Natalia to his office merely stayed in her inbox for a quick while before Natalia deleted it. She was now doing her best to cut all ties with Vasili unless she had no choice.


    ¡°My dear Natalia, your reputation has hit rock bottom. You¡¯re my future wife. For your sake and thepany¡¯s sake, I¡¯ve arranged some events for you. I want to help you change the public¡¯s perception of you.¡±


    Vasili cut straight to the point. Natalia knew Vasili would not have any good intentions, so she yed along. ¡°Sure. Thank you, Vasili. You¡¯re so thoughtful. What¡¯s the event?¡±


    Vasili smiled smugly. ¡°Irina¡¯s hurt, isn¡¯t she? Just visit her, take care of her, apologize, fix your rtionship with her, and inform the public of your repentance.¡±


    Natalia looked at Vasili¡¯s face and felt the disgust that surged from the bottom of her heart. He was shameless beyond measure.


    Natalia knew that this was obviously an idea that Irina came up with. She wanted to use this incident to humiliate Natalia. Vasili had undeniably gave Irina all of his love and attention.


    Noticing the hesitation on Natalia¡¯s face, Vasili immediately went on to persuade her. ¡°It¡¯s just for show. There¡¯ll be a live broadcast. In just a few minutes, I¡¯m sure the public¡¯s perception of you will be reversed.¡±

 Chapter 11 - Moving In, and the Very First Time She Acted Frivolously

    <h4>Chapter 11: Moving In, and the Very First Time She Acted Frivolously</h4>


    Under Vasili¡¯s repeated persuasion, Natalia finally nodded and agreed.


    Vasili was overjoyed. This was originally Irina¡¯s rude request. He could not resist her coaxing, so he agreed to give it a try. Fortunately, Natalia still listened to him. He was very pleased in his heart. He thought that Natalia was still infatuated with him as usual and listened to his words. He was somewhat reluctant to give up on her. After all, such a charming yet gullible woman.., perhaps it would bring him more benefits.


    ¡°Natalia, I didn¡¯t mean to force you. You did this out of your own will, right?¡±Vasili was suspicious and wanted to reconfirm it. With the previous disturbance, he was afraid that something bad would happen during the live broadcast, and it would be difficult to deal with.


    ¡°Of course I did it voluntarily. I did not visit Irina when she was injured, hence I took this opportunity,¡±Natalia replied frankly.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll arrange for people to fend the paparazzi off. There are a lot of reporters outside.¡±Vasili reached out to hold Natalia¡¯s hand and gently kissed the back of his hand. ¡°Natalia, I¡¯ve really made you suffer. I¡¯ll definitely make it up to you.¡±


    Natalia waspletely unmoved.


    Make it up to her, that was for sure.


    The more arrogant the couple were now, the more miserable their image would be in front of the public in the future. Would there even be a winner in the end?


    A momentter, Natalia took Vasili¡¯s assistant¡¯s car to Tianhe Hospital.


    Halfway through, Natalia sent Alex a text message: ¡°Honey, don¡¯t worry about me. I have a way to deal with it. Don¡¯t worry. Also, can you send someone to pick me up at Tianhe Hospital? I still can¡¯t find the address of my new home.¡±


    Yes, she had promised Alex to go back to his new home with him tonight. In name, the husband and wife naturally needed to live together.


    Alex, who was dealing with official business, received a text message. For the first time, he, who was a workaholic, stopped the meeting. This shocked thepany¡¯s upper management. Oh God, who had such great influence? Who could make their workaholic boss stop the meeting and reply to a simple text message?


    Alex did not care about the shocked gazes around him. Looking at the contents of the text message, he suddenly felt that Natalia was acting frivolously, and¡­ It was a little pitiful.


    His slender knuckles quickly pressed the keyboard and replied with a simple word, ¡°Okay.¡±


    When Natalia saw that ¡°Okay,¡±a warm feeling instantly crossed her heart. She could not help but smile with her eyes curved.


    Soon, the next text message came, ¡°But I don¡¯t like the sunlight. I will wait for you in the car.¡±


    It turned out that he did not assign an assistant to pick her up. He woulde personally. Natalia felt even warmer inside.


    She naturally overlooked why he would wait in the car.


    Vasili¡¯s assistant saw Natalia¡¯s smile through the rear-view mirror and could not help but sneer and thought, ¡°You are still so happy now. There wille a time for you to cryter!¡±


    Natalia naturally noticed this smile, but she told herself not to care about what others thought, because this was only temporary.


    After sending a message to Alex, she sent another message to Bailey.


    ¡°Bailey, Vasili asked me to go to the hospital to take care of Irina. Everything is going ording to n. Today, we will send them a big gift!¡±


    ¡°I am ready on my side, but dear Natalia, I am afraid you will need to continue to suffer from Irina¡¯s anger for just a while longer to put up our act. She clearly wants to take this opportunity to humiliate you.¡±


    ¡°But soon, she won¡¯t be able tough anymore. I have pictures and videos on my side. She won¡¯t be able to turn the tables easily!¡±


    Natalia naturally believed in Bailey. Her ability was beyond doubt.


    However, she still reminded him, ¡°Don¡¯t go on the video yet. We have to give Vasily and Irina a chance to defend themselves. The more they defend themselves, the more exciting it will be when they p their faces!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry Natalia, I know what to do. I Can¡¯t wait for this good show.¡±Bailey smiled excitedly. ¡°The higher you stand, the more miserable the Fall!¡±


    ¡°Bailey, be careful. I¡¯m counting on You!¡±


    After sending the message, Natalia deleted the conversation with Bailey, and the corner of her mouth slowly curved up.

 Chapter 12 - Who Was the Actual Best Actor?

    <h4>Chapter 12: Who Was the Actual Best Actor?</h4>


    In the VIP Ward, Irina was lying on the hospital bed, pretending to be weak.


    When she thought that she could humiliate Natalia, she was so excited that she wanted to dance on the floor to celebrate. However, she had to endure it.


    The foolish Natalia really loved Vasili. Even though it was so obvious that she was trying to shirk her responsibility, she still took the me in one go. She even helped her to raise her wealth and be the most influential and popr model at the moment.


    Speaking of which, she really should thank Natalia.


    However, since she had to ¡°Be Grateful¡±, she might as well be generous and let Natalia be even more popr in the live broadcastter. After all, this might be thest time in her life that she would stand in front of the public.


