Chapter 280 Aunt is Angry!
Back at Lotus Villa, Heather had prepared a highly nutritious soup for Natalie.
Despite feeling nauseous at the thought of drinking it, Natalie forced herself to do so, not wanting to disappoint her concerned aunt.
Since returning to her aunt’s care, she had grown tired of almost everything she used to enjoy eating. That was because she ate so much of it.
She couldn’t let Heather know what she liked; if she did, Heather would make her eat it all the time, even if she didn’t want to..
“How is it?” Heather asked.
“Very tasty!” Natalie replied, her conscience aching at the dishonesty.
Heather visibly brightened at Natalie’s words. “If you like it, that’s great. This soup is good for your complexion. Since you’ve returned, your skin has improved quite a bit.”
“Well, if it weren’t good, you would have worked in vain, right, Aunt?
“Oh, you and your sweet words.” Heather chuckled.
At home, Natalie didn’t wear her glasses because the lighting was gentle and didn’t strain her eyes. After dinner, Stephen had yet to return.
Natalie said, “Uncle seems very busy lately.”
“He is. Don’t worry about him,” Heather replied, seemingly accustomed to Stephen’s busy
schedule.
Natalie refrained from asking further questions.
The recent events in Simeria had left her feeling overwhelmed and confused.
At the Morina Hotel, Lily received a call. She smiled as she informed Isabella, “Sir said you did. very well today, and he’s delighted.”
“Getting his approval isn’t easy,” Isabella responded with a less–than–friendly tone.
Lily had been with her for a long time, providing care but also acting as a monitor.
Isabella inquired, “When can I see her?”
“Sir said you just need to behave and not worry about anything else. Once you’ve settled your end; she’ll be able to live a good life as well.”
Isabella’s already troubled expression darkened upon hearing these words.
Noticing Isabella’s restrained emotions, Lily sighed and said, “I know you’re unhappy about
this.”
“But you can’t blame him. It’s your own stubbornness! Even if you meet her, so what? You’ll never see her again.”
Isabella’s face instantly paled. The words struck a painful chord in her heart.
Indeed, she would never see her again. In that case, sometimes, it was better not to meet at all.
Even if she would never see her again in this lifetime, Isabella didn’t want her in the hands of that man who was a poisonous snake.
“Tell me, then. What do you want me to do next?
Isabella had completely lost her patience. In situations like these, she just wanted things to end quickly.
Despite her previous animosity towards Natalie, Isabella’s hatred diminished over time after the fire at the detention center.
As time passed, that resentment slowly faded away.
To put it plainly, she didn’t hate Natalie as much now.
She was alive, and she had reclaimed her life.
Isabella had settled her scores, but the man wasn’t willing to let her go. The enmity between her and Natalie wasn’t something she could dictate when it came to an end.
“What does he want?” Isabella finally asked after a long silence.
What did that man want?
So far, she hadn’t been able to see it clearly.
She hoped Lily could shed some light on it and reveal what that man truly desired.
“I don’t know either,” Lily replied.
Isabella’s frustration grew. Even Lily, who was closest to that man, didn’t know!
Isabella took a deep breath. She tried to suppress the weight in her chest, but the restlessness In her heart refused to subside.
A person only knew what to do when they had a goal.
Without knowing the goal, Isabella felt lost and unable to see the end of the road. This made
Yet, she couldn’t do anything about it.
It really didn’t give her a good feeling.
Meanwhile, Natalie had laid down in bed after taking a shower. As she closed her eyes, her thoughts began to swirl.
Ding!
A message notification sound interrupted the silence in the room. Picking up her phone, she read the short sentence: [Two days left!]
For Natalie, those words felt like a death sentence.
She tossed her phone to the floor with a loud thud and pulled the blanket over her head.
Darkness enveloped her world.
In this darkness, she felt an eerie sense of solace. It was something she both hated and cherished, as it brought a complete stillness to her troubled mind.
However, Cedric was like a phantom. He was like a shadow that persisted regardless of how she tried to escape in the darkness.
The man was an ever–present entity. He was akin to a black hole in the dark, constantly threatening to engulf her.
He lingered in her world no matter how she tried to shake him off!
It was a sleepless night for her. The next morning, Natalie picked up her phone from the floor and was greeted with a message: [Shall I come to pick you up tomorrow?]
[Isn’t there still one more day?] Finally, she replied.
Even through the screen, the man on the other end could probably feel Natalie’s fiery anger from her message.
“Seriously. Can’t I have some peace early in the morning?!” Natalie grumbled.
She had gone to bed with emotions swirling inside her, and Cedric’s message only fueled her early morning annoyance.
After getting ready, she went downstairs. Stephen and Heather were already at the dining table
Heather’s expression wasn’t great.
When she looked at Natalle, there was a hint of reproach in her gaze,
Natalie’s heart skipped a beat. “Aunt?”
“Did you drive yesterday?” Heather asked.
Natalie hesitated.
As expected, Heather found out!
That was somewhat expected. It wasn’t easy to keep secrets from Heather, especially when things happened in Simeria.
Despite Heather often staying at home and not actively participating in high society, she wasn’t secluded.
Anything she wanted to know was within reach.
Natalie şat beside Heather and hugged her arm. She gave the older woman an innocent look and said, “Aunt, don’t be mad, okay? Please?”
Her spoiled appearance could instantly extinguish any anger. It was a tactic she had often used to avoid explanations in the past.
But today, Heather seemed determined.
“Do you
you know what the weather was like yesterday? Could you see clearly while driving?” There was annoyance in Heather’s tone… and also barely concealed anger!
