《Spoiled By The CEO: Why The Wife Is Kinda Sweet?》 Chapter 1 Adultery Caught In The Act Chapter 1 Adultery Caught In The Act It was already midnight by the time Natalia Dawson had finally got to the hotel. At a time like this, it was not quite safe for anyone working in the adult product business to make deliveries in person. Not to mention for a girl like her, young and gorgeous. But then again, what could she do? Life was never easy, and she had got to pay for her own life. More importantly, Shawn would return to the country in just a few days. They had been together for six years, but most of the time they lived in different cities. Shawn had got business to take care of abroad and definitely she could not just hold him back. Fortunately, in the past six years, their rtionship had been just great. After work, she also ran her own little business. It would be his birthday in a few days, and she had prepared a surprise for him. Come to think of it, she curled her lips silently and her mouth split into a light smile. But her delicate face was covered by a mask, and people around her could only see a pair of deep and calm eyes which gave off a hint of cool aloofness. She pulled the brim of her ck hat down a little more, before she made her way into the hotel with the delivery boxentered the elevator. The Reika Hotel was a famous money squandering establishment in the city of Julio. Normally, only the wealthiest figures of the city woulde here to kill their time. The grand hall was furnishedvishly as expected, and even the elevators were all decorated with ornaments of gold and silver, making them glitter everywhere under the lights. Standing there, she could not help but think she did not belong here. With that being said, Natalia just held her delivery box and did not let her eyes wander a bit. Her beautiful face was covered by a mask, revealing only a pair of deep and calm eyes which gave off a hint of cold aloofness. The elevator stopped on the twenty-second floor with a ''ding''. She walked out, quickly found Room 2202, and rang the doorbell. Even before the door opened, there were already fevered moans of a man and woman sounding from inside. ¡°Shawn, ah ... stop! It seems our stuff has arrived.¡± ¡°Wait, I''ll get it.¡± Natalia''s mouth could not help but curl as she stood outside the door. ''Seems they have enjoyed themselves so much even without their little toy.¡¯ ''So eager!'' The door quickly opened, and a freshly-showered man wearing a bathrobe appeared. Natalia did not look at him and simply handed the box over. ¡°143 dors! Cash?¡± The person opposite her did not move. Two secondster, a hesitant voice sounded, ¡°Natalia?¡± Natalia was slightly startled and raised her head. Her expression went cold instantly. The man in front of her, wearing only a white bathrobe, water dripping from his short hair, was exactly the Shawn Miller she had loved for six years! The man standing by the door was tall, with short and damp hair. He wore only a white bathrobe, and under the glow of the warm yellow light, his handsome face was filled with surprise, dismay, and ... a hint of panic. Natalia''s face instantly went cold. ¡°Shawn, who is it?¡± ¡°Nothing. Just the delivery man.¡± In a panic, Shawn Miller spoke out hastily before Natalia could make a sound. He quickly took out a wad of bills from his wallet and stuffed them into her hand before snatching the box from her. The door mmed shut with a ''bang''. Natalia stood there, her fingertips trembling slightly. Her face was pale. The next moment, she suddenly sneered. She looked at the stack of notes in her hand as if she had heard an amazing joke, and found how ignorant and stupid she had been. When the sounds of lovemaking started inside, she took a deep breath and forced back the sourness in her eyes. Then, she turned around and produced her phone from the pocket as she headed for the elevator. ¡°Hello, is this Julio Police Department? I found someone taking drugs and there is also a prostitute with him. They are in the Reika Hotel. The room number is¡­¡± Twenty minutester. A police car parked in front of the Reika Hotel along with several media reporters carrying cameras. As the people in the hotel were escorted out, the reporters rushed forward. ¡°Mr. Miller, someone reported that you were taking drugs and hiring prostitutes in this hotel. Is this true?¡± ¡°Mr. Miller, as the heir of Miller Group, do you think it¡¯s proper for you to do this?¡± ¡°Mr. Miller, who is the woman with you? There are rumors that she''s a popr actress from the entertainment industry. Is that true?¡± ¡°Mr. Miller...¡± Shawn was so surrounded by reporters that not even the police could stop them. After a while, he could no longer bear it and roared with rage, ¡°Get the fuck out of my eyes!¡± The reporters were startled but backed away as demanded. Shawn looked past the crowd and stared straight at Natalia. His eyes were full of hatred and ruthlessness. ¡°Is this what you want?¡± Natalia smiled coldly as a hint of mockery shed across her eyes. ¡°You just won¡¯t get me whatever you do!¡± Natalia suddenly walked forward and raised her hand in front of all the reporters and police¡ª ¡°p!¡± With a stinging p to the side of his face, Shawn''s head was snapped to the side. The surroundings suddenly grew silent. A policeman opened his mouth. ¡°Ma¡¯am...¡± ¡°Sorry, my hand slipped.¡± Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. She smiled faintly and rubbed her wrist. Her voice was clear and cold as she looked at Shawn with resentment. ¡°Do you think I''d care about a piece of scrap paper that fell into the toilet? You can think of that p as interest. I''ll collect the remaining principal within the next three days!¡± Shawn''s eyes shed with panic. ¡°Wh ¡­ What principal?¡± Natalia raised her eyebrows. ¡°Do you really want me to remind you?¡± Shawn''s face immediately went white. She smiled coolly, her face full of ridicule and contempt. When the police saw that they had nothing more to say, he waved his hand and escorted the two into the car. Now that they had been taken away, the journalists had no reason to stay any longer. They also began to leave. The hotel entrance that was originally swarmed with people suddenly became empty. Natalia stood there for a short while and waited until she felt better, and she just left. Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned her head, her sight was met with a pair of deep and searching eyes. They belonged to a young man in a dark suit. He had a tall and straight figure, and neat and short hair. His eyes were as deep as a bottomless sea. Under the dim light of the night, a cool and noble aloofness could be sensed from his delicate features, making a sharp contrast from the corrupt environment around him. Natalia''s heart shook. In the back of her mind, she thought the man looked somewhat familiar. However, when she looked back at him again, her gaze secretly trailed to the secretary behind him as well as the silver Porsche parked beside them. Then, she felt that there was no way she knew such a big shot. She did not think much, but directly turned to leave. When the petite figure blended into the traffic, Archie McCarthy looked away and asked softly, ¡°Who was that just now?¡± Behind him, Brian Simpson quickly replied. ¡°Mr. McCarthy, do you mean the person who was taken away by the police earlier? He seems to be the son of the owner of Miller Corporation. He just returned from abroad a few days ago.¡± Archie frowned slightly. ¡°I''m talking about the girl.¡± ¡°Pardon?¡± Brian was slightly confused. ¡°What girl?¡± Noting that Archie''s gloomy expression, Brian immediately understood, ¡°My apologies, Mr. McCarthy. I''ll check right away...¡± ¡°No need.¡± Archie interrupted him. He thought deeply for a few seconds and suddenly remembered something. A trace of surprise shed in his eyes, and he once again looked in the direction in which the girl had left. His lips hooked up in a smile. ¡®So it was her. Interesting woman.¡¯ He then strode towards the elevator, looking forward to meeting with her again in his heart. Then, he finally walked inside. ... Since it was she who had called the police, Natalia also followed the police back to the station. As soon as she finished her statement, a group of people barged in from outside. Leading the crow was her grandmother, ra, who rushed forward and gave Natalia a big tight p. Natalia frowned as a metallic taste spread in her mouth. She looked up coldly at the people standing across from her. ¡°You wench!¡± ra trembled in anger. ¡°You knew very well that it was your sister, yet you still called the cops on her? Are you trying to anger me to death?!¡± Natalia wiped off the blood from the corner of her lips and looked up at the woman in front of her mockingly. ¡°My sister? Are you talking about Jessica?¡± ¡°What are you acting dumb for? Word has spread all over saying that the daughter of the Dawson family seduced someone else''s fianc¨¦. You''re the one who caused all this, and you said you didn''t even know that?¡± Natalia lowered her eyes andughed softly. ¡°So that woman was her! I thought it was just some random prostitute eager to make some money, but it turned out to be my own sister?¡± Chapter 2 Better Than Your Mom Chapter 2 Better Than Your Mom Since it was she who had called the police, Natalia also followed the police back to the station. As soon as she finished her statement, a group of people barged in from outside. Leading the crow was her grandmother, ra, who rushed forward and gave Natalia a big tight p. Natalia frowned as a metallic taste spread in her mouth. She looked up coldly at the people standing across from her. ¡°You wench!¡± ra trembled in anger. ¡°You knew very well that it was your sister, yet you still called the cops on her? Are you trying to anger me to death?!¡± Natalia wiped off the blood from the corner of her lips and looked up at the woman in front of her mockingly. ¡°My sister? Are you talking about Jessica?¡± ¡°What are you acting dumb for? Word has spread all over saying that the daughter of the Dawson family seduced someone else''s fianc¨¦. You''re the one who caused all this, and you said you didn''t even know that?¡± Natalia lowered her eyes andughed softly. ¡°So that woman was her! I thought it was just some random prostitute eager to make some money, but it turned out to be my own sister?¡± Standing behind ra, her father Philip Dawson roared in anger. ¡°You bitch! What did you say?¡± Natalia sneered. ¡°Just the truth.¡± She really did not expect that the woman with Shawn would be Jessica. Originally, she had just thought that Shawn had betrayed her. She only acted the way she did in a fit of anger to make Shawn make a fool of himself to relieve her resentment. Unexpectedly, not only did her fianc¨¦ cheat on her, but the person he cheated on her with was her own half-sister! What a joke! ¡°You!¡± The olddy was so furious that she raised her cane and was about to smash it down on Natalia, but Aleena quickly stopped her. ¡°Mom, let¡¯s just talk. Don¡¯t be angry. Your health matters the most.¡± Then, she turned to Natalia. ¡°Natalia, you shouldn¡¯t make your grandmother angry. Jessica is at fault here, so you can beat up or yell at her and all you wantter, but your grandma is already old. Listen to me and don¡¯t talk back to her, okay?¡± If a passerby saw Aleena¡¯s gentle and considerate expression without knowing who she was, they would have thought that she truly was kind. Natalia¡¯s lips hooked up in a sarcastic smile. When her father Philip saw her expression, he became even more furious. ¡°Are you feeling good about yourself now? You got your sister and your fianc¨¦ into the police station, andpletely humiliated the Dawson family. Do you even remember who you are? ¡°Your sister is an actress. How is she supposed to show up in public after you made such a fuss today? Will she be continuing in the entertainment industry? What will happen to the rtionship between the Dawson and the Miller family from now on? Have you even thought about that?¡± Natalia looked at him coldly. ¡°Is that all you can think of?¡± Philip stilled. ¡°They are the ones at fault, so why are you here ming me? What did you expect me to do? Turn a blind eye and pretend I didn¡¯t see anything? Maybe you would have preferred that if I wished them a long and happy life together?¡± Philip was lost for words for the first time. Then, his jaw clenched in outrage. ¡°You can¡¯t even keep your own man, yet you¡¯re ming others for stealing him? If you were any good at all, would he have dumped you for your sister? You don¡¯t reflect on yourself when something happens and instead me everyone else. You are just like your useless mother!¡± Natalia shook violently. At her father¡¯s harsh words, she stared at him in disbelief. Five years ago, Philip had an affair and took Aleena and Jessica into the family. Only then did Natalia Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. find out that she had a sister who was five years younger than she was. Her mother could not bear the shock and drove her car into the river, ending her own life. Fearing that Natalia would raise a stink, the Dawsons sent her abroad and washed their hands clean of her. In those years, if not for the small inheritance that her mother left her, she would have died while she was abroad. She always knew that her father and grandmother did not like her mother, but she did not expect that they would have such harshments for her mother even after her death. Her entire heart and body went cold for a moment. Then, she gave a mockingugh. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m useless! After all, I don¡¯t have a mom who was a mistress, so I didn¡¯t inherit the ability to seduce men. Jessica Dawson truly surpassed her mother. My eyes are open to a whole new world.¡± To the side, Aleena¡¯s face instantly lost all color. Philip bellowed furiously. ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°You know exactly what I said!¡± ¡°You!¡± ¡°That¡¯s enough!¡± ra suddenly shouted. Philip wanted to say something more, but Aleena tugged on his arm from the side. When they looked up, they saw Shawn¡¯s father Henry Miller lead Shawn Miller and Jessica Dawson out of the interrogation room at the end of the corridor. Henry did not look pleased at all, and neither did Shawn and Jessica¡¯s. Jessica clung onto Shawn¡¯s arm, and her small face twisted as if she was enduring all kinds of hardships silently. Her eyes were rimmed red with tears, and she looked delicate and pitiful. The group of people suddenly rushed forward, full of concern. ¡°Jessica! Are you alright?¡± Jessica shook her head and said in a muffled voice, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Then, she looked up and stared at the person standing behind the crowd. ¡°Natalia.¡± She called out softly as she walked forward, looking at Natalia guiltily and weakly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t expect you toe¡­ Shawn and I¡­ We didn¡¯t mean it, so please forgive us!¡± Natalia looked at her coldly, her face expressionless. Henry Miller also sighed and stepped forward. ¡°The Miller family is at fault here, but we can¡¯t change what¡¯s already happened. Whateverpensation you want, just say it. We will definitely satisfy you.¡± Natalia sneered. ¡°Compensation? Are you trying to just dismiss me with money?¡± Henry¡¯s expression twisted as a hint of guilt shed in his eyes. He red at Shawn and thundered, ¡°You useless bastard! You caused this, so get over here and exin yourself right now!¡± Shawn nced at Natalia with his face full of unwillingness, but he finally walked forward under his father¡¯s intimidation. ¡°Natalia, we¡¯re not suitable for each other. Let¡¯s annul our engagement!¡± Natalia was shocked. She felt like her heart had been cut open by a dull knife. It overflowed with pain. Although she already knew the oue, she could not help but feel upset the moment she heard his words. A chill rose in her heart. She looked at the man in front of her. Her lips curled as her eyes started turning red. ¡°Shawn Miller, how long have we been together?¡± ¡°Six years.¡± ¡®Six years? Hah! ¡®Who would have thought that we would spend six years with each other just to end up like this?¡¯ She caught him in bed with another woman, yet there was no guilt, no attempt in his heart to redeem himself, and there was not even an apology. All he had to say was a cold ¡®we¡¯re not suitable for each other¡¯. Something broke in the bottom of her heart. She lifted her lips sarcastically and said without hesitation, ¡°Alright, I agree.¡± Shawn was startled, a little surprised by her decisiveness. He frowned and looked at her suspiciously. ¡°Are you serious?¡± ¡°We can annual the engagement, but I want the threepanies Miller Group just bought as ¡°What? Are you insane?!¡± Philip roared before Henry and Shawn could answer. Natalia nced at him coldly. ¡°We aren¡¯t even married yet, but you¡¯re already so considerate of them. Where is your manner?¡± ¡°You!¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Henry raised a hand and interrupted Philip¡¯s words. He looked at Natalia calmly. ¡°I¡¯ll agree to your conditions. When you bring your half of the marriage agreement to me, I¡¯ll transfer the ¡°It¡¯s a deal.¡± As Henry led thewyer away, Philip red at Natalia and huffed in anger. Then, Aleena and he also help the old Mrs. Dawson away. The only people left in the corridor were Natalia, Shawn, and Jessica. Natalia did not want to involve herself with them anymore, so she turned to leave with a cold face, but Jessica¡¯s anxious voice suddenly called from behind her. ¡°Sister!¡± The next second, someone blocked her path. Jessica¡¯s pale face was covered in tears. She grabbed Natalia¡¯s arm and trilled, ¡°Sister, I¡¯m sorry. I really didn¡¯t mean to fall in love with Shawn. Please don¡¯t be mad at us. It¡¯s all my fault. If you want to yell or hit me, just do it!¡± Chapter 3 You Lost Again Chapter 3 You Lost Again When Natalia saw the weak and helpless appearance Jessica had put on, she only felt extremely disgusted. She shrugged Jessica off coldly. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me!¡± Natalia did not use much strength, but Jessica suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground with a scream. ¡°Jessica!¡± Shawn shot forward like an arrow to help her up. He growled at Natalia in anger. ¡°Natalia! What are you doing?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t¡­¡± Natalia¡¯s expression shifted as she subconsciously tried to exin herself, but Jessica interrupted her. ¡°Shawn, don¡¯t me Natalia. It¡¯s my fault to begin with that I have fallen in love with you. Now she just pushed me, but how could I say she¡¯s wrong even if she wants to scold me, p me or kick me?¡± Natalia¡¯s pupils dted. Shock written all over her face. She raised her head to see Shawn¡¯s disappointed eyes. ¡°I didn¡¯t think that you would be like this. This is my fault, so you should vent your anger at me! Why did you even hurt Jessica?¡± Natalia opened her mouth, but her exnation suddenly choked on her throat, as if it was a thorn stabbing her. ¡°You think that ¡­ I pushed her?¡± ¡°I saw it with my own eyes. Do you think I can be wrong? I¡¯ve always thought you just had a cold heart, but you were still kind. Only today do I realize that you¡¯re ruthless and vengeful. After all these years, I finally can see who you really are!¡± Natalia stood still, unable to believe her own ears. She turned to look at Jessica and saw a hint of malice and pride shing across her eyes. She felt a chill covering her heart. Then, she let out a light sneer. Her smile was full of irony. ¡°Shawn Miller, only today do I realize how stupid you are!¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± N?velDrama.Org is the owner. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Aren¡¯t you two in love? Alright! I¡¯ll give you my blessings. Just no one would eat from a bowl that has been filled with sh*t before, no matter how hard you have washed it, right?¡± Shawn¡¯s expression changed. He did not expect that this cool and well-mannered woman would use such vulgar words. His face darkened. ¡°Natalia! Don¡¯t push your luck!¡± Natalia sneered at him. Her smile was indifferent and cold. She took out a handkerchief and wiped her hand that had just been touched by Jessica. Finally, she said in an indifferent tone. ¡°Well! I don¡¯t have time to waste here with you. From now on, please just take this canary beside you and get out of my sight! I wish you both all the best¡­¡± Her eyes wandered as a cold mockery shed in them, and sheughed. ¡°Hah! A b*tch and a dog! You are really quite a match after all!¡± Then, she turned around and left without giving them any chances of speaking. Shawn¡¯s face turned livid with anger. ¡°What did you say? Stop right there¡­¡± ¡°Shawn¡­¡± At that moment, a hand suddenly grabbed his arm. Jessica, with her hand on her stomach, looked so pale. ¡°Shawn, my stomach hurts.¡± Shawn¡¯s expression changed. ¡°Jessica, what¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡± A crimson stream of blood trailed down Jessica¡¯s leg. Shawn¡¯s eyes widened and he shook fiercely. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I¡¯ll take you to the hospital right away.¡± ¡­ Shawn carried Jessica to the hospital. Natalia sat in her car and watched as their car left. She smiled sarcastically. Instead of going home, she drove to the Reika Hotel. On the first floor of the hotel was arge bar. The hall was filled and strewn with people who hade here to spend their money and kill their time. She leaned against the counter and downed ss after ss. She was not a person who liked to drown her sorrows in alcohol, but this time, it seemed that nothing but alcohol could temporarily numb the pain she was feeling inside. She could pretend to be indifferent and generous in front of Shawn and Jessica. However, only she knew how crushed her heart really was. Their rtionship of six years now lost to a single lie. While she was determined to grow old together with him, he was rolling in the sheets with another woman. She just felt it ironic whenever she thought about it! Natalia raised her cup and poured herself another ss. She had always been a good drinker, but even she was a little drunk at the moment. The phone in her bag suddenly vibrated. She fished out her phone with hazy eyes and answered the call. ¡°Who is this?¡± ¡°Natalia, you lost again!¡± It was Jessica. Natalia curled her lips in mockery. ¡°Did you call me just to tell me how proud you are?¡± Jessicaughed in satisfaction. ¡°Natalia, did you know that I¡¯m pregnant?¡± Natalia¡¯s expression turned cold. She looked at the people on the dance floor and said coldly, ¡°Why are you telling me that? I¡¯m not the one who f*cked you.¡± ¡°It was Shawn. He just told me that he¡¯ll marry me immediately. You¡¯ve been with him for six years, but he has never touched you before. Sure, you can say that he only has tonic love for you, but to put it bluntly, it¡¯s simply because you didn¡¯t interest him sexually and just the sight of you makes him nauseous.¡± Natalia¡¯s hands clenched into fists. ¡°You know? As long as we¡¯re together, we¡¯ll do it every day. He said he never felt so rxed and happy with anyone as he was with me. He said you¡¯re as cold as a corpse, not interesting at all.¡± ¡°Other women know how to be gentle and sensible to serve men, but if you peel off your skin and enter the crowd, you¡¯d just be a man! What¡¯s the difference between being with you and being gay?¡± Natalia¡¯s fists tightened. It was as if her heart was being pulled apart. The pain was excruciating. She took a deep breath and scoffed. ¡°Jessica Dawson, here I thought you were quite something. Is that all you wanted to say?¡± ¡°Sister, you can tell me if you¡¯re angry. I won¡¯tugh at you.¡± ¡°Why would I be angry? After all, you¡¯re the one treating garbage I threw away like it¡¯s treasure. A cloth you¡¯ve used to wipe your *ss will still smell foul even if it¡¯s washed. Won¡¯t you feel disgusted when you wipe your face with it?¡± ¡°You!¡± ¡°Anyway! I don¡¯t have time to talk nonsense with you. I¡¯m warning you now. Don¡¯t try to provoke me again. You can¡¯t afford the consequences if you do piss me off!¡± Then, she hung up the call. It was not that she could not feel the pain in her heart. Although she did not admit it verbally, Jessica¡¯s words undoubtedly pierced her heart. She still remembered what Shawn said when he was wooing her. He said that he liked how clean and clear she was. He liked her coldness and indifference, which was like a snowy mountain flower that could only be viewed from afar and not tainted. It made him want to protect her, he said. The best love should be tonic. Detached from the spiritual love of the flesh, it was the purest kind of love. However, the reality was that he went behind her back to sleep with Jessica, and now they even had a child. A great feeling of irony rose from the bottom of her heart. She raised her hands to cover her face as her eyes started to sting. At this time, someone suddenly tapped her shoulder. ¡°Yo! Aren¡¯t you the eldest daughter of the Dawson family? Why are you here alone at thiste hour? Are you making deliveries again?¡± Natalia turned around and she saw several young girls there, all dressed provocatively. Leading them was Shawn Miller¡¯s sister, Katie Miller. Chapter 4 They Met Again Chapter 4 They Met Again Since Natalia was a child, Katie Miller had loved to do everything against her. She never failed to pick a fight with Natalia. Natalia was no in the mood to deal with her, so she pulled out a few bills from her bag and called for the check. However, Katie stepped forward and blocked her path. ¡°Why are you leaving? C¡¯mon, show me. Is it condoms or lube today?¡± She reached out to grab Natalia¡¯s bag. Natalia took a step back, ring at her with cold eyes. ¡°Katie Miller, don¡¯t go overboard!¡± ¡°Overboard? Ha-ha¡­¡± Katie acted as if she heard a great joke. ¡°Natalia Dawson! Do you think you¡¯re still my brother¡¯s girlfriend? You¡¯re nothing now! How can you still put on such airs?¡± Natalia¡¯s jaw tightened expressionlessly. Katie waved her hand. ¡°You! Go grab her bag!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the point of just looking at her bag? Doesn¡¯t she sell adult products? It¡¯s already sote, yet she¡¯s still out making deliveries. I wonder if she¡¯s delivering an item or a person.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true, but look at how much of a dead fish she is. No one would want her anyway. Why don¡¯t we just strip her down and check if we can find any evidence? Wouldn¡¯t it help clear your brother¡¯s name?¡± Katie¡¯s eyes brightened. ¡°Oh! Let¡¯s do that!¡± The girls rubbed their hands together as they advanced, and Natalia paled. She turned and ran out of blue. She was so fast and they could not even catch her. However, she did drink quite a lot, so she stumbled as she ran without knowing the direction she was heading. After blearily seeing the letters ¡®WC¡¯ on the door, she quickly rushed inside. A loud voice instantly cried out, ¡°What the f*ck!¡± There were two people inside. One was smoking, and the other was using thevatory. He almost peed his pants in shock upon seeing her barge in. It was also Natalia¡¯s first time seeing something like that, so she was stunned for a few seconds. Then, she realized that she entered the wrong door and immediately turned red. ¡°I¡ªI¡¯m sorry! I went the wrong way!¡± She stumbled and was about to exit, but Katie¡¯s voice sounded from outside. ¡°Where did she run off to? Where is she?¡± ¡°I clearly saw her run over here. Where did she disappear to?¡± ¡°She must be in the toilet! Go! Find her!¡± Natalia grew slightly pale and looked at the two men opposite her. She had a vague feeling that the smoker looked familiar. ¡°Misters, may ¡­ may I hide here for a while?¡± Although it was a difficult request, she had no other choice. She did not want to get caught by Katie. Archie McCarthy¡¯s face was expressionless. His cold eyes nced over to Brian Simpson, who was hurriedly putting on his pants. ¡°Get out!¡± Brian was so frightened that his heart was trembling. He bolted out as if he was granted amnesty. Natalia felt dizzy and subconsciously tried to reach out to hold something, but her legs suddenly gave out and she fell forward. Her head lightened and she instinctively closed her eyes. However, the pain she expected never came, and a slender and powerful arm stretched out and scooped her up. She crashed into the man¡¯s arms and her already dizzy head became even dizzier. Her body slid down involuntarily. Archie could only throw away the cigarette and hold her up with both hands. He looked at her drunken mess with a frown on his face. ¡°Natalia Dawson, just how much did you drink?¡± Natalia grew confused after realizing that he knew her name. ¡°Do you know me?¡± Archie¡¯s eyes were calm. His emotions were barely visible from his expression. Then, his thin lips pulled up. ¡°No, I don¡¯t.¡± ¡­ Natalia was carried out of the bar by Archie. She hugged the man¡¯s neck and her drunken face flushed slightly. Her eyes were also half-closed. She was so drunk. Archie ced her on the back seat and then got in himself. Brian started the engine and asked respectfully, ¡°Where are we headed, Mr. McCarthy?¡± ¡°McCarthy Mansion.¡± ¡°Yes, Mr. McCarthy!¡± As the car drove along the silent avenuete at night, Natalia was so drunk that she pressed her head against the window with her eyes closed. She did not even have the strength to think. One characteristic she had when she was drunk was that she never made any fuss or noise. She only went to sleep. This led to the result of her not even noticing her own situation, let alone realizing that there was a man beside her. Her consciousness was groggy and her mind waspletely hazy. There were also faint hints of pain that usually apanied drinking. At that moment, the phone in her bag buzzed. She frowned and rummaged in her bag for a while before finally pulling the phone out and answering the call. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Natalia Dawson, I heard from Katie that you left Reika with a man?¡± It was Shawn Miller. She opened her eyes. Her hazy eyes glowed with ayer of mist. ¡°What is it? She snitched to you?¡± Shawn¡¯s tone was cold and heavy. ¡°I know that I let you down today, but you shouldn¡¯t defile yourself because of this. What kind of ce do you think a bar is? How could you just¡­¡± Natalia was not in the mood to listen to him and interrupted him impatiently. ¡°What¡¯s your point?¡± ¡°Where are you now? I¡¯ll send someone to pick you up.¡± ¡°Did Jessica allow you to do that?¡± ¡°Jessica isn¡¯t as bad as you think she is. She has always thought of you as her real sister. If anything happened to you, she would be the most heartbroken person.¡± Natalia snorted inughter. This was the first time she realized that there were such shameless people in the world. Jessica was constantly teaching her how shameless one could ever be. ¡°Then I bet she didn¡¯t tell you that she called me half an hour ago. She bragged about how she finally N?velDrama.Org is the owner. stole my boyfriend and even used the child in her belly to prove her point!¡± Without even thinking about it, Shawn said, ¡°That¡¯s impossible!¡± Nataliaughed, thinking it was funny. Shawn took a deep breath. His tone gradually grew impatient. ¡°Natalia, what exactly do you want? Jessica has never said a bad word about you. After she found out that you were at the bar, she asked me to call you right away. She¡¯s worried about you, but what about you?¡± ¡°You repeatedly use her maliciously. I admit that we did something wrong, but are youpletely in the right?¡± ¡°You constantly bully her and take advantage of your better family background. Every time I ask you to apany me to some social gathering, you make all sorts of excuses. I told you to give up your store, but you gave me a bullsh*t excuse and said that all jobs were equal?¡± ¡°Natalia, I¡¯m someone with status and I care about my reputation. I can¡¯t let people know that my girlfriend is selling sex products, right?!¡± ¡°You only ever think about yourself and give no regard to my feelings at all, and you¡¯re still ming us even now?¡± Natalia trembled with anger. She never thought that Shawn would think of her this way. She bullied Jessica? She was unwilling to go to social functions with him? She disgraced him by selling sex products? Her eyes turned red for a moment. Then, she suddenlyughed in a low voice. Sheughed at the irony of it all. ¡°So that¡¯s what you thought! That¡¯s great! Remember what you said today! I won¡¯t ever forgive you. Sooner orter, I¡¯ll make you regret it!¡± Then, she hung up the phone. The car was plunged into a strange silence. Chapter 5 Stop The Loss Chapter 5 Stop The Loss Natalia leaned weakly over the car window. She was watching the night view sh by, and the rims of her eyes were red. What Shawn had said was still lingering in her ears but now she just found them ridiculous. She was not the weak type. She fought back when she could bear no more. But in the eyes of Shawn, she was the one who was bullying. She was driven out of the Dawson family, and everyone across the city had known that she was the abandoned daughter of the family. She did not want to make things difficult for him and could only avoid showing up in the public. But in the eyes of Shawn, it became her reluctance to go to social parties with him. As for her adult product business? Were it not for what the Dawson family had done to her, were it not for the selfishness and biases of the Dawson family, would she end up like this? And all of these ended up being her own faults? This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . Natalia closed her eyes, feeling everything was so ridiculous. Suddenly, a man¡¯s voice suddenly came up to her, ¡°Is it worth it? You are so sad for such a crab.¡± She froze a little, and looked over. In her now blurred vision, she saw a man sitting right there, cool and noble. His back was straight, his eyes were cold. Only then did ite to her mind that she had got into a car with a man and this man had help her in the bar just now. Knowing that there was someone next to her, she could only try to get herself together and wipe off the tears on her face, ¡°You must be mistaken. I¡¯m not.¡± Shawn raised his eyebrows and his stares fell on her eyes, red but still beautiful. Natalia exined, ¡°Do you know what you should do when an investment fails?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Cut it loose and stop the loss.¡± These gentle words from his thin lips made her heart tremble. She looked over and saw his towering body. The dim light of the street cast ayer of shadow on the side of his chiseled face, and a cool and noble aura can be seemed from his whole being. She sure had seen good-looking men and Shawn was one of them. However, Shawn was far behind the man standing in front of her at the moment. No matter how bright a star could shine, it could never bepared with the moon and the sun. The man in front of her was dazzling. He was like an eagle flying freely above even the heaven, with unparalleled nobility. Not to mention his face. Such a gorgeous face was enough to make just any woman scream. Suddenly, a seemingly absurd thought shed across her mind¡­ Staring at the side of his delicate face, she gulped, ¡°I see.