    ¡°Irina, Natalia is almost here. I have also set up the video live broadcast machine. The duration is three minutes. Later, I will ask the Doctor to help you change your dressing. Then, ording to the n, I will ask Natalia to wash your feet as an apology.¡±


    ¡°Good, this is great. I have waited for this day for so long,¡±Irina said proudly.


    At that time, Natalia¡¯s fame was at its peak. It was suffocating. At that time, she only wanted to be Natalia¡¯s substitute and experience the feeling of being the center of attention on the stage. Natalia did not allow it. Her body double humiliated her ruthlessly, today, she would take revenge for everything!


    And after that, not only would she rece Natalia as the most popr model, she would also enjoy a great reputation. She would also marry Vasili in her ce and be the wife of the high and Mighty President!


    The pungent smell of disinfectant in the hospital made Natalia frown. The assistant that Vasili sent only managed to escort her into the hospital and disappeared. Now, there was no one around her.


    By following Vasili¡¯s instructions, Natalia managed to find Irina¡¯s ward.


    Irina¡¯s assistant was already standing at the door, seemingly waiting for a long time.


    But Natalia knew that he was not there to wee her, but to start the ¡°Good show¡±that they had envisioned.


    ¡°You¡¯re finally here, you sure took your time. Irina has been waiting for you until she fell asleep. Now, you can wait at the door for a while!¡±Irina¡¯s assistant¡¯s eyes were not eyes, nose, not nose, but a pair of cold snorts. She crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the door frame, she blocked Natalia¡¯s entry at the door.


    There wasn¡¯t even a lounge chair around. It turned out that the good show of humiliation had begun here.


    ¡°Mr. Assistant, I advise you to move aside as soon as possible!¡±Natalia said gently.


    ¡°What kind of attitude is this? You made Irina wait for so long without any sincerity to apologize. Now That I¡¯m telling you that Irina is resting, you¡¯re so impatient. I don¡¯t think you¡¯re here to apologize to the hospital.¡±


    Natalia was patient, but her tone remained calm. ¡°Mr. Assistant, who told you that I¡¯m here to apologize? I¡¯m clearly here to visit the patient.¡±


    ¡°Also, it¡¯s best for you to remember your identity at all times. No matter how bad I am, I¡¯m still better than you. I want to destroy you, but I¡¯m just going to do it.¡±


    The assistant¡¯s heart suddenly felt a little weak. She quietly looked at the crack of the door.


    Irina did not sleep at all. She heard the conversation outside the door clearly. She was angry that her stupid assistant was frightened by Natalia¡¯s words. She quickly followed the script that she had expected.


    ¡°Is it Natalia? Let Her in quickly. Don¡¯t wait outside for too long.¡±


    ¡°Did you hear that? Your master has spoken!¡±Natalia raised her chin. The assistant at the side took the initiative to move aside. Only then did she walk into the ward with noble steps.


    Irinay pitifully on the hospital bed. When she saw Natalia enter, she immediately struggled to sit up to show her courtesy.


    Intentionally or unintentionally, she could always reveal her leg that was wrapped in a thickyer of gauze.


    ¡°Oh my God, Irina, you¡¯re injured so badly.¡±Natalia covered her mouth and sighed.


    Natalia had never expected that this woman, Irina, would be so cruel to her. In order to prevent Vasily from sessfully registering his marriage with her, she would really do anything.


    ¡°Your leg needs a good rest.¡±


    Natalia sat on a single sofa at the side. Irina took the initiative to find a topic to talk about.


    ¡°Vasili said that he wants us to record a three-minute live broadcast, right? Natalia, let¡¯s begin. Vasili said that this will help with your public image. I really don¡¯t want to wait for another moment.¡±


    Nataliaughed coldly in her heart, but her expression did not change.


    The three of them were well aware of Natalia doing a catwalk in Irina¡¯s ce. In the end, it ended up as if everything was really her fault.


    However, Natalia had already seen through Irina and Vasili¡¯s shamelessness. She knew that they would only break through and go offline again and again, so she did not mind too much.


    It was just that the show had to go on.

 Chapter 13 - Who Was the Real Stupid and Conceited Person

    <h4>Chapter 13: Who Was the Real Stupid and Conceited Person</h4>


    Natalia did not forget her n with Bailey and patiently cooperated with Irina.


    ¡°I heard that you hurt your foot, I came to see you¡­¡±


    ¡°Yes, the script was originally designed like this.¡±Irina acted as if it was a matter of course.


    ¡°Natalia, for the sake of our effect, Vasily specially refined the script. I¡¯m going to roughly match you now.¡±


    With the help of her assistant, Irina sat up with difficulty and gave her assistant a look.


    The assistant immediately understood what Irina meant, ¡°In a while, the doctor wille over to change Irina¡¯s dressing. In order to highlight your concern for Irina and your sincerity in apologizing, Mr. Vasili has specially set up a detail for you, which is for you to wipe our Irina¡¯s feet.¡±


    ¡°When the timees, the camera will zoom in on the footage of Irina washing her feet. On one hand, it will show Irina¡¯s injury, and on the other hand, it will show your sincerity. Killing two birds with one stone¡­¡±


    Irina¡¯s assistant said with a beaming expression.


    ¡°Enough!¡±Natalia angrily interrupted the two of them, ¡°Irina, enough is enough! Don¡¯t you know about the matter of the runway show? You were the one who begged me to go on stage for you!¡±


    ¡°Oh, my God, Natalia, what did you say? Why don¡¯t I understand a single word?¡±Irina pretended to be surprised.


    Natalia¡¯s voice was full of grievance, ¡°Why do you think I helped you? Why did I take the me for you? It¡¯s all because of Vasili. Without him, you¡¯re nothing! I Won¡¯t tolerate you at all!¡±


    ¡°Natalia, how can you treat me like this? I obviously wanted to help you today. You¡¯ve already confessed to all your crimes, and now you¡¯re here to nder me. Well, I don¡¯t need your apology now, please leave, okay?¡±Irina got into character even faster, she immediately started to cry, looking like she couldn¡¯t help but feel sorry for her.


    ¡°You want me to apologize to you? Dream On!¡±Natalia said in an unusually serious tone.


    Only thisst scene was recorded by Irina¡¯s assistant and posted on the Inte. It quickly caused a heated discussion.


    ording to the location, reporters swarmed over, but Natalia was already prepared to leave quietly. When the reporters arrived, they only caught the pitiful Irina crying in front of the camera.


