Chapter 258 Unusual
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When Natalie first entered the headquarters, many employees judged her because of her petite figure.
Putting aside her capability, her stature alone failed to instill a sense of security in people.
However, to everyone’s surprise, her petite figure didn’t disappoint in the first year. She doubled
everyone’s bonuses.
Since then, no one in the company has secretly discriminated against Natalie’s small stature.
When Natalie and Irwin arrived at Lotus Villa, the security respectfully opened the gates when they saw it
was Irwin’s car. Stephen and Heather were already waiting.
Seeing Natalie and Irwin return together, Heather smiled. Although Stephen was smiling, his eyes
shimmered with some other unnamed emotion.
ed emotion
“Uncle, Aunt.” Natalie and Irwin greeted.
In the past two years, since Invin reappeared in her life, he directly started addressing Stephen as uncle
and Heather as aunt along with Natalie.
Stephen nodded, then turned to Irwin “Iry, come to my study.”
“Okay.” Irwin nodded.
The two of them had been friends for years. Before Natalie came into their lives, they were considered
the closest friends. So, when Irwin addressed Stephen as uncle, it took some getting used to.
Heather took Natalie’s hand and walked inside while scolding, Agnes said they sent the medicine over at
noon. Did you not take it?”
Speaking of the medicine, Natalie paused. She genuinely disliked the bitter taste, but Heather had been
meticulous about it.
Even in the company, Heather never let it slide,
“I was at the factory at noon. Xyla came to the office, but no one was there.”
“That was Agnes‘ fault for not checking ahead. Next time, make him confirm your location before sending
it over.”
“Aunt, no need to be so anxious about it.”
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“It’s easy for you to say that. Don’t you know how difficult it is for a woman during that time? Excessive
bleeding can make it difficult for the b*dy to recover afterward,”
“Nat, you’re the only child our family can rely on now. So, your health is more important than anyone
else’s, understand?” Heather earnestly advised.
Hearing such words, Natalie felt a sudden jolt in her heart. Undoubtedly, every time Heather said
something like this, Natalie felt immense pressure.
It was because of these words that she had worked almost ten times harder than an average person over
the past two years.
no Natalie’s furrowed brows, Heather changed the topic.
Seeing
“Your business presentation today was very successful. Even your uncle praised you.”
In the two years, this was the first time Heather praised Natalie in business matters.
Natalie smiled
She didn’t know what Stephen and Irwin were discussing in the study, but Heather was watching her. The
older woman promptly handed her a large bowl of medicine.
Looking at Heather, Natalie asked, “Winnie hasn’t called me recently, Has something happened?”
Winona was Stephen and Heather’s only daughter.
Initially, everything in the Jarvis family was supposed to be inherited by Winona. Regardless, Winona had been indifferent. Due to the incident two years ago, Natalie hadn’t seen Winona since returning to Simeria.
Stephen and Heather avoided mentioning Winona. She had gone abroad and had yet to return for two years. Winona even checked on her parents through Natalie instead of calling them directly.
This strange change intrigued Natalie. But when she asked Winona about it, Winona, like Stephen and
Heather, remained tight–l*pped.
Now, when Natalie Inquired about Winona, Heather’s expression changed, and a hint of depth flashed int
her eyes.
“She hasn’t been in touch with us for the past two years!” Heather said.
Natalie was silent.
She was taken aback when she heard that. It was something she hadn’t expected. She thought there
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Winona’s end.
However, hearing Heather say there had been no calls for two years shocked her.
Pulling Heather’s somewhat cold hand, feeling the disappointment and chill in her eyes when mentioning Winona, Natalie said, “Aunt, two years ago…”
“Don’t ask anymore, okay?”
Before Natalie could finish, Heather directly interrupted her. As always, whenever Natalle brought up the events of two years ago, Heather refused to continue the topic..
They had been this way since two years ago, and until now, they were still unwilling to mention it.
This made Natalie not only shocked but almost unable to believe it.
Winona was their only daughter. Wasn’t she heartbroken after Joshua died two years ago?
Why wouldn’t Stephen and Heather want to talk about her?
“Aunt, don’t be angry.” Not knowing what had happened, Natalie didn’t know how to persuade Heather.
However, Heather shook her head. “I’m not angry.”
Not angry? Then what was it?
Just as Natalie was about to ask more, Heather patted her hand and picked up the empty medicine bowl.
“Go see if your uncle and Irv are done talking. It’s time for dinner.”
“Okay.” Natalie nodded.
Heather headed to the kitchen with the medicine bowl. As Natalie watched her cold figure, she felt
endless worry.
Was the
Was the relationship between Joshua and Winona two years ago more complex than she thought?
Back when Verde City was in chaos, Stephen didn’t even have time for Natalie. He was always with
Winona.
What happened to make their attitudes towards each other so indifferent over the past two years?
It was one thing for Stephen to be like this, but now even Heather…!
Before Natalie could go upstairs, Irwin and Uncle came down. There was an unusual expression on their
faces, something that had become quite common over the past two years.
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Natalie had grown accustomed to it.
“Uncle, it’s time for dinner,” Natalie called to Stephen.
Stephen nodded, and Irwin looked at her with his usual warmth. The servants efficiently brought the
dishes to the table. They all sat down together, Natalie beside Irwin, Heather on Stephen’s left.
Most of the dishes on the table were Natalie’s favorites. Over the past two years, Stephen and Heather
had paid meticulous attention to her preferences.
Natalie placed some food on Heather’s plate and said, “Aunt, this is your favorite.”
“Thank you,” Heather replied with a gentle smile.
Stephen and Irwin chatted about random topics during the meal. Suddenly, Irwin looked at Natalie and
began, Nat and 1”
“Why don’t we wait a little longer, hmm?” Stephen interrupted Irwin before he could finish.
The gazes of the two intertwined, displaying a depth that was difficult to decipher.
Hearing this, Natalie was taken aback. She didn’t know what Stephen and Irwin had discussed in the
study just now, but in such a situation, she still didn’t want to face it.
Irwin looked at Stephen and smiled. It was a gentle smile, and Stephen returned the action. However,
there was something off about this smile.
“Irv, Uncle is worried about me,” Natalie blurted out randomly..
Having spent two years in the business world, experiencing various situations and storms, Natalie had
grown used to different occasions.
So, when Irwin and Stephen looked at her now, she knew it was somewhat different from before.