¡± She paused for a while and asked all of a sudden, ¡°What do you think of the adult product business?¡± Archie said, his brows knitted, ¡°Just a normal business. I don¡¯t think there is anything special with it.¡± She smiled somewhat sweetly. Smiling, she was half drunk, yet he could still see the great emotion in her sexy and charming eyes. Her voice was soft, ¡°Neither do I.¡± All of a sudden, a hint of clean andforting fragrance climbed onto his nostrils. He turned his head slightly, only to see her straighten her body and lean forward against him. ¡°Then, what do you think of me? Am I beautiful?¡± His back stiffened. The woman in front of him was no doubt beautiful. She was more than just beautiful. She was also stunningly sexy. Although she only wore a simple beige jacket over a white camisole, it could not hide the clean and noble aura emanating from her body. ¡°I have never seen a woman more beautiful than you are,¡± he could not help but think. He gulped but he did not say a word. It was only a few momentster that he gave an ufortable, ¡°Mm¡­¡± Natalia leaned even closer, and her bright red lips almost brushed his ear. She thought she had kept her voice down, and she said, ¡°Then if I want to have sex with you, would you be willing?¡± ¡°Pfft¡ª¡± Brian, while he was driving the car, could not help but snort augh. The next second, however, he felt the zingly cold gaze behind him. He hurriedly stopped smiling and pressed a button. A ss panel raised silently, separating the front seat and the back seat cabins. Only then did Archie looked back at the woman next to him. He squinted at her, and an unusual expression could be seen from his eye, ¡°There¡¯s a price to pay if you want that, are you sure?¡± She giggled, ¡°You want money? I have money.¡± With that, she produced her wallet from her bag, and took out all of the hundred dor bills she got. ¡°You can count it out. If it¡¯s not enough, I can also transfer some more to you.¡± Only then did Archie understand that she had been serious. The veins on his forehead throbbed twice and he rubbed his temple. ¡°So you are just going to sleep with whoever is with you tonight.¡± She shook her head. All of a sudden, she giggled again and reached over to pat him on his face. ¡°I am not that dumb. I want you just because you are handsome. They all looked down on me. So I have got to find someone who is more handsome than he is. They must be soooooo mad!¡± Such an answer had indeed surprised Archie. He did not know what to do with her. Apparently he did not n to take it seriously. At this moment, the car suddenly screeched to a stop. Natalia crashed forward and was almost flung out if Archie had not held her just in time. Archie frowned and asked, ¡°What happened?¡± The voice of Brian sounded from the front seat, ¡°Sorry, sir. We¡¯ve just arrived at the McCarthy Mansion.¡± ¡°Alright. You can go now.¡± ¡°Yes, sir.¡± Then there was the sound of door closing. Archie looked back at the woman in his arms. He could not help but knitted his brows seeing her drowsy eyes and glowing pinky cheeks. ¡°Here we are. Let¡¯s get in.¡± Yet the woman who was leaning against him did not move at all but stared at his noble and willful face. On that noble and cold face, his lips were thin and sexy. She felt herself bewildered seeing the movement of those lips. With the help of the alcohol, she could no longer hold back herself. She reached over and circled her arms around his neck. The next moment, her His back stiffened and his pupils dted slightly. Yet the next moment, the softness was already nowhere to be found. Instead, there were the giggles of Natalia, who saw the serious face of him. ¡°Handsome, you¡¯ve got a real sweet mouth.¡± He did not know what to say for an instance, and just wanted to throw her out of the car. Eventually, he held back the impulse and said in a grim tone, ¡°Get your hands off me!¡± But she did not listen to him. She blinked, staring at his handsome and cold face, and the rims of her eyes became red again. ¡°So you also think I am cold and dull. And you don¡¯t want to sleep with me?¡± Archie¡¯s jaw tightened, ¡°That¡¯s not what I mean.¡± ¡°Then why won¡¯t you agree?¡± She suddenly felt aggrieved. Two streams of tears flowed down her now pale cheeks, formingrge drops of glittering gemstones from her chin. His heart tightened for some reason even he himself could not tell. The tears of the woman in his arms poured without restraint and soon wet his shirt. Chapter 6 Make It Official Chapter 6 Make It Official Archie rubbed his eyebrows, feeling sad for this young girl. After a long pause, he finally gave out a sigh and softened his tone. ¡°Let go of me. I will take you upstairs and you can take some rest there.¡± ¡°No!¡± She wrapped her arms around his neck even tighter and buried her face in his chest as if she was drowning and his neck was a piece of driftwood that happened to be floating by. Six years. For the past six years, Shawn had refused to touch her. She used to believe that it was because he respected her and cared for her. But now, it turned out it was just because he thought she was dull and boring. In his eyes, she just got the body of a woman but was man otherwise. She had been such a fool. Whenever she thought about it, she felt a stabbing pain over her pride. As if she wanted to prove something, she put her arms around the man, and kissed his soft lips again. Unlike the pecking just now, this time, she put his bottom lip in her mouth, gently chewing it and licking it and her thick eyshes was like a delicate ck fan, quivering along with the closing and opening of her eyes, brushing his cheek, and giving him an itchy sensation. Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. The whole body of Archie stiffened. The tension of the moment threw him entirely in disarray. After a long pause, he finally gave up, and held her chin in his hand, his breathing already heavy, ¡°Natalia, do you know what you are doing?¡± Natalia let go of his lip, and whimpered for the pain in her chin, staring at him with her wet and using eyes, just like a wounded deer. She said gravely, ¡°I do! I am having sex with you!¡± Archie was almost giggled by what she said. His eyes were dark and his voice terribly low. ¡°Are you sure!¡± She was dazed for a moment but finally she nodded. ¡°If you say so! Then I¡¯ll just satisfy you.¡± On the second floor of the McCarthy Mansion. The door of the bedroom was mmed open. Heid her on the bed, and his kisses were like a rain, moving from her head to her toe, while their clothes were scattered all over the floor. She groaned softly, and felt boiling hot all over her body. Her head was already nk, and she could not even tell whether it was real, or it was just a dream. The dizzying sound of a man came to her ears, ¡°Now, I will give you onest chance. Do you want to have sex with me or not!¡± She nodded her head in a blur. Archie pulled open the drawer next to the bed, and took out a document. ¡°Good. Then you need to sign this first.¡± Natalia looked at it with hazy eyes. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I need to make it official. It¡¯s the most basic respect a man can have for his favorite woman.¡± She looked at him nkly and did not quite understand him. But anyway, she was so drunk, so she did not think much and signed the document. Looking at the neat signature on the paper, he hooked his lips approvingly and put the document back in the drawer. After everything was done, he kissed her lips heavily once again. And then, all was left in this room was just the humming and groaning thatst the entire night. ¡­ The next day, Natalia was awakened by the pain. She felt sore all over her body as if she had been run over by a truck. After tremendous effort, she made it to sit up on the bed and she felt extremely thirsty. Seeing a cup of water on the table next to the bed, she picked it up and just gulped it down without thinking much. The lukewarm water indeed made her feel better. And the fuzzy memory ofst night gradually creeped back to her mind. She rubbed her eyebrows. She could only vaguely remember that she got into a car with a man and did something unusual with him after being provoked by the calls from Shawn and Jessica¡­ Her heart tightened, and she fiercely lifted the quilt. Although she was already more or less prepared for it, she felt so shocked when she saw the dense purple love bites all over her body. ¡°AHHHHH! What the hell is it,¡± she almost yelled out. She rubbed her hair in frustration and at this moment, a ¡°click¡± suddenly sound¡­ She jolted and hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover her body. ¡°Who is it!¡± The door of the bedroom was open from the outside, and a slender man walked in with steady steps. Her pupils dted due to the shock. Though she only had a vague memory of thest night, she could more or less remember the man she had slept with. The man was dressed in a ck suit today, with a well-ironed white shirt inside. The shirt was buttoned up to the top meticulously. The chiseled face above it was extraordinarily handsome with his sunken eyes, well arched eyebrows and pointy nose. An aura of prohibitive nobility could be felt just from every part of him. In his hand was a set ofdies¡¯ clothes, and there was not much expression on his face when he saw she was awake. He put the clothes on the bed and said softly, ¡°Get changed ande downstairs for breakfast.¡± Natalia called out to him, when he was about to leave. With his back to her, his lips curled up slightly and his voice was still indifferent and cold. ¡°We can talk downstairs.¡± With that, he just walked out of the room and closed the door after him. Natalia¡¯s head was all nk, and after a while, she fell onto the bed all of a sudden. She grabbed the pillow to cover her head and yelled silently. Though her memory was a little vague, she was not entirely unconscious. She did know what she had done to the man after putting together her fragmented memories. ¡°AHHHHH! How embarrassing!¡± No matter how regretful she was, she could not undo what she had done. Thus, after a while, she finally got up from the bed and dejectedly walked into the bathroom with the clothes. During the shower, seeing the dense and thick bruises all over her body, she could not help but feel shameful blush again. Anyway, she managed to finish everything, got changed and went downstairs, where she saw the man sitting on a couch in the lounge. The lounge was quite big. Just like the room upstairs, its modern and minimalist style could be seen from the ck and white colors. It was luxurious yet restrained. The French window to the side was wide open and she felt a bit chilly when a breeze blew past her. Maybe it was the footsteps. He looked back, and surprise could be seen from his eyes when he saw the woman standing on the stair. Natalia was wearing the ck shirt and keen-length skirt he had brought to her. The top button of the shirt was left open, and a ck tie was wrapped around her neck. The simplicity of the dress showed the sexiness of her slender and well-proportioned body. His eyes widened, and he stood up and walked to the dining hall. She could only follow him and when she finally caught up to him, they already got to the dining hall. ¡°Hey, aboutst night¡­ I¡¯m sorry. I was drunk.¡± Archie pulled the chair for her before he sat at the other end of the table himself. His voice was soft. ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± After a while, he added, ¡°It¡¯s what I should do anyway.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Natalia did not understand what he meant and at this moment, a men walked in from the outside. He walked right up to Archie, and respectfully handed over two red pamphlets to him. ¡°Mr. Chairman. We have got everything ready.¡± Archie said nothing but gave a ¡°Mmh¡± sound. He reached over, took the little pamphlets from the man, flip them open and handed one of them to Natalia. ¡°Take a look.¡± Natalia was stunned and subconsciously she found it familiar. ¡°Would it be¡­¡± Her heart tightened and she hurriedly reached over to take it from him. When she saw her photo and her name on it, her eyes nearly popped out of her head. ¡°What¡­ What is it?¡± Archie took a nce at her indifferently. Unlike Natalia, who was almost freaked out, he was much calmer. He put aside the marriage certificate in his hand and said in a grim tone, ¡°Have you forgotten what you signed?¡± Staring at him with her rounded eyes, she said, ¡°What did I sign?¡± ¡°Huh.¡± As if he had long anticipated her reaction, he tapped on the table and the man next to him handed him another document immediately. Natalia took it from him and on the document tworge words were clearly written: Marriage Application. Chapter 7 Instant Marriage Chapter 7 Instant Marriage She could not help but take a deep breath. ¡°Marriage? We¡­ How¡­ How is this even possible! I was drunkst night, it doesn¡¯t count!¡± Archie looked at her with cool gaze and sneered. ¡°You did not even think when you sign it. And you are done with everything, you regret it?¡± Natalia didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°Heh!¡± He sneered again and a hint of mockery could be sensed from his tone. Natalia didn¡¯t know what to do, and could only say, ¡°Anyway, I did not force youst night, right? How is it my fault?¡± She was a woman after all. What could she do to him if he did not agree? But what happened next was beyond her expectation. The man in front of her simply unbuttoned his shirt. Natalia followed his hand and looked over. A delicate cor bone was revealed under the shirt where two buttons were open, and next to it were dense and thick love bites and scratches. It was just obvious what a fierce night they had. It took great effort for her to stay instead of just covering her face and running away. What a terrible thing she had done and now she must face these consequences. At the man¡¯s earnest reminder, she finally remembered how passionate she wasst night and her face immediately blushed like a ripe tomato. ¡°I¡¯m terribly sorry! I did not mean it. You know what, I canpensate for your loss. I can give you as much as you want. But this marriage, can we just forget about it?¡± Archie looked over at her, and the coldness in his eyes was slight yet obvious. ¡°Compensate for my loss? Alright, Brian.¡± ¡°Yes, Mr. McCarthy.¡± Brian took a step forward, with an iPad in his hand, after swiping around on the screen, he ced the iPad in front of Natalia. ¡°Miss Dawson, this is thetest Forbes World¡¯s Richest Single Men List, and for your information, the Her jaw almost dropped to the floor. She cast a swift nce over the iPad and the man on it was noble and cold and his sharp eyes seemed to be piercing her through from within the screen itself. She could not help but gulp. ¡°So you mean, I would have to pay this thirty billion dors forpensation?¡± ¡°You understand me correctly, Miss Dawson.¡± Suddenly everything seemed more like a sextortion to her. She looked at the man suspiciously and more and more she found his face familiar. Suddenly, she widened her eyes. And she looked down at the names on the marriage certificate and the iPad. Archie McCarthy ¡°What the hell?!¡± She felt an atomic bomb exploding in her head and she almost just jumped up from the chair. The name of the man had always been familiar to her but only now could she remember who he was. He was the heir of the McCarthy family and the chairman of McCarthy Properties. He had never left the Forbes list and it was said that he was rich enough to buy up the whole country. However, his background was always a mystery. He founded Annie International couple years ago and thepany rose in almost no time. Half of the domestic entertainment industry was taken by Annie International in just two years. It was indeed a miracle. She fell silence for a while. She thought thirty billion dors was just a joke and now that she had known his real identity, she could not but admit that he sure was worth the price. She could only ask carefully, ¡°Ah¡­ Maybe there is another way I canpensate for you loss?¡± The man in front of her knitted his eyebrows and his eyes remained indifferent and cold. ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°Thirty billion dors¡­ Sure I can not afford that much.¡± ¡°Then there¡¯s nothing for us to talk about.¡± His displeasure was obvious. He cast a nce at Brian and Brian immediate put together all of the files on the desk and respectfully withdrew. After Brian left, he said in a cold tone, ¡°I¡¯ll give you three days. You should say goodbye to your past life and in three days, I¡¯ll send someone to pick you up. Here will be your home since then.¡± Natalia was left hopeless. She knew it would not help to fight against him, so she could only ask, ¡°Can I have a few more days?¡± Archie looked at her with his usual cold eyes, and sneered. ¡°Heh.¡± And she did not say any more words. ¡­ Leaving the McCarthy Mansion, she found Brian waiting for her. There was a silver-gray Maserati parked in the courtyard and Brian had opened the door for her, and he said respectfully, ¡°Miss Dawson, I will drive you back home.¡± Natalia put on a dry smile, and said, ¡°No need. I could just take a taxi.¡± ¡°But this is the order of Mr. McCarthy.¡± The smile on her face tightened and her beautiful eyes lost their usual luster. Finally, she got into the car. Natalia lived in a hotel apartment in the downtown. The apartment was small with only a bedroom and a living room. However, it was convenient living in the downtown, and she did not need a lot of space since she lived alone. Returning to her littler home, she plopped herself into the couch and tried to empty her head. Since thest night, a lot of weird things had happened and she did not even have the time to think about anything but deal with everything with her instinct alone. Now that she could rx herself From the low table next to her, she took herputer, turned it on, and googled ¡°Archie McCarthy¡±. The swarm of information that popped up only made her feel more and more hopeless. She had long known that this man was unusual, but the information she read online still gave her more headache. She was sure deep in her heart, this man was not someone she could afford to cross. Not to mention his noble background, the power and wealth of this man alone was terrifying enough. And a man like him should want to marry her! Weird! However, on a second thought, why should she be worried? She¡¯s got nothing to lose now. Should there be anything, what could he take from her? And she still had three days. He might regret it after these three days. She could do nothing but just wait and see. Thinking about this, she stopped being worried. It was Saturday. She did not need to work. So she simply got changed and left for the store of her own. The store was in the downtown, too. It took her five minutes for her to get there on foot. She did not even need to drive. She rented the store two years ago. It was just a small store, selling all kinds of adult products. Since she still needed to work in weekday and she had no time to take care of the store, she hired an assistant when the store opened, and she would juste by whenever she had time. The assistant took a sick leave these days, so she had toe over and took care of the business herself. Though Shawn had been looking down on her little business, she thought no business would be more Property ? of N?velDrama.Org. decent than another, as long as they were legal. She could not understand how it would be just inferior to earn some money by working hard. Besides, while it was a little inconvenient, this business was indeed profitable. In the past few years, she had bought herself a house and saved quite a lot of money running her litter business. Now that she had got nothing left, money was the most important thing in her life. Since she had broken up with Shawn, perhaps she would not be able to work at thepany of the Miller family anymore, so she had to find herself a way out. Thinking of this, she hesitated for a moment and took out her phone and made a call. Chapter 8 Engagement Party Chapter 8 Engagement Party While at the same time, at the Dawson¡¯s. The living room was filled with people, and everyone of the family was there ¨C her grandmother, ra, her father, Philip, her stepmother, Aleena, the sister of Shawn, Katie, and a few good friends of Jessica. Jessica and Shawn were sitting on the sofa to the side, and the atmosphere were slightly gloomy. ¡°If you ask me, Jessica, I would say you are just too weak. You and my brother love each other, how dare she do such a thing to you? She knew how sensitive your rtionship is and she called the cop. I think she just wanted to ruin you.¡± ¡°Katie is right. She just broke up with Shawn and immediately hooked up with another man in the bar. She¡¯s not some decent woman.¡± ¡°Jessica, she did all these just because you are a public figure. Now everyone is talking about you online. They say you seduced Shawn and was caught by his fianc¨¦e. They even say you took drugs. What a nonsense! You need to do something to solve the problem.¡± ¡°Yeah, what a vicious woman she is. You cannot just let her be!¡± Jessica cast a pitiful nce at the ra sitting at the head of the table and easily put up a fragile and sorrowful look on her snow-white face. ¡°What can I do? How can I fight against my own sister if she insists? We are a family, after all. I don¡¯t want to make it difficult for my father and mother.¡± Hearing what she said, ra cast an approving nce at her. However, Philip growled in anger. ¡°Why is it difficult for me? You treat her as your sister, but you ask her, does she ever think of you as her sister?¡± ¡°Uncle Dawson, it¡¯s not her fault. After all, it¡¯s me¡­¡± Shawn knitted his eyebrows and said calmly. Jessica hurriedly said, ¡°No, it¡¯s all my fault. If I did not fall in love with Shawn, she would not¡­¡± ¡°Jessica, it¡¯s not what I mean.¡± Shawn stopped her and said in a grim tone, ¡°I just wish that we have told her everything earlier. I should not wait that long just because I do not want to hurt her. All the grievance you have suffered today is because I did not handle it well.¡± Jessica felt moved and stared at him gratefully, ¡°Shawn¡­¡± ¡°Ahem!¡± With a light cough, ra looked at Shawn with a slight smile on her face. ¡°Shawn, now that things have alreadye to this point, and you have seen what those people say on the inte, we can not just cover it up anymore. What do you think we should do to solve the problem?¡± The expression of Shawn turned gloomy, and Jessica clenched her hands secretly, looking somewhat nervous. ¡°Don¡¯t worried, Mrs. Dawson. I would never just watch Jessica suffer. I would prepare a statement when I go back and announce my rtionship with Jessica.¡± Pleasure was obvious on ra¡¯s face. ¡°But everyone knows that you have an engagement. Would they buy it?¡± Shawn held her hand and exined, ¡°They just know I have an engagement but not a lot of people know who my fianc¨¦e is. I just need to tell them you are my fianc¨¦e and that¡¯s it. They won¡¯t have anything to say then.¡± Only then did Jessica show a touch of joy on her face. But the next second, she frowned again. ¡°But Natalia¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you worry about that. I will talk to her.¡± ra said with the proud authority her position in this family had given her. ¡°And you don¡¯t need to announce it online, lest some unnecessary problems woulde up again. The day after tomorrow would be Jessica¡¯s birthday. We can invite some reporters and make an announcement then and there.¡± Shawn nodded, ¡°Alright, then that¡¯s it.¡± ¡°But you should talk to your parents. It¡¯s your marriage. You should at least talk to them.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. They have agreed. My parents also like Jessica a lot.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great.¡± ra¡¯s face finally showed a touch of relief. ¡°Perhaps you can stay and have a lunch with us?¡± ¡°No need, Mrs. Dawson. I still have some businesses to attend to in thepany. We will visit you again.¡± ¡°Right, you are a sessful business man. If that¡¯s the case, then don¡¯t let me stop you.¡± ra turned to Jessica, who was sitting right next to her, ¡°Jessica, why don¡¯t you send Shawn off?¡± Jessica stood up obediently, ¡°Yes, Grandma.¡± It was only after both of them had left the house that ra¡¯s face darkened. Her smile was gone, and she looked at Philip, who was sitting to her left, with a fierce gaze, and said in a grim tone, ¡°Call your cold-hearted daughter. Ask her toe back tonight.¡± Philip said in a hurry, ¡°Yes, mother.¡± ¡­ Natalia hung up the phone when she was done with the man over the phone. Unexpectedly, the phone rang again. Watching the name on the screen, she was slightly stunned, and her eyebrows was knitted subconsciously. Even her appetite disappeared in an instant. She answered it in the end, and her tone was cold, ¡°Dad.¡± ¡°So you know I¡¯m your dad!¡± Philip¡¯s thundering voice came over from the phone and she could not help but put the phone slightly away from her ear. In the end, she just put the phone on the desk and turned on the speaker instead. ¡°What do you want?¡± ¡°When did youe back to the country.¡± She sighed silently, and said lightly, ¡°Why do you ask?¡± ¡°Why? You should have told me before you came back. Do you still think I¡¯m your father? Are we still your family?¡± Hearing this, she raised the corner of her mouth in mockery, ¡°Mr. Dawson, if I remember correctly, I did call you when I just returned.¡± The other end of the phone went silent. After a while, Philip said, in a questioning tone, ¡°When did you call? Howe I don¡¯t remember?¡± Natalia felt hopeless. She did know, since the day when Jessica returned home, Philip had not paid much attention to her. But it still surprised her when she found herselfpletely ignored. He could not even remember she ever called him. It almost chuckled her when he asked her why she did not let him know after she came back. Apparently, Philip also realized his mistake, and he sound a little embarrassed. ¡°Alright, thepany has been expanding its business these two years, and I have been too busy. Maybe I just forgot. I am your father, you should understand this. Since you havee back, why don¡¯t youe home these days? What¡¯s the matter with you!¡± Natalia did not want to waste any more time debating nonsense with him, and asked coldly, ¡°What do you want exactly?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Philip was enraged by her cold tone, but finally suppressed his anger thinking of her temper. Instead, he said inly, ¡°Your grandma asked you toe back for dinner tonight.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t go.¡± ¡°Nonsense.¡± He growled, ¡°We are still a family. What¡¯s wrong with having a dinner with us. Do you even need me toe to you and get you an invitation?¡± This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . Natalia just sneered, ¡°You never think about me even when there¡¯s a holiday. Now, all of a sudden, you ask me to have a dinner. I am afraid I might be poisoned instead!¡± Chapter 9 Forced Back to Home Chapter 9 Forced Back to Home ¡°You!¡± Philip was infuriated, ¡°I¡¯ll ask you onest time. Are youing back or not!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not!¡± ¡°Alright, if you say so! Then don¡¯t me me if your grandma should punish you!¡± Philip felt hopeless talking to Natalia. He thought she was so cold to him all the time. Then he just hung up the phone. Natalia did not mind, either. She just gave a cold sneer, put the phone away, and continued with the food she just ordered. In the meanwhile, ra was sitting in the restaurant, and she knitted her brows seeing the angry Philip ¡°How is it going? Did you let her know? Is sheing back or not?¡± Philip snapped, ¡°Will she even listen to me? She¡¯s really a grown-up now, and she won¡¯t evere back again if you don¡¯t beg her yourself.¡± The face of ra suddenly darkened. The tes on the table all bounced up slightly with a p. ¡°Insolent!¡± Everyone in the room was shocked. ra had been running the Dawson family ever since the old Mr. Dawson passed away and her position had been higher than ever in these years. Everyone in the family was somewhat afraid of her. Aleena signaled her daughter with her eyes, who was sitting just in front of her. Jessica hurriedly pick up the bowl of soup in front of her and walked up to ra, and she said softly, ¡°Grandma, don¡¯t be angry. Your health matters the most.¡± Aleena also added, ¡°That¡¯s right, Mom. Let¡¯s not force her if she does not want toe back. We can just find another way. Don¡¯t be angry.¡± ra sneered, ¡°Funny! Is it ever up to her? Let me tell you, she would just have toe back this time. I¡¯ll see how she dare go against me!¡± At that, she raised her hand and asked for David, the butler of the family. ¡°David, go find the whereabout of Natalia, and send someone to tell her, if she¡¯s noting back tonight, I will just burn everything her mother has left her, and she will get nothing!¡± David paled, and said hurriedly, ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am.¡± ¡­ In the afternoon, Natalia just finished thest delivery order and was about to close the store. However, just when she got out of the store, she saw David waiting there. Since David had been with the family for over a decade, she sure knew him. Actually, she got along quite well with him in the past, that is, before Aleena and Jessica were taken into the family by her father. While she would not think of him as good friend of hers, they respected each other much. Now they met again, and thinking of the call of Philip at noon, her face was cold. ¡°Miss Dawson, I have been waiting for you.¡± David walked to her, while she just cast a cold nce at him, with the key for the store in her hand. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time, Mr. Pennyworth.¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s been a long time. Miss Dawson is getting more and more beautiful. If Mrs. Dawson were still alive, she would certainly be very pleased.¡± Natalia curled her lips, ¡°If my mother were still here, which side would you take? Would you stand with my mother, or with Aleena?¡± It was obviously unexpected for David, since he stayed silent for a while. But Natalia did not mean to make it difficult for him, either. She just gave a light smile, ¡°Just kidding. Don¡¯t worry.¡± David felt a chill run down his spine just now and could only force a bitter smile. ¡°So what do you want?¡± David hurriedly said, ¡°Miss Dawson, the old Mrs. Dawson wants me to take you home.¡± Natalia paused for a while, her eyes still cold, and she curled her lips, ¡°I won¡¯t go back. Didn¡¯t my father tell you?¡± Property ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°He did. But the old Mrs. Dawson said ¡­ that if you insist, she will take care of everything your mother has left for you.¡± He only said it vaguely, but she understood him immediately. Her face darkened, ¡°What does she want to do?¡± David looked vexed. After a while, he said earnestly, ¡°Miss Dawson, you have suffered quite a lot these years fighting against them. It¡¯s only a dinner. Mrs. Dawson did not leave much behind. Don¡¯t regret it when it¡¯s too The face of Natalia looked terribly gloomy. After quite a while, she released her clenching hands, ¡°Fine.¡± David felt so relieved now that she had agreed. He bent down and opened the door of the car for her, ¡°Let¡¯s go then, Miss Dawson.¡± She did not say anything but got into the car directly. Twenty minutester, they arrived at the Dawson Mansion. The mansion was located in the richest part of the city, surrounded by mountains and rivers, giving beautiful scenery. When she got off the car, she walked inside with a nk expression. In the lounge, she saw Aleena and Jessica choosing the dress for the birthday party. For Jessica, who was waiting for the announcement of Shawn, that day would be very important. It was just not her birthday party, but also her engagement with Shawn. Since there were just two days left for the day, certainly they did not have the time for bespoke dresses. Fortunately, they just told everyone it was a birthday party. As for their engagement, they kept it a secret for now, and they would simply make the announcement at the birthday party. Anyway, for the outsiders, she and Shawn were long engaged, and there was really no need for her to pay too much attention to her dresses. After the entire afternoon, they finally picked a few sets of dresses they could be satisfied with. Now they could just wait for the delivery and then Jessica could try them on and made the final decision. When they were chatting happily, a sudden noise sounded from the doorway. They looked up and saw Natalia walk in. She was wearing a white shirt and a pair of ck pencil pants, which showed her slender and straight legs. On the outside, there was a beige coat, and her wavy hair was swept over her shoulder, looking cool and airy. Jessica looked at her, and a faint jealousy emerged in her heart. She hated how pretentious Natalia was. In her eyes, Natalia was just selling adult products, and she was dressed like some elite businesswoman. And her aloofness and coldness made her all the more noble, which was something she could never bear. Come to think of it, she felt somewhat happy from the bottom of her heart. ¡°Noble whore. You can just pretend as you like. Your little business is nothing in front of me,¡± chortled Jessica inwardly. She was the Miss Dawson everyone knew about, and the most popr actress across the entertainment industry. What about Natalia? Natalia was kicked out of the family long ago. What could she do even if she¡¯s got some talent? She could not even keep her job. At that time, she could only stay in her little shabby store, selling adult products. Thinking of this, Jessica felt somewhat proud. She straightened her back and her face split into a wide smile. She walked straight to Natalia. ¡°Natalia, here you are!¡± Aleena also came back to her senses, hurriedly walked to Natalia, her face full of smiles. ¡°Natalia is here. Please, have a seat. Mrs. Kylee, get Natalia some water.¡± The Mrs. Kylee hurriedly fetched some water for Natalia, only that there was obvious mockery in her eyes. Natalia just ignored her and just said in a cold tone, ¡°What do you want?¡± Aleena looked slightly embarrassed. Seeing this, Jessica hurriedly walked up to Natalia and wrapped her arms around Natalia¡¯s, smiling, ¡°Natalia, are you in a hurry? You don¡¯te back home often. We can wait until we finish the dinner. It¡¯s been a long time since thest time we could have a good chat. There¡¯s still time. Why don¡¯t we just go to my room and have some talk?¡± Looking at her with her cold eyes, Natalia sneered. ¡°Talk? What are we going to talk? Hooking up with men? Sorry, I am not interested in your nasty tricks. I don¡¯t know how I can possibly learn them either.