    ¡°Originally, I agreed to reconcile with her because we are from the samepany and Natalia is my senior. I never thought that not only did she not apologize to me, she even publicly humiliated me. I really¡­¡±


    Irina¡¯s unspeakable sobs went viral on the inte. Soon, a new round of scolding battles began.


    Of course, Irina¡¯s methods were indispensable to the limelight.


    Back then, she was identally bitten by a Sanguis and possessed half of the Sanguis¡¯ powers coursing through her veins. Naturally, she would also use the Sanguis¡¯ ultimate skill, ¡°Domineering Gaze,¡±to manipte a portion of the media. This caused theizens online to start a ming war that would spread uncontrobly.


    TY Entertainment¡¯s public rtions department immediately posted that they would definitely deal with it seriously. Natalia would obviously be dealt with.


    However, at this moment, a simple ount posted a group of photos. The content of the photos was very explosive, and soon, someizens spoke up for Natalia.


    ¡°Natalia doesn¡¯t need to apologize, because the one who should be apologizing isn¡¯t Natalia, but Irina and Vasili!¡±


    It was a photo taken in the hospital ward. In the picture, Irina was wearing a hospital gown and was pressed under Vasili¡¯s body. Her shoulders were half exposed. ording to the time left in the photo, it was Natalia facing the media alone, it was the time for the press conference where she had single-handedly withstood all the usations.


    They were really too heartless. They had gone too far!


    Very soon, the voices that insulted Vasili and Irina overshadowed the voices that insulted Natalia. They even denounced Vasili and Irina for publicly apologizing to Natalia.


    The dirt on Vasili and Irina did not end here yet. Soon, an article on Instagram attracted the attention ofizens once again.

 Chapter 14 - The Truth that Came to Light

    <h4>Chapter 14: The Truth that Came to Light</h4>


    The article described in detail how Natalia had reced Irina on the stage many times. In the end, the reputation was given to Irina¡¯s instead. It was TY entertainment who mixed up both truth and lie and even threw out Natalia as a shield for Irina.


    The topic of pity for Natalia quickly became hot. Everyone felt that what Natalia did was not fair to her. All these years of sacrifice was actually for the benefit of others. Vasili and Irina were like heartless demons, they unscrupulously exploited Natalia¡¯s value and now abandoned her.


    This time, it was obvious that Natalia was the one who had tolerated and shouldered all the me for the sake of love.


    Inparison, the faces of the man and woman were disgusting.


    ¡°Oh God, Natalia is really too pitiful. We misunderstood her. I¡¯m really sorry.¡±


    ¡°Irina¡¯s acting skills are really wasted if she doesn¡¯t act. However, such a vicious heart is only worthy of being tied to the Holy Cross and cursed by tens of thousands of people!¡±


    The reporters were interviewing Irina when they suddenly realized that the situation had reversed. They immediately questioned Irina, ¡°Miss Irina, are the rumors on the inte true? Was this photo really taken here?¡±


    Irina looked at the phone that the reporters handed over in confusion. Her face instantly turned as pale as paper.


    The pitiful words that had been used to nder Natalia just now were like a loud p on Irina¡¯s face.


    ¡°This is a misunderstanding, it¡¯s nder. I will definitely file a legalint and pursue the responsibility of the rumor-monger.¡±Irina tried her best to maintain herposure.


    However, this group of crazy reporters was not easy to get rid of. Each and every one of them had fiery eyes as theypared the ward with the photos carefully. The more this was the case, the more Irina panicked.


    ¡°I feel a little ufortable. Please leave!¡±


    The reporters were naturally unwilling. ¡°Miss Irina, are you feeling guilty hence you want to get rid of us?


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to answer your questions.¡±Irina turned around and covered her face in the nket. Her assistant called for the bodyguards and finally cleared out the ward. A script that was designed for Natalia suddenly became her farce.


    Irina¡¯s hands trembled as she called Vasili. Vasili had just received the news and was furious.


    When he saw the video of Irina facing the reporters with a face full of guilt, he was even more flustered and exasperated. That performance was only short of admitting that the leak was true.


    ¡°Idiot, where did your usual cleverness go?¡±


    Vasili cursed angrily. The more he thought about it, the more indignant he became. ¡°Who was the one who caused this? I told you early on not to go too far. Now, I want to see where you will end up!¡±


    After hanging up Irina¡¯s call, Vasili was not as calm as he was just now.


    Such a scandal would not only ruin Irina, but also his own reputation. It would also implicate TY entertainment, and he might even lose Natalia forever.


    Natalia¡¯s identity as a noble had saved him a lot of trouble in the business world. Although she had been abandoned by the family, she was still the youngest daughter who was once the most favored in the family. This matter could not be changed.


    Now that she had suffered such grievance, perhaps even Natalia¡¯s family woulde out to support her. IF so, his ruin was not far away..


    Unable to bear it, Vasili took out his cell phone and dialed Natalia¡¯s number.


    ¡°Get in the car.¡±With just two simple words, Natalia could still recognize Alex¡¯s voice at once.


    She looked back at Alex who was sitting in the business car, and a smile immediately crept onto her face.


    He really came to pick her up personally.


    Natalia jogged into the car and sat beside Alex. All the gossip in the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with her.


    Her phone kept vibrating, which caught Alex¡¯s attention.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to pick it up, Mrs. Bruch?¡±It was an obvious joke, which made Natalia Blush.


    The words ¡°Mrs. Bruching out of Alex¡¯s mouth were like magic, which made Natalia¡¯s heart jump with joy.


    Nataliaughed in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s better not to let some annoying people ruin the mood at this time.¡±

 Chapter 15 - A New Beginning in Life

    <h4>Chapter 15: A New Beginning in Life</h4>


    Natalia deliberately didn¡¯t pick up Vasili¡¯s call.


    When she was anxiously looking for Vasili, he did the same thing all night long. Now, she wanted him to have a taste of that torture.


    ¡°Where are we going now?¡±Natalia looked out of the car window curiously.


    ¡°Home, of course.¡±Alex enunciated clearly. His usual tone made Natalia llush and her heart beat faster.


    ¡°Then¡­ could you apany me to a ce first?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    Natalia pursed her lips and smiled. She tilted her head to look at Alex, and once again, she was lost in her thoughts for him.


    There was a small red mole on his ear, which looked like rolling blood under the contrast of Alex¡¯s fair skin. It was bright red.


