Upon entering the room, Natalie saw a woman in her fifties, sitting on the sofa and folding a blanket.

Seeing that Elizabeth came in