Chapter 26: Natalie Trending In News

Natalie was on her way to the police station when she received a call from Sean. She answered and put it on speaker, "I’ve gone through the interior project’s details, and I’ll visit the site soon. Now don’t disturb me unless it’s something really urgent."

"Are you really in the mood to talk about the project?" Sean’s amused voice came through the speaker. "Seems like you haven’t checked the news yet."

"What news?" Natalie asked, a sense of unease creeping in.

"Girl, you’re trending once more."

Natalie quickly hung up the call and pulled over to the side of the road, her heart racing. She checked the news on her mobile, and within moments, her grip on the phone tightened in anger, the veins on her arms becoming visible.

Her eyes turned icy cold as she spoke through gritted teeth, "That annoying sister of mine is asking for another beating."

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Heading back to the hotel suite in his car, Justin was deep in thought. He recalled the moment when Natalie called him Aiden and how he had responded so naturally that even Natalie seemed suspicious of his reaction.

Though he had skilfully dodged her doubtful question at the time, now he found himself having his own doubts about himself.

He had reacted to being called Aiden out of instinct, the instinct that seemed to have been engraved deeply on his mind, as if it wasn’t the first time someone had called him Aiden—almost like it was his own name.

What was that feeling? What was he missing on?

As they reached the suite, Noah received a message on his phone. He checked it and was immediately shocked by what he saw.

"Mr. Harper, you should see this," Noah said, handing his cellphone to Justin, who had just settled back behind his work desk.

brows furrowed in concern. The news was about Natalie—headlined as the elder daughter of the Ford family abusing her sister Briena and threatening

the grave next to their grandfather’s. The video was clearly edited to omit whatever Briena

soon to be featured in a movie as an actress. Her

in acknowledgment and handed the cellphone back to

of that incident from the hospital, which

she doesn’t know it’s from us," Justin interrupted,

an anonymous email,"

sent the video directly, Natalie would realize she was

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in the chair beside the bed, her expression tense as she asked her husband, "So you met Natalie’s husband

in a better mood, hummed in

have been

was Natalie’s first time introducing her husband to the family, so I didn’t want to

too well when it came to

heard he’s just

that the man is good, and Natalie is happy with him,"

has caused once again, you’re taking her side and even praising this random man she brought into the family?" Sephina’s voice was edged

over spilled milk? It’s better to move on, especially if our child is happy," Albert said, his tone

armrest of the chair. She could never understand why her husband

remain silent. Arguing with his wife was pointless, and he needed to stay calm and focus on improving his health so he could visit Natalie’s home and see how

drawing everyone’s attention to Clara, who was staring

asked,

showed the news to Sephina and then turned to Briena, who sat guiltily beside her, looking worried. "Briena, why didn’t you

daughter.

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