    She subconsciously raised her hand, wanting to touch it.


    Just as she raised her hand in the air, Alex suddenly turned his head and looked into Natalia¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Dear Mrs. Bruch, you¡¯re outside now. If you want to do anything to me, I¡¯ll let you do whatever you want when we get home.¡±


    Natalia blushed and turned her head away.


    When it came to teasing people, it seemed that she would never be able to defeat Alex.


    ording to the address provided by Natalia, the car stopped in a peach blossom forest. Not far away, there was a new-style building that looked like a restaurant.


    ¡°The foie gras here is very delicious.¡±Natalia got out of the car and reached out to hold Alex¡¯s hand. It was unexpectedly cold, and she could not help but shiver.


    Alex saw it and wanted to withdraw his hand, but he found that Natalia was holding him even tighter.


    ¡°Honey, it¡¯s not appropriate to let go of your partner¡¯s hand here,¡±Natalia said gently.


    Alex looked at the waiter who was standing at the side and smiled slowly. He took the initiative to hold Natalia¡¯s wrist.


    The two of them watched the peach blossoms on the top floor and enjoyed the delicious food. Vasili was prevented from entering the door downstairs.


    There was only one group of guests received here every day. No matter who the others were, they would be blocked outside. This was also what Natalia had nned in advance.


    She had deliberately revealed the news that she was here to eat. She was certain that Vasili would follow her. Now that she saw him suffer downstairs, her heart was even more delighted.


    This little thought naturally could not escape Alex¡¯s eyes. Alex smiled slightly and was very satisfied with this.


    Looking at the delicious foie gras on the te, Alex¡¯s icy heart melted bit by bit.


    His new wife was indeed a treasure bestowed by God. She always surprised him, and he was looking forward to the future.


    After dinner, Natalia took the initiative to ask Alex to help her move.


    The two of them were already legal official partners, so it was natural for them to live together.


    Alex naturally agreed.


    The two of them returned to Natalia¡¯s previous residence, which was a single-family vi that Vasili arranged for her in the name of thepany.


    There was very little furniture in it. It looked very empty, giving off a deste feeling.


    Under Natalia¡¯s lead, the two of them went to the bedroom. The decorations here were somewhat more popr. The closet was filled with photos of Natalia¡¯s model champion from back then. The entire wall was neatly lined with trophies and medals.


    These were all Natalia¡¯s former glory.


    Alex reached out his hand and took thest picture of Natalia winning the championship before she left the altar. The woman in the picture was smiling like a flower, and her eyes were like water, which could not help but move people¡¯s hearts.


    He said again, ¡°Natalia, you will be the most dazzling new star, and you will never fall.¡±


    Natalia smiled gently and nodded affirmatively.


    From the beginning to the end, except for Bailey, she seemed to have only Alex by her side, who always believed in her and supported her.


    Natalia hugged a teddy bear from the bedside. It was about the same height as her and hugged her like two cute little bears.


    ¡°Alright, Alex, let¡¯s go.¡±


    After taking the Little Bear, Natalia was about to leave. Alex looked at the honor on the front wall and looked at Natalia in confusion.


    Natalia smiled slightly. ¡°Those are all the honors of the past. You said that I would be the most dazzling new star. I want to throw away the past and start a new life.¡±


    Natalia spoke freely, but Alex could feel her faint sadness.


    He did not know how tofort Natalia. After thinking for a while, he used his instinct.


    Alex reached out and covered Natalia¡¯s eyes. Taking the opportunity, he took out a bottle of medicine from his chest and quickly swallowed a blood pill.


    Almost instantly, Alex buried his head and sealed Natalia¡¯s delicate lips.


    The fragrance of Natalia¡¯s body fascinated Alex, and the kiss that was meant to appease her became more and more intense¡­

 Chapter 16 - Yet Another Poisonous Plot

    <h4>Chapter 16: Yet Another Poisonous Plot</h4>


    On the other hand, Natalia¡¯s determination made Vasili lose hope. He angrily smashed a tea set in his office.


    Irina found Vasili and carefully analyzed the pros and cons of the current situation with him.


    ¡°Dear Vasili, do you still have hope for Natalia? Can¡¯t you see that all of this is her plot? We have all been plotted against by her!¡±


    Irina cruelly spoke the truth that Vasili was unwilling to admit. He had not thought of giving up on Nataliapletely.


    ¡°Vasili, I know that you are kind, but you really can not continue to be soft-hearted. If you don¡¯t make a move, Natalia will definitely destroy us with her own hands. Are you really willing to let that happen?¡±


    Vasili gritted his teeth. He was not willing to give up.


    Once one tasted the taste of being high and mighty, who would be willing to let go of that privilege so easily?


    Looking at the determination that gradually formed in Vasili¡¯s eyes, Irina leaned into Vasili¡¯s embrace, ¡°This time, Natalia is really brave. There must be someone behind her helping her. Why don¡¯t we use this opportunity to release a press release, bringing the truth and lies together. We¡¯ll also let Natalia have a taste of being ndered by others!¡±


    TY entertainment released an announcement overnight to rify the truth of those ambiguous photos: the famous model Irina had lost her bnce due to an injury on her right leg, and Vasili went to help her up. The two of them then fell down. At that time, there were other people around them, and it was not as the rumors said, what kind of ambiguous rtionship did the two of them have.


    After the news was released, Vasili spent a lot of money to hire some popr influencer ounts in order to whitewash this matter. He intended to let Natalia take the me until the end. Anyway, the public¡¯s attention span was only so much. When the bigger news came out.., a small scandal like theirs would slowly drown in the flood of news, and Irina could quickly return to work.


