Chapter 147: Drug For Natalie

Clearing her throat awkwardly, she dodged the question. "I was about to sleep..."

"While thinking about what I must be doing right now?" he interrupted smoothly.

She hesitated, feeling like a thief caught in the act. "Don’t be so full of yourself. Why would I be thinking about you?"

He chuckled softly. "It’s alright to miss me. I’m not going to object to it. In fact, I’m glad you are."

She frowned. "I said I’m not."

"I’ll be back soon. So, bear with it even if it’s hard," he teased.

"But I—"

"I miss you too."

Natalie fell silent, the words catching her off guard.

His tone shifted, becoming more serious. "I want to come back to you right now, but I have to wait a little longer. This lavish bed I’m in feels unbearably cold without your warmth."

Natalie’s heart skipped a beat, leaving her momentarily speechless. She never had any man talking to her like this, not even in person, let alone on call.

"Don’t be overwhelmed. Soon, you will get used to hearing such things from me often," Justin responded to her silence. "I will make sure, all your life, you would keep hearing it from me."

Natalie gulped, she truly felt overwhelmed, unable to decipher her response.

keep talking to you, but I want to you sleep better so you can be ready to fight your

managed to words.

"Good night, Natalie."

felt her heart beating faster. ’How can he know what I am doing?’ she inhaled deeply and looked around, ’is there a camera in the room?’ But she shook the thought away. ’He is not

return. Once he is back, I will

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Natalie. After

responsible for arranging the national perfume competition. With Natalie’s statement that she hadn’t plagiarized and Mia claiming that Natalie was, in fact, a victim, questions were raised about the credibility

posting a message on their website, inviting Natalie to join

led to another swarm of reporters

are you going to participate in the

the organizers have personally invited you. What’s

busy with more important matters,"

creators in the country compete, isn’t important to you? Are you looking down on them?" one reporter

others doesn’t necessarily have to be important to me.

think it’s important and don’t plan to participate, why stir up the past and accuse others of wrongdoing

past to spice up your news stories and then questioning the credibility of the perfume I’ve created recently. You sure have a talent for twisting the truth and shifting blame. Just like how the truth was twisted in the past and I was

a brief silence, a reporter asked, "So, are you going to

make me repeat myself," she said, walking away with John, leaving the

she had managed to catch them off guard, and they were

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Briena watched the

the competition after I challenged her. She must have realized we have

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