From Divorce To Dominance (Natalie Xavier)

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Howard nodded. "Yeah, exactly five years ago. At that time, Mr. Henry Luther was critically ill, and chaos ran rampant within the Luther family. Darren was set up and fell into a trap-" He stopped abruptly, realizing he was saying too much. Back then, the internal strife within the Luther family was fierce and brutal. Many people either died, were left disabled, or went missing. Even Darren's parents-one ended up dead and the other went insane. This information had long been suppressed and kept out of the media. Outsiders only knew that within two years, four heads of the family had changed. It wasn't until Darren took over that things stabilized, remaining so to this day. Howard regretted letting his excitement make him slip. Feeling awkward. Howard hastily shifted the topic. Do you know how terrible it was for Darren? When I saw him back then. I was scared out of my mind. His eyes were bandaged up, he had lost a lot of weight, and that's not even mentioning the injuries on his arms, back, and legs. He wasn't in a good me**I state either. "Doctors said he must have gone through hell and trusted no one. But because Vivian saved him, she was the only one he relied on-all he allowed near him. Vivian took care of him for almost two months before they found him. During his emotional breakdowns, it was her who calmed him down. That's why Darren treats her so well now. Natalie's Nald 's eyes flickered with understanding. "A life-saving debt," she murmured. No wonder she couldn't compare to Vivian. If she had known about this before marrying Darren, she definitely wouldn't have gone through with it-or foolishly thought that genuine affection could warm his heart. Natalie thought to herself how differently have turned out if she had the one save Darren five years ago. But back she was busy training with Exactly!" Howard seemed more at case now that she was responding to him. "Vivian truly loves Darren. At first, Darren was grateful to her for saving his life, but eventually, he genuinely fell for her too. They were supposed to get married three years ago until an unexpected obstacle appeared."

Natalie connected the dots immediately. It wasn't hard to guess that this unexpected obstacle was her. She casually ran a hand through her long hair and asked nonchalantly, "Oh? What happened?" "Listen, don't go telling anyone what I'm about to say, Howard cautioned her. Without waiting for her response, he continued with a look of disdain. "Darren was once engaged to this woman from the mountains-ugly and plain. She saw how good-looking Darren was and insisted on marrying him no matter what."

Natalie was angry. She thought, "Sure, I had found Darren attractive back then, but who said I was ugly and plain? Was it Darren? That jerk has such a loose tongue. Howard continued, "Darren didn't want to marry her so that bumpkin went crying to Mr. Henry Luther. She made a huge scene. In the end, Mr. Henry Luther used the company as leverage to force Darren into marrying her." crossed her arms and laughed sarcastically. "Really? Poor Mr. Luther."

Natalie "Exactly! If I had to marry someone like that, I'd probably want to die too!" Howard sighed sympathetically. "Darren hated the marriage so much that he barely came home. But that woman was cu**ng; she kept finding ways to get him back and even drugged him to get pregnant."

"Who's deceiving whom here?' she thought. The more Natalie listened, the angrier she became. The night Darren was drugged a year ago, she had no idea what was going on. She had gone to bed as usual only for Darren to come home in the muddle of the night and have sex with her.

She had been thrilled, thinking he was finally accepting her. But the next day, he accused her harshly of drugging him.

Natalie wanted to laugh at the absurdity-if she wanted to drug him, she would have done it ages ago. Still, no amount of explaining worked; Darren wouldn't listen and even badmouthed her behind her back to his friends. It was infuriating.

Natalie let out a cold laugh, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "Well, Darren doesn't sound so great either. If I were him, and I

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everything than betray her. Why couldn't he just

already huge. She was just as ugly as ever. If he wasn't drugged,

night, he sure seemed eager to repeat the act the next morning. What kind of drug has such

car up ahead. I'm almost there." If she listened to Howard talk any longer, she might

here already. Howard quickly parked the car, eagerly hopping out to open the door for her. "My dear Natalie, please step out. It's still early-I was thinking we could have dinner together. What do you say?" thanks, I'm full" Natalie replied,

her, "So, Natalie. I'll pick you up for our date tomorrow

Natalie

hand in acknowledgment

into the villa, his gaze grew intense and almost obsessive. Just

took was mesmerizing. Then he thought about Darren's

so different. He thought,

early, get a good night's sleep, and be fully energized for the big day. But

his car and walked over, delighted. "What

noticing the spring in his step, and his eyes darkened slightly. "Did you just drop off Ms.