¡± Chapter 10 What Mother Had Left Behind Chapter 10 What Mother Had Left Behind Jessica¡¯s face stiffened, looking somewhat aggrieved. ¡°How can you talk about me like that? Natalia¡± Aleena also forced a smile, ¡°Natalia, your sister meant well. Why don¡¯t you two just talk to each other honestly? You can solve any misunderstanding you have, and we are still a family.¡± ¡°A family? Sorry! Anyone in this room can be my family except for you two. Besides, I¡¯m the only daughter of my mother. I don¡¯t have a sister. Don¡¯t talk nonsense, or I¡¯m afraid my mom wille to find you some day.¡± ¡°AHH¡ª¡± Jessica was shocked by her fierce look and dove into Aleena¡¯s arms. At this moment, a stern growl sounded from the stairway. ¡°Natalia!¡± Natalia looked over and saw ra walking down the stairs with a crane. ra might be old, but she looked high-spirited with her sharp eyes. Staring at Natalia, she put on her usual gloomy face, and while she was not really angry just yet, she looked intimidating enough. Natalia, however, was not afraid of her, and she just stood there coolly, with her cold eyes and noble aura. ra just hated it when she was like this. Her aloofness, her pride and her stubbornness all reminded re of her deceased mother, as if she had the blood of unparalleled nobility. ra snorted coldly, ¡°What did you just say?¡± Natalia did not even bother to answer her. She¡¯s tired and all these years¡¯ arguing had already made it meaningless. Were it a few years ago, she might just argue with her for her mother. But now, she had known that nobody in this family would ever give a damn to her mother. Why bother, anyway. Since Natalia remained silent, ra thought she was scared, and she also calmed down. She then looked over to Jessica, who was still trembling in her mother¡¯s arms just like a startled deer, and she face could not help but ease up a little more. ¡°Fine. Since you are back now, let¡¯s not talk about the past anymore. Let¡¯s have dinner in the dining hall.¡± At that, she directly went to the dining hall without waiting for them. Natalia knitted her brows, but eventually she followed her. ¡°Natalia, knowing that you will be back tonight, I have asked Mrs. Kylee to prepare your favorite dishes for you. Have a try now!¡± The moment they got to the table, Aleena just could not wait to introduce some dishes to her. Natalia held back the disgust in her heart, but she did not eat, and did not answer her either. Philip instantly felt enraged, seeing her sitting still coldly. ¡°What? Is it just so difficult for you to eat something? You show no respect for Aleena. You should thank her at least.¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Natalia remained silent. Though she did not want to argue, she could never be nice to a woman who had drove her mother to suicide, let alone sharing a table with her. She put down her fork, and said coldly, ¡°No need, I am not hungry. What do you want exactly? Let¡¯s go straight to the point.¡± ra looked at her and a sh of shrewdness could be seen from her eyes. This time, she was not angry. Instead, she just said in a grim tone, ¡°I can see your hatred for this family. Fine, we won¡¯t force you. We just want you to know something today.¡± ¡°The day after tomorrow would be the birthday of your sister. There would be a birthday party. We have already discussed it with the Miller family. They will announce their rtionship at the party. And we need you there.¡± ¡°Should anyone ask, you just say it is your sister who is engaged to Shawn at the beginning. That would be good for you too. Now that you have broken up, don¡¯t let the past influence your life.¡± Natalia stared at her in shock. She never expected they had tried so hard to ask her back just for this. She turned to Aleena, and after a while, she suddenlyughed in a low voice. ¡°So you mean, you want me to be a shield. A steppingstone for their engagement?¡± ra¡¯s face darkened in displeasure, ¡°Watch yournguage! It¡¯s not just for your sister, and it¡¯s also for you.¡± After a short pause, she added, ¡°You are a girl anyway. You will still need to marry someone someday. It won¡¯t look so good if everyone knows you are dumped.¡± ¡°What if I refuse?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not up to you. I have made the decision.¡± ¡°What if I insist?¡± ra sneered coolly. A ghost of mockery emerged from the bottom of her eyes. ¡°You won¡¯t. Unless ¡­ you don¡¯t want the stuff your mother has left behind.¡± The entire hall was suddenly enveloped by pin-drop silence. Natalia almost jumped to her feet suddenly. Her face gloomy, her eyes freezing cold, she just stared at her. After a while, she curled her lips coldly. ¡°Good. Good for you. You can use this to threaten me for now, but you can¡¯t threaten me for a lifetime.¡± ¡°Now would be enough for me.¡± As if she did not notice her anger, ra put down her knife and fork calmly. ¡°Two dayster. Eight o¡¯clock in the evening. Hitz-Hardon Hotel. Don¡¯t bete.¡± ¡­ Walking out of the house, it had been eight. The wind of thete autumn was somewhat chilly, but her blood was still boiling for the anger. She always knew that ra liked Jessica more, but she did not expect it to be such an extent. As a grandmother, she did not even pretend, but just used what her mother had left behind to threaten her, so that Jessica could officially be engaged to Shawn. How ridiculous! Standing by the roadside, she felt indeed furious, but after a while, she just calmed down. Years ago, before the incident, her mother, Kiera, had found awyer to make a will. The will was quite simple. She had got a safe in the bank. And should anything bad happen to her, everything in the safe would belong to Natalia. The only condition for the inheritance was that Natalia must wait until she got married. Before that, the However, more than once in the past few years, the Dawson family had been trying to persuade her to give up the legacy. Naturally she would not agree. Even if she did not care about the value of the stuff in the safe, she would not want anyone else to get what her mother had left behind. Besides, more and more, she thought the stuff in the safe could not be something ordinary. Or the Dawson family would not covet it with its wealth. Thinking about it, a ck Audi drove past in front of her, and stopped right in front of the gate of the mansion. Natalia was confused, and the next second, a familiar voice of a man came to her ears. ¡°Natalia? Why are you here?¡± She looked over at the man, who was getting off the car. It was Shawn Miller. He was dressed in an Armani suit today, its blue color showing his upright posture and pride. She curled her lips with a hint of mockery, and said in a cold voice, ¡°You must be too busy with your business to remember my name.¡± Shawn paused for a while, and his face stiffened slightly. He sure won¡¯t forget Natalia was also one of the Dawson family and she was exactly standing in her home. It¡¯s only that she had long broken up with the family and had never been back. It was natural for him to feel surprised seeing her here. Chapter 11 Stop Showing Off Your Love Chapter 11 Stop Showing Off Your Love Natalia¡¯s sarcastic remarks didn''t force Shawn back. Shawn said sternly, "Well, since you are here, I have something to ask you. Where the hell did you go Natalia''s eyes twitched slightly. Last night, Shawn did call her a few times, but she was with Archie, and didn''t hear it at all. Natalia did check the missed calls this morning, but she just didn¡¯t bother to call him back. After all, considering their current rtionship, it was no longer appropriate for her to show her concern or scolded him. Thinking about it, she grabbed her hair and repliedzily. "Shawn, do you think you mean a lot to me?" Shawn was stunned, "What?" "Then why should I have to answer your calls?" Shawn was dumbfounded for a second. After realizing what Natalia meant, he burst into a rage. ¡°Natalia, you are so ungrateful! I''m concerned about you!" "Oh? Does Jessica know that you care so much about me?" The ends of her eyes rose and she looked at him with a smirk. Shawn''s face changed slightly as he was angry and furious, but he was unable to utter a word. Just then, a clear, sweet voice came from the vi entrance. "Shawn!" As soon as Shawn turned around, he saw Jessica running out in avender long-sleeved dress. Seeing her, Shawn''s face softened a little and he strode towards her. "Why do you get out? You are wearing thin. It''s windy outside." "I''m fine. I am not cold." Jessica looked up at Shawn with a smile, and then her gaze fell on Natalia. Jessica took a lurch forward, followed by a sweet smile and hurried towards Natalia. "My dear sister, you are still here. Didn¡¯t youe here in your car? Do you want me to call the driver to send you home?" Natalia looked at the tenderness and kindness on her face, and mockingly curled the corner of her lips, "Don''t bother, I can take a taxi myself." Jessica paused for a moment and said with a smile. "Sister, don¡¯t try to be brave anymore! It''s not easy to get a taxi here, and it''s toote. It¡¯s not safe for you to go back alone. Let me call a driver to send you home!" Jessica said, beckoning a servant toe closer. ¡°Ask the driver toe here and take my sister back." The servant nodded and turned around to call someone. Natalia suddenly felt disgusted when she saw Jessica acting like she was already the Mrs. Dawson. Five years ago, she was just a young girl from the countryside. At that time, there was no ce for her and her mother in the family. However, in just a few years, the situation had changed drastically. Natalia sneered in her heart and naturally did not show any good expression on her face. She said coldly, "Jessica, don¡¯t you understand what I am talking about? When did I agree to let the driver take me home?" Jessica was stupefied. She shrank back as if she was frightened by her sister''s harsh words. "Sister, don''t be angry. I just care about you." "Care about me?" Natalia sneered, and stepped forward in a casual pace. ''''Someone who worked with my Grandma to force me seconds ago is nowing to tell me she cares about me? Jessica, after wearing the mask of hypocrisy for so long, aren''t you afraid that you won''t be able to take it off?" Jessica''s face turned slightly pale, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Sister, I''m just worried about you, how could you say that......" Jessica¡¯s trembling body looked pathetically thin and fragile. Shawn couldn''t help but stride forward and This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . embrace her into his arms. Turning his head around, Shawn red at Natalia viciously. ¡°Natalia, Can you stop talking like this and stop hurting her with mean words? You are just like a hedgehog that keeps everyone who tries to get close to you away!¡± ¡°Jessica is just being kind. If you don''t like her arrangement, just refuse her. Why do you say something like that to hurt her?¡± Natalia paused as she watched him defending Jessica. Then she curled the corner of her lips, and her heart was immersed with coldness. In fact, during the past six years, Shawn was not bad to her. He was quite gentle and considerate to her. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have fallen in love with him for six years. But she didn''t understand why he didn''t break up with her earlier since he liked Jessica so much. She was not a person who could not ept a rtionship failure. If he proposed to end their rtionship first, and fell in love with Jessicater, she would notin, even though she was upset. But he didn''t. He waited until his cheating was caught on the scene, and everyone involved were caught embarrassed! Natalia inclined her head and said in a cold voice. "Get the hell out of here if you don''t want to get hurt. I¡¯ve warned you to stop disying affection in front of me. Don''t you know the saying that the couple who was always flirting in the public would break up sooner?" ¡°You!¡± Shawn was furious, but Jessica hurriedly stopped him, ''''Shawn, forget it! My sister is in a bad mood. Let''s not argue with her......" Shawn stretched out his hand, pointing his finger at Natalia with hatred in his eyes. In the end, he shook his hand heavily. "Okay! I don¡¯t want to argue with you. With such a cold and harsh personality like yours, you will never find a boyfriend! Don''t regret when it happens! Jessica, let''s go!" He said angrily, panting, and pulled Jessica into the vi. Standing alone in the cold breeze of the night, Natalia shivered for no reason. No one wanted to be with me? Suddenly, she felt a dull pain in her heart, and her eyes were sore. However, she tilted her head and blinked her eyes hard to suppress the sourness. Then sheughed at herself. ¡°What are you crying for? I have heard more mean words before. A filthy mouth can''t utter decent She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. BEEP! BEEP! Somewhere ahead a car horned. Two clear whistles sounded from the front. Natalia looked up. In the dark night, a ck Rolls Royce came towards where she was standing. The bright headlights were shining bright, causing her to raise her hands and narrow her eyes. Soon the car passed her and stopped in front of her. "Miss Natalia Dawson! We meet again!" The man who got off the car was Brian, Archie''s assistant. Of course Natalia knew him. After all, she saw him earlier in the morning. Natalia forced a smile, embarrassed, "Why are you here?" "Mr. McCarthy just finished a dinner party and happened to pass by. It looked like you are standing on the roadside, so he ordered me to stop." Saying that, Brain opened the car door for her with a smile, his back bent respectfully, "Miss Natalia, please." Natalia hesitated. She looked up at the man sitting in the car. He sat there quietly, his elbow resting on the window and his eyes looking out of the window. Natalia didn''t know what he was looking at, his entire body looked ratherzy. Archie¡¯s handsome side face could be clearly seen even under the cover of the night, only the cold aura emitted from his body made her feel that this man was still alienated and indifferent. She paused for a few seconds and eventually got into the car. As soon as she got into the car, she smelled a strong odor of alcohol. Natalia was slightly stunned and blurted out subconsciously, "Are you drunk?" Chapter 12 The Future Mrs. McCarthy Chapter 12 The Future Mrs. McCarthy Archie turned around and his gaze finally focused on her face. The little woman in a beige trench coat still looked clean and fresh. However, there seemed to be a trace of sadness in her eyes that had notpletely faded, and had been captured by him. His eyes deepened. He didn''t say anything, and only nodded slightly. "Well, I drank a little." Natalia forced a smile. The man was really good at lying. With such a strong concentration of alcohol smell in the car, how could he drink just a little? He clearly drank a lot! However, she was not in the position to care about her, and was too embarrassed, so she pursed her lips and stopped talking. Brian turned around and asked her with a smile, "Miss Natalia, where do you live?" Natalia recited her address for Brian to enter into the vehicle navigator before starting the car. There was a dead silence in the car. Natalia crossed his fingers, her hands in herp and tilted her head toward the window. Perhaps because the aura of the man beside her was too powerful, Natalia felt a bit restrained, and her entire spine was tensed up. Archie looked at her overcautious look and smiled silently. "Did you juste out of the Dawsons?" Natalia was stunned for a moment before she responded, "Oh, yeah." "As far as I know, you don''t usually go back. What brings you here suddenly?" As a woman who had slept with the big boss, Natalia didn''t expect the boss not carrying a through investigation into her past. So it wasn¡¯t surprising that Archie knew her situation. She hesitated for a moment, and did not answer him directly. "For some private matters...Anyway, I need toe back." "Private matter?" Archie raised his eyebrows. His handsome face was tinged with a fake smile in the night. His fingers resting on the car window tapped slightly. "Well, as your legitimate husband, I should have the right to know more about your private affair." He said this with a smile on his face. If it were someone else, he would have thought that he was joking. However, Natalia knew that he wasn''t joking. Although Archie had a smile on his face, his eyes were very serious, as if warning Natalia that she''d better tell him the truth and not force him to probe into the matter. Jing Ning smiled helplessly and did not dare to resist. She had no choice but to tell him honestly what happened. In fact, she was secretly looking forward to it. After all, she was the woman whose name was printed on his marriage certificate. When he saw his woman being bullied, he should help her! For example, turning the car around immediately and rushing back to Dawson family''s house to help her vent her anger! What came next was totally out of her expectation. "So, you were just upset about that scumbag?¡± Natalia was startled. Was Archie¡¯s focus off the mark? Sheughed awkwardly, "No, I''m not upset! Who told you I was said?" Archie forced a mocking smile. The smile on Archie''s lips turned into a light mockery. Natalia pursed her lips, feeling a bit guilty. Her eyes drifted for a while before she finally lowered her voice and muttered, "I am just unwilling to give up like that! Not to mention that she stole my boyfriend! I had to cooperate with them to stage a show, seeing them disying affection in public. I am sick even thinking about it!" Looking at the depressed look in her eyes, Archie pondered for a moment. "So what are you going to do?" He didn¡¯t believe that she would be so obedient to be the stepping stone for those scumbags. Sure enough, the woman who was still depressed a second ago immediately showed a sly expression. "Well...I have a brilliant n. However, in case you b it, I won''t tell you." Archie hooked his lips and stopped asking. "Alright, then I''ll wait and see your brilliant n." The car soon arrived at themunity Natalia lived. It was a small apartment located in the downtown area and was surrounded by a circle of nted greenery. Brian pulled the car over and Natalia got out, waving towards the man sitting in the back. "Mr. McCarthy, thank you so much for sending me back. Goodbye." Archie''s hands that were tidying his sleeve paused. He looked at her and corrected, "It is time for you to change your title, Mrs. McCarthy." Natalia froze, her face suddenly flushed. She nced at Brian, who was sitting at the driver''s seat, smiling in a teasing way. She nced at him, and then, she answered earnestly: "Didn''t you say you would give me three days to think it through? I still have time! What''s the rush?" Archie thought for a while and agreed. He had always been a faithful man and would never lie. Anyway, one day had already passed and there were only two days left. He was indeed not in a hurry. Thinking of this, his eyes were tinged with ayer of shallow smile as he looked at her and waved his hands, "Good, then goodbye, my future Mrs. McCarthy." The ck Rolls Royce drove out of her sight, and Natalia withdrew her gaze, heading for her apartment. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. When she opened the door, she received a call from her assistant Elsa, saying that she had just received an email from Mr. Miller. Elsa told her there was an emergency meeting to be held tomorrow morning, and all the senior management was required to attend. She reminded Natalia not to bete. Natalia answered, and after hanging up the phone, she clicked on her email, and sure enough, she saw a group email from Shawn. Selling sex toys was just her sideline, as her main job was the Public Rtion (PR) manager of an entertainmentpany under the Miller Group. Thispany was the first property that Henry Miller handed over to Shawn. Thepany was in a bad situation at that time, and Henry handed thispany over to him to as a test. During that time, Shawn was so busy that Natalia helped him handle a few cases perfectly, which impressed him. When Natalia returned from abroad, she epted to lead the PR department of thispany due to Shawn¡¯s begging. Since then, the agency, called Century Entertainment, had hardlye across any major problems. Even in today''s increasinglypetitive industry environment, it made generous profits. In just two years, it had rapidly developed from a smallpany on the verge of bankruptcy to arge media Natalia was not a genius and had never been in this field before. Besides her talent, she had worked hard day and night to make such achievements. She did all these just because it was Shawn''spany. Shawn, on the other hand, chose not to disclose their rtionship. At that time, she didn''t think much about it, just assumed that he didn''t want their rtionship to interfere their work, so she continued to support him and didn''t say anything in front of others. Hence, except her best friend Victoria, no one knew she worked for the Miller Group. After thinking through what happened in the past, it was just Shawn¡¯s excuse, as he simply give himself a way out. It was easy to tell whether a man loved you or not from such details. Thinking of this, Natalia smiled coldly. She took her phone and sent a message to Henry. Then he tossed the phone aside and went into the bathroom. By the time she finished washing up and came out, she received a reply from Henry. "I''ve prepared what you want. Come over and sign it at 10 a.m. tomorrow. It will take effect as soon as it is signed." Natalia¡¯s slender fingers flipped on the screen as she replied. "Okay, thank you, Uncle Miller." Chapter 13 Signing With Century Entertainment Chapter 13 Signing With Century Entertainment The next day, Natalia arrived at the office early in the morning. She felt something was wrong as soon as she entered the office, as everyone inside was whispering about something. When they saw Natalia enter, their faces changed slightly, and their mouths shut up immediately, leaving her odd nces. Natalia''s eyebrows sank as she entered her office without looking sideways. As soon as she sat down, she pressed the Extension to call Elsa. Elsa came in with strained difort, looking at Natalia with sympathy in her eyes. Natalia felt her behaviour was a bit funny. She leaned back in her chair and looking at her with scrutiny, "What''s going on? We haven¡¯t met for two days, and you''re looking at me like this?" Elsa smiled awkwardly and said with embarrassment. "Natalia, have you... heard of anything in advance today?" Natalia raised her eyebrow, picked up the cup on the table and got up to get some water. She replied casually on her way. "No! What¡¯s the matter?¡± "Uh...nothing serious! I heard that a new employee woulde to thepany today. It seems she will work in the PR department." ¡°Really? Did everyone get the message?" "I heard about it from gossips of the HR department. The guy is a veteran in the PR industry. She seems to be quite experienced and has done numerous cases for many A-list performers." She paused for a second and hesitantly looked at Natalia, with a hint of embarrassment in her eyes. "Miss Natalia, what exactly Mr. Miller means by hiring such a person? Do you know?" Everyone in thepany knew that Century Entertainment''s PR department was run by Natalia, as they knew Natalia''s background well. However, Natalia always remained a low-key attitude towards this issue and didn¡¯t discuss anything beyond business during work hours. No matter what background she had, she was still in her twenties and didn¡¯t have much experience. In the PR industry where seniority mattered, who would believe that Shawn would hire such a big shot to serve as Natalia''s subordinate? If she was not a subordinate, then she would only be... Natalia finally understood why everyone looked at in a strange way today. She averted her eyes, hiding the emotions in her eyes. She smiled faintly and said, "I undestand. You can go out now!" Seeing her calm expression, Elsa felt worried, but she knew that it was not his turn to speak. She could just leave with worries. After Elsa left, Natalia pondered for a moment before smiling. Gathering her belongings briefly, she took out the envelope she prepared earlier from her bag and headed for the conference room. Nine o¡¯clock in the morning The meeting room was already filled with executives of the Century Entertainment. Seeing hering in, everyone greeted her with sincerity and hypocrisy. After all, the courage she had shown in the past two years impressed most of them, but there were still a small portion that felt she was simply a young and naive girl, she was a little unqualified for such an important position. Natalia had no time to think about what these people were thinking, and walked to her seat and sat down. Just then, the door of the conference room opened again. When he raised his eyes, he saw Shawn walking in with a group of people. Natalia''s pupils shrank and her face went cold. Following behind Shawn, between his two secretaries, were Jessica and her agent Julia. Everyone in the entertainment industry knew that Julia became famous as a PR professional. In thest generation, more than half of the A-list performers were promoted by her, which were great achievements. However, she transformed to be an agentter. Not knowing whether the entertainment industry changed too fast, or due to fiercepetition, or other elements, none of the performers she took charge of became well-known. Now the most famous performer she was in charge of was Jessica. So the bigwig Shawn hired was her? Natalia curled his lips with mockery. The rest of the executives were a bit confused when they saw Jessica and Julia. Jessica was naturally known to everyone, an A-list star in the entertainment industry. Although she only started her career for four years, her poprity always remained high. It was said that she was the daughter of the Dawson family. With the powerful background, although she was currently not signed to any agency, she had already set up her own studio. As long as she was willing to spend money, she was never short of resources. The other one, Julia, remained unknown to some of them. After all, it had been a decade since Julia was at the peak of her career. The entertainment industry was changing rapidly, and most of the people in the room haven¡¯t worked for more than eight years. Therefore, only those who had worked for more than 10 years could realize what was going to happen today after they saw Julia and associated it with rumors in the office. They all looked at Natalia with a trace of sympathy. Anyone could see that Natalia was really managing thepany wholeheartedly. Two years ago, she came during thepany''s most difficult time and did her utmost to rescue the She handled most cases for thepany. When an artist in thepany had an ident, they alwayse straight Miss Natalia to solve it? Anyone would feel sorry for her if she was fired after thepany¡¯s situation got better. However, if there is discontent, there is gloating. The few people who didn''t get along well with Natalia immediately went up to greet Julia and Jessica with smiling faces, uttering such sentences as "I''m looking forward to seeing you", "Finally, I meet you today" and all sorts of greetings. Jessica replied to them one by one, seemingly gentle and generous. Only when she looked at Natalia, a hint of smugness flowed unconsciously from the depths of her eyes. Natalia lowered her eyes and pretended to see nothing. Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. She looked at the watch on her hand with an expressionless face. After a while, she finally heard Shawn coughed. "Okay, time''s up, let''s start the meeting!" It was then everyone sat back to their seats. Shawn nced at Natalia, a hint ofplexity shing through his gaze. But in the end, he hid his guilt and said in a deep voice. "Let me start today¡¯s meeting with an introduction. This is Jessica. I think everyone present should know her." The crowd echoed, "Of course! Miss Jessica is so famous and has be a household name." "I''ve always seen her on TV and never meet her in real life. Well, she''s much prettier in person than on TV." "No wonder she is the most popr star at present!" The crowd slithered, and Shawn nodded with satisfaction. "I called everyone here today to announce two matters. First, Jessica will sign a contract with Century Entertainment to be an important first-tier performer from now on." The crowd was stunned at first, but then followed by thunderous apuse. "Well, is that true? That would be great!" "Miss Jessica has already been so well-known. As a member of the Century Entertainment, I believe we will all make great achievements together and benefit each other!" Chapter 14 Quit Chapter 14 Quit After all, Jessica was a first-tier star, with poprity and decent business ability. She could bring money to everypany she worked for. Hence, everyone was happy that such a female artist was willing to sign a contract with Century Entertainment. Shawn was obviously satisfied with this effect. After a while, he raised his hand slightly to interrupt the excited voices in the conference room. "In addition, there is one more thing. Thedy sitting next to me is called Julia. Most of you present here may not know her, but for those who have been working in the industry for more than 10 years, I think you must have heard of her name.¡± ¡°Today, I bring her here because she will be our new PR manager and lead our PR department to a new level in the future to make great progress, and to make ourpany better and stronger!" The conference room fell into dead silence after he finished his speech. Everyone seemed to be caught unexpected, and it took several seconds before a few sparse apuses were heard. Then, all eyes were turned to Natalia. There were sympathy and regrets in those eyes, as if they had finally confirmed the widespread rumors in thepany this morning. There were people who didn''t know about Julia''s background. After inquiring their colleagues about it, their gaze became somewhatplicated when looking at Natalia. After all, although Natalia''s outstanding ability was obvious to all, considering Julia''s qualifications, her ability wouldn''t be inferior to hers. Since Mr. Miller had already hired her, they couldn''t say anything. In the end, there were still one or two colleagues who would stand for Natalia. After seeing this, they stood up indignantly and uttered their objection. "I disagree!" "I don''t agree either! As we all know, our PR manager is Natalia. She has been doing a good job. She lent a helping hand when thepany was in the most critical time. She led the PR department all the way to this day. Isn''t it too hasty for Mr. Miller to fire her?" "Yes! Miss Natalia didn''t do anything wrong. If Mr. Miller wants to rece her, you must give us a reason, right?¡± ¡°Although this senior Julia used to be a very good and famous PRers, she hadn''t dealt with any cases for ten years, and I wonder if she''s still capable now?¡± ¡°If she isn''t, won''t it be a waste of time?" Like a stone being cast into theke, their challenges instantly stirred up a thousand waves, causing the rest of the employees to stand up and back for her. ¡°Yeah, although Julia was prestigious, it has been ten years since her peak time.¡± ¡°The popr performers in the entertainment industry have changed several times. Is it okay for her to continue to be a PRers now?¡± With doubtful stares from the crowd, Shawn frowned slightly. As he was about to speak, his sleeve was suddenly tugged by someone. Jessica gave him a hint. Property ? of N?velDrama.Org. Shawn pursed his lips, and then he saw Julia smiling slightly and stepping forward to address the public. "It is just a misunderstanding!" She gazed around the crowd and finallynded her eyes on Natalia. ¡°Mr. Miller did not invite me over this time to rece Miss Natalia. Miss Natalia had worked hard and had a stabilizing effect on Century. Why would Mr. Miller make such a unwise decision to disappoint you all?¡± Hearing this, the crowd couldn''t help wondering. "Then what did Mr. Miller mean by his words?" Julia smiled and calmly said. "As we all know, Century Entertainment is no longer a small and insignificantpany as it was two years ago. Today, apart from Annita International, we hardly have anypetitors.¡± ¡°In other words, we have no other enemy except Annita International. I think anyone knows how powerful Annita is. It takes more than sophisticated business skills and responsiveness to overpass a connections.¡± ¡°These two aspects happened to be what Miss Dawsoncked the most. After all, she had only worked in the position for two years. That''s why Mr. Miller asked me toe over.