    After Natalia¡¯s manager, Bailey, saw the PR, he immediately saw through Vasili¡¯s intentions. She went to Natalia¡¯s apartment to look for her, but found that there was no one inside, so she called Natalia in confusion. ¡°Darling, why aren¡¯t you at Home?¡±


    Natalia was in the bathroom of her new home, running the water to prepare a bath for Alex. When she heard Bailey¡¯s call, she smiled lightly. ¡°I haven¡¯t had the chance to tell you, Bailey. I¡¯ve moved.¡±


    ¡°Moved where? Is it safe? Does that guy Vasili Know?¡±


    Natalia turned to look at Alex, who had entered the bathroom. She was about to exin, but Alex did not see her answer the phone. He said naturally, ¡°Let the servants do these things¡­¡±


    Bailey keenly recognized the voice of the strange man, she immediately eximed on the phone, ¡°Natalia, who are you with? Don¡¯t tell me that you don¡¯t even want to have your dignity ruined to the point that it is out of Vasili¡¯s control? I told you, who would be willing to help you at this time? It turns out that you¡­ you make me so angry. Have you be a man¡¯s mistress?¡±


    ¡°Where are you? I want to see you now, or I¡¯llmit suicide!¡±


    Bailey¡¯s angry tone made Natalia feel helpless. She looked up at Alex and covered her phone to ask for his opinion. ¡°My manager seems to have a misunderstanding about my move, so¡­ I want to go out and exin to her.¡±


    ¡°Is she trustworthy?¡±Alex asked.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Then let me call Jack to bring her here.¡±


    Natalia was very touched by her newlywed husband¡¯s trust. She was no longer the Natalia who was blinded by love yesterday, so she asked Bailey to wait in her original apartment. After putting down her phone, Natalia asked Alex, ¡°The water has been prepared for you. Are you going to take a bath now?¡±


    Alex raised his eyebrows and buttoned his shirt back. He said in a low voice, ¡°Since there are guestsingter, the host¡­ of course, he has to show up. Most importantly, I want to take a bath together with you.¡±


    Natalia felt her heart beating fast, but she didn¡¯t refuse Alex¡¯s suggestion. After all, this man was so outstanding in all aspects.

 Chapter 17 - Same Tier Marriage Relationship

    <h4>Chapter 17: Same Tier Marriage Rtionship</h4>


    Bailey was really angry. She felt bad for Natalia, cursing from time to time in the car until she saw the car drive into a vi area, and Bailey realized that Natalia might have really attached herself to someone really powerful.


    There were only thirty households in this vi area, and all of them were powerful and prestigious. All of them had a background that could stun people.


    When they arrived at a carved iron door, Bailey was invited out of the car. She was a little nervous, but she still maintained herposure and entered the Spanish pce-style living room.


    Natalia sat on the sofa in soft white home clothes. There was no makeup on her face, but she was still beautiful.


    ¡°Natalia, what¡¯s going on? Did you find a sugar daddy?¡±Bailey went up and asked Natalia in a low voice, ¡°Did you sacrifice yourself to take revenge on Vasili?¡±


    ¡°Bailey, there¡¯s something I want to tell you, but the premise is¡­ you can¡¯t get excited.¡±Natalia pulled Bailey to sit down on the sofa.


    ¡°You meant¡­ you found a new boyfriend?¡±


    ¡°No¡­¡±Natalia held back herughter and shook her head.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re not¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m married.¡±


    Bailey:¡±¡­¡±two secondster, she suddenly exploded, ¡°What did you say? You¡¯re married, HOW CAN YOU GET MARRIED SO SUDDENLY? Who Are you married to? Why do you y around with your lifetime happiness?¡±


    Bailey was excited. Alex came out from the study on the first floor after finishing his business. He walked behind the sofa and whispered intimately into Natalia¡¯s ear, then Natalia turned her head, she nodded obediently at the man, ¡°I got it, it won¡¯t be more than half an hour.¡±


    Alex was very satisfied with Natalia¡¯s answer. He took a deep look at Bailey and walked upstairs. Although the whole process was short, Bailey quickly realized something.


    ¡°Natalia, so, the person you married is Alex Bruch?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s him! !¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re really married?¡±Bailey asked again with uncertainty.


    ¡°You¡¯re not wrong. It¡¯s him, my new husband.¡±Natalia nodded seriously.


    When Bailey heard the answer, he immediately went from extremely worried to extremely happy. ¡°No wonder your previous statement could be trended on the search engines. No matter how much TY entertainment spent, it couldn¡¯t be taken down. Natalia, you¡¯ve really surprised me!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Even if you find someone to marry, it can¡¯t be a scum like Vasili. But I didn¡¯t expect you to marry the president of HR Entertainment. Do you know that TY and HR are not on the same level at all?¡±? ¡°It¡¯s too unbelievable. This will definitely be a super shocking breaking news!¡±


    ¡°But I have no intention of revealing my rtionship with Alex for the time being,¡±Natalia said, ¡°With Alex¡¯s help, I can indeed soar to the high heavens, but others will only say, look, this is Mrs. Bruch, not the model Natalia. ¡°Three years ago, I could have be the number one model in country A. three yearster, I can still rely on my own efforts to get back what belongs to me.¡±


    ¡°Bailey, if you are still willing to help me, then we will work together. If you are not willing, I will not force you. I will help you terminate TY¡¯s contract and find a better agency for you.¡±


    Bailey immediately became anxious. ¡°What are you talking about? Of course, I want to stay by your side. I want to be an international supermodel¡¯s gold-medal agent. But¡­ you still want to stay at TY Entertainment?¡±


    Natalia gave Bailey a look and said in a slightly disdainful tone, ¡°Vasili has used me so many times. No matter what, I have to¡­ return it.¡±


    Upon hearing that, Baileyughed out loud. He leaned on Natalia¡¯s body and shook his shoulders. ¡°Natalia, I realized that I have known you for so many years in vain. I didn¡¯t expect you to be so ck-bellied. Then, what should we do next? y the video?¡±


    ¡°No, snatch the endorsement. To be more precise, take back what belongs to me directly from Irina. When that timees, Irina¡¯s fans will definitely retaliate. We can use the video when that timees!¡±


    ¡°Bailey, I¡¯ll have to trouble you for a while. Edit and post the Crown Star act on the Inte.¡±


    ¡°No Problem!¡±Bailey noticed that Natalia was a little different. In the past, she was soft and weak, but she did not expect her to be so powerful when she became strong.

 Chapter 18 - I Want Your Heart

    <h4>Chapter 18: I Want Your Heart</h4>


    After the two of them finished talking, Natalia asked Jack to send Bailey home. She got up from the sofa and went back to the bedroom where the atmosphere was ambiguous. Alex had just changed his robe and was sitting on the sofa drinking red wine. His handsome side profile was as perfect as a sculpture, enough to make people¡¯s hearts beat faster unconsciously.


