Chapter 69

Nathaniel's gaze swept over David with visible displeasure. "I asked you to take care of my esteemed guest. Is this how you do it?"

David was horrified and immediately apologized. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Beaumont. I didn't expect this to happen. I'll make sure it's handled properly."

"And how do you plan to handle it?" Nathaniel asked, looking down at him with a commanding presence. "My guest is very upset right now."

David felt like his head was about to explode as he pondered, 'Yeah. If it were me, I'd be furious, too, if my companion got injured falling off a horse. And we're talking about Dominick, the CEO of Vanderbilt Group, no less."

He quickly said, "Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Vanderbilt, rest assured, our medical team here is very skilled. Ms. Prescott will be fine." At this point, it was all he could say. He could only pray Marissa's injuries weren't serious.

"Whether she's fine or not has nothing to do with me," Nathaniel said sharply, his expression hardening as his anger visibly escalated.

David blinked, caught off guard. "Uh... What?" He then wondered in confusion, 'Wasn't this the reason Mr. Beaumont was angry?'

stunned. They all assumed Nathaniel was here to back them up, but based on

people didn't handle things properly and upset you." It was like a bomb had gone off among the onlookers. Nathaniel, the young heir of Axion Enterprises,

expression up until now, was utterly floored. His usual composure shattered, leaving his face a mix of shock

fact, Paisley was just as bewildered. The same question echoed in her

your mentor?" Paisley asked, her face full of disbelief. "What could I possibly have taught you?" She did have a

like an excited kid. "Remember in Lynford? After you won the International Equestrian Championship, we talked at

few people, and Nathaniel might've been one of them.

I asked you to be my mentor and teach me horse riding. I said I'd treat you to dinner back home and formally take you

a deep breath and pondered, 'Crap. I remember the dinner part, but I don't remember the mentoring... I just accepted his invitation

teach this pampered heir how to ride. Nathaniel, however, was insistent. "You're the

and professional? The one teaching me has to be the absolute

date, was already someone they couldn't afford to cross. But Paisley, as Nathaniel's honored guest and mentor? She

It's this woman named Paisley. And she wasn't lying. Yohan

championship. Not just any international competition but the

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