¡± ¡°However, he just wants me to help Miss Dawson manage the PR department, and fill in the gaps with respect to industry information as well asworking. That''s all." Everyone knew what Mr. Miller meant after listening to Julia¡¯s speech. So that was it. It couldn''t be denied that what Julia said was true. Today, individual capabilities were actually not that importantpared to rich financial resources, strong connections, and the deep understanding of the industry. One must be well-prepared for the future, and it was true that one could only develop these abilities by umting enough experiences and being immersed in the industry for a long time. Everyone seemed to understand it, and only one person raised a question. "Since Julia will be the manager of the PR department, what position Miss Dawson will hold?" The crowd looked at Natalia. Shawn nced at her. After remaining silence for two seconds, he said in a deep voice. "Natalia will be demoted to assistant manager! She should learn from Julia first. There will be plenty of opportunities for her to get promoted in the future." The crowd was startled and speechless. It was not umon to make mistakes and be demoted. But Natalia had made great contributions for thepany, and it was really embarrassing for her to get demoted rather than promoted after what she had done for thepany these years! Natalia finally showed a hint of sneer. Under everyone''s gaze, she calmly stood up and propped her hands on the table to look at Shawn, who was sitting in the host seat. "Mr. Miller, you said I''mck of experience in understanding the depth of the industry as well as connections, do you have any evidence or specific cases to prove that?" Shawn was in a daze. He had to admit that every case handled by Natalia was done well, and...there was no evidence to show that she wasck of anything. Natalia''s clear, cold eyes stared at her and sneered. "Since you don¡¯t have any proof, what makes you so sure that I will definitely lose to Julia in these two aspects?" Shawn didn¡¯t answer her questions. Natalia smiled coldly as she watched his stumbling looks. She stayed upte to read materials and learn case studies to understand the industry in the past two years. In order to pull in contacts for Century Entertainment, she, who had never liked to socialize, had attended many ck-tie parties. For numerous times, she directly vomited on the table in order to bring more resources to Century Entertainment. For numerous times, she worked overtime until midnight and returned home exhausted, only to be revived by a call from the brokerage department. It was said that whenever something happens to a performer from the Century Entertainment, the matter was always resolve in a prompt manner. However, no one understood how much hard work and sweat was behind this. Shawn couldn''t see it, or he avoided it deliberately. Now he even demoted her, ming herck of qualifications. Everything seemed so ridiculous, and Natalia had never felt so despaired. Even though she was ready to resign, she didn''t expect Shawn to do such a shameless thing to her. Shawn remained silence for a long time, and finally said in a serious tone. "Natalia, this is a chance for you to learn, to be humble and in the future..." "There isn¡¯t a future!" Natalia sneered and pulled her resignation letter from her notebook suddenly. SNAP! The letter was thrown in front of him. "Isn''t this what you want? I agree! I just don''t want to stay in thispany to be bullied by you. You can invite anyone to take charge of the PR department. I quit!" Chapter 15 Setting Up Her Own Business Chapter 15 Setting Up Her Own Business "Miss Dawson!" "Natalia, you... don''t be impulsive!" "Miss Dawson, Mr. Miller doesn''t mean that!" As soon as Natalia finished her words, all of Century Entertainment''s senior executives changed their faces, and started to persuade her. After all, they were only jealous and discontent when she became the PR manager at such a young age and achieved everything by her own efforts. Nobody expected that she really intended to leave. After all, she got a great talent. In the past two years, it was because of Natalia that the PR department was able to get better and better. The stronger the PR department was, the less work the artist department and brokerage department would do. Especially for the brokerage department, what they feared most was something went wrong with the artists they took charge of. And once something really happened, they could always turn to Natalia for help, because she could handle it perfectly, and sometimes, even a bad start could even bring a good consequence to the artists. But now, she was going to resign! Not to mention what the above-mentioned two departments would turn to for help once she left. Julia, although she was famous, they never cooperated with her, and they didn¡¯t know much about her. What if she was not as good as Natalia? Everyone panicked at once, and Shawn''s face darkened. ¡°Natalia, stop joking! This is not something to make joke of!" Natalia sneered, "Am I joking? It was Mr. Miller who wants to force me resign so as to prove that you are not that ruthless. I''ve been so cooperative. What else do you want?" Shawn''s face was as ck as the bottom of a pot. "Let me tell you. I''m not trying to force you to resign! Julia is more qualified than you, and the position of PR manager should be hers." Natalia shrugged indifferently. "It can be anyone! Actually, I''ll quit even if you don''t bring her in today! Mr. Miller, I wish Century Entertainment will be better and better, and make further progress in the industry!" After saying that, Natalia sneered, dashingly closed the notebook in her hand, and walked out without looking back. CLANG! The door of the conference room was shut. It seemed the office still held the residue of the woman''s legacy, cold and overwhelming. Shawn clenched his teeth and hands. He had expected what might happen before he brought Jessica and Julia in today. However, he just didn''t expect she left so decisively. Looking at the resignation letter in front of him, Shawn''s eyes were cold. After a moment, a sense of pleasure vaguely rose from the bottom of his heart. In the past two years, although Natalia worked really hard for thepany, her words were more powerful than his. She was the manager of the PR department; however, she always discussed with him in private the current situation and her vision of thepany. Sometimes, he got really annoyed. The kind of annoyance was not because she was wrong, but because she was right about everything! He didn''t want to feel that he was actually inferior to a woman when it came to run apany. Yeah, it would be better if she left. At least he wouldn''t feel that Century Entertainment was sessful and famous just because he was relying on a woman. After a long time, Shawn''s face eased gradually. The assistant beside asked him in a low voice. "Mr. Miller, what should we do now?" He took a deep breath and turned to face the executives. "Since Miss Dawson insists on leaving, none of us can change her mind. From now on, the PR department will be managed by Julia, and she will also be Jessica¡¯s agent. Lisa, take Julia to go Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. through the onboard procedures." The senior members looked at each other with surprise and no one dared to say anything anymore. Natalia left the conference room and went straight to her office. At this time, Century Entertainment''s executives were still in the conference room, so there were only ordinary employees in the office. When Elsa saw her walking out with a cold face, she felt there was something wrong and followed her hurriedly. "Miss Dawson, did Mr. Miller really announce that he''s going to let Julia manage our PR department? Are you leaving?" Natalia stepped into the office and let her close the door before nodding. "Well, you guys have to let her take charge from now on. I don''t know what her character is, but her ability is great. Maybe a decade ago it would probably take you arge sum of money to be her assistant. Seize this chance and do a good job!" Elsa sniffed, almost crying out upon hearing this. "Then what about you?" ¡°Me?¡± Natalia raised her eyes and smiled, "Of course I can work somewhere else. Century Entertainment is not the only entertainmentpany in the world." "Miss Dawson, are you going to work for anotherpany?" Natalia narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Well... I''m not going to be the employee of anypany. Instead of being an employee, I''ll start my own business. What do you think?" Elsa was shocked. Natalia patted her shoulders and smiled, "Just work hard, and we can hang out together when we''re avable." Natalia had already gathered her belongings. She took her coat off the rack and put it on her arm to leave. Suddenly, Elsa ran over to stop her. "Miss Dawson, are you going to start your own business?" Natalia held out a finger, and made a "Quiet" posture. "Don''t tell anyone. If we hush up before doing anything, it is hard for it to be sessful. You¡¯d better stop getting me into troubles." She looked at her and nodded heavily. "I know, Miss Dawson. When you open yourpany, you''ll definitely hire someone, right? Then I will Natalia was stunned and surprised. Honestly, because of her cold character, Natalia didn''t have any henchman in thepany. Elsa was loyal to her, but it was only because she was a rookie, who had just graduated from university. So she didn''t anticipate that she would make such a request. She looked into her sincere eyes and smiled. "Running a newpany will be tough, a hundred times tougher than working in Century Entertainment. Aren''t you afraid?" Elsa shook his head firmly. "I''m not." After a pause, she whispered. "Miss Dawson, although you aren''t getting close to everyone, I can tell you are a good person. You always help others when they are in difficulty. I think I can learn something from you even if there will be hardships.¡± ¡°But that Julia is different. I heard this morning that she is selfish and mean, and likes to bully her staff. The credit is all hers, but the hard work is for others. I am not willing to work with such a boss." Natalia looked at her face and smiled. "That''s fine, but it takes time to start a newpany. I''ll call you if you''re willing to do the jobter." Elsa immediately broke into a smile. ¡°It is a deal.¡± "Well, deal." Chapter 16 Happy Breakup Chapter 16 Happy Breakup Natalia left the Century Entertainment. When she left, there were a few co-workers who came to see her off, but most of them did this out of respect. After all, although she quit her job here, she wasn''t leaving the industry. They might meet her again in the future. Having a friend was better than having an enemy! Natalia didn¡¯t me them. After reaching the parking lot, she put her belongings in the trunk, and drove directly towards the Miller Group. Henry was an honest man and had already prepared the transferring documents and cheque. When Natalia arrived at the Miller Group, Henry was in a meeting, and it was Chandler who received her. There were three subsidiarypanies under her name. Two of them were liquidated as she had requestedst night, leaving only one. Natalia readily signed the document and handed him her marriage arrangement paper. The marriage arrangement was reached between her mother and the Miller family with carrot and stick when Natalia¡¯s mother was still alive. At that time, she and Shawn had just been together for a short time. They were too young to get engage with each other then, so it was done in the traditional way. Half a month after signing the marriage arrangement paper, Natalia mother died unexpectedly in a car ident. Natalia wondered that maybe her mother had anticipated the ident, and that was why she made the arrangements before she left. It was a pity that her mother''s wish didn''te true. Right now, she lost not only her family, but also her fianc¨¦. Thinking about it, Natalia smiled to herself with self?-deprecation. After all the formalities were handed over, the meeting Henry was in was not over yet. Chandler asked her if she wanted to sit down and wait for a while to greet the chairman before leaving, but Natalia politely declined his suggestion. She had already gotten what she wanted, and there was no need for her to meet anyone from the Miller family. After leaving the Miller Group, it was still early. Natalia went to her store again, and the assistant who had returned to work stood up happily behind her desk when she saw her. Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. "Sister Natalia, our business is good today! We have dozens of orders within half a day." Natalia smiled and encouraged her, "Good job, keep up!" The shop assistant, Charlotte, was a young girl at her eighteen or neen. After receiving her encouragement, her exciting face flushed with joys. Natalia picked up a white A4 sheet from her bag and posted it on the window. Charlotte came over to look at it with curiosity and was startled when she saw Natalia was going to transfer this store. "Sister Natalia, are you really going to transfer this store? Will you stop running it?" Natalia nodded. "Well, not anymore, but you can keep working here. I''ll talk to the new boss personally to keep you." Charlotte''s face changed slightly. In fact, Natalia had no choice but to make this decision. If she wanted to start her own agency, she would definitely devote all her time into it. She was afraid that she wouldn''t have time to run this store. And even if the store was doing well, she had to transfer it considering her current situation. After posting the transfer notice, Natalia chatted with Charlotte for a while before leaving. She got nothing to do this afternoon, so she asked Victoria out and went shopping together. Victoria, the No.1 beauty in the entertainment industry today, was once named by a media magazine as "a rare beauty of our time". She was the daughter of the chairman of the Topsun Group, and was Natalia''s high school ssmate. They were very close friends. As soon as they met, Victoria asked her and sighed twice. "Well, sister, as soon as I heard that you were dumped by a man, I rushed over tofort you. But look at you; you are not sad at all!" Natalia was a bit surprised. ¡°How do you know that?¡± "Well, the whole world knows that. And it¡¯s hard for me to ignore it!" Victoria handed her an invitation of a birthday party. Natalia flipped it to see that it was sent by Jessica and Shawn. Natalia was speechless, but Victoria smirked and said. "Just tell me! When did you bump into this bitch''s adulterous affair?" "A few days ago!" Natalia looked at her gloating look and was a bit depressed. "Well, why are you so happy after I am dumped by someone?" "Of course I''m d you''ve been dumped! Shawn is simply a dreg in society! It is good to break up with this kind of person, saving you from the foolishness for the past years." Natalia remained silence. Victoria always disliked Shawn, and Natalia knew it for a long time. When Victoria first found out they were together, she had advised her a few times. However, women in love were blind. Natalia was enthusiastically in love and wouldn¡¯t believe a word from her mouth. Now it seemed what she said was true. Natalia smiled sardonically and didn''t say anything. They went shopping at a nearby mall. Just then, a ck Rolls Royce passed by, and Brian caught a glimpse of the two who were walking inside the mall and said in surprise. "Well? Isn''t that Miss Natalia?" Archie lifted his gaze, which was focusing on the documents, to the direction where Brian pointed, and paused slightly. "Stop the car!" Natalia and Victoria were wandering around for a long time and finally entered a women''s fashion store. It was a luxury store with an elegant interior decoration and a clean, luxurious smell in a light, cool palette. Victoria had ordered a long dress earlier and came over to pick it up today. The shop assistant knew her, and after greeting her, she took her to the VIP room on the second floor to try the dress on, so that they could modify it if it didn¡¯t fit. Victoria greeted Natalia before she left, "Natalia, just wait for me for a while. I''lle down soon." Natalia nodded. After Victoria went up, Natalia was bored waiting and simply wandering around the store. It was Monday and there weren''t many customers in the store. The sales assistant were burying in conversation or ying with their phones, and no one came to serve her. Natalia didn''t care, and after browsing around, she saw a dark blue dress hanging in the window with a uniquely nice style, a bit like certain French designer''s works she''d seen in a magazine before. She had always taken a fancy to that designer¡¯s works, and was kind of a big fan of him, so she couldn''t resist reaching out her hands to touch it. "Hey! It''s okay to look around, but don''t touch it. You can''t afford it if you damage it." A woman''s voice suddenly came behind her. Natalia froze and turned around to see a young sales assistant standing there, ncing at her with displeasure and disgust. She frowned slightly. "Don''t you hang your clothes out for your customers to try on? Howe I can''t touch it?" The sales assistant sneered, "It''s Okay for the others to touch, but not you." "Why?" The sales assistant rolled her eyes, seemingly annoyed with her for making a fool of herself. "Do you know how much this dress cost? And how much you can earn as an assistant? Your sry in a year wouldn''t be enough to buy it, do you know?" The sales assistant came up and snatched the fabric out of her hand. Then she pushed the rack full of dresses to the other side when saying this. She grumbled, "I am tired of you hanging around and don¡¯t buy anything. What''s the point of shopping if you can''t afford it? It was so annoying!" Natalia was exasperated. It wasn''t the first time that she had been out shopping with Victoria, but it was the first time she was treated as her assistant. Chapter 17 Dont Sell to Her Chapter 17 Don''t Sell to Her ¡°Assistant¡± Natalia got stubborn and sneered when she raised her arms, "What if I insist to try it today?" The sales assistant frowned as her colleagues next to her heard the noise and came over. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± The sales assistant whispered a couple of words to her colleague, and they instantly squeezed out a false smile. "Youngdy, this dress is newly released, and costs 88,800 dors. Are you sure you want to buy it?" Natalia sneered, "You asked whether I will buy it before I try it on. Your shop is really good at entertaining customers!" "I''m really sorry. We are trying to protect the interests of other customers. After all, the clothes in our store are expensive high-end fashion. If everyone tries them on without buying them, won''t the clothes be a second-hand bargain? Do you think so?" The sales assistant smiled, but her eyes were full of mockery and sarcasm. Natalia thought that today must be her doomed day. How could shee across such a stupid guy? That was right! Miss Natalia, who had always been well-educated, just wanted to curse and said dirty words! She got a check from her bag and pped it on the counter. "Can I try it now?" The sales assistant nced at it, startled. The check, excluding the first few numbers, was followed by several zeros. Without counting, the sales assistants knew it was at least a million dors. Their look immediately changed and they hastily smiled ingratiatingly. "Sure, hold on. I''ll take it down for you." Natalia grunted coldly. For the sake of the designer she liked so much, she didn''t want to bother with them anymore. She grabbed the dress and went into the fitting room. The dress fit her well. No wonder it was the works of her favorite designer Alex. The gradient of dark blue was both understated and luxurious, and she couldn''t find any fault from its workmanship or design. When she went out wearing the dress, the sales assistants were totally surprised. They thought she was Victoria''s assistant because she followed her quietly and wore casual clothes. But no one felt that way now. After all, the woman in front of them would never be an assistant, whether from her figure or her look, or even for that cold and mboyant aura. The sales assistant who received her earlier came up excitedly, "Miss, you look gorgeous in this dress. There are so many customers in our shop, but I haven''t seen anyone looks so amazing wearing it!" The others echoed with her, not kicking ass, but telling the truth. Natalia curled her lips and smiled. After changing back into her own clothes, she graciously put the dress down on the counter. ¡°I will take it." The sales assistant was happy, thinking that she would hold a grudge and refuse to pay the bill because of what they said earlier. However, it seemed that they werepletely over-worried. Just then, a young man and woman walked into the store. "Well, isn''t this Miss Natalia?" Natalia turned back, and then her face darkened. It was really her bad day. She didn''t want to bother with them. She turned back to the assistant and telling her. "Wrap it up carefully and check if there is any w by the way." ¡°Sure, Madam!¡± The sales assistant happily held the dress and was about to pack it when she was stopped by someone. Katie nced at the tag on her dress andughed. "Well, you just got a fortune from my brother, and now you''re acting like a billionaire! A dress with a price tag over eighty thousand dors. Natalia, do you deserve to wear it?" Natalia lowered her eyes coldly, ''''It''s not your turn to interfere with my business! Get away!¡± "Well, why are you so angry? Don''t worry, I''m not here to ask for money. Our family doesn''t care about such a small fortune. Consider it as the payment for the years you slept with my brother.¡± ¡°After all, six years, more than 2,000 days and nights, is not expensive at all. A prostitute on the street will cost one or two thousand dors a night! Freddie, don''t you think so?" Katie hid her lips andughed. Beside her was Freddie, a third-tier actor, who had acted a few dramas with Natalia''s help. However, because he didn¡¯t be famous for a long time, thepany stopped providing him more resources. Why would he be with Katie? Freddie was quite embarrassed, and didn''t know whether to reply her or not. Natalia sneered. "Katie, go back and ask your brother whether we had sex in the past few years." Katie raised her eyebrow. She was old enough to know what was going to happen between men and women In her perception, it was impossible not to have sex after falling in love with someone for so many years. After all, it was the 21th century and her brother was young and energetic. Then she sneered. "Just keep pretending! My brother is not stupid. Although you are annoying, you are still good looking. Will he let go the meat that is delivered to his mouth?" Nataliaughed as well, shaking his head regretfully. "You''re right, your brother isn''t stupid and I''m not ugly. So...why do you think he didn¡¯t touch me?" When she finished, she even tilted her head slightly, staring at her with amusement. Katie''s heart got inexplicably apprehensive by her stare. She didn¡¯t know what made her so apprehensive. It was just an uneasy feeling, like she was hiding some secrets from her. Her face changed slightly. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. "What do you mean?" Natalia smirked and said. ¡°Nothing. Although I am bad-tempered, I have a good personality and don¡¯t like to say mean words behind others. So ask him by yourself if you''re curious!¡± ¡°After all, if something really goes wrong within you family, it''s a big deal for the future bloodline of the Millers!¡± Uncle Miller is such a traditional person, he would be very sad if he knew the truth." Katie''s face changedpletely. ¡°Natalia, you words are bullshit! My brother is not like what you said." Natalia shrugged, "Just consider it as bullshit!" She said, turning around and holding out her card for the sales assistant. But Katie stopped her. "Wait!" Natalia frowned. The person she hated most was the annoying one who wouldn''t let her go, just like Katie. "What else do you want?" Katie snatched the dress out of the sales assistant''s hand and said brutally. "I''ll take this dress. Don''t sell it to her!" Nataliaughed out loud with anger "Katie, how childish you are? Do you think you own the mall? Why are you so brutal?" Katie lifted her chin, "You''re right, our family owns this mall, and if I say we won''t sell it to you, then we won''t sell it to you!" She turned to look at the sales assistant. "I''m the daughter of the Millers. Do you know about the Miller Family!" The sales assistant blushed and nodded hastily, "Yes, of course I know, it is one of the shareholders of the mall." Katie raised her eyebrows and looked at Natalia in triumph. Natalia was silenced. Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from outside the door. "I haven''t heard that a small shareholder can make decision for a guest." The crowd was stunned and found a young man walking in with a few people. Natalia was shocked. Chapter 18 Shopping With Him Chapter 18 Shopping With Him Brian? Why was he here? Natalia instantly tensed up and nced behind Brian, but she didn¡¯t see the man in her mind. Katie did not know him and frowned unpleasantly, saying, "Who are you?" Although the sales assistant didn''t know him, he knew the mall manager behind him and hastily tugged on Jessica''s sleeve gently and whispered something. Brian sneered andmanded directly to the person behind him. "The McCarthy always has a rule. We won¡¯t bully any customer even if it runs arge business. How dare you be arrogant as a shareholder and bully customers in the mall? If we let you do this for a long time, it will definitely ruin the fame of the McCarthy.¡± ¡°Mr Jenson, take down Miss Miller''s words today, and fling them back to Mr. Miller. Ask them not to me us for kicking them out in spite of the contract. From now on, let them not get involved in Central Square''s business!" Mr Jenson trembled and agreed hastily. Katie''s face changed immediately, "You''re from the McCarthy?" Brian sneered, "Miss Miller has finally figured out what''s going on." "Even if you''re from the McCarthy, you can''t make random decisions.¡± "Just wait and see if I have the right to make a decision. I''m sure Chairman Miller will tell you his decision when he gets home tonight." After he finished, he didn''t want to talk to Katie any more, and walked straight to Natalia, whispering. "Miss Natalia, Mr. Archie is waiting for you outside, see..." Natalia''s face changed slightly and bit her lips. "My friend is still upstairs..." "I''ll exin to her." Natalia looked up at him and eventually nodded. When she went out of the shop, she walked a dozen meters to her left and sure enough, she saw a man standing there. He was in a ck suit with a serious look, deep eyebrows, handsome and upright face. Standing there, he became natural scenery. Seeing her, Archie waved his hands toward her. Natalia walked over and stood still a step away from him, forcing a smile on her face. "Mr. McCarthy, what a coincidence! You''re shopping too?" Archie tugged his lips and raised his hand to pull her over. Natalia was shocked and stumbled, but falling into his arms out of her expectation. "What are you doing?" "Don''t move." Archie reached out his hands to pick off the fragment on her hair, his move was gentle and natural. Natalia stunned, and her face flushed involuntarily. She stepped backwards, lifting a hand to tuck a stray of hair behind her ear. Natalia was inexplicably afraid to look into his eyes. "Well... thank you for sending Brian to help me out." Archie smiled and said in a gentle voice. "I happened to pass by and noticed someone arguing in the store. It sounded like you. It turned out to be true, so I have to say we''re really destined to run into each other, even when we''re shopping." Natalia looked up at him curiously. "Shouldn''t you be working in thepany at this time of the day? Howe you go shopping now?" The man lied without changing his posture, "I''m off today." "Ok!" Although Natalia was a little confused about why Archie would be off on a Monday, she figured bosses would set their schedule by themselves. So she didn''t ask further. She nced around, not seeing anyone else, and asked, "Are you shopping alone?" Archie nodded. "Wouldn''t that be boring?" "A little bit, so can you apany meter?" Natalia was dumbfounded. That was a tough question, and it was weird... to answer! She forced a smile and declined him politely, "I''m here with my friend. It''s not very convenient!" Archie thought for a moment and nodded, "Indeed." He suddenly took out a ck gilded card from his pocket and put it in her hand. "Then take this." Natalia was startled. If she was not mistaken, this card should be the VIP card of the McCarthy''s shopping mall with arge sum of deposit. It was a symbol of wealth and noble identity. With this card, Natalia would be regard as a member of the McCarthy family, and no one dared to look down on her wherever she went in the future. She opened her mouth in surprise and looked at Archie. "You''re giving this card to me? Why?" Archie frowned, as if he didn''t like her question. "Doesn''t my wife deserve a ck card?" Natalia didn¡¯t know how to respond to it. That¡­really made it hard for her to refuse this card. "I haven''t agreed to..." "We already got the license." Archie interrupted her and added seriously, "The reason why I give you three days is because I think you might have difficulty epting the fact of our marriage. However, that doesn''t mean you can use it to deny our rtionship. You should understand it" Natalia¡¯s phone suddenly rang. She had to answer the phone first, as the call was from Victoria. "Hello, Natalia! I heard you have to leave because you have something urgent to handle. What''s happening?" Natalia nced at Archie. Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. His face was full of innocence, and she could only me this on Brian, saying, "Nothing''s wrong! I''ll be right back. Don''t worry." "Never mind, I just got a call from my agent. There''s a temporary activity I have to attend. Maybe I have to get thereter. Let''s meet again next time!" Natalia had no choice but to agree, and then hung up the phone. Archie¡¯s face was full of smiles. "Isn''t your best friending now?" Natalia stared at him suspiciously, "Mr. McCarthy, do you arrange this?" The man shook his head, "You mean I arrange someone to ask your friend out just to go shopping with you? I am not that boring and I don''t know your friend at all!" Natalia thought what he said was true. Well! She wouldn''t me him this time. Seeing that her tension finally eased, Archie smirked and said, "Mrs. McCarthy, do I have the pleasure to invite you to go shopping with me?" How can anyone refuse it, considering his gentle attitude? Natalia curled up her mouth with a leathery smile, "What do you want to buy?" ¡°Well... help me pick out some clothes!" Natalia had never apanied a man to buy clothes in her entire life. Shawn didn''t even have that honor. But it was hard to deny that Archie had a perfect body. Archie had wide shoulders and narrow waist, slender with a perfect figure in the golden ratio, and most importantly, he was handsome! Girls in the fashion shop were attracted by his appearance. They all flushed and held their faces, with an entranced look. ¡°Dear god! Where was this mane from?¡± ¡°He was so awesome!¡± ¡°Mom, I wanted to marry him!¡± Natalia sat there speechlessly, as she nodded at every set of clothes Archie changed into. Well, this one was good, and that one was good. It seemed every set of clothes looked good on him. After seeing so many clothes he changed, she realized there was not a single piece of clothes Archie couldn''t fit in. Regardless of the style and color, handsome and dashing, elegant and reserved, it matched him perfectly. In short, if this man became a model or entered the entertainment industry, he would be really popr by his appearance. She couldn''t help but sigh. Well, this guy was so rich! Why was he still so handsome? A man with such a handsome face didn¡¯t want to cash his appearance. It was outrageous! The Assistant-PR-Agent Natalia began her fantasy again, picturing in her mind how popr Archie would be if she took charge of him. He would surely be the most valuable superstar! Chapter 19 Not Lack of Money Chapter 19 Not Lack of Money They wandered from afternoon to evening in the shopping mall. Natalia was hungry. In order to thank her for helping him "pick" clothes, Archie invited Natalia for dinner. Natalia was so hungry that she didn¡¯t refuse him. At seven in the evening, they went to the nearby t Iron Steak House for dinner. She ate ten of the newly released steamed fresh crabs quickly. The young man beside them looked straight at him and wondered how could such an elite and handsome looking dude starve his girlfriend like that? How many days had passed since herst meal? Natalia wouldn''t mind her image when she was hungry. This was the skill she trained out after working for several years. When she was busy most of the time, it was a luxury to eat on time. Under that situation, there was no time for her to mind her appearance. She just wanted to finish eating and went back to work. When she finished the tenth crab and wanted to grab more, the te holding the crab on the table was suddenly carried away. She looked up and stared at Archie, asking him nkly, "What are you doing?" Archie handed the te to the waiter and said in a deep voice, "Having too much crab at once is bad for your health. Just eat something else now." Natalia pouted in dissatisfaction, but she knew what he said was true and could only let it go. However, after looking at the other dishes on the table, she was full and didn''t want to eat. Hence, she put down her cutlery. Seeing she put down her chopsticks, Archie stopped eating. After paying for their bill, they got up together and headed toward the door. The ck Rolls Royce was parked at the roadside. Brian got out of the car and respectfully opened the door for them. Natalia greeted him with a smile, "Brian, have you had your dinner?" Brian always felt that there was something sinister in that smile, and he hastily nodded with a "Well, that''s good." Natalia got on the car and whispered to Archie. "Mr. McCarthy, how dare your assistant run out for dinner with your car and leave you at the restaurant? I think it is too rude." Brian was suddenly stiffened and exined with a bitter look, ¡°Sir, I didn''t. I just ate at a nearby restaurant." Archie, however, nodded with a smile as if he couldn''t hear what he said. "Well, it''s a bit rude, and I''ll punish himter." ¡°Great!¡± Natalia''s revenge was sessful, while Brian had a bitter look on her face. Archie dotingly stroked her head. The car started, and Archie suddenly took out a bag from his back and handed it to her. ¡°For you." Natalia froze and took it over. It was actually the dress she tried on in the fashion store earlier. "Why did you take this out?" Archie smiled, "Don''t you like it? Brian saw you liked it, so he bought it." Natalia nced at Brian. Receiving the hint from Archie, he hurriedly nodded his head. "Yes, yes, Miss Natalia, I bought it, I...I didn''t mean anything by lying to your best friend. A great man does not bear pretty grudges, so forgive me!" Natalia looked at him for a moment, and then smiled suddenly. In fact, she was just teasing Brian, not expecting him to be so nervous. She nodded and pulled her phone out, "I''ll transfer the money to youter." "Never mind!" Brian hastily refused her. God knows his president paid the money, how dare he ept it? He smiled and exined. "That... actually I just came up with an idea. The decision is made by my boss. If you want to pay the money, just give it to him!" Once finished, he shut up and never uttered a word again. Natalia looked at Archie in surprise, and Archie said in a light tone. "I''m not short of money." Wouldn''t she know he wasn''tck of money? Did she need him to tell her? Archie turned around and looked at her with a smile, "If you want to pay me, why don''t you do something for me?" "What kind of thing?" Archie pulled a piece of paper from the pile of documents next to him. Natalia took a look at it. It was a case of a male artist who was very popr these days under Annita International. A male artist named Stephen Rogers, who ended up acting in a period drama and became a big hit. He was regarded as the ¡°Prince from Qing Dynasty" But this "Prince from Qing Dynasty" fell into a scandal when his ex-girlfriend popped up and used him of not only cheating andmitting domestic violence during their rtionship, but also swindling her out of arge sum of money, and never returned it. Cheating alone was enough to destroy him, not to mention swindling and domestic violence. Regardless of the truth of this matter, the news was bound to have an extremely negative impact on the artist. If it had been more serious, it could be said that this news would end his acting career and his future. Natalia nced at Archie, somewhat suspicious. "He''s an artist under Annita International. Doesn''t anyone in yourpany do PR for him?" "We have, but it''s not very effective, and there are too many artists in thepany at the moment, so it is impossible to put all of our energies out for him." Natalia frowned. "Then it shouldn''t be your business to worry! Isn''t it a waste of time for you, the president to worry about him?" Archie pursed his lips and paused, but he continued after a moment. "He''s my cousin." Because of this cousin, Natalia was fortunate to learn a bit about President Archie¡¯s family history in advance. Surprisingly there was actually a Cindere story in real life. It was said that Archie''s father was also a gentle, graceful and handsome young man. But instead of being with the girl arranged by his family, he fell in love with a girl from a poor family. Of course his family objected, so he took the girl and eloped. When he came back again, their child was as tall as a man''s thigh, and when his parents saw this, they couldn''t force them to break up, but had to agree their marriage. That child was Archie. Stephen Rogers, on the other hand, was his mother''s sibling''s only child. Although the two families hadn''t gotten along much over the years, they would still help each other when they got into troubles. Natalia was overjoyed to hear this. "I haven''t expected that your father is quite capable, so he and your mother must have a happy life now!" Archie looked out of the window, his voice tinged with depression, ''''I guess so if they are still alive." Natalia stalled for a moment, and the smile froze at the corner of her mouth. It took several seconds before she responded, hastily gathering herposure and whispering. "I''m sorry, I didn''t know..." ¡°Never mind.