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"No way," Darren said right off the bat. "Natalie wouldn't do that."

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Darren knew how much Natalie liked him; with her personality, she wouldn't dare block him. Raising an eyebrow, Darren confidently dialed her number again, but all he got was a cold beep. He scowled and tossed his phone onto the table, staring at it for a moment before suddenly shouting, "Tony! Lemme use your phone!"

Tony quickly handed over his phone.

Darren dialed Natalie's number, and to his surprise, it connected after just two rings.

"Who's this?" A sleepy voice came through the line. Of course, it was Natalie.

Grinding his teeth, Darren snapped, "Natalie, who told you to block me?"

His angry voice blared through the speaker, almost blasting her eardrum. The only time she remembered hearing a man sound so angry was with Darren. Natalie switched to speakerphone and held the phone a bit away from her ear, her tone steady as she asked, "Mr. Luther, can't you be a bit nicer?"

"What did you say?"

It hit Darren like a ton of bricks when he knew that she hung up him. He wanted to chuck the phone.

Seeing this, Tony quickly cleared his throat to warn Darren, "Uh, Mr. Luther! That's... my phone."

"She's got some nerve!" Even though Darren stopped himself from chucking the phone, he was still furning. "How dare she block me and hang up? Is she out of her mind?"

that his phone was safe, carefully suggested, "Maybe you should call her

not know her story, but I do. She acts all high and mighty around them, but tries to boss me around?" Darren scoffed, "I'm calling her Natalie. What's she

up on you," Tony said

him a glare. "Zip

cautious steps back, too scared to say

suddenly moved and, gathering his courage, dialed her number again. Hearing it ring calmed him down-Natalie hadn't blocked this number yet. But as the rings kept going, he couldn't shake off the feeling of anxiety. She didn't pick

pick up?!" Darren licked his lips, feeling frustrated. Just

Natalie finally answered, "Speak."

tone, he'd think he owed her money. Darren, felt ready to explode with anger, but somehow, he

and said, "Grandpa wants to see you at home

she said, clicking her tongue. "Mr. Luther, things aren't the same as before. If you want to meet me,

"Are you kidding? How many guys are after you? This line thing is just a game

to wait, then there's nothing to talk

Darren wanted to see just how far she'd push him. With a relaxed tone, he asked, "So, how do

on, I'll invite you to the group. Bye. Before he could say anything else, Natalie hung up. She opened her messaging app, easily added Darren to a group chat, and then completely

work, and the group chat was buzzing. Members popped

I just like one girl, but

it! As long as Nat isn't

guy; I'm just waiting for Nat to notice me. Gonna look

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Natalie, wanna touch

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weird group is this? Is Natalie really hanging

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