Chapter 34: Where Is Your Husband?

Once Natalie finished her breakfast, her cellphone rang. Seeing her grandfather’s name flash on the screen, her heart skipped a beat.

’Grandpa... he must have seen the news. He must be worried I’m hurt.’ She quickly answered the call.

"Grandpa—" she began, but Albert’s hasty, worried voice cut her off. "Where are you? Where are you hurt? Tell me—"

Grandpa, calm down. I’m not hurt," she tried to sound reassuring.

"I read in the news that you were attacked."

"It’s nothing serious."

"Which hospital are you in?" he asked, already concluding she must be hurt.

Natalie hadn’t planned on telling him she was even slightly injured, but her sister had made sure the news was out there. "I’m in the same hospital as you," she braced herself for the inevitable scolding.

Instead he asked, "Which floor and room?"

"Grandpa, I’ll come to you—"

"No, tell me. I’m not crippled yet that I can’t come to you when you’re hurt," his retorty left no room for argument.

She sighed, knowing it was useless to argue with him. "Floor above yours. VIP room number three."

"I’m coming." He hung up before she could say anything else.

"John," Natalie called out.

promptly entered the room. "Yes, Ms.

sure he doesn’t see any of you. He has no idea who your boss is," she instructed

to do and

her way, her phone rang again.

up here, she

is alright," the voice on the other end replied smoothly. "Or I was about to blow that rotten brain out of

to meddle in my

are hurt, not only will I drag you back here, I’ll kill whoever laid a finger on you,"

"Have you found anything

my people are on it," he

hung up. But no sooner had she ended the call than the phone rang again. Frustrated, she clutched

echoed from the other side of the line. Natalie glanced at the screen—it was Sean.

still alive and that it won’t affect the project," he teased. "But you sound well enough, so I guess I can

silent. "Why do these two always call me at the same time? One’s

man in a wheelchair was pushed into the

ordered, his tone

then turned his full attention to his granddaughter, his eyes carefully scanning her. He noticed the minor scratches on her head and the back of

gaze, Natalie spoke hesitantly,

dare you not tell me about the

was nothing serious, and I didn’t want

about you is a serious matter. What trouble? I am your grandpa. I should be with you when you’re hurt,

only stay quiet like

Aiden? Why isn’t he with you when

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