¡± Archie looked at her, "It''s been too many years and I have already epted what happened to them." Natalia didn''t know what to say, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. She had to bring the conversation back to Stephen''s case. "I can help you with that. I am avable these days, but if you want me to help him, I have to meet him first." "OK" Archie nodded, ''''The day after tomorrow! He''s been aboard for a break recently, and I will tell him to book a flight tomorrow." ¡°Great!¡± After reaching their agreement, it didn''t take long to arrive at the apartment where Natalia lived. She opened the door and got out of the car, turning back to wave goodbye to Archie. In the deep darkness of the night, she suddenly felt that the mild man sitting in the backseat of the car was somewhat lonely, like a lonely light in the long night, indescribable doleful. She felt her heart was suddenly stabbed by something, and her heartbeat raced a few notches. Archie smiled at her and hinted her to go upstairs. Natalia nodded and without much hesitation, turned around and walked towards the apartment. The car behind her left until her figure hadpletely disappeared into the building. Natalia turned back, looked towards the direction the car left, and took out her phone. "Hey, I''m calling to get information of someone. Do you know Stephen Rogers?" Chapter 20 Birthday Party Chapter 20 Birthday Party The next day, it was the birthday party of Jessica. Eight o¡¯clock in the evening, at the Hitz-Hardon Hotel. Although the banquet was just beginning, most of the guests were already there. In thevishly decorated banquet hall, more than half of the most powerful figures of the city of Julio were gathered together under the exquisite crystal chandeliers, nking and toasting. Today, Jessica was dressed in a lc tube top long dress with hand-made embroidery. The lining of the dress stopped precisely above her ankles, and on the outside wereyers of soft yarn, sweeping on the ground, giving her an unworldly beauty. Holding a ss of wine, she made her way through the crowd, greeting the guests one by one. Her elegant movements and graceful manners made her exactly like somedy from a noble background. Low bursts of praising words could be heard everywhere. ¡°Miss Dawson is elegant and beautiful. No wonder she¡¯s so popr in the entertainment industry.¡± ¡°Sure, it¡¯s not just that she¡¯s beautiful, she¡¯s also got herself a good husband. Not everyone can marry the young master of the Miller family.¡± ¡°She¡¯s indeed something herself. It¡¯s just been a few years and she¡¯s already in such a position. That¡¯s not easy.¡± ¡°The Dawson family has been so lucky to have such a daughter. If they can join hands with the Miller family, they shall have no rivals in the entire city.¡± As the discussion continued in the hall, Jessica curled her lips in satisfaction. After all, it was naturally something to feel proud of to be recognized. The Dawsons at present were all smiling, and even ra could not hide her pride anymore hearing all thesepliments. She looked around the hall and tilted her head to ask Philip, ¡°Is Natalia here?¡± Philip answered in a low voice, ¡°Not yet.¡± ra knitted her brows swiftly. Philip muttered next to her ear, ¡°Mom, she wouldn¡¯t just lie to us, would she?¡± ¡°Probably not.¡± Aleena herself was also somewhat worried, ¡°Natalia always keeps her words. Maybe it¡¯s just the traffic. Or something happens to her. Should we call her?¡± Philip sneered, ¡°What can happen? We told her two days ago. What can possibly keep her until now? It¡¯s not the rash hour. What can be wrong with the traffic? I think she just won¡¯te. She wants to make us all embarrassed.¡± Hearing this, Aleena could only force a smile. ¡°Actually, it doesn¡¯t really matter if she is not here. The other guests would be just fine. It¡¯s just Mrs. Wright¡­.¡± Mrs. Wright was the god mother of Kiera, Natalia¡¯s mother, and she was also the witness of the engagement of Natalia and Shawn. The Wright family had quite a history in the city of Julio. Though they were not even nearly as powerful as they once were, they still had quite an influence, especially in the world of business. After all, Mrs. Wright was from the Kawn family. Everyone in the Ambario knew they could never afford to cross the Kawn family. Though Mrs. Wright had left the Kawn family many years ago, they had kept a connection with each other. The Dawson family sure knew better than to cross her. The eyebrows of ra were tightly knitted. After a while, she said in a low voice, ¡°Call her. Ask her where she is. And tell her, if I can¡¯t see her in an hour, she will have to bear the consequences.¡± Philip immediately brightened and hurriedly agreed before he went aside to make the call. At this moment, Mrs. Wright walked towards them with her grandson, Den Wright. Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. ¡°Why is Natalia not here yet? You told me Natalia gave up on the marriage herself, and that¡¯s why I¡¯m here. But now she¡¯s not here. Won¡¯t you lie to me, will you?¡± ra hurried force a bright smile on her face, as if begging, ¡°Howe? How dare we ever lie to you? Natalia just called us. She¡¯s now in a traffic jam. It might take a little longer for her to be here. Let¡¯s wait a bit, and she will exin to you.¡± Mrs. Wright swept her nce over the family and scoffed coldly. ¡°You¡¯d better say the truth. Or if I find out you are bullying her, I will never let you go. Sure you don¡¯t want to be the enemy of the Wright family, right?¡± The smiling face of ra stiffened, and after a while, she nodded, ¡°Sure.¡± Mrs. Wright scoffed again and turned to leave. Immediately after Mrs. Wright left them, Philip came back with his phone. ra¡¯s face darkened and asked, ¡°How¡¯s it? Is she here?¡± ¡°Yeah, she said she is on the way now.¡± ra finally felt relieved and took a deep breath, ¡°That¡¯s great. I believe she would not dare to y any tricks.¡± In the meanwhile¡­ Brian also ced an invitation before Archie. ¡°Mr. McCarthy, today the Dawson family is throwing a party for their daughter, and they also invited you. Are we going?¡± The invitation had been sent to him two days ago, but Archie was too busy to pay attention to it. Finally, even Brian had almost forgotten about this matter. Now the banquet had already begun, and he remembered the invitation only now and hurriedly took the invitation over to him. Archie raised his head from the pile of documents and swept a nce over the names on the invitation. ¡°Is she going?¡± Brian did not even need to ask to know what he meant by ¡°she¡±. Hurriedly, he answered, ¡°Yes, Mr. McCarthy. I saw her name on the list.¡± His hand paused in the middle of a signature. After a while, he nodded, ¡°Prepare a gift. We will be going in a while.¡± ¡°Yes, Mr. McCarthy.¡± ¡­ The nking and toasting in the banquet hall continued. The Dawson family was getting more and more nervous. It was all because of Natalia, who was still nowhere to be found. Mrs. Wright had sent someone to ask ra more than once. And every time the answer would be just the same, ¡°She¡¯s on the way.¡± However, it¡¯s been almost an hour, and Natalia was not here yet. Mrs. Wright was losing her patience and thought they were lying to her. Just when she was going to confront them, a loud noise sounded from the doorway. Everyone looked over out of curiosity, and when they saw the cause of themotion, they could not help gasp in surprise. Holy Heavens! Who was that! She¡¯s so beautiful! Natalia was dressed in a dark blue long dress with starry patterns today. Her long and slender body was just a heavenly match for her dress. The stars on her dress were like a waterfall flowing from her waist to the ground, sketching her beautiful narrow waistline. Her delicate face was now stunning with a thinyer of makeup and her slightly wavy yet fluffy chestnut hair, draped on her shoulders, was swaying gently as she walked. She walked into the hall, stood not far from the door and swept her cool nce over the guests in the hall, the aura of her aloof nobility emanating from her whole being. Some of the guests made eye contact with her, felt a chill running up their spine, and could not help moving their eyesight. But the face was indeed beautiful, and it would be such a loss if they did not take everything in. Thus, despite the nervousness, they were still reluctant to look away, hoping to watch her face for a few more minutes. Chapter 21 We Did Not Ask You Here To Hook Up With Men Chapter 21 We Did Not Ask You Here To Hook Up With Men People had begun to mutter in low voice, ¡°Who¡¯s that! She¡¯s so beautiful.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe some guest from the Dawson family.¡± Five years ago, when Natalia left the Dawson family, she was still a little bit too young to show her beauty. And then she spent more of her time in the school so not many people had ever met her. And now she¡¯s right in front of them, and nobody knew her. But at least Jessica knew her. At the moment, surrounded by a crowd of guests, she also felt surprised seeing the woman walking in Property ? of N?velDrama.Org. from the door. ¡°Is that Natalia?¡± As far as she could remember, Natalia was always dressed in her profession attire, and even when she was off work, she just wore some casual clothes. Though she looked neat still, she looked boring and in. Being around her for a long time, anyone would just think shecked femininity. Besides, she seldom did made-up, and she was quite careless with her hair. Her ck and long hair was always left there naturally, making her look old. If she were the daughter of some working-ss family, she might also stand out, but in front of all these would simply be shadowed. Yet, someone like her, was like an angel today in the hall, surprising all of her guests. She could not help clenching her fists. The girls around her all asked out of curiosity, ¡°Jessica, who is she? She is so beautiful! Did you invite her?¡± ¡°Would she be an actress as well.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so. She would be so popr with her face should she be an actress. We should already know her.¡± The muttering around her was just needles, piercing through her heart one by one. She gritted her teeth. After a while, she took a deep breath. ¡°Don¡¯t you know her? She¡¯s my sister, Natalia.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± ¡°How was it possible?¡± They all looked shocked. Jessica gave a warm smile, ¡°It¡¯s alright. Natalia does look different from five years ago. If I just met her now, I won¡¯t believe it¡¯s her, either.¡± There was something in her words and someone immediately understood her. ¡°You mean, your sister had a surgery?¡± ¡°No wonder! I thought she was quite ordinary five years ago and she is stunning now!¡± ¡°Emm. Could it be the scandal of five years ago? She might be afraid of being teased at with her own face, so she changed it!¡± ¡°Hah, makes sense to me!¡± And Jessica put on an embarrassed look on her face. ¡°Please, don¡¯t talk about my sister like that. It was not her fault five years ago.¡± ¡°Jessica, you are just too kind. If she did not steal your work, you would go to Royal College of Art already.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. It has been too easy for her. She just went abroad for a few years and people just let her go. What about you? Who would everpensate for your loss and sorrow?¡± ¡°If you ask me, now that she¡¯s returned, she will definitely go against you, Jessica. You better watch out for yourself.¡± Their muttering just continued. Jessica tried to stop them in a low voice and a sh of smile crossed her eyes. In the meanwhile, Natalia walked up to ra. ¡°What took you so long to get here.¡± Philip knitted his brows in displeasure. Natalia cast a cold nce at him and said in a cold voice, ¡°I have shown you enough respect to be here, Mr. Dawson.¡± ¡°You!¡± Enraged by her condescending manner, Philip swept his nce over her dress and growled. ¡°What are you wearing! Today¡¯s Jessica¡¯s birthday party, not yours! Are you here to hook up with men?¡± Natalia looked at him, and she widened her eyes. She knew her father had never liked her, but he had never said such woeful words to her. But today ¡­ what father would talk to his own daughter like this? Her heart felt cold, but her face remained expressionless. ¡°It¡¯s none of your business!¡± ¡°You!¡± ¡°Stop!¡± A stern voice sounded, and ra interrupted their conversation suddenly. She summoned a waiter, who then served a drink to Natalia, and she said in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t make a scene in the public. Shut up your mouth! Both of you!¡± Reluctant, Philip seemed to still have something more to say, but he was then eyed by ra angrily. He could only swallow the rest of his words. Natalia curled her lips coolly. It was a very light cocktail that the waiter had served her, with an appetizing alcoholic fragrance. ra cast a nce at her and her gaze then stopped at the ss in her hand for a while. Her voice softened, ¡°Mrs. Wright is here. You know how to exin to her about you and Shawn, right?¡± ¡°What do you want me to say?¡± ¡°You can just say you are not right for each other, and you have long broken up. And it has nothing to do with Jessica.¡± Natalia gave a cold sneer and agreed immediately, ¡°Alright.¡± ra nodded in satisfaction, and nked Natalia¡¯s ss with hers. ¡°It must be hard for you. I will remember what you do for the family. We willpensate for your loss.¡± Natalia raised her brows and felt somewhat surprised at her attitude. Since ra needed her help, she naturally said some nice words, and Natalia did not think much. She¡¯s thirsty anyway, so she also took a sip of the cocktail. After that, ra took Natalia towards Mrs. Wright. Actually, Mrs. Wright had long noticed her. After all, she was the reason for her being here today. It had been five years and the shy little girl had grown up into a beautiful woman. The aloof and noble aura of hers was just like that of her mother. Mrs. Wright felt as if her old, deceased goddaughter hade back to life. Mrs. Wright was so excited and walked directly to them with a stagger. ¡°It¡¯s really you. Natalia.¡± Natalia saw her and hurried up to hold her hand. ¡°Grandmother.¡± ¡°Kid. When are you back? Why don¡¯t youe to your grandmother?¡± Mrs. Wright, who had always been so calm, became so emotional and her eyes grew red. Natalia also felt touched. ¡°I¡¯ sorry. I haven¡¯t make it to visit you. How are you?¡± ¡°Good, I¡¯m good.¡± The incident of five years ago was now a sore point in Natalia¡¯s heart, so she did not contact many people when she returned to the country. Mrs. Wright seemed to be able to understand her, patted her on her hands, andforted her, ¡°Kid, it¡¯s all in the past. It¡¯s fine now that you are back.¡± ra walked up to them, smiling, ¡°Mrs. Wright, Natalia has something to tell you.¡± At that, she cast a warning nce at Natalia. Natalia sneered in mockery, ¡°Why the hurry? I sure will tell Grandma what you have taught me. Can we even have a chat first.¡± Chapter 22 You Even Lie To Me Chapter 22 You Even Lie To Me Mrs. Wright was stunned, and ra''s face turned pale. ¡°What nonsense are you talking about? I didn''t¡­¡± Natalia interrupted her directly, "Grandma, Shawn and I are not right for each other and have already broken up, so there''s no need for you to worry about our affairs anymore." Mrs. Wright frowned and cast ra a questioning nce. "Natalia, did she tell you to say those words?" Natalia just smiled and didn''t say a word. ra was instantly furious, ''''Natalia! What do you mean by that? When did I ever tell you to say such words? It was you who insisted toe over and exin to Mrs. Wright, and said it was the only way to get her to forgive you, have you forgotten all that?" Natalia curled her lips sarcastically, "Oh? What did I do to have toe over and beg my grandmother for her forgiveness?" At this time, Jessica also walked over holding Shawn''s arm. She stood beside Aleena and looked at Natalia with resignation. ¡°Natalia, please stop your stubbornness now. Everyone in our family has already known the things you have done with Dennis. We just thought it might damage your reputation and have kept it secret for you, but Mrs. Wright is so good to you, how can you even lie to her?" ¡°Dennis? What Dennis?¡± ¡°Still ying dumb. The second son of the Maldonado family, that notorious yboy! It''s my fault for neglecting to discipline you all these years, and you''ve be so shameless, leaving Mr. Miller behind and hooking up with that kind of man." Natalia''s expression changed slightly. Dennis Maldonado, the second son of the owner of Maldonado Group, and everyone in the city of Julio had known about his deeds as a yboy. He spent his days drinking wines and having fun with all kinds of woman, and there were also rumors of him being a drug addict. He was married once a couple years ago but it was said that his wife ended up getting crippled by him. With the power and wealth of the family, he ended up getting away with it and simply paid the family of the woman a fortune and then divorced her. The incident had been quite stirring in the city and Natalia also heard about it. She never expected, though, ra would say she had hooked up with this man. She sneered, ¡°Mrs. Dawson, do you even have any evidence? When did you see me together with him.¡± ¡°So you are just won¡¯t give up. Alright, alright! Philip, let¡¯s get Mr. Maldonado here.¡± At that, she sighed, ¡°Since you won¡¯t admit it, we could only let you confront each other face to face. Don¡¯t me me if it makes you embarrassed.¡± Natalia was sullen as her gaze swept towards Shawn, who was standing behind ra, and he slightly turned his face away to avoid her gaze. She sneered suddenly, "Great, great, I thought you asked me toe over today just to make it easy for them, but now it seems that you are more greedy and selfish than I thought, and actuallye to nder me like this for them!" ra''s face was expressionless, ¡°Whether it¡¯s nder or not, we¡¯ll find out when Mr. Maldonado arrives.¡± Soon, Dennis Maldonado came over with Philip. As soon as he saw the woman in front of him, his eyes lit up. He had never met Natalia before, but he had heard of her because of that incident five years ago. At first when Philip approached him about this, he was a bit reluctant until he saw Natalia''s picture and then he was impressed by her beauty. And this time when he saw her in the flesh, he was even more surprised to find that she looked actually more beautiful than in the picture. He felt so lucky today and picked up a great bargain. ra looked at him and said in a deep voice, ¡°Mr. Maldonado, do you know this woman?¡± He looked at Natalia''s cool, delicate face, and an obscene smile appeared on his face. "Yes, of course I know her. We are quite familiar with each other, right, Natalia?" The way he called her name made goosebumps rise all over her skin. She nced at the man in disgust and said in a cold voice. "Mr. Maldonado, we''ve never met before. I don''t know when we started to get familiar with each other? What do you even know about me?" Dennis rubbed his hands and said with a smile. "Of course I have known every part of you¡­" ra gave a clear cough. Mrs. Wright¡¯s face had also turned livid. Only then did the man realize that he was being frivolous, and hastily curbed his lewd look and ¡°Just kidding. Hah. Please don¡¯t mind me.¡± Then he looked at Natalia curtly, "Natalia, well, I know you''re a bit angry because I''ve been busy with work and neglected youtely, but you''ve been making trouble for so many days, can you just stop it and go back with me?" Natalia was so furious that she could barely even sneer, staring at him with a sarcastic expression. "Mr. Maldonado, you should be responsible for what you say! It''s ridiculous. We have never been together." The man frowned at her words. "Natalia, you can argue with me and mess with me if you want, but you can''t say that. We''ve been together for two years, and didn''t youe back for me? How can you say such heartless nonsense now?" "Bullshit! We haven''t even met each other!" "Ugh, I''m not happy about your words! All right, since you insist, then I''ll have more evidence." He said, pulling out his phone from his pocket and swiping it a few times before showing the screen towards Mrs. Wright. ¡°Mrs. Wright, please look at this, all the photos in here are of Natalia and me. We have slept together at Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. least for one or two hundred times, and every time she liked to take photos in the bed. I have no other merits, but I like to spoil women, especially the women I like. These are all her photos, if it is not enough, there are more. Oh, right, I''ve posted some on my social ount, do you want to see?" He said as he swiped on the screen. Mrs. Wright could no longer hold back her anger. Her face had already turned ashen. Natalia hurriedly exined, "Grandma, don''t listen to his nonsense, I didn''t ..." "Enough!" Elisa suddenly snapped, turning her head to re at Natalia. "Natalia, tell me the truth! Do you have any rtionship with this scumbag or not?" Natalia''s gaze sank as she gritted her teeth, "No." "Natalia! You have a red mole on your left breast and a small moon-shaped birthmark on the bottom of your foot. If we''re not in love, how would I know all this?" The man said loudly in a hurry. Natalia paled. She turned back, and saw Mrs. Wright dumbstruck, her face full of disappointment. As her grandmother, who had watched her growing up, she apanied the nurse to give her first bath in the hospital after she was born. She sure knew her birthmark on her body. And the birthmarks in those secret ces were not even known to the Dawson family, except for a very few close people. Chapter 23 Shameless Chapter 23 Shameless Mrs. Wright shook her head, heartbroken. "Natalia, your mother handed you over to me and asked me to take good care of you, but since that incident, you went abroad without a word. I could not find a way to contact you, it is my negligence. However, I didn''t expect that you would actually make such a mistake!¡± ¡°It doesn''t matter if you want to be with a man like him. But you should be honest with me! Even if I don¡¯t like him, if you must marry him, I''ll ept it!¡± ¡°Even if this scumbag wants to bully you, with the power of the Wright family and the Kawn family, he won¡¯t dare to hurt you!¡± ¡°But you hide it from me, and you refuse to admit it even after I have asked you again and again. Just what do you take me for?¡± ¡°Am I still your most respected and dearest grandmother? I had not heard from you in the past five years. I worried about you every day, and I was worried I should fail your mother, but what about you?¡± ¡°Is this how you repay me?¡± Natalia''s face went pale. She wanted to exin. ra, however, interrupted her before she could even say anything and said with an apologetic smile. "Mrs. Wright, don''t be angry. She is probably afraid of being scolded if she told us the truth. She has always been so stubborn. I''ve gotten used to it over the years." Mrs. Wright waved her hand, with her face full of fatigue. "Forget it. I have nothing to say about this matter. I am sorry I have messed up your birthday banquet. I will send someone to make amends some other day. As for the rest, I can''t care and don''t want to care. Den, let''s go!" Den Wright frowned, his gaze lingering on those pictures on the screen for a moment, before he finally helped Mrs. Wright leave. Natalia clenched her fingers, with her nails nestling into her palm. Her body was shaking slightly. Shameless! N?velDrama.Org is the owner. How Shameless! The thought that she was actually family with such a group of people, with the same blood running through their veins, was just unbelievable! Just how could one be so shameless? There were already people around who heard their conversation and saw the way Mrs. Wright left in a huff, so they couldn''t help but gossip. ¡°Eh, what¡¯s going on actually? That¡¯s Natalia right? How did she get together with Dennis of Maldonado Group?" ¡°Every pot has its matching lid.¡± "One stole her sister''s work out of jealousy, the other beat up his own wife, they''re just right together.¡± "But how is it possible! The woman is so pretty and the man is just disgusting. How did she even make out with such a man?¡± ¡°Pretty, huh?¡± One of the girls who was standing with Jessica earlier walked over and sneered. "A stic chick, so what if she''s pretty? In a few years when she gets older, it will just all fall apart! At that time, I''m only afraid she won''t even be worthy of Dennis." ¡°What? Are you saying she looks so pretty just because she¡¯s done the surgery?¡± ¡°Or what? Her sister tells me that. So it must be true.¡± ¡°Jesus, she¡¯s really shameless¡­¡± The scene was somewhat chaotic, and Natalia looked at ra with a cold, stern gaze, and finally she said through her gritted teeth. ¡°ra, aren¡¯t you even afraid of being condemned by heaven by doing this?¡± ra looked at her, not hiding the smug look in her eyes. She sighed softly and shook her head. "My good granddaughter, why would I even need to do such a thing if you had listened to my words?" Natalia was so angry that her body began to tremble, and her anger seemed to burst out of her chest. "Get someone to make up a few photos and get a scumbag to give a false testimony, and you think you can make it a fact? What I haven¡¯t don¡¯t I haven¡¯t done! Five years ago, you could set me up because I was too young to fight back, but not anymore! ra, just wait and see. You lies will be exposed and when the dayes, you will have to pay for it.¡± At that, she turned to leave. But just then, she felt a sudden weakness in her legs. ra''s cold voice came from behind. ¡°You are right. Lies will always be exposed someday, but ¡­ what if I indeed make it a fact?¡± Natalia looked back at her in disbelief. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ra grinned, ¡°Natalia, how was the wine you just drank? I prepared that just for you.¡± Natalia''s face went pale. A revolting feeling leapt up to her throat, and she was about to run, but ra yanked her arm in a deadly grip. "Mr. Maldonado, my granddaughter drank too much, could you please help her to rest in the guest room upstairs?" The man rubbed his hands in excitement, "Of course." Natalia red at him, anger overflowing into her eyes. An unfamiliar warmth flooded over her body, and she felt herself immersed in a strangely tingling sensation. The man ced his hand on her shoulder, her eyes widened in fear, and she tried to open her mouth to call for help, but not a single sound coulde out of her throat. It must be the drug ra had used. What a snake! The man wrapped her body with his hand, and leaned in to whisper into her ear, ¡°Natalia, I advise you not to waste your strength. This drug not only makes you lose your strength, and it also makes you lose your voice temporarily. You can''t do anything now, so why don''t you be a good girl ande with me. I will love you well tonight. At this time, although some of the people around had noticed themotion over here, they only thought that Natalia and Dennis were really a couple because of what they had just heard. Wasn''t it normal for a boyfriend to help his girlfriend who has had drunken too much to her room and rest? So even though everyone saw it, not a single person came forward. Natalia was so weak that she couldn''t even try to push him away. In fact, if Dennis hadn''t been holding her up, she would have fallen to the ground with her weak legs. A piercing cold shot up her spine. She knew that if she really went with this man tonight, her life would really be ruined. But she couldn''t say anything, and none of the people around her knew the truth, much less that anyone would help her. Helpless, she could only turn her pleading eyes to that man. A few steps away, Shawn felt her gaze, struggled for a few moments, and suddenly stepped forward. However, in the next second, he was pulled away by Jessica. She covered her stomach and said something to him. Shawn''s face changed, and he hurriedly picked her up and walked out. Natalia''s face turned stark white. A sudden sad and ridiculous feeling rose up in the bottom of her heart! She felt herself so stupid! How could she put her hope in him? How could she be so naive as to think that even if he didn''t love her anymore, even if the two of them hade to such a point as they were today, they had loved each other after all. Just because, in their youth, they had genuinely loved each other? Even for the sake of the selfish exclusivity of a man, it shouldn''t be possible for him to watch her being taken away by another man, she thought. But reality pped her hard again. She finally understood, some people just didn¡¯t have a heart, and that some people were worse than the devil when they were indifferent! Sheughed silently and had teardrops rolling down her eyes. Just as she was filled with despair, a voice suddenly came from outside. Chapter 24 His Woman Chapter 24 His Woman ¡°It¡¯s Archie McCarthy, the owner of McCarthy Group!¡± The noisy crowd suddenly gave way spontaneously, and all the people looked over in surprise. At the end of the crowd, they saw a slender figure slowly walking in. Natalia shook as her eyes widened. His steps were quick yet not at all hurried, emanating his usual aura of aloof and prohibitive nobility. Above his almond shaped eyes were his arched eyebrows. His ck pupils were like the finest ck jade in this world, glowing with a faint cold light. After him were Brian, and a few bodyguards in ck, who all stood at the doorway without entering. Only Brian followed him in, and handed the gift they had prepared to the receptionist. ¡°It¡¯s really Archie McCarthy! Why¡¯s he here.¡± Someone among the guests murmured, rousing the others back to their senses. Everyone was shocked. Property ? of N?velDrama.Org. Most of guests who hade today were somewhat powerful and wealthy, and even if they hadn''t seen Archie in person, they must at least have seen him from magazines and TV. So, everyone recognized the man in front of them. The heir of the McCarthy family. The real owner of McCarthy Group. More importantly, he was also the founder of the uprising entertainment empire, Annie International. What was he doing here? ra was immediately overjoyed, rushing over to greet him. "Wee, Mr. McCarthy! Come in, please!" Following ra, Philip and Aleena also rushed forward, their faces full of smiles. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. If I have known Mr. McCarthy woulde today¡­¡± Indeed, when the Dawson family sent the invitation to Archie, it was just for formality. Everyone knew that although Archie had recentlye to Julio, he did not attend any social parties and won¡¯t answer any such invitations. There had been countless people who had flung themselves at this wall already, and naturally, the Dawson family didn''t think they would be an exception. But to their surprise, he was here today! ra and the others were overjoyed. Natalia was also excited. ¡°Archie, help me!¡± Natalia yelled silently. Dennis Maldonado also noticed her expression and sneered. "You want him to help you?¡± ¡°Stop dreaming!¡± ¡°Look at yourself. What do you think you are?¡± ¡°Never mind the Dawson family. Even the Miller family could never reach Archie McCarthy.¡± ¡°And you know what people out there think of him?¡± ¡°They all say he¡¯s gay. He just doesn¡¯t like women. Thest women who wanted to climb up to his bed had been thrown into the Julio River. I would say you should just stop dreaming.¡± At that, he held Natalia in the direction of the elevator. Natalia became anxious. Lowering her head, she bit down on the back of his hand. Although she had been drugged and she felt weak all over her body, she still had a little strength left in the end. Plus how could she not struggle desperately at this point with hope on the horizon? Dennis also didn''t expect that she would dare to resist even at this point. He just let his guard down for a moment, and he was bitten. With a cry of pain and surprise, he loosened his grip and the woman in his arms immediately ran away. "Hiss¡ªBitch! How dare you bite me? Stop there!¡± A stern cry was heard by all, but before the crowd could know what happened, a ck shadow swept past their eyes and lunged straight towards the man standing at the entrance to the hall. Archie took a big step forward and swept Natalia up before she fell. With a hook of his long arm, a delicate figure had fallen into his arms. Everyone was shocked. ¡°Jesus, who is that?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that Natalia? How dare she touch Mr. McCarthy? Mr. McCarthy doesn¡¯t like being touched by woman!¡± In all his years in the business, there was no word of any woman he had ever been good with. Many businessmen had sent stunning beauties to his bed just in order to please him, but those women were all returned intact, and those businessmen all lost their original orders! It would be even weirder if someone like him should actually like woman! Many of the women at present had long had a crush on him, but they never dared to stand up. Seeing this, they all widened their eyes in desperation. And anger soon ensued beyond belief. ¡°Holy shit! What a shameless woman!¡± ¡°Her own boyfriend is still here, how dare she seduce another man? Does she want to die!¡± And Natalia, wrapped in Archie''s arms, smelling the familiar crisp fragrance of his body, almost wept with joy. A feeling of survival from desperation made her grab Archie''s clothes tightly, as if she was holding onto a piece of driftwood on the sea to save her life, and even her body couldn''t help trembling. Archie''s pupils were slightly cold. Thinking about what he had just heard outside, he naturally understood what had happened. He reached out and patted the woman''s thin back gently. His eyes lifted slightly as he looked across the room with a cold, stern gaze. Dennis had already walked over quickly, and his face changed when he saw Natalia shrinking in his arms. ra also looked nervous, afraid of offending Archie because of this, and she hurriedly exined. ¡°Mr. McCarthy, I¡¯m so sorry. It¡¯s my granddaughter. She¡¯s been terribly drunk and forgot her manner. I will take her off immediately.