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Chapter 25

The room hushed as Natalie's voice took command.

Jennifer, with a pout, tried to play the victim. "Natalie, what are you saying? I was just trying to get Mr. Spencer to go easy on you."

Natalie's reply was as icy as a winter breeze. "No need for your act. It's quite the coincidence that Mrs. Spencer's bodyguard had an accident right after hers. Yet, our so-called tech whiz hasn't figured out the truth." Jennifer was caught off guard by Natalie's words.

Easton's brow furrowed, his tone sharp with disapproval. "Natalie, is this really the time for your drama?"

Natalie met his gaze head-on. "Who are you to call me out?"

Easton's frustration was evident, his eyes reflecting a growing annoyance as he searched her unfamiliar gaze.

upset to see her mistreated. Having asked Valerie to keep an eye on him, Natalie was determined to deal with the situation by herself. "Murray,

Natalie, yet she stood firm. Her steady eyes unsettled him, giving him a sense of impending doom. "Natalie, I'll make you regret ever crossing me," he said, his

crowd was in an uproar, their anger directed

vicious and arrogant. Do you have any idea what you're getting yourself into?" someone

dare you treat an elder like that?

girls nearby stood forward, voicing their disapproval of

silently daring them to keep talking. 'Go ahead and scold me. You'll

commotion with a sneer. "Enough of this nonsense." He then extended his hand to Jennifer, his voice gentle. "Ms. Simpson, would you do me

her father with crucial support and connections. She figured Easton might start treating her better, given that her higher status could work in his favor too.

a complex swirl of feelings. The Natalie he was accustomed to, who

he approached Natalie, she defily dodged him. He halted, reading the clear warning in her icy eyes to steer

joining us tonight. Ms.

power Emma held

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