"Do you know Ms. Schneider?" Irwin asked as his grip on Natalie tightened.

Natalie tilted her head slightly, but the man's grip grew even firmer.

"Let go!" she exclaimed.

"Natalie."

"Yes, I know her!" Natalie cut straight to the point.

Irwin took a sharp breath, his gaze deepening as he looked at Natalie.

Seizing the moment when Irwin was momentarily distracted, Natalie slipped her hand out of his grasp and moved to the side.

"How did you two meet?" Irwin asked.

Associating with people from the Schneider family wasn't a very well-received act in Wexford. It was as if merely knowing someone from that family would bring misfortune.

Yet Natalie, once a homemaker, actually knew them?

And no one had known?

How?!

"Does Abigail know about the missing half of the documents?" Irwin asked.

reflecting a hint of sarcasm.

Irwin fell silent, stunned.

Indeed!

missing half

years, neither knew about

The storm in her

passed between them, but the atmosphere

looked at the woman before him, suddenly

he and

first scheme since arriving

do such a thing?" Natalie replied

of Natalie's manipulations to become entangled

Why?

the whereabouts of those documents were clear, troubles weren't just brewing between Cedric

to admit that Natalie's move

then tell me, how did you find out about

was in

had disrupted both

was not just formidable—she was enigmatic, with depths he had never truly

Natalie chuckled.

was a deep,

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