¡± With that, she said to Dennis in a stern voice, ¡°You should at least take care of you own girlfriend. How could you just let her pounce on another man in front of everyone.¡± Hearing what she said, Dennis stood forward, and said in a cold voice, ¡°Natalia,a over! Don¡¯t you wrinkle Mr. McCarthy¡¯s clothes.¡± Natalia shrank in Archie''s arms and didn''t move, and ra frowned when she saw this. She let out a desperate sigh. ¡°It¡¯s my fault¡­ I should have my own granddaughter well. I thought it¡¯s fine if she just got drunk sometimes, but today...¡± ¡°Ugh! I am sorry about that! Mr. Maldonado, go over and pull her back!" When Dennis was about to make a move, Archie suddenly spoke in a low and cold voice. "Don''t you dare touch her!" Everyone was stunned. They just could not believer what they had heard. Archie curled his lips coldly, looking straight at ra, "Mrs. Dawson, whose girlfriend did you just say she is?" ra was stunned, subconsciously feeling that something was wrong, but she didn''t fully understand what he meant. She could only answer by instinct. "She, she is Mr. Maldonado¡¯s girlfriend. He¡¯s father is the owner of the Maldonado group." ¡°Well.¡± A sneer interrupted her introduction. Archie''s voice was so cold that they could almost see some ice crumbs on his face, and his deep and inky pupils was even more frigid and harsh. "When did my wife be this scum''s girlfriend?" Everyone there were simply dumbstruck. It was like their ears were blocked, and they did not hear him clearly. Natalia? Mr. McCarthy¡¯s wife? How could that be possible?!!! Everyone was just dumbstruck, and when ra wanted to say something, everyone around them did not even know what happened yet. "Mr. McCarthy, there must be some mistake? ¡°She, she is just an ordinary little girl, how could she be your wife?" Archie gave a cold sneer. "Ordinary?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± ¡°My wife has always been as radiant as a pearl, but I guess there are indeed some blind fools who can''t see it!" ra did not know what she should say. Dennis knew something must have gone wrong. His eyes rolled, and he tried to slip away quietly before anyone even noticed him. However, when he had only just reached the entrance to the hall, he was stopped by Brian. As soon as he looked up, he saw a smiling face of this elite assistant, ''''Mr. Maldonado, where are you going? Are you going to leave your girlfriend here?" Chapter 25 Help Her Out Chapter 25 Help Her Out The entire Dawson family, and Dennis, who was trying to escape, were eventually brought under control. The banquet was naturally scattered and the guests left confused by the incident. Since Archie was present, however, they did not dare to ask further. They could only have all kinds of wild guesses in their mind. After all, it was Archie McCarthy. He was the real owner of the McCarthy Group and controlled the lifeblood of the entire Ambario business world. It was no exaggeration to say that, even if he wanted to marry a princess, it would not be difficult. Furthermore, the McCarthy family, along with the Kawn family, the Nixon family, and the Bissel family, had always been listed as the four most powerful families in the country of Ambario. And the marriages in such families had rarely been made by themselves. Most of them were just political marriages. How would the McCarthy family allow their most outstanding heir to marry amoner''s daughter? This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . The crowd couldn''t help gossiping about it. For those who had been experienced with the business world, they had their judgment after the initial shock. In their eyes, it was just normal for men to fool around with all kinds of women, and for them, Archie was not an exception. He had never been involved in scandals before and rumors even had it that that he didn''t like women. But the truth was just that he just had not met anyone he liked. Now that he finally met one, naturally he indulged her as much as he could. But indulgence was different from marriage. After all, no one had ever heard that Archie had gotten married, let alone that there was a Mrs. McCarthy. But Natalia was considered lucky. Even if there was no possibility of joining the McCarthy family herself, being able to be with Archie for a period of time was a blessing that other women could only envy. Everyone had spections in their hearts, while Archie didn''t even care about these people''s thoughts. Natalia had been drugged, and he knew that the moment he caught her just now. It was because of this that he did not immediately go to the Dawson family and Dennis for their crimes. After all, it was more important to help her out. Inside thevishly decorated president suite, Archie ced her on the bed and turned around to get her a towel. The hem of his shirt was suddenly grabbed by a fair hand. Natalia looked at him with a weak face, with a thinyer of scarlet clouds covering her delicate face. Her red lips parted slightly. "I want some water." She still couldn''t make a sound, but Archie could read it from her mouth anyway. ¡°Just a minute.¡± When he returned, he walked in with an cup of warm water in his hand, in addition to a hot towel. He walked over to the bed and sat down, helping Natalia up, feeding her half a ss of water and taking the hot towel to wipe her face and hands. Natalia felt itchy from the heat of the towel, as if there were a million little bugs crawling through her body. She was ufortable as hell. She struggled for a moment. When Archie withdrew his hand, he saw her delicate eyebrows frowning gently, and her watery eyes staring at himself, which then immediately closed again, as if she was struggling against something in pain. The clothes on her body had long been disheveled in the struggle, and the long ck tube top dress was slightly loosened, revealing some of the skin. A pinky flush crept up her neck from her breasts, spreading to her ears, and finally covering her entire face, adding a hint of sexiness to that pale delicacy. The fine, soft hair was wet with sweat from the pain, sticking to the corners of her forehead and neck, and her entire body exuded an indescribable sense of disheveled beauty. Archie looked at her. His breathing became slightly heavy, and his dark pupils slightly dted for a moment. He reached out, gently wiped the sweat from the corner of her forehead, and then he said in a calm voice. "Natalia, I am your husband, you have the right to ask me to do anything." Yet the woman seemed unable to hear what he just said. She curled up in pain, wrapping her arms around herself and even burying her face in it, as if trying to control herself so she wouldn''t do something impulsive. Archie frowned and reached out to feel her forehead. Her skin was scalding. He just looked at her and he said in a deep voice. "Are you sure you don''t need my help?" Natalia shook her head, and then she suddenly lifted her face and said silently. "I need a doctor." Archie looked at the shape of her mouth and didn''t say anything. Natalia wasn''t sure if he had understood her, but she really didn''t have the strength to do anything more than that. She buried her face in again, and her entire body curled up like a shrimp in a defensive position. Her slim body seemed to be shivering slightly. She was holding back as long as she could. Watching her, Archie didn''t even know what he should feel about it. He sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at her for a moment. After a long while, he gave a cold Hisugh sounded self-deprecating and at the same time disappointed. Suddenly, he got up and lifted up a thin quilt to cover Natalia before striding outside. The doctor arrived soon after. Almost as soon as Archie had gone out, a doctor in her casual clothes walked in apanied by Brian. At this point, it was impossible for Brian to go to the hospital to find a doctor, but fortunately, the McCarthy Mansion always had a family doctor. He called her at once, and the doctor rushed over at a fast pace in about ten minutes. Natalia curled up in the thin, soft silk quilt, felt her hand being pulled, and shrank back reflexively. Seeing this, the doctor said in a soft voice. "Mrs. McCarthy, don''t be afraid, I''m a doctor, I''m here to see you." Perhaps having heard her words, Natalia let her guard down and allowed her to pull her hand over. Then the covers were lifted. Her body had already been burning for the drug, and covered by the quilt, she was naturally covered with sweat now. The doctor frowned unhappily. "How can you cover her with quilt in this situation? She¡¯ll get a pseudo-heatstroke." The corner of Archie''s eyes nted, though there was still little expression on his face. The doctor didn''t notice his look and carefully finished examining Natalia, then took out a potion and injected the content into her. Natalia cooperated obediently throughout, without any resistance. Brian, however, felt a vague sense of displeasure. He gave Archie a curious nce, wondering why his boss was suddenly upset while he just left him for ten minutes. Ah! He must be mad at the Dawsons and that scum Dennis! After all, if they dared to do such a thing to Natalia! It was just impossible for any man to let them off. Brian felt that he was too perceptive, specting in his mind how his boss would handle this matter. Secretly, he thought of several good ways that he could take it out for the future Mrs. McCarthy. The doctor had finished the injection for Natalia. She turned her head to Archie and said in calm voice. "I just gave her the antidote, but it will take a little while for her recover. Stay with her for now. If she feels ufortable, let her soak in cold water and she''ll be fine after a while." Archie remained expressionless, a cold look on his face, but asked. "Why can''t she talk yet?" Chapter 26 Then I Agree Chapter 26 Then I Agree ¡°It¡¯s the yellow snake grass they have used in the drug. It will temporarily paralyze the vocal cords, but it usually doesn''tst long, and she should be able to talk before too long." Archie nodded, and only then did he let Brian send the doctor out. After they had all left, he walked over to the bed and looked at the woman lying on it. Natalia was now much quieter, lying silently under the quilt, motionless, as if she was asleep. Only the small face of her, still flushed with a thinyer of scarlet, had somehow revealed her pain and endurance. Archie looked at her for a while, but he didn''t say anything. Instead, he just turned around and walked away. A few secondster, the sound of water ttering came from the bathroom. Natalia opened her eyes in a daze and felt a strong, tall shadow looming towards her. "Let¡¯s go have some cold water for a while, huh?" She looked at him and nodded. Archie picked her up from the bed with both of his hands and walked towards the bathroom. The wide bathtub was already well filled with water, and Archie put her in. The cold water caused her to shiver, and she couldn''t help but hold her arms tight. "Can you sit still by yourself?" Natalia nodded, wanting to say yes, but right after the man let go of her, her body went limp and she plunged straight into the water involuntarily. A soft sigh of helplessness rang out overhead. The next second, she was scooped up from under the water, and she coughed a few times in pain and spat out a mouthful of water. Just as she was about to open her eyes, a towel came up and in a not-so-gentle motion, he wiped the water off her face. And then there was the sound of water sshing. He also sat in the tub. He sat right behind her, letting her lean against him, with his arms wrapping around her. Natalia''s back instantly stiffened, only to feel as if her back was leaning against a wall of volcanic rock, which was hot. The strong hormone of the man filled her nostrils, and the fever that had just been pushed down in her body was stirred up again. She couldn''t help but struggle and try to leave him, but a cold voice with a hint of displeasure came from behind her, "Don''t you move again!" His face darkened. He was not in good mood being rejected by her. If he was not afraid that she might slide into the water and drown herself, he would not sit in. She should know, it was not just her who was suffering in such position. She seemed to have thought of this, and her face changed. After making sure he wouldn''t do anything, she sat meekly still. There was silence all around, and the two were quietly soaking in the water. Because of the heat of their bodies, the originally cold water didn''t seem so cold anymore. Thinking of the Dawsons who had just drugged her, she found the whole thing peculiar. Originally, she thought that the Dawson family, no matter how filthy they were, were just biased and wanted her to give up voluntarily so that they could make it easy for Shawn and Jessica. And she also didn¡¯t want to have anything to do with Shawn either, so it did not matter much to her if Shawn was really with Jessica. But to her surprise, they were even more cold-hearted and ruthless than she thought. Just for the two to be engaged without being criticized and gossiped about, they actually used her of having an affair with Dennis! That¡¯s not it. They even drugged her and tried to send her to that scum''s bed! Those were her father and her grandmother! If she hadn''t grown up in the Dawson family, if she hadn''t gotten along with this family fairly well for the first eighteen years, she really would have wondered if she was the Dawson family''s own child or not! Raging anger mixed with untold sorrow surged through her chest. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She didn¡¯t how long it took, but finally the fever had faded away and her senses also seemed to be She opened her eyes and felt as if her throat was no longer as tight as it was before, so she tried to speak, "Archie, I am fine." Though it was more like she was just muttering, she finally could speak. She couldn''t help letting out a sigh in relief. Archie didn''t say anything, but got up and then picked her up from the bathtub. Her body waspletely soaked, and her drenched dress now clung to her body tightly, outlining her delicate and sexy curves. Natalia blushed and pushed away his hand that was trying to wipe off the water for her. She snatched the towel away and said in a hurry, ¡°I can do it myself.¡± Archie looked at her and didn''t say anything. Seeing her head lowered in a shy and embarrassed manner, he suddenlyughed. "Ok, now that you are fine, shouldn''t you repay me? Maybe you can help me wipe off the water." Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Natalia was stunned and looked up at him in surprise. Archie stayed in the water with her, and naturally all of his body was soaked through. His white shirt clung tightly to his chest, and it was easy to see the powerful abdominal muscles underneath. The liens were beautiful and sexy, but not at all bulging. It was simply perfect. A flush burned her face all the way down to her neck as she fidgeted. ¡°But ¡­ I ¡­ I just¡­¡± As if the oppressive aura of this man had tied her tongue somehow, she became so nervous. She had been quite eloquent but now she just could not say a word. He smiled and suddenly held her hand. She took a frightened step back and pressed her body against the wall. The next second, she felt an extremely strong oppressive feeling approaching, the man''s handsome and perfect face zoomed closer to her eyes. The corners of his mouth were clearly hooked with an evil smile, but there was not a trace ofughter under his eyes. He released her and braced one hand against the wall. And then he reached the other hand to cup her chin and lifted it up slightly. "I told you. I would give you three days to think about it, and now that three days are up, isn''t it time for you to keep your promise?" Natalia froze for a moment. She looked into his dark and m eyes, which was like ciers that would not melt even for a thousand years. It was a great contrast to his gentle and refined appearance. She looked at him like something was ramming inside her, so fierce that it was about to jump out of her throat any moment. Actually, when she thought carefully about it, the man''s offer didn''t do her any harm. It was not clear why he married her, but it was a fact that she needed a husband and a marriage. The reason why she would attend today¡¯s banquet was because ra threatened her with what her mother had left behind. As long as those things had been held in ra''s hands, she would never be able to escape her control. And now, if she got married, and her husband was Archie, whom the Dawson family couldn''t afford to mess with, everything would change. Moreover, although she could not really understand Archie, at least from what she had observed so far, he had no malice towards her. She had already been hurt once and didn''t feel she could fall in love with another man again in this lifetime as carefree as she had before. So, what difference did it make who she married? Her nervousness eased a little at the thought. When she looked up again, there was a hint ofplication in her eyes. "Archie, are you sure you want to marry me?" The man raised his eyebrows, "You don''t think I''ve shown enough good faith?" Natalia pursed her lips, struggled in her heart and then nodded heavily. ¡°Alright, then I agree.¡± Chapter 27 Vicious Snake Chapter 27 Vicious Snake Natalia¡¯s readiness made Archie somewhat surprised, and his mouth immediately split into a smile. "But I have conditions." ¡°OK!¡± ¡°First, you cannot tell others our rtionship without my consent.¡± ¡°Second, you cannot touch me without my consent!¡± The smile under his eyes faded away somewhat, ¡°Is there a third?¡± Natalia thought about it for a moment but finally could not think of anything else, so she shook her head, "No." After a pause, she added, "I will let you know if I have a third." Archie said in a deep voice, ¡°So you just want me to be a monk.¡± Natalia was stunned. "Mrs. McCarthy, I''m a normal man. If you don¡¯t give me your consent, I will have no sex in my life." He said as he took a step forward to her. Natalia could only struggle to shrink back in. "I, I didn''t mean it like that." The reason for such conditions was simply that she subconsciously felt that the marriage between the two would notst for too long. She hadn''t even considered what would happen in the future. Archie sneered, seeming to see through her thoughts. "Natalia, I will not divorce you once I am married, so since you have agreed to it, there is no chance to back out. Be Mrs. McCarthy and I will give you everything you want, understand?" Natalia looked at him and didn''t say anything. The fingers cupping her jaw suddenly tightened and she let out a cry in pain. She could only agree in resignation, "Yes." Only then was Archie satisfied, and he let go of her chin. Only then did he notice two small red marks pinched on her delicate skin. His deep eyes darkened slightly. In the end, he realized he had just been too aggressive and was worried that he might have scared her. So he added, "Alright, I won''t touch you for the time being, but I hope you get used to being Mrs. McCarthy and don''t keep me waiting for too long, ok?" When Natalia finally understood what he meant, she blushed a little and nodded. Archie turned around and headed out. Not long after, he came in with a new set of women''s clothes. Handing the clothes to Natalia, he said, "Get changed ande out!" Natalia just hummed in acknowledgement. Then the door of the bathroom was closed, Natalia took off the wet gown she was wearing and changed into the clothes Archie had brought over to her. The clothes must have been prepared by Brian just now while they were in the bathroom. The in colors on those simple and casual clothes took off her cool aura. Instead, they made her look more like an innocent school student. She looked at herself in the mirror and was stunned for a moment. She was twenty-four. People at the age were only two years out of college. But perhaps it was because she had experienced too much in the past five years, her heart had long been through the vicissitudes of life, plus she always stayed with a group of 30- and 40-year-olds in the workce, and she also had learned to be somewhat mature. Without realizing it, she had forgotten that she was actually young. It was the most beautiful age for a girl. Girls her age were youthful, beautiful, and unrestrained, and more importantly, they could afford to live proudly. She thought of Archie''s words and slightly lowered her eyes. After a long pause, she suddenly showed a smile. After she had got changed and went out, she found no one in the bedroom. There was the sound of someone talking in the living room. When she walked out, she saw Archie, Brian, the Dawson family as well as Shawn. ra sat on a single sofa with Philip and Aleena standing behind her. While Shawn was supporting Jessica standing on the other side. Seeing here out, Jessica looked at her with a worried face and said softly. "Natalia, I came back from the hospital immediately after I heard about your ident, are you okay?" Natalia nced coldly at her without speaking. Instead, she just walked over to Archie and sat down. No one in the room paid any attention to her at all, and Jessica''s face stiffened slightly. The atmosphere became somewhat awkward. Actually, who could the rest of the Dawson family even have the time to care about her feelings at this point. Back at the moment Archie announced that Natalia was his wife, it had shaken everyone to their core! After the initial shock, they immediately felt great fear and worry. What they did tonight certainly crossed the line, even they would agree! Therefore, no matter what verdict Archie handed down on them, they had nothing to say! But despite this reasoning, they still couldn''t help but grumble at Natalia in their heart. Why didn''t she tell them so before, since she had been with Mr. McCarthy? She let them do their bidding, and now, well, they not only lost their face, but also offended Mr. McCarthy. She did it on purpose! That was vicious! ra was filled with anger, and Natalia seemed to notice it, turning her head to nce at her, then smiled coolly. ¡®You must be so mad.¡¯ ¡®But what you can do?¡¯ Brian had already ordered someone to bring Dennis here, too. Butpared to the Dawsons, Dennis wasn''t treated so well. He was tied up and dragged into the lounge, with marks on his body and face from the beating, and a purple bruise at the corner of his eye. Obviously he had got dealt with severely! At this point, how could Dennis not understand the situation? As soon as he saw Archie, he immediately knelt down. "Mr. McCarthy! It''s all a misunderstanding!" Archie sat in the wide leather sofa. His slender and straight legs crossed and a cruel cold smile hung on his face. "Misunderstanding?¡± ¡°That''s not what you said in the hall an hour ago." Dennis was almost on the verge of tears. Only God knew what kind of torment he had gone through just now. These guys were sick and they just would care about his life, he thought. He might be a yboy, but he didn''t want to die yet! ¡°Say it! What''s this shit all about? Be honest and you might save your life. If you dare to lie to us." He paused, and a cold, murderous look crept up the bottom of his eyes, "You will wish you haven¡¯t!" Dennis¡¯ face turned pale and he nodded in fear, ¡°I''ll say, I''ll tell you everything!¡± Property ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Mr. McCarthy, I swear, is really has nothing to do with me. This old woman ordered me to do it!¡± ¡°She said if I helped them in a y and told everyone Natalia had a rtionship with me, then I won¡¯t have to pay the one million I owed Mr. Dawson at the gambling table before!¡± ¡°I was so greedy, and I agreed to that!¡± ¡°I''m sorry, Mr. McCarthy, I was wrong. I didn''t know Natalia was your wife, please forgive me and spare my life!" While he was crying, he jumped over and tried to hug Archie''s legs. Seeing this, Brian, who was next to him, went straight up and kicked him away. Although Brian was just Archie''s assistant, he worked out quite often. His kick was so powerful that Dennis was directly kicked over a few meters away and fell heavily to the ground. The people in the room were almost stunned. Natalia was also slightly shaken. Only Archie remained expressionless. ra came back to her senses after the shock. She snarled, "Dennis! What nonsense are you talking about? Natalia is my granddaughter, how could I do any harm to her? We all know what kind of person you are. If you hadn''t been in a rtionship with her, I would never allow you two to be together." Chapter 28 No Turning Back Chapter 28 No Turning Back There was also no turning back for ra either now. On the one hand, there was Archie, who she could not possibly afford to cross, and on the other hand, there was Dennis, who was now turning her in. She saw no hope of winning either side. Now that since she could not afford to cross Archie, she would have to sacrifice Dennis. As long as she insisted there was something between Dennis and Natalia, what she did today would be just natural. Not only that, but Natalia would also be med for cheating as well. This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . It was Archie McCarthy. There was no way someone like him would allow his women to mess around behind him. At that time, not only that Natalia would never get away with it, her position in Archie¡¯s heart would also be shaken. It would not be toote to teach her a lesson then. Come to think of it, the look in ra¡¯s eyes grew even colder. But the next moment, Dennis hurriedly exined, ¡°Mr. McCarthy, don¡¯t believe her nonsense. I have never met Mrs. McCarthy before, how could I have anything to do with her? You can check it up if you don¡¯t believe me!¡± ¡°You asshole. You coward. Do you remember how you begged for my consent for you to be with Natalia? And you say such nonsense now? Are you even a man?¡± Dennis was furious. He pointed his shaking finger at ra, ¡°You old hag, so you put it all to me now just to get away with it? You frame me and you even frame Mrs. McCarthy? You think you can fool Mr. McCarthy just so easily?¡± ra sneered. ¡°So you just won¡¯t give up. Ok, you said I asked you to help me. Do you have any proof? I haven¡¯t med you for drugging Natalia yet and you are ming me now?¡± Dennis¡¯ face paled. It was indeed him who had put the drug in that drink. But he was just doing what ra told him to do. And now she wanted to push everything to him? Dennis was almost mad with anger, but he could not say a word. He could only stare at ra. When they were discussing all these things, they just talked face to face, so ra was sure he could not have any evidence. Now, seeing the angry but silent Dennis, ra let out a proud snort triumphantly. Just when Natalia was watching them arguing, a word suddenly came to her mind. Dogfight. It was really a dogfight. They were allies just now. And after being threatened by Archie, they immediately turned their back against each other. How unfortunate. Natalia smiled wryly. At that moment, she heard thezy and cool voice of the man who was sitting next to her. ¡°I just want to know what happened. And you are fighting. You must think I have got nothing better to do.¡± The man dug a finger in his ear as impatience shed across his face. The faces of ra and Dennis all paled. ra hurriedly exined, her face full of smiles, ¡°Mr. McCarthy, I really did not know your rtionship with my granddaughter. That child is indeed hopeless. She should have told us if she is with someone like you. It¡¯s indeed our mistake for things like this. Now that we are inws now, we should not be mad at each other.¡± Archie raised his eyes and cast a nce at her, as if he was smiling. ¡°Inws?¡± ra felt somewhat awkward, but she did note back down. But if he thought about it, now that he and Natalia were married, and ra was Natalia¡¯s grandmother, then re should naturally be his grandmother-inw. Then they were of course inws. That¡¯s also why ra dared to sit there all the time she was talking. She thought she was an elder from the Dawson family, and therefore he would not go too far with them and make their rtionship awkward. If he actually believed what she said, and felt suspicious of Natalia, then it would be even better. She had never expected that damn girl Natalia would bring back any benefits from the McCarthy family anyway. Even if Natalia did get some benefits, thinking of their rtion, she would not give a damn to the Dawson family. So, it would be better if Natalia lost this big backer. While ra was deep in thoughts, she heard the voice of Archie. ¡°Since you just won¡¯t tell the truth, I think I will just have to get rid of you both.¡± ra was stunned. She raised her head and looked at him and Archie whispered something to the ear of Brian. Brian left the room immediately, and came back shortly with arge stack of documents. ¡°Mr. McCarthy, these are all the properties under Mr. Maldonado and Mrs. Dawson.¡± Archie took them over and flipped through them randomly. Everyone on the spot was somewhat stunned and did not know what he wanted. At this moment, he took one piece of paper from the stack and lit it up with a lighter. Slowly, he put the piece of paper on the ashtray in front of him. It was an estate Dennis¡¯ father had given him. Dennis paled and hurriedly said, ¡°Mr. Mc ¡­ Mr. McCarthy, what are you doing?¡± Archie said slowly, ¡°Since you just won¡¯t tell me the truth, I will naturally need some ways to pry your mouth open! These are your properties. And I will burn one of them every three minutes. But I will return them to whoever decides to speak first. What do you think?¡± ¡®What do you think?¡¯ ¡®How shameless!¡¯ They were all furious but they did not dare say anything. ra also realized she had been wrong all the time, and Archie had never put her in his eyes. Her face turned cold, and said in a grim voice, ¡°Mr. McCarthy, these properties have all been registered. What do you think burning a few pieces of paper would do to us?¡± Archie turned to her, smiling, ¡°You are right, Mrs. Dawson. You do remind me. Brian!¡± Brian immediately took a step forward, ¡°Yes, Mr. McCarthy!¡± ¡°Every time I burn one of these pieces, get apany under their name to me. If they don¡¯t sell, just crush them, crush them until they go bankrupt. As for their bonds and shares, never mind the poor ones, you should just focus on those profitable. Tell Mr. K, too. I believe he can make them no longer profitable.¡± Brian tried hard to hold back hisughter, and nodded, ¡°Yes, Mr. McCarthy.¡± He then turned to leave. Watching him leave, the Dawsons and Dennis were all nervous. ¡°Mr. McCarthy, you can¡¯t do this!¡± ¡°These are all earned with decades of hard work. You can¡¯t just destroy them.¡± ra only wanted to bite her own tongue off now. ¡®Why on earth should I say anything against him.¡± He was just burning some documents, and they could always apply for new onester. But now, they really got nothing left. Archie watched them coldly and motionlessly. ¡°Onest chance. Tell the truth or not.¡± Dennis hurriedly nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll tell you everything.¡± ra snorted in a stern voice, ¡°Mr. Maldonado, you better think twice!¡± How could Dennis ever care about them and he yelled at her, ¡°Enough! You Dawsons can afford this but I don¡¯t! I am not like you! Those would be everything I have. My father would kill me before anyone else if I screw it up!¡± ra turned blue with anger. Chapter 29 Disbelief Chapter 29 Disbelief Dennis turned his head and looked at Archie with a fawning face, and he said hurriedly, "Mr. Archie, I didn''t know Mrs. McCarthy before, but I did have heard some nice words about her, so when this old hag came to me, I was indeed tempted at the time.¡± ¡°And tonight, I arrived early, and they found me and told me exactly what to do. They asked me to put the drug into the cocktail Mrs. McCarthy was drinking. And then they would tell everyone that we were in a rtionship, and I could just take her away after the chaos. If I did make it, then Mrs. McCarthy would have to admit everything no matter what. And all of these troubles are just because Shawn Miller was once the boyfriend of Mrs. McCarthy.¡± ¡°Miss Dawson hooked up with the boyfriend of her own sister and this old hag is indeed biased. This vicious snake did everything just to keep Mrs. McCarthy¡¯s mouth shut!¡± ¡°And I? I was just a pawn for her. I have got nothing to do with her vicious n.¡± ¡°More importantly, when I helped Mrs. McCarthy away just now in the hall, I did not mean to take advantage of her.¡± ¡°Sure, I admired her beauty, but that¡¯s just before I know she is Mrs. McCarthy now. And for a woman I love, I would surely try to win her heart before I would do anything to her body. How would I even take advantage of her when she¡¯s in trouble?¡± ¡°I just thought, if I did not agree to them, they would just find another way to hurt Mrs. McCarthy. That¡¯s why I wanted to help her out of there.¡± ¡°If I knew she¡¯s your wife, how would I possibly dare to hurt her. Mr. McCarthy, you sure can understand me!¡± After his most touching speech, tears had welled up in his eyes. If she hadn''t seen through this scum¡¯s true face a long time ago, Natalia would have wanted to give him a medal to praise his heroic deeds! She gave a light sneer, and Archie remained expressionless, simply looking at ra, who was right next to him. ¡°And you. Do you have anything to say?¡± After all, she had experienced a lot at her age, and now she looked much calmer than Dennis. She just stared at Archie coldly and said in a stern voice, ¡°He talked nonsense. I had never discussed anything with him. He put the drug himself and I knew nothing about it at all.¡± Archie curled his thin lips lightly, and an icy smile touched his eyes. He pulled out another piece of paper from the stack lightly. The fire red up again, and the piece of paper was reduced to ashes. The faces of the Dawsons all changed in an instant, and their pupils shrunk. It was a clothingpany owned by the Dawson family. While it¡¯s just a small family business, it was growing nicely. In just about two minutes, an abrupt phone ring sounded. Philip cast a nce at Archie and walked to the side to pick up the phone. ¡°What? How is that possible?¡± The face of ra whitened somewhat, and an idea struck her mind already. But she found it unbelievable. What could Archie really do in such a short time? Were it in the capital Eqitin, she believed Archie could really have the strength to wipe out apany with a snap of his fingers. But here in Julio? The Dawson family had taken root in the city, with countless and intricate connections everywhere. Sure he could not just wipe them out like that? However, Philip hurried back and whispered a few words in her ear, shattering herst shred of hope. She looked over at the man sitting on the couch in shock and disbelief, while the man was still as calm and cool as ever. Archie smiled. He didn''t fly into a rage. The speed of his speech remained unhurried, and the tone of his voice calm and steady. But she just felt this man was scary for no reason! Even the air had be oppressive because of his smile. Archie said indifferently, "One minute to go, who¡¯s next?" As he said, he reached out to anotherpany of the Dawsons. Natalia watched it and didn''t say anything. ¡®Burn it! Just burn it!