    Natalia was a little nervous, but she still walked to Alex¡¯s side and sat down. Alex did not stop drinking, but¡­ he suddenly reached out his left hand and hooked it around Natalia¡¯s shoulder, then he kissed Natalia¡¯s thin lips with the red wine in his mouth, directly using his mouth to mouth, letting Natalia Taste the fragrance of the red wine in his mouth. He originally just wanted to tease this little woman, but once he touched her fragrance, Alex¡¯s self-control, which he was proud of, was about to go out of the window. He deepened the kiss and used his flexible tongue to pry open Natalia¡¯s teeth, teasing and licking each of her teeth. Their kiss gradually became erotic, there was a ¡°schlop-schlop¡± sound of water.


    After a full two minutes, Alex opened his eyes abruptly. He looked at Natalia below him. Her body was already leaning against his chest, and her two hands could not help but hook onto his neck. Alex sighed in his heart, ¡°What a torturous little fairy.¡±He forced himself to let go of her and pretended tough lightly, he kissed the tip of her nose. ¡°You can¡¯t hold your liquor. As Mrs. Bruch, how can you not know how to drink¡­¡±


    Natalia¡¯s face was red. The corner of her mouth was stained with the color of red wine, making it even more vivid. She rubbed the hair on the back of Alex¡¯s neck in embarrassment and annoyance and asked, ¡°Then please tell me Mr. Bruch, what should I do?¡±


    ¡°How about drinking a ss of wine every day?¡±


    ¡°In the same way as just now?¡±Natalia raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of provocation.


    Alex could not help but chuckle and nodded. ¡°Do you like it?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±Natalia nodded honestly.


    ¡°Alright then.¡±After saying that, Alex picked up the wine ss again, and in the same way just now, he leaned over and wrapped his arms around her little mouth again. However, after drinking this time, they did not separate again. They kissed so hard that they could not part, and the sofa was temporarily used as a bed.


    Especially when Alex¡¯s kissnded on her cheeks, ears, corbone, and chest, Natalia only felt her whole body trembling, and her consciousness was fading away. She had never felt this kind of electric shock before, her whole body was as soft as mud. In the confusion, she could only see Alex¡¯s handsome nose bridge and soft thin lips. However, she could feel his strong arms and the magnificent firmness under his body.


    ¡°Alex¡­ let¡¯s take this to the bed, I don¡¯t want¡­ to be on the sofa.¡±


    Hearing her pleas, Alex suddenly stopped. Looking at her slender legs which were like a beautiful mermaid tail, he suddenly thought of something. Therefore, he resisted his desire and wrapped her in a bathrobe before striding into the bathroom, he carried her and put her in the bathtub.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Alex wrapped the towel around his body, then turned around and squatted in front of Natalia. His eyes were full of patience, and his purple eyes were slightly red. After taking a few deep breaths, he slowly reached out his hand and hooked it around her chin, saying, ¡°I want your heart first, Natalia. I want you topletely be my person when I¡¯m the only one in your heart.¡±After saying that, Alex was about to get up, but.., Natalia reached out and grabbed his towel.


    ¡°I don¡¯t hate¡­ You¡­ Touch Me. Do you notpletely believe that I can be a good wife who does her best?¡±


    Alex reached out and touched her head, trying to calm himself down. ¡°I really want you¡­ but I can¡¯t do it now because I want you to be whole, whether it¡¯s body or heart¡­ There are some things that I need to wait for you to confirm.¡±


    Natalia nodded, her voice a little choked. She held Alex¡¯s left hand and kissed the ring on his hand. She looked up and said, ¡°You¡¯re so Nice. It¡¯s been a long time since anyone has respected me like this.¡±


    Alex knew what she meant. Although he really wanted to crush Vasili, but¡­ Alex also firmly believed that she would be able to rely on her own efforts to get everything she wanted. This woman always surprised him.

 Chapter 19 - Ultimatum

    <h4>Chapter 19: Ultimatum</h4>


    The next morning, the headlines about TY Entertainment¡¯s two models had been reced by the trending words in the society, and the scandal between Vasili and Irina had been slowly covered up by their efforts through other famous influencers¡­ While in the process, because Natalia had taken the initiative to take responsibility, she had attracted a lot of new fans, and they had begun to dig up Natalia¡¯s previous works.


    No one realized that Natalia was rapidly ¡°Coming back to life¡±in some way.


    Especially at the Crown Star catwalk show, Natalia¡¯s performance was clearly better than any of the popr models. The new fans were unwilling to let Natalia be buried like this, so they spread various versions of the video while contacting HFpany, after HFpany saw the video, they were also surprised by Natalia¡¯s professional charisma. When the designers who were angry at Natalia saw the various dynamic and static photos of Natalia, they were surprised by thepatibility between her and the jewelry, this woman was practically born to wear their design..


    HF¡¯s designer hesitated for a while. At that time, they were angry at TY Entertainment¡¯s deception, but after thinking about it, Natalia¡¯s temperament and professionalism were really in line with Crown Star¡¯s theme.


    Moreover, because of Natalia¡¯s attitude of admitting her mistake, HF had regained some trust in her again.


    Therefore, HF¡¯s higher-ups quickly held a meeting to discuss the recement of the spokesperson. In the end¡­ They came up with an answer and called TY Entertainment¡¯s president¡¯s office.


    When Vasili heard the contents of the phone call, his expression immediately changed. He said very urgently, ¡°Mr. Owen, Irina¡¯s injury will soon recover. It won¡¯t dy HF¡¯s new productunch¡­¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not like that, Mr. Vasily. We want to rece our spokesperson. We want to rece Irina with Natalia!¡±The other party said in fluent French.


    After Vasili heard it, he waspletely dumbfounded. ¡°No, Mr. Owen, isn¡¯t this a little inappropriate?¡±


    ¡°We haven¡¯t officially signed the endorsement deal yet. If it can¡¯t be reced with Natalia, we¡¯d rather not do it and seek cooperation from otherpanies.¡±


    ¡°We have other models, and their poprity is even higher than Irina¡¯s.¡±


    ¡°We only want Natalia.¡±


    The other party had spoken so firmly that Vasili did not have a chance to refute. However, this endorsement deal was to add the top ten honors of the year to Irina. He did not expect that Natalia would beat him to it. As for Irina¡¯s side.., she would definitely go crazy.


    Bailey also received news from the channel. HF had already called Vasili¡¯s office to request for the recement of the spokesperson. Therefore, when he spoke to Natalia, Bailey was very happy. ¡°Natalia, Natalia, you are now a spokesperson!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be overjoyed too easily. Irina will not let it go for sure.¡±Natalia did not rx or ck off at all, everything was under her control.


    The news that HF wanted to change endorsements soon spread in the circle..


    Alex also received this news during his spare time at work. For him, the endorsement of HF was not even worth the attention of the lowest-level artistes in HR, but for Natalia.., it was to sessfully snatch back what belonged to Irina from her hands, so he immediately called Natalia. ¡°Well done.¡±


    Natalia chuckled and sighed, ¡°I¡¯m happier than anything to be praised by Mr. Bruch.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you¡­ to return to the zenith.¡±


    This time, Natalia only replied with two words, ¡°I will!¡±


    When the news came out, Irina was still sleeping soundly in Vasili¡¯s apartment. She thought that as long as it was something in her hands, others¡­ would not have the chance to take it away.


    The assistant rushed to the apartment and showed the news to her. At first, Irina refused to believe it. ¡°The endorsement of HF has already been decided. It¡¯s impossible for there to be any changes.¡±


    ¡°Irina, it¡¯s true. Mr. Vasili received a call from HF at noon. The other party personally told him to rece the spokesperson with Natalia. Otherwise, they would rather work with other artists.¡±The assistant pointed at the news and said.


    ¡°Back to thepany. Regarding this matter, I want Vasili to personally give me an exnation.¡±Irina knew that if she did not want to be fooled by Vasili¡¯s flowery words, she would have to go to thepany and confront him face to face. Only then would he do things professionally. However, Vasili was already in a terrible situation. The other party was so determined that as long as Natalia directly reced Irina, it would definitely hurt Irina greatly. However, he did not have the right to say no. After all, he could not go against money.


    Just as Vasili was thinking of ways to appease Irina, she, with the help of her assistant, sat in a wheelchair and entered the president¡¯s office.


    ¡°Vasili, what is going on? Why would the spokesperson position that belongs solely to me suddenly be snatched away by Natalia?¡±


    Vasili gestured for his assistant to leave. When there were only two people in the office, Vasili walked in front of Irina and hugged her. ¡°Irina, there¡¯s nothing I can do. I will help you get a better endorsement.¡±


    ¡°You know very well that Owen of HF and Miss Feynman, the candidate for the top ten models of the year, are brother and sister. This endorsement is very important to me. How can such an important opportunity be snatched away by Natalia?¡±Irina pushed Vasili away hurriedly, she sounded indignant. ¡°She has already snatched you away. Isn¡¯t that enough? I don¡¯t care¡­ If I lose this endorsement, then I don¡¯t want the child, and I don¡¯t want TY either.¡±


    ¡°What are you saying in your anger?¡±Vasili quickly tried to control her. ¡°How can you casually say that you don¡¯t want the child? You know that I love you the most, but HF¡¯s attitude this time is very firm¡­¡±


    ¡°Anyway, Natalia has already given in to my demands so many times, what¡¯s another time for her? She¡¯s going to marry you anyway, why would she still want the endorsement?¡±


    Vasili¡¯s eyes lit up after listening to Irina¡¯s words. Yes, they were going to get married. ording to Natalia¡¯s personality, she had given in and given away her privileges to Irina so many times. She would definitely agree to giving away the endorsement, so, He quicklyforted Irina, ¡°I¡¯ll talk to her. Don¡¯t be angry, okay?¡±

 Chapter 20 - Natalia’s Resolution

    <h4>Chapter 20: Natalia¡¯s Resolution</h4>


    Irina was crying her eyes out and fell into Vasili¡¯s arms. At this moment, the assistant knocked on Vasili¡¯s office door and said that Natalia and Bailey had returned to thepany.


    Irina immediately stopped crying and kept a certain distance from Vasili.


    ¡°Natalia, where did you gost night? Do you know that I¡¯ve been looking for you all night right?¡±Vasili asked directly.


    Natalia nced at him and then at Irina. A cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.


    ¡°Those photos between Irina and I were a misunderstanding. I¡¯ve already released the news to rify it. Can you not make a big deal out of it?¡±


    Natalia averted her gaze and did not say anything. She knew very well that Vasili and Irina had gone to bed together that night. Otherwise, there was no way he would not have noticed that she was no longer in her original apartment.


    ¡°But it was not a misunderstanding between Miss Irina and I. . .¡±Natalia said calmly, ¡°I helped her so many times, but she backstabbed me. In your eyes, am I that easy to bully?¡±


    ¡°Natalia, Irina was also afraid of the paparazzi, so she could only deal with it that way!¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±Natalia asked.


    ¡°No matter what, this matter is over. You don¡¯t have to pursue it anymore. Also, about the HF endorsement, you should return it to Irina. This endorsement is too important to her. You have retired, and you won¡¯t be on the runway anymore in the future, so¡­ it¡¯s useless to get the endorsement,¡±Vasili said in amanding tone, in an attempt to Natalia to return the endorsement to Irina.


    ¡°Yes, Natalia, you haven¡¯t been on the runway for so many years, so you¡¯re already unfamiliar with the runway¡­¡±Irina also joined in the persuasion, ¡°Moreover, HF¡¯s endorsement was originally mine. HF saw that I was injured and thought that I wouldn¡¯t be able to recover for the time being, so they chose you. You don¡¯t want to be a substitute, right?¡±


    ¡°This sentence,ing from Miss Irina¡¯s mouth, is a bit ironic,¡±Natalia said coldly, but it attracted a rebuke from Vasili.


    ¡°Natalia, you¡¯ve never been like this before. We¡¯re about to get married. If you still love me, don¡¯t ept this endorsement. For thepany¡¯s long-term ns, we need Irina to win that award to raise ourpany¡¯s status.¡±


    Vasili¡¯s words clearly carried a sense of threat in them. He actually used the bargaining chip of marriage.


    Hearing this, Irina secretlyughed in her heart. Because she knew that Natalia could do anything for Vasilyi, let alone give up a mere endorsement?


    Irina said, ¡°Vasili, quickly contact HF to exin to them. Natalia is considering the wedding and is not going to ept any endorsement¡­¡±


    Vasili nodded and was about to pick up the phone on his desk when Natalia reached out to hold the phone in Vasili¡¯s hand. ¡°This endorsement¡­ I will ept it.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±Vasili was surprised. Natalia would never refute any of his decisions.