¡¯ The properties of the Dawson family had nothing to do with her already when her mother died. She could not feel even better to see their scared and heartbroken faces! Deep down in her heart, Natalia did not know why Archie would do this. With his power, if he wanted to revenge her, he didn¡¯t even need to go to the trouble of making them talk, and he could just do whatever he wanted. But now, he just tortured them little by little and squeezed everything out of them bit by bit. An idea struck Natalia and a sh crossed her eyes. She also found it unbelievable but could not help putting on a smile on her face. From the bottom of her heart, she felt a so warm. ¡®This man was really...¡¯ Philip, who had been standing behind, saw Archie reaching out his hand to another business of the Dawsons, and could not help yelling, ¡°Mother.¡± He called out to ra, whose face was as livid as she could ever be. But what could she do anyway, in the face of such a monster? At this time, they were like fish on a b waiting to be ughtered. Never mind the power to resist, they didn''t even have the courage it might take. Jesus! How could they even go against Archie? Wasn¡¯t that just asking for death. She no longer doubted that after the phone call just now. Thepany Archie burned just now was suspended by the government. Not acquired, but suspended by the government! They said something was wrong with the fabrics they used! Only God knew what could be wrong with their fabrics! Nothing had went wrong in the past decade, but now something was just wrong! ra was not too dumb to know it was Archie. But what could she even do? Thinking about it, she took a deep breath. Finally, she said in resignation, ¡°Mr. McCarthy, what do you want to hear actually? I will just say it.¡± Archie just raised his eyes and cast a nce at her. It was toote, and he had already lit up another piece of paper. This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . Watching the ring mes, she was almost heartbroken. After Spark Industries, it was her bestpany and it was also thepany of which she felt the most proud. Thanks to the huge profit it generated every year, they could support all the other businesses of the family. What should they do without it? Archie seemed to have failed to notice how heartbroken she had been. He shook off the ashes on his hands, wiped them off with a paper towel and finally leaned back to the sofa. ¡°Finally. You know, you could have saved us a lot of troubles if you can make the decision earlier.¡± ra did not know what to say. Archie tilted his head, looked over to Natalia, and asked in a soft voice, ¡°From which part do you think she should begin?¡± Natalia blinked her eyes and her mouth split into a light smile, ¡°Just from the part when she decided to set me up!¡± Archie nodded slightly, ¡°Good.¡± At that, he reached over to hold her hand, ced it on herp, and looked at ra as if he was waiting for a good show. ¡°Mrs. Dawson, shall we begin?¡± Chapter 30 His Wife Chapter 30 His Wife ra took a breath and was ready to speak. The whole thing was actually quite simple. It was just because that night, back when Natalia was force back to the Dawson Mansion, she had challenged the authority of ra in front of every one of the family and walked away like nothing had ever happened. ra knew Natalia would definitely go to the birthday party of Jessica, if not just to protect what her mother¡¯s left behind, but she also knew, Natalia would never do just whatever she asked obediently. So she decided to take a step further, and solve the problem once and for good. Everyone knew what kind of man Dennis had been. Natalie would never ever get the chance to escape if Natalia fell into his hands. As for Jessica, then, she could continue being Mrs. Miller worry-free. More importantly, once they helped her keep her reputation intact, she would be able to keep her position in the entertainment industry. And that meant, she could star in movies and dramas, and made money as she ever did, and Century Entertainment, which just signed a contract with her, would not suffer any losses. How cunning! How vicious! What a shameless scheme! While she had roughly guessed that in her heart, Natalia still found the whole thing somewhat unbelievable after hearing her confession. How could there even be such a shameless woman in this world! The big palm holding her hand all the time, as if feeling her rage, suddenly squeezed gently. She looked up slightly, and stared at the man¡¯s profile. The curves, more delicate than those in paintings, were now shining with apparent determination and coldness under the light. His deep and inky pupils were calm as ever but carried an indescribable power to soothe her heart. For a reason even unknown to herself, she felt calm and the anger and irritation in her heart had faded away. Archie toyed with her soft fingers and said in a soft voice, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then we have nothing more to say, we¡¯ll just call the police!¡± ra¡¯s face whitened sharply. ¡°Mr. McCarthy, I have done everything you asked, and told you the truth, why do you still call the police?¡± Archie looked over, as if he was smiling, ¡°I just promised you I would not burn any morepanies. I have never said that I would not call the police.¡± ra was speechless. Archie added lightly, ¡°I am a good citizen, and I will no doubt obey they. Now that someone should want to hurt my wife, what¡¯s wrong if I call the police?¡± Everyone present was dumbstruck. ¡®Good citizen? Obey thew?¡¯ Brian thought, ¡®Who just asked me to all the dirty jobs? Who just ordered us to do the hostile takeovers? Who was using theirpanies to threaten these people?¡± ¡®Tsk-tsk! Jesus, you sure can do all those shameless things for your woman. I think you really got the potential to join those crazy tyrannies!¡± Sure Archie won¡¯t know what Brian was thinking. Even if he knew though, he would not care. Who should take care of his woman, if not him? Natalia¡¯s mouth could not help but curl up at him ying with her fingers. She was long beyond the age to feel touched easily, but now for some unknown reason, she just felt so moved. Especially when she found out the true intention of this man! She did not say a word, and Archie simply raised his hand and gave the order. Call the police! The Dawsons were terribly panicky, but Dennis looked like he was fine with it. For a rich yboy like he was, the police station had already been his second home and he did not have such thing as reputation to worry about. At worst, he would just call his father to pay the money and bail him out. Though he had expected to be beaten up heavily when he went back home, it would still be much better than falling into the hands of Archie McCarthy. Brian was quick and the phone call was made shortly. The police were even quicker, hearing Archie¡¯s name! It took only minutes before a police car stopped in front of the hotel. By this time, the Dawsons had known there was no hope of reconciliation and were cuffed away obediently by the police. Some of the guests, who had left the banquet earlier, were paying attention to the Dawsons all the time. Right after the police had taken the Dawsons away, the news was known by the entire upper-ss circle immediately. At first, they all felt confused. The reason for all the attention was because Archie McCarthy had announced his rtionship with Natalia and let everyone know that Natalia was now his wife. When they first learned about the news, they felt the Dawsons had been so lucky to be inws with the McCarthy family, and they also thought nobody would even dare to cross the Dawsons from now on. Some of them were even nning to win some favors from the Dawsons! But immediately the Dawsons had been taken away by the police. Even the old Mrs. Dawson! And people began to realize something unusual must have happen. Not long after that, a video went trendy on the Inte. In the video, a white-hairdy was sitting there, confessing how she had conspired to hurt her own granddaughter. She also confessed how she had worked with an outsider to ruin the reputation of her granddaughter just for the sake of another granddaughter and another family. The people present had been quite experienced in the business world, and though the face of the old immediately recognized it was ra, the old Mrs. Dawson. How could a grandmother even tried so hard to hurt her own granddaughter? How could she just be so vicious? Frankly, any wealthy family would have at least some dirty histories they would tell no one. But it was unprecedented for someone to even go so far just for some petty bias and interest. Was she the real grandmother? Everyone began to talk about it online and thinking about the news of the Dawsons being sent into the police station, they simply could not help cursing. Bah! They just deserved it! Natalia did not know what was going on out there yet. As for Shawn, while the Dawsons had been taken away by the police, he was an outsider after all. He was not part of their n, so he made it to get away. Now, standing in front of Natalia, he was staring at her with aplicated look. She looked at the Rolls-Royce parked not far away. One of its windows was wound half way down, and from her angle, she happened to be able to see the cold profile of the man sitting inside. The coldness on his face, was only made all the more aloof by the near-dawn light. It was five o¡¯clock in the morning and a slight drizzle had started sometime during the night. Cold This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . breezes crept into her shirt down her neck, and she felt somewhat chilly. Natalia held her arms, and cast an impatient nce at him. ¡°Mr. Miller, if you are here to ask me to forgive them, you can just shut up! I won¡¯t do anything just for you.¡± His brows knitted, he said in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m not here for them.¡± ¡°Then what do you want?¡± She did not even try to hide the displeasure and impatience on her face, and his already deeply wrinkled brows furrows even tighter. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± After a long pause, he broke the silence, with a hint of guilt on his face, ¡°They are wrong. They have hurt you. I apologize for what they have done.¡± Chapter 31 He Was Not Wrong Chapter 31 He Was Not Wrong It was as if she had just told a joke. She looked at Shawn sarcastically, ¡°So you mean, they are wrong, but you are not?¡± Shawn¡¯s back stiffened slightly. He took a deep breath, and exined, ¡°I did not know you were druggedst night. I did notice something wrong with you at the time, but I didn''t think of it that way. I was going to help you, but Jessica suddenly had a stomachache. I can¡¯t just leave her alone.¡± Natalia raised her eyebrows, ¡°And then? She lost the baby?¡± After a short pause, he finally answered, ¡°No.¡± ¡°She did not lose her baby, so she just had a stomachache suddenly for no reason? I think she¡¯s doing well just now. She doesn¡¯t seem like having a miscarriage?¡± His expression turned cold somewhat. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Natalia gave a wry smile, ¡°I don¡¯t mean anything. Her acting was not so good, but she still fooled you around. Mr. Miller, I did not think you are so dumb.¡± ¡°Natalia!¡± He hated her condescending manner the most. Because that would make him think, and he would think a lot. He darkened his face, gritting his teeth, and he said, ¡°Why are you always so harsh to your own sister? If you don¡¯t like her, you can just not meet her again. Why do you just have to curse her with out vicious mouth? You have changed a lot!¡± Natalia¡¯s face also darkened. She sneered and stared at the man in front of her coldly. ¡°They did everything they could to hurt me. I just mentioned the word ¡®miscarriage¡¯ and you think I am vicious? Why don¡¯t you think of the things she had done to me?¡± He was stunned, but he did not have the courage to say anything in retort. Finally, he just said coldly, ¡°Nothing happened to you anyway! Maybe she¡¯s not even involved!¡± But she just gave a sarcastic sneer, and shook her head. She really didn¡¯t want to waste her breath with him. She turned and walked toward the Rolls-Royce. The voice sounded from behind again, ¡°Wait!¡± Natalia stopped, and her face was cold. The man walked up, but finally stopped when there was only a step between them. The light drizzle blew between the two, just like an invisible wall separating them apart. She said coldly, ¡°Just say whatever you have to say. I don¡¯t have that much time for you.¡± The man clenched his fists tightly, and finally he asked her the question he had hidden in his heart for so long. ¡°Are you ... Are you serious? Being with him.¡± Natalia sure understood what he meant by ¡°him¡±. She curled her lips but she did not turn back to him. She just tilted her head slightly so that it would be just enough for him to see her smile. ¡°Yes. What?¡± ¡°When did it happen?¡± ¡°What does it even get to do with you?¡± The man fell silent. After a short pause, he said in a grim voice, ¡°That man is not what he looks like. His background is quiteplicated. He¡¯s not for you. You will regret one day!¡± Natalia smiled lightly. Her smile was both sarcastic and sad. ¡°People said we were quite for each other. But what happened then?¡± The man fell silent again. ¡°Shawn, you think you are smart. And you think you know everything. But you will know one day, you know nothing. You just think you know, but you don¡¯t.¡± With that, she didn¡¯t want to continue the nonsense here and just strode away on her high heels. Someone in front had already walked to her holding an umbre. The bluish-ck umbre was held above her head respectfully. The man bent down and opened the car door for her. Natalia got into the car. Her proud and cool nobility was beyond description. Shawn stood there and was somewhat stunned as the door closed. An idea struck him that maybe he had never understood this woman. It had been the six years. And in his eyes, she was still the little girl in that summer six years ago. Her homework in her hands, the little girl was dressed in her blue school uniform with her hair tied up in a high ponytail. Her smile was so bright. His heart at that moment was like the snow melting in the spring. He just felt everything was just so beautiful. But the memory after that was somewhat blurred. After the incident of Kiera, there was a new Mrs. Dawson, and Natalia also went abroad. It seemed that she had never smiled at him since then. Her gentle giggles were gradually reced by her silent aloofness. She was freezing cold since then. And he never knew what she had been thinking and he never knew how he should warm up her ice-cold heart. Even when he was in front of her, no matter how close they were, he just knew they were actually far away from each other. They were so far away from each other that he thought ¡­ he thought it might be even better if they had not fallen in love six years ago. And that was exactly why he thought it might be the best choice for them to break up. He loved Jessica, and Jessica loved him. Natalia was just a beautiful and short dream in his youth. He had woken up from that dream already. It was just that he could not bear to wake her up as well. And now, things were just the way they should have been. But why? Why would he feel sad in his heart? When he saw her get into the car of another man with his own eyes, when those men treated her respectfully just as if she was the noblest princess in this world¡­ N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Why would he feel so nervous? It felt just like a part of his heart was taken away suddenly. And what¡¯s left was a hole, an empty hole. Gushes of cold wind blew in and he just felt chilly all over his body. He then turned back and began to walk spiritlessly. At this moment, his phone rang. He picked up mechanically and over the phone, he could hear the angry snarling of his father, Henry Miller. ¡°What¡¯s going on? So they are just so shameless? Are they out of their mind?¡± Only then did Shawne back to his senses. He calmed himself down and said, ¡°Dad, this is a long story. I will tell you when I am back.¡± ¡­ The ck Rolls-Royce sped down the highway in the early morning. Inside the car, Natalia pressed her lips and smiled at the man sitting next to her. Stared by her, Archie felt a little ufortable and gave a clear cough. With that, he suddenly reached out and pushed her face over. Natalia gave a chuckle. "Mr. McCarthy, thank you for helping me today! I''ll be sure to repay you when I get the chance." Archie''s brows knitted slightly and he turned his head to look at her, "What did you call me just now?" Natalia''s smile faltered. A touch of coldness crossed under Archie''s eyes, "Mrs. McCarthy, do you need me to teach you how to address your husband?" Natalia fell silent. She shook her head hurriedly, "No." "Well, call me now." Natalia was a bit embarrassed, ''''Now? It¡¯s quite embarrassing, isn¡¯t it?¡± Driving the car, Brian hurriedly said, ¡°Ma¡¯am, I¡¯m actually deaf, I can¡¯t hear you.¡± Natalia fell silent again. Archie gave a cold nce at him, and Brian immediately shut his mouth. In the meanwhile, the ss panel between them suddenly rose and separated them apart. She felt even more flustered. ¡®What¡¯s that for? We just talk. It looks more like we are doing anything weird now.¡¯ Come to think of it, she blushed instantly. ¡®Bah! What are you even thinking, Natalia!¡¯ Chapter 32 Honey Chapter 32 Honey Archie looked at her with a wry smile, "How''s that? Can you say it now?" Nataliaughed awkwardly. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. But while she was reluctant, he¡¯s been waiting, so there were no other ways to go. It took a long while before she finally managed to force out a "Honey". However, her voice was so low, and it was barely audible to herself. Archie raised his eyebrows and brought his ear over, "What did you call me?" Natalia gritted her teeth, raising her voice a little, "Honey." "I can¡¯t hear you." Natalia became even more nervous. But finally, she gave up. She had been through a lot, why should she care about her face just now? She simply threw her arms around his neck and suddenly came up to his ear and yelled, "Honey!" After that, she let go of him immediately, and shrank back to the other side. Archie was stunned. Turning his head, he stared at her incredulously. Natalia turned her face to the side, pretending to be calm. But in fact, she was already so nervous, and her heart might just jump out of her chest any moment. Suddenly, the giggles of a man sounded in her ear. Startled, she thought to herself, ¡®Did I break anything when I yelled at him just now? Why¡¯s he She looked over curiously, and saw him holding back hisughter, ¡°I just want you to call me Archie. I did not think you would be so passionate and call me honey. Emm ¡­ then I will just follow your lead and call you honey as well!¡± With that, he produced a little box from his pocket and slipped a delicate diamond ring onto her ring finger. Natalia was stunned. Her mind was now totally nk, and she could not even think properly anymore. ¡®What? What is going on?¡¯ Before she could do anything, the man reached over again and held to his lips her hand on which he just put the ring, and gently gave it a kiss. ¡°Honey, happy marriage!¡± Natalia totally didn¡¯t know what to say. When her senses finally came back to her, she knew she had been tricked by this man. Her delicate face suddenly flushed red in fury. He just had nned it! She was so angry and wanted to take the ring down but was stopped by him. ¡°Honey, you don¡¯t take your ring off easily. It¡¯s a mark. With it, you will only be mine. You can never regret it.¡± Natalia was about to cry. ¡°Archie McCarthy, I already want to regret it now. What should I do?¡± ¡°Then you should never think about that again.¡± He said in a domineering tone, and Natalia did not know what to do then. But right at this moment, her rang with a ¡®ding¡¯ sound. She could only pulled back her hands reluctantly. Anyway, this man had just helped her tonight, she would just leave everything for the time being and nned to talk about itter. She produced her phone from her pocket and noticed that it was a message from Victoria Kaur. There was also a link attached to it, which led to the video Archie had asked his men to release. [Natalia, I just got off work and saw this, are you alright?] Victoria had been busy with some night scenes recently. Except for those rare days off, she started her days normally in the afternoon and got back around five or six in the morning. That¡¯s also why she did not go to the birthday banquet of Jessica. Natalia wrote her a reply hurriedly. [I¡¯m fine. Don¡¯t worry.] [Ok then, they really went too far. I was so angry!] [They will get what they deserve.] [Just tell me whenever you need my help. I will let my assistant keep an eye on my phone these days.] Natalia smiled as a warm current flowed through her heart. She then wrote a swift reply. [Ok, thanks, Victoria.] And she ended the message with a string of kisses and hearts. It was normal for girls to use emoji like that when they chatted online, so that they could feel the affection and care of each other even from the screen. But the man next to her did not find it very proper. He did not intend to peek at her phone, but they were in the car anyway and his vision was great. With a careless nce, he caught sight of their messages. That string of hearts and kisses caught all of his attention. He snorted and said in a grim voice, ¡°Victoria? You two close?¡± Natalia nodded, ¡°Yeah, we were ssmates in the high school. We grew up together. She¡¯s my best friend.¡± ¡°Heh, there are no true friends in the entertainment industry. Careful. She might do something bad behind your back.¡± Natalia frowned. She turned to him and said in a serious voice, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter what industry you are in. People may lie to you and may be sincere regardless their profession. I have known her even before she entered the entertainment industry!¡± Archie gave a light hum. "Naive!" She didn¡¯t know what to say to that, but she was somewhat angry. Then she just ignored him, took a cushion pillow in her arms and turned around. After the tossing and turning of thest night, she was tired. Leaning against the car window, she had just wanted to close her eyes for a while, but she had fallen asleep finally. Silence filled the car. Outside the windows, a thin white line could already be seen in the sky, and the morning dawn slowly blossom in the hazy mist. The road began to be gradually filled up with cars. Among these cars, there were a mor of the jogs. Archie whispered to Brian to slow the car down. Then he took off his jacket to cover it over Natalia. Finally, he also closed his eyes and leaned back to take a nap. ¡­ Natalia woke up in a warm embrace. When she opened her eyes, the silver-bordered sky outside was still carrying the same dim color. Only the surroundings looked a bit unfamiliar. She rubbed her eyes and looked closely before she realized that this ce looked somewhat familiar. She had been here before, and it seemed to be the McCarthy Mansion. Looking up, she met the perfectly handsome hand with a hard shudder. ¡°AHH¡ª¡± With a startled cry, she finally realized that she was being carried across his arms and towards the house. ¡°Archie McCarthy! Put me down!¡± Only then did Archie look down at her with a light smile in his eyes. ¡°You are awake?¡± Natalia''s face flushed slightly as she quietly nced around and found a row of servants standing at the entrance, all smiling brightly, and Brian was also standing at the end of the line. She instantly covered her face, wanting to die. "Put me down! I can walk by myself!" Archie chuckled but eventually respected her, so he bent down to put her down. ¡°Weee! Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy!¡± The powerful and uniform sound of servants startled Natalia. Immediately after that, there was the sound of party poppers. ¡°Pop¡ª¡± ¡°Pop¡ª" ¡°Pop¡ª" ¡­ It rang for a whole five or six minutes before it stopped. Natalia was so frightened that she almost fell down, but fortunately Archie held her tight so that she was saved from the embarrassment. After the greeting ceremony, Brian came forward with a pleasing face. ¡°Mrs. McCarthy, I have prepared this greeting ceremony for you, do you like it? How do you think of it?¡± Natalia gave a stiff smile, looked at him, and finally nodded with difficulty. "Oh ... I like it, I like it a lot." "It''s good that you like it." After saying that, he then winked at Archie, as if he was waiting for his reward. Archie was also in a good mood, and naturally he would be generous enough. He waved his hand, ¡°Double bonus this month!" ¡°Thank you. Mr. McCarthy!¡± Chapter 33 Sleep Together Chapter 33 Sleep Together Archie led Natalia to the row of servants and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, this is Natalia, my wife. From now on you should all call her Mrs. McCarthy, and you must respect her as much as you respect me, understand?" The servants answered in unison, "Yes, Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy!" Only then did Archie nod in satisfaction. After that, he held Natalia''s hand and led her inside. Natalia was a bit confused. Until now, she didn¡¯t have any idea as to how she had followed this man to the McCarthy Mansion. When she entered the bedroom, she finally understood what had happened and hurriedly pulled him back. "Uh, I, I came here..." "From now on, you will live here." He looked at her seriously. Natalia''s heart stuttered. It seemed that only at this time did she truly believe that when he said marriage, he wasn''t joking, and he was pretty serious. Archie raised his hand to summon a maid and said in a deep voice, "Mrs. Dottie, please show Mrs. McCarthy around the mansion." The maid called Mrs. Dottie hurriedly and happily went forward and answered, "Yes, Mrs. McCarthy, please follow me." Natalia nced at Archie, who was untying his tie and seemed to be nning to go to take a shower. She pursed her lips, didn''t say anything, but turned around and followed Mrs. Dottie. McCarthy Mansion was veryrge. It was a standalone vi with arge garden. In the garden, there were all kinds of exotic flowers and precious trees for people to enjoy. Behind the vi was arge area of lush greenwn, while next to the garden was a swimming pool. The glittering turquoise water rippled in the morning wind and made the ce look like a paradise. After they had strolled around the entire mansion, and Mrs. Dottie took her through the whole vi. Only then did she realize that Archie had actually prepared a room for her a long time ago. The bedroom was naturally shared by the two of them, but there were two studies and two checkrooms. Her study and checkroom were both on the third floor. There were many books in the study already, and she was actually surprised to find that most of the books there were the ones she really liked. There were even a few books that she had been looking for for a long time! As for the checkroom, the checkroom was more than a hundred square feet, and the clothes and bags and shoes inside, were just thetest items of the season. The products of her favorite designer, Amy, had upied a whole closet! He¡¯d just got every single item avable for her. Natalia couldn''t help but gulp. ¡®That man is really ... fucking rich!¡¯ But the effort put in the preparation also made it obvious that this man had long made up his mind to move in with her. She couldn''t help but slightly droop her eyes, and didn''t know how long this man had been nning about his life with her. Watching around this ce, she just found it unbelievable that he should have prepare everything in three days. With doubts in her mind, Natalia returned to the second floor bedroom. Archie was taking a bath, and she held her arm in the bedroom and strolled around. She found that simple. The room was mostly colored in ck, white and gray. Facing the door was arge piece of floor windows, which opened up to a spacious terrace, and under the terrace was the neatly trimmed green A ck bookshelf was ced against the wall. Those were mostly financial magazines, but she also found some car magazines. In addition to books, there were also several small ornaments and trophies, and one of the trophies even had a photo on it. It was from some basketball game. In the picture, a boy with short hair was smilingzily, but the pair of dark and deep eyes seemed to be as sharp as a knife. Even from the photo, she could feel the oppressive aura. She couldn''t help but smile and look closely at the name under the trophy. St. John''s University Basketball Champion? He also went to St. John''s? Natalia was faintly surprised. Because when she went abroad five years ago, she was introduced by an old friend of her mother at that time, and also went to St. John''s. What a coincident? She didn''t think much about it, and just then, the sound of door opening sounded behind her. Archie walked out. He was not wearing his clothes, only a bath towel around his waist, and crystal water droplets rolled down from his chest, sexy as hell. Under the messy short hair, his arched eyebrows and his deep and dark eyes were like two whirlpools sucking her in. Her face stiffened instantly with a hint of embarrassment. It was as if even the air grew oppressive. Her eyes flickered wildly, not knowing where tond. He sure saw her nervousness, and he walked straight towards her. He was holding a towel in his hand, wiping his wet hair, and reached another hand over to pick up the trophy she was staring at earlier. "You''re looking at this?" "Huh? Hmm." Natalia responded ufortably. As if Archie didn''t notice her nervousness, he put the trophy down and said in a light voice, "I got this one when I was a part-time guest professor at the school. It''s not much of a prize, but the experience was interesting." Natalia was slightly taken aback. "Professor?" Archie raised his eyebrows, "What?" "Oh, no, nothing." Well! She just forgot how much of a big shot he had been. How could he just go there to study? He was in his early twenties when he took over the McCarthy Properties, and he had been known as an unprecedented talent just by all those big shots in the business world. It''s definitely not surprising that St. John''s would ask him to be a guest professor. He looked at her deeply and asked, "Do you know this school too?" She nodded. "I went to this university five years ago." Archie smiled. "That''s quite a fate then." His gaze was deep and dark, as if there was somethingplicated hidden in his eyes, which she couldn''t quite understand. But she didn''t think much about it, and right after that, she heard the low voice of the man. "Want to take a shower?" Natalia was still a little ufortable with the new environment, and once she thought of how this man had also used the bathroom just now, she felt ufortable even just going in again. And she was also too embarrassed to propose to use the guest bath, so she could only shake her head. "Then help me wipe my hair?" He handed the towel over. Natalia was stunned, but did not refuse. After taking over the towel and waiting for him to sit on the sofa, she pressed pressed the towel against his hair and gently wiped off the water for him. His hair was very short, but not particrly hard. Her fingertips felt through the hair, giving her a strange feeling. Natalia tried to restrain herself from thinking too much. Since she had epted the fact that she was married to this man, and actually enjoyed the benefits he brought to her, she had to try to get used to living with him. After a while, the hair was half dry. Archie took the hair dryer and blew it out. Seeing her standing there, he felt a little amused. He walked over, took her hand, and pressed her down so that she sat on the bed. Natalia was a little confused, and seeing him lift his leg the next second, she couldn''t help but reflexively shrink. "What are you doing?" ,. Archie''s gaze deepened, half smiling. ¡°Mrs. McCarthy, aren¡¯t you even tired after such a day and a night?