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget, I am also a model of TY Entertainment. Moreover, I have already spoken to the founder of HF, Mr. Owen. He is looking forward to our coboration!¡±


    ¡°Natalia, I¡¯m the President of TY Entertainment. The decision-making power lies with me and not you!¡±Vaso;o looked at Natalia with anger. ¡°Why do you have to snatch Irina¡¯s endorsement?¡±


    ¡°Is the endorsement something that I can snatch away just because I want to?¡±? HF requested for a recement. I was just afraid that thest endorsement would be destroyed, so I wanted to help you retain the contract. ¡°Originally, I didn¡¯t believe in all the things between you and Irina, but now you¡¯re willing to lose your interests to protect her endorsement. Does that mean that between the two of you¡­¡±


    ¡°Of course not. What are you thinking about?¡±Vasili immediately denied it. ¡°I just think that we¡¯re about to get married. Can¡¯t you focus on our family?¡±


    ¡°Then why don¡¯t you go and exin it to Mr. Owen from HF?¡±Natalia released her hand that was covering the phone, her eyes faintly filled with disappointment, ¡°Also, what do you mean by taking away Irina¡¯s endorsement? Did I not give her enough of my own privileges and resources before this? In order to push her up, I have offended everyone that I could possibly imagine¡­ Turns out, people would never remember your kindness¡­¡±


    ¡°Natalia, at that time, it was you who announced your retirement, so they decided to change models. What do you mean by giving away?¡±Irina was also unconvinced. What she hated the most was people saying that she had taken over Natalia¡¯s resources, ¡°Also, with your current strength and reputation, who would believe you if you told me?¡±


    ¡°Okay, if you can change Mr. Owen¡¯s mind, I¡¯ll withdraw from the endorsement. No objections.¡±


    Vasili was caught between the two women. The most important thing was that Natalia was still angry. Otherwise, she would never disobey his orders. Moreover, HF had indeed requested for Natalia to be the recement, therefore, Vasili finally stopped the two of them. ¡°Both of you, stop arguing. Since it is HF¡¯s request, then we can only follow it. This endorsement will be reced by Natalia.¡±


    ¡°VASILI!¡±Irina shouted angrily.


    ¡°It¡¯s decided. Both of you, go back first. Natalia, let Bailey in.¡±Vasili ordered coldly. Obviously, although there was nothing he could do for the situation where Natalia is to be the recement, he hated the feeling of being dominated over by a woman.


    Natalia, who was smart, had long understood Vasili¡¯s meaning. However, did he think that she would be as careful as before to care about his feelings?


    Dream On!


    Irina followed behind Natalia. The anger in her heart was directly disyed on her face. She almost could not control it. Fortunately, although Natalia showed some signs of making ae back, she did not have much poprity after all, it was still very easy for her to tear up an outdated model, so.., she turned her head and said to her assistant, ¡°In a while, take a few photos of me trying my best to recover from my injuries and post them on the Inte. Incite the fans to use Natalia of stealing my endorsement. She can forget about getting what I can¡¯t get.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I know what to do.¡±The assistant nodded in understanding.


    After Natalia returned to the lounge, she winked at Bailey. ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous.¡±


    Bailey rolled his eyes. ¡°Please, it¡¯s not my first day as a manager. It Won¡¯t be so easy for Vasili to teach me a lesson. Just wait and see¡­¡±as he said that, Bailey walked into Vasili¡¯s office aggressively.


    Vasili threw the contract in front of her. ¡°Prepare the money to forfeit our contract and get out of thepany.¡±


    ¡°Get Out?¡±Bailey sneered, ¡°Mr. Vasili is probably a little forgetful. When I signed the contract with TY, the contract clearly stated that my sry was linked to Natalia¡¯s activities. However, over the years, because Natalia¡¯s activities had been reced by Irina, and my sry was thousands of miles away from thepany¡¯s original promise, who was the one who vited the contract first? ¡°Also, my words arepletely based on Natalia¡¯s interests. which contract did I vite?¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡±Vasili did not expect that he would be questioned by a manager. He felt embarrassed instantly.


    ¡°If you are not afraid that this matter will blow up, then we can fight a dozenwsuits to our heart¡¯s content. I don¡¯t mind, but who in the industry would believe TY Entertainment?¡±Bailey¡¯s tone was very provocative.


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s part on good terms. I¡¯ll sign and leave, and you can forget about the penalty for breaching the contract. From now on, we¡¯re even!¡±


    Vasili looked at Bailey angrily. However, because there was an Irina in the middle, he couldn¡¯t say anything to refute. In the end, Vasili could only endure his anger and sign. ¡°Get lost. I don¡¯t want to see you again.¡±


    ¡°Vasili, let me give you a piece of advice. There is no such thing as an imprable wall. If you treat Natalia like this, you will pay a thousand times the price sooner orter.¡±After saying that, Bailey took the contract termination letter and left the office.


    After Bailey terminated the contract, she did not leave thepany. Instead, she followed behind Natalia. This made Vasili, who came out of the office, bump into him by chance. ¡°Why are you still here?¡±


    Natalia was stunned for a moment before she said, ¡°Because I signed Bailey!¡±


    ¡°Natalia, your agency contract is in thepany. What right do you have to sign another manager?¡±Vasili was almost driven mad by Natalia.


    ¡°Oh, I did not sign her on as a manager. I signed her as an assistant. It¡¯s my right to find an assistant, right?¡±Natalia smiled calmly. ¡°After all, Bailey has taken care of me for so many years. I¡¯m also used to her taking care of me.¡±


    ¡°Natalia, why are you going against me now?¡±Vasili directly grabbed Natalia to the side and asked with an angry expression.


    ¡°Because Bailey is more willing to think for me than you, my fianc¨¦. He won¡¯t think that I stole someone¡¯s cake just because I epted an endorsement¡­¡±


    After listening to Natalia¡¯s words, Vasili was silent again. He looked at Natalia coldly. ¡°Natalia, you¡¯ve always been the most supportive of my work¡­ how did you be like this?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve said it before, during the Crown Star walkway show, that was thest time I was going to take the me for you.¡±Natalia was still calm, so calm that no emotions could be seen in her eyes.


    ¡°If you really want to be so stubborn, I think¡­ we can temporarily not get married.¡±Vasili wanted to use the marriage to suppress Natalia. After all, for so many years, Natalia had been around him, she was willing to do anything for him.


    For a long time¡­ Natalia did not speak. It seemed that she was weighing the pros and cons..


    Vasili felt that she had softened her heart and regretted going against him.


    He was about to let his pride get to his head and thought that when Natalia softened, he would definitely teach her a lesson.


    However, Vasili would never have Vasili expected Natalia to say such a thing.


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