¡± This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . His words reminded her of what had happened, and she did feel tired. She nodded her head. "Then don''t you want to sleep?" "Now?" "Well, sleep for a while first, I''ll wake you up when it''s time." Natalia was dumbfounded as he took off the slippers on her feet, and when she came back to her senses, she was already pressed down on the bed. Chapter 34 Wait For Him For Dinner Chapter 34 Wait For Him For Dinner Her body was tense, as if she was waiting for an execution. However, the man didn''t do anything more. He changed into his pajamas and alsoid down next to her. Then he just wrapped his arms around her body from behind and locked her in his arms. Her back stiffened. The air was filled with a faint aroma of pinewood, and the pillow was also emanating the cool scent belonging to this man. In addition to the heating from behind, she just felt she was enveloped by his smell, and she was like a captured bird, being tightly squeezed in his hand. The good news was that Archie was a man of his word after all. Although his hug made her a little ufortable, he did not do anything more than that. And she was also tired. At first, she could still manage to keep herself awake. But then, hearing the steady breath of the man, her eyelids got heavy as well. Before long, she also fell asleep. When she woke up again, the sun was already setting. Natalia did not expect to sleep for so long and she woke up with a start. She took a look at the phone, Property ? of N?velDrama.Org. and it was already five o''clock in the afternoon. She rubbed her face, waking up from the hazy sleep. Looking at where the man had slept, it was empty already. Archie had long disappeared. When she went downstairs, she learned that there was a temporary emergency in thepany, and he was called to thepany. She asked Mrs. Dottie, "When did he leave?" Mrs. Dottie replied with a smile, "Mr. McCarthy left at eleven in the morning. He said that you were tired, ma¡¯am, and asked us not to disturb you, so that you can rest more." Natalia faintly lowered her eyes. He left at eleven in the morning, then he definitely did not sleep long. She felt somewhat guilty. Since it was because of her that he had been up all night long and he did not even have the time to rest today. "Ma¡¯am, you are hungry, right? Should we start dinner now or should we wait for Mr. McCarthy?" "I will wait for him!" Natalia said and walked upstairs. Halfway up the stairs, she rubbed her stomach and added, "If there''s any food, send some up for me first. I can have some bites while waiting." Mrs. Dottie replied smilingly, "Yes, Ma¡¯am." Mrs. Dottie brought her a bowl of fresh chicken soup and a stack of crispy cakes. Natalia sat cross-legged on the sofa, eating happily while searching for thetest news about the Dawsons online. The Dawson family in Julio could be counted as a big family by any measures, and Jessica had been quite popr herself. After all the noisesst night, there would definitely be lost of reporters who would want to follow up such a juicy story. Therefore, the moment she opened her social ount, she immediately found thetest news they had published. As she expected, the Dawsons had been bailed out. After all, ra was not really involved in the operation. Although there were still a lot of people cursing them online, but the police could not find any evidence. Therefore they could not just keep them detained, they had to release them. But Dennis was not so lucky. With the clues provided by Natalia, the police found the ss into which Dennis had put the drug, and with the waiter''s testimony, it was confirmed that Dennis had put the drug in all by himself. Now that the evidence of the crime was there, Dennis would then face criminal prosecution. Natalia faintly curled her lips. She was not surprised that the Dawsons would be bailed out. That cunning fox would never leave behind any trace of her crimes. Even if there was the video taken by Archie, that video, at most, could only cause some public opinion against her, and could not be used as evidence against her. That was because she could always say that she was threatened by someone and had no choice but to say what she had said in the video. And in fact Archie did use extraordinary means to threaten her. Thinking of this, Natalia rubbed her chin. She knew that the reason why Archie had to record and release such a video was only because a lot of people had seen her and Dennis getting involvedst night. Although he appearedter and saved her, most people still did not know anything about her rtionship with Dennis. The incident five years ago had blemished Natalia''s reputation in the city of Julio. If there was such an incident, then her reputation would bepletely ruined! She would not only be considered a theft, but also a filthy woman who had cheated on her own boyfriend. At that time, she would by no means be able to exin everything. She just could not change what people might think of her. And Archie apparently had already knew ra¡¯s tricks. So they forced her to confess the nasty things she did, and then recorded it to expose her conspiracy! As it turned out, the result was quite good. Now the people online were almost all in favor of Natalia, although there were still a handful of airheads who had felt that the Dawson were right. But they were just a drop in the ocean, and could be ignored altogether! And in the stock market, the prices of thepanies of the Dawson family had just plummeted for what happenedst night! Some of thesepanies, which had been doing great all the time in the past decades, should not have been influenced by the scandal of the family. But to her surprise, their prices almost went half overnight. Watching the red color on the screen, Natalia thought for a moment and understood the reason. She slightly hooked her lips, produced her phone and made a call. At the same time, at McCarthy Properties. Archie was in a meeting. The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense, and all the senior managers of the branch were present, all staring nervously at the man sitting at the head of the table. Suddenly, someone¡¯s phone vibrated and buzzed a few times. Everyone instantly changed their faces and exchanged nces, and they all showed a bewildered expression. Before long, the president sitting at the head of the table suddenly took out his cell phone from his pocket, took a look at the screen, and then his tense face immediately became soft just like the snow was smelt by the spring breeze. The corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he announced that the meeting was suspended. After that, he got up and walked out. Everyone was stunned at once. They all knew how much their boss had hated to be disturbed during a meeting. Not mind a phone call, even a message would be just enough to make him barge out of anger. But why was he so different today? Their boss not only answered the phone, but also announced a pause in the meeting at its most crucial point? Everyone instantly turned curious eyes to Brian. Brian sat on the side seat, saw their eyes and cleared his throat. "Uh ... here¡¯s the thing. Recently there is a very big business, well, the president is talking about the business right now!" At that, everyone seemed to finally understand something. As the assistant of the president, tens of billions of dors were not a big number to Brian and now that he called it a big business, then it would just be very big indeed. No wonder their boss was willing to give up his principle during the meeting for a phone call! How wise! The senior managers silently raised a surge of admiration for their boss in their hearts. In the meanwhile, their boss, who was talking about a "big business", stopped in the corridor and picked up the phone. "You''re awake?" Natalia was a little embarrassed, "Well, didn''t you say you would wake me up? Why did you let me sleep until now?" Archie smiled lightly, his gaze gentle, "Sorry, I got busy for a while and forgot." Natalia paused for a moment and suddenly asked, "What time are youing back?" "Hmm?" "I ... I¡¯m wait for you for the dinner!" She sounded awkward, like she was not used to this way of speaking, but still could not hide the concern in that tone. It''s time to eat and rest after a day''s hard work! Chapter 35 If I Die, You Die With Me Chapter 35 If I Die, You Die With Me Archie curled his lips, and even his always emotionless face were now tinted with a smile. "Okay, I''ll be back soon." "So that''s it?" "Well, bye." Hanging up the phone, he looked at the phone and smiled happily. The setting sun nted and sank. The golden light spilled from the horizon to the earth was like ayer of warm quilt to the world, and even his heart was wrapped in a burst of warmth. He put away his phone, turned around, and walked into the conference room. The senior managers were waiting for him. The marketing manager standing in front of the projector was about to continue to report the n for the next year, but was interrupted by Archie with a raised hand. "All right, everyone is tired today. Why don¡¯t we just stop here. Just now I pointed out a few proposals that need to be revised, and you should take them back and fix all the problems I just mentioned and bring them to back me tomorrow. That''s it for the meeting today, OK? Meeting adjourned!" He said and had immediately strode away without waiting for them. Those senior managers were all stunned. Wh ... What? That¡¯s it for the meeting today? Had they ever finished a meeting with Archie McCarthy before eight in the evening? It would not surprise them if a meeting shouldst after the midnight. But now the meeting was finished at this hour of the day? It was just five in the afternoon, my dear boss? Never mind those senior managers, even Brian felt somewhat surprised. Just now when Archie went out to answer the phone, he identally nced at the name on the screen and knew it was Natalia calling. But he had never expect that she would actually have such a great charm! His workaholic boss would just leave his work just to go home to have dinner with her? Well, Brian silently decided in his heart to change the strategy in the future! It didn¡¯t matter how well the boss was served, but it did matter to suck up to his wife first! ... After Natalia called Archie, she also gave ra a call. The Dawson family was now enveloped in an awkward atmosphere. Shawn had been called back by his father, so he was not here. In the living room were sitting ra, Jessica, and Philip. Except for them, there was just silence in this room and none of them spoke. Therefore, when the phone rang, it seemed particrly abrupt and sharp. ra impatiently cast a nce at David, the butler, who hurriedly went over to pick it up. A few secondster, he trotted back and whispered, "Ma¡¯am, it''s Miss Natalia." ra smiled coldly. "How dare she even call back!" David lowered his head and didn''t dare to speak. Jessica said timidly, "Grandma, could it be that Natalia has realized she went too far this time and called to apologize?" Philip cursed angrily, "She thinks an apology would be the end of it? Thepany has lost so much, can she afford to pay for it?" ra listened to Philip''s words, but her eyes shed. Nobody knew what she thought and she just got up, and walked over to answer the phone. "What do you want?" On the other side, Natalia hooked the corner of her lips. "Mrs. Dawson, did you have a good time?" ra''s face was gloomy, and she said in a cold voice, "You don''t have to call back just to mock at me. What has happened has happened. Although we had been embarrassed, you won¡¯t be any better than us since you are my granddaughter!" "Is that so? I''m a little surprised, in the eyes of Mrs. Dawson, I''m still your granddaughter!" These words were obviously sarcastic, causing ra''s throat to stutter. Something was about to spill out of her mouth. But she suppressed it in the end and said in a deep voice, "What exactly do you want to say?" "Nothing important really. It''s just what my mother left behind. The condition at the beginning was that I had to wait until after I got married before I could inherit it, and now that I''m married, shouldn''t you also return the things to me?" ra¡¯s gaze flickered slightly. She did not refuse, but only said in a cold voice, "When do you want it?" "Naturally, the sooner the better." "The day after tomorrow at the earliest. Thewyer is not in Julio right now, so I need time to inform him." "No problem!" The conversation was cut off at this point, and there was silence on the phone. Just as Natalia was about to hang up, over the phone, ra suddenly sighed. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. "Natalia, I can understand the resentment you must have umted against me and the Dawson family over the past five years, and I admit that I am the one who has failed to consider this matter.¡± ¡°But no matter what, I am still your grandmother, and they are still your father and sister. You can hate us, but that should be just between our own family. How can you conspire with some outsider against us?" Natalia listened to these words and suddenlyughed. "Mrs. Dawson, when you first approached Dennis to discuss setting me up together, did you ever think that we are a family?" ra did not reply. "If you''re trying to y nice with me so that I can persuade Archie McCarthy to let you guys go, I''m sorry, I can''t do it." "You!" ra was so angry that her face turned red, gritting her teeth and snarling in a low voice, "This is also your mother''s property! Can you really bear to watch them being destroyed?" Natalia''s tone was suddenly cold. "Since you also know that it belonged to my mother, you should return it to me as well! Otherwise, even if I would just have to die, I would definitely let you all die with me!" After saying that, the phone was violently cut off. ra covered her chest, so angry that she was breathing heavily and her face whitened. Seeing this, Jessica hurriedly went forward and held her up, eximing, "Grandma, are you okay?" Aleena also rushed forward, joined her daughter to help ra to sit on the sofa, and served her the medicine. Only then did ra''s face look a little better. She fiercely hit her crane on the ground, looking terribly bad, "This damn kid!" Philip had just heard their conversation, and he asked worriedly , "Mom, what should we do now?" ra shook her head, her face full of fatigue. "Don''t ask me, I don''t know now, let''s just wait and see what happens!" ... On the other side, after Natalia hung up the phone, she was in a great mood. She counted the time and thought Archie should be home any moment now. She went downstairs. It was already six in the evening now, and as soon as she went downstairs, she really saw a ck Rolls Royce stopped at the entrance of the courtyard. Brian opened the door for him, and the man stepped out of the car against the remaining dim light of the setting sun, with a thinyer of golden glow lingering on her shoulders, as if she saw some god from the paintings. Archie held a jacket in his arm, and when he saw his wife standing at the door, wearing home clothes, his mouth slowly split into a smile. "Waiting for me?" He walked over and reached out and rubbed her head gently. Natalia stiffened slightly, somewhat unused to his intimate and doting way of getting along. So she slightly shied back a bit before saying, "I came out to see the sunset." The smile on his face grew even wider. He knew she was just lying, since she could have a better view on the second floor, but he did not expose her. He just smiled and rubbed her hair again and he bent down to change his shoes. After changing to his slippers, he took her hand and walked inside. The kitchen has long been prepared for dinner, because it was Natalia''s first meal in the McCarthy Mansion, so it was prepared in an extraordinarily extravagant manner. Chapter 36 My Wife Chapter 36 My Wife She silently nced at the dishes on the table. Sure enough, most of them were just her favorites. The books in the study, the clothes in the checkroom, and the table full of her favorite dishes ¨C she just felt everything was just too obvious to be a coincidence. But the man did not say anything, so she also pretended not to know, and did not say anything either. At the table, they had a quiet dinner together and neither of them said anything to each other. After the dinner, she decided to take a stroll in the garden in front of the vi, and at the same time read some entertainment news for today using her phone. Suddenly, the fresh fragrance of pinewood came from behind. She was slightly stunned, turned her head to take a look, and saw Archie standing behind her. "Don''t look at your phone when you walk." He said, reaching out and snatching her phone away. Natalia wasn¡¯t paying attention to the road ahead, and suddenly stepped on a stone. She just stumbled and fell to the side. "AHHH¡ª" A short scream sounded. The expected pain did note. Instead, the man grabbed her waist and easily brought her back into his arms. "You should have listened to the words of wisdom from a mature man!" He lectured her with a stern face. Natalia felt ashamed and suddenly her face flushed. Since she did do something wrong, she could not say even a word to refute him. She could only eye him angrily and said in stern tone, "OK, I know you are an old man. Does any mature man take advantage of young girls? Let go of me now!" She struggled in his arms. The arm that was ced on the waist did not let go but used more strength. Archieughed and said in a low voice, "I was just warning you and you really get angry? What advantage do I take hugging my own wife?" Natalia stared at him. The man finally gave up and let go of her waist to surrender. "Okay, okay, I was wrong, I should not have taken advantage of you. Since you do mind, why don¡¯t you also take advantage of me as well?" At that, he leaned over, as if telling her that she could put an arm around his waist. Natalia was furious. ¡®This man is really shameless!¡¯ She turned to leave in a huff, and Archie, knowing that she was really angry, hurriedly pulled her back. He coaxed in a soft tone, "Okay, I was just kidding! Are you really mad at me?" Natalia ignored him. Archie then said in a serious manner, "I have something serious to tell you, do you want to listen or not?" Natalia slightly nced at him. Sensing that he wasn¡¯t joking, she decided to stop, "What is it?" "Didn''t you say you wanted to meet Stephen? He¡¯s now already back in the country. I will arrange for you two to meet each other tomorrow at noon!" Natalia thought about it, and thought that there was nothing to do at noon tomorrow, so it was fine for her. She looked at Archie, her eyebrows knitted lightly, and then she said seriously, "Archie McCarthy, let me make it clear first. Although I appreciate what you did for me, I do have principles.¡± ¡°If Stephen is indeed wrongly used, I can help him clear his name, save his reputation, and even help him go to the next level, but if all those usations are just true.¡± ¡°Then I''m sorry, even if he is your cousin, I won''t help him!" Archie looked at her with deep eyes andughed lightly, "So you have principles? Protecting the vulnerable?" Natalia rolled her eyes at him. "You think I''m a saint?!" She paused for a while and said in a deep voice, "I just think, if he is really a dishonorable person and he is not even willing to correct himself, then even if I help him out this time, he will make the same mistake the next time. I cannot always follow him to help him wipe his ass, he will sooner orter cause other problems.¡± ¡°In that case, why even bother to waste my time on him? Indeed, it¡¯s not very difficult to make Property ? of N?velDrama.Org. something in the entertainment industry, what is difficult is to maintain a good image for a long time. It takes more than just a good PR team, but the efforts of his own." Archie pondered slightly and nodded his head. "Well, you''re right." After a short pause, he added, "But don''t worry, he''s not the kind of person you think he is, you''ll know that when you meet him tomorrow." "Mm." The next day at noon, Natalia did meet Stephen Rogers. Archie had asked Brian to book a private room in a high-end restaurant near the McCarthy Group and invited him to have lunch with him, so that he could introduce the two of them to each other. When they arrived, Stephen was already there. When he saw the two of theme in, he quickly got up and greeted Archie with a smile. "My dear cousin, here you are." When he saw the woman who was following behind Archie, he was a little surprised. Archie had indeed told him before that he would introduce someone to him today, and that his PR work would be left to this personter. But how could he have imagined that it was actually a woman! Just everybody knew, his cousin would never get close to a woman! It was a miracle that he should bring a woman out today! His eyes immediately became different, and he even squeezed his eyes towards Archie ambiguously. Archie pretended that he had seen nothing. After the three of them were all seated, and Stephen said with a smile, "My dear cousin, who is this beauty? Introduce me!" Archie swept his eyes coldly and said in a deep voice: "Behave yourself! This is your sister-inw!" "What?" Stephen''s eyes widened in disbelief. He almost suspected that he had a hearing problem! Sister-inw, sister-inw? His brother was married? Natalia was a little embarrassed and coughed, "That ... let''s get down to business first!" "No hurry, we can eat first." How would Archie be willing to let his girl bear a hungry belly? Natalia did not insist, either, since they were not in a hurry. And Stephen, who was sitting opposite finally recovered slowly from his shock. He could only force a awkward smile at Archie, as if he had just seen a ghost. ¡°Bro, you won¡¯t just hire an actor just to fool our grandfather, right? Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t tell him. So you can just be honest with me.¡± Archie cast a cold ce at him. ¡°Stephen Rogers, are you just asking for trouble?¡± Stephen was speechless. He felt so aggrieved. ¡°Bro, we all know you are not interested in women! Just rest assured, people now are quite openminded! At least I am, I won¡¯t just look down on you just because you like men¡­ AHHHHH, why do you hit me!¡± Archie could not hold back and grabbed a teacup and threw at Stephen. To the side, Nataliaughed in amusement. For his delicate and feminine look, for a lot of people in the country, he was always just like a sad prince in their mind. Just looking at his deep andplicated eyes, which were always noble and sad, people would just think he must have a lot of stories to be told. He did not even say anything himself, and had already captured the heart of arge number of young girls. Natalia had always thought that since he could maintain such an image on the screen for such a long time, this should be more or less just the way he was behind the scene. But unexpectedly, he was just apletely different person in front of her. What a funny man! Seeing Nataliaughing so happily, Archie¡¯s gaze deepened, and the anger on his face also faded away. He tapped on the table with his slender fingers, and said in a cold voice, ¡°If you talk nonsense again, I would definitely ask someone to stitch up the mouth of you!¡± Chapter 37 Why Would She Even Do Such A Thing Chapter 37 Why Would She Even Do Such A Thing Stephen flinched, and hurriedly zipped his fingers across his mouth and sat quietly. Archie let out a snort. After a while, Stephen finally could not make it to hold back his curiosity and said to the two in front of him, ¡°Bro, when did you get married? Howe I did not know this at all?¡± Archie didn''t even bother to look at him. "You won¡¯t think I have to report to you first when I get married, will you?" "No, huh." Stephen gave an awkward smile, ¡°But you see, our grandfather had been waiting for so many years, you should let him know and he would be so happy.¡± Archie¡¯s eyes darkened and said nothing. Naturally, Natalia won¡¯tment on such a thing, either. After all, the situation between she and Archie had been quite special. She was not ready to meet the other members of the McCarthy family yet. However, there was no way she could tell this to Stephen. So she could only keep silent. Seeing that they were all being quiet, Stephen sure had doubts in his head, but he knew better than to ask more questions. Soon, the dishes were served. After they finished the meal, Archie summoned a waiter to have the tes reced by a tea set. Natalia took a sip of the tea, and she asked, ¡°So you can tell me now. What happened? I need details.¡± Now that they had got to the business, Stephone immediately stopped his yfulness, and became serious. The story was quite simple. It was just the story of a pair of lovebirds with a sorry ending. Stephen did have a girlfriend before. But he was an idol, and his care was currently on the rise, so he kept the rtionship with the girl a secret and did not make it public. The girl also agreed, and they had a very sweet period of time together. But about half a year ago, they began to quarrel often. The girl began to ask him for money, a lot of money every time, and Stephen was not stingy and he just gave her almost every time. But that¡¯s not enough. He found her behavior weird since then. He had no idea where she had been, and she got irritated and angry easily. It was not umon for her to yell at him. Sometimes, even when he was in the middle of filming or preparing for a show, she would just get angry for no reason. She would then just threaten him that if he did not just show up immediately, she would expose their rtionship and ruin his career. He had no choice but to give up the show and went back to soothe his girlfriend. Because of his girlfriend, he lost several endorsement contracts, and some crews even said he was being arrogant. How could he be arrogant? He was simply anxious and helpless. He had always thought that the reason why she was being so unreasonable was because he did not make their rtionship public and she felt uncertain about their rtionship, and that if he could do a little more for her, everything would be just alright. But to his surprise, half a month ago, she asked to break up with him. After all these troubles, naturally, he felt tired too. It was not just him. Even his agent team had beenining about the girl. He felt awkward in the middle of such a dilemma. Now that she looked so determined, he just said yes and did not say anything more. After they broke up, he just focused on entirely on his work. Unexpectedly, news suddenly broke out one day. The girl had publicly used him of cheating on her, beating her, and stealing ten million dors from her! He was rendered speechless. How ridiculous it was, he thought, since he had done nothing to her. He had immediately tried to contact the girl, only to find that she had blocked his call. His agents had also posted an announcement for rification, but it had little effect. After all, the public just loved to know more about the love affair of the celebrities. Especially the love affair of a popr actor like him. After all, though nobody could understand the reason, watching the falling of this originally rising star alone could give some inte haters a sense of pride and pleasure. ¡°So you see, I told you, he¡¯s not some good shit. Now you know what I mean, huh?¡± In almost no time, the whole inte seemed to be flooded with criticism against him. But that¡¯s not it. A few dayster, the girl posted a few more photos on her social media ount. On those photos, she was just covered with bruises. She told everyone that Stephen had caused all these bruises and there was even a recording of her, giving many details as to how he had beaten her up. The post soon stirred up a storm of criticism on all social media tforms and suddenly became the most trending topics for several days. #AbuserStephenRogers #yboyStephenRogers The seriousness of these topics soon crushed this rising star. Soon, for the sake of his safety and out of many other concerns, all of the endorsement and activity contracts were simply suspended. Even one of the movies he had been filming had been temporarily on hold. Though he was the cousin of Archie, few people in thepany knew their rtionship. But it was unlikely that people would think better of him just because he was his cousin. Therefore, Stephen could only suffer in silence. The only way to save him was to find the girl immediately and let him confront her face to face. But it had been half a month since then, he and his agents had tried everything they could but still they could not find her. As if she had nned the whole thing, after the post, she just disappeared. Stephen had no choice but to wait. He had sent someone to find her, and at the same time, he was looking for a more experienced PR expert to try to stabilize the situation. Hearing what Stephen had said, Natalia fell into silence. She said nothing, and the man next to her, who had already handed the case over to her, of course also said nothing as well. Stephen felt nervous, and stared at her. ¡°So ¡­ what do you think?¡± Natalia looked up at him and smiled, ¡°What do you think?¡± Stephen lowered his face in frustration. He thought he was screwed up this time. He just could not see how he could possibly solve the problem. Watching his gloomy face, Nataliaughed, ¡°The whole thing became difficult just because the woman does not show up again and whatever we do, there just won''t be a response and therefore it just won''t work. For now, you would have to find this woman and the rest of the problem would simply take care of itself.¡± Stephen knitted his brows. ¡°Of course I know that. But damn it! She has just disappeared, where should I find her?¡± Archie cast a cold nce at him, ¡°Language!¡± Only then did he remember, the woman in front of him was not just his PR expert, but also the wife of his own brother. He hurriedly put on a smiling face, ¡°Sorry, Natalia, I was just being anxious. I did not watch my mouth. Sorry.¡± Natalia did not mind, but smiled. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Actually, I have been thinking about one thing.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°People make trouble basically just for two reasons. It¡¯s either for money or for love. Now that your ex has made you such a big trouble, for sure she would not be thinking about going back with you?¡± ¡°But after the post, she has never asked you for even a penny until today. Then why did she even bother to ruin your reputation?¡± Stephen was stunned. Archie curled his lips and looked at the woman next to him approvingly. He did not say it just so that Natalia could find it herself. Chapter 38 Good Old Days Chapter 38 Good Old Days As it turned out, his woman was indeed smart, and understood the most essential point immediately. Natalia raised the cup and took a sip of the tea. Then she said lightly, ¡°You should let your men to make this matter clear, and then I will help you handle the rest.¡± Reminded by Natalia, Stephen also realized how weird the whole thing was. Immediately, he called his agent, and asked him to find out what happened. Natalia waited until he finished the call, and then she added, ¡°Then I should tell you about my n. Tell me if you find anything wrong or you have anything to add.¡± Stephen nodded, ¡°Emm, go ahead.¡± Then Natalia told them roughly about the n she just made, and after hearing what she said, they all nodded in agreement. Stephen was so happy as if he had just got hisst chance. After all it had been half a month, and he still could not find a viable way to solve the problem. Only Natalia only had a rough idea, but for Stephen, it just sounded perfect. The three of them walked out of the restaurant and said goodby to each other. Natalia did not leave with Archie, since it had beente, and he needed to go to hispany. And she drove her own car here, so she didn¡¯t need a ride. After they said goodbye, she just left herself driving her own car. She didn¡¯t drive back to the McCarthy Mansion, however. Instead, she drove back to her little apartment. She had promised Archie to live with him, but she just had so many things here, and naturally she had to take them over. She understood Archie was just being considerate, but she felt it morefortable to use the items she had got used to. After packing up, when she was about to leave with her suitcase, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a box in the corner of the couch. It was a ck box with delicate decorations wrapped in a coat of ck velvet. She paused for a while, turned back, and opened the box. That was the birthday present she had bought for Shawn. She had wanted to give it to him when it was his birthday. Unfortunately, even before that day, she had caught Shawn and Jessica in the bed. Thinking about what had happened, she could not help but to let out a chuckle with a hint of self- mockery. It was just a few days ago, and she was no longer sad but numb. Heh, human! You just changed so easily. She put the box back, but then thought better of it and put it into her suitcase along with her other belongings. It cost her a fortune, no matter what! Would it not be a waste if she just put the box here? She could at least sell it and take some money back. Then Natalia ¡°The Businesswoman¡± Dawson pulled the suitcase and walked out happily. When she got downstairs, she put the suitcase to her car and drove directly towards the McCarthy Mansion. As soon as she returned to the mansion, she locked herself in the room and began to prepare a PR n for Stephen. She told him just a rough idea in the afternoon, since she had not known much about what had happened. Now though, she was trying to add more details to her n. After she was done with it, she sent the n to Stephen. They had exchanged contact information with each other in the afternoon. After she sent the file to him, Stephen did not reply immediately. She guessed he was just busy so she also just left it behind her mind, put her phone aside and walked downstairs. It was six in the evening already. It was about time for Archie toe back. There was the appetizing aroma from the kitchen already. Natalia stretched her body a bit and took a stroll outside the vi before she finally got back inside. Then there was the sound of the engine from the outside. She knew it was Archie. She walked to the door and saw him getting off the car. He was wearing his white shirt, and in his arm was his suit. The tall and slender figure of him looked elegant and graceful as ever. Mrs. Dottie, hearing the sound, also walked out from the kitchen, ¡°Wee home, Mr. McCarthy.¡± Archie nodded slightly, andnded his eyesight on Natalia, with a hint of warmth and pleasure in his eyes. He wrapped his arm around her waist and led her into the vi. ¡°You alwayse out to wait for me. I will think you have fallen in love with me.¡± The voice of the man was low yet powerful, and only Natalia could hear him. While she tried not to, her delicate face flushed a bit and she pushed him away with her hands. ¡°Don¡¯t you tter yourself, youcent man. I am here for a walk. It¡¯s just a coincidence.¡± ¡°Yesterday it was the sunset, today you are here for a walk. What a fate we have here, Mrs. McCarthy?¡± Natalia could not say a word. She knew she could never win him and she just gave up debating with him altogether. Instead, she just walked into the dining hall. And Archie just smiled and knew better than to continue. After he finished the dinner, he walked into his study, as if he still got something to do. Natalia did not want to disturb him. After all, she also got business to deal with. Among the threepanies she had got from Henry Miller, two had been sold. The one she had kept for herself was an entertainmentpany called Star Entertainment. The reason why she had kept thispany was because she was a PR herself. She had wanted to establish apany of her own, but it would be tooplicated if she would need to start everything from scratch suddenly. Now that she was given such a chance, she would naturally take it. She hadn¡¯t been to thepany so far, she had just heard of and had a rough idea of thispany. When they signed the takeover contract, Henry had also given her the documents of thepany. After she had read these files carefully, she found the situation much worse than she had thought. It made sense though. If it wasn¡¯t in a desperately bad situation, who would ever sell thepany. Star Entertainment had a history of almost forty years. Decades ago, it was still quite famous as an entertainmentpany in the country. There was a time when Star Entertainment became the leader of the entire industry. A lot of stars and dozens of unprecedentedly influential works hade from thepany. Normally speaking, such an oldpany should not have ended up like this. But actually, when their best PR at that time, Julia, left thepany to work as an agent and brought many of the most popr stars with her, thepany had begun to fail. Julia had taken away three groups of artists from Star Entertainment, and Star Entertainment had put most of its resources on these artists. Their leaving with Julia no doubt had drained all the blood of the The reason why these artists had been willing to follow Julia and leave thepany was because their contract between them and thepany had been very harsh, and thepany did not pay them very well. That¡¯s why they would rather pay arge amount of money for contract breach than continue the suffering in thepany. While Star Entertainment almost doubled its revenue for this reason, without these artists, thepany was simply a walking dead, falling gradually. After all of the changes in the industry and the rising of simrpanies, Star Entertainment just shrank further and further. Today, the once glorious entertainment empire of its time had been reduced to less than ten artists, and even these artists were just some small-time actors and actresses nobody knew. In terms of the resources they had, it was even worse. N?velDrama.Org content. For the past year, they could not even earn a single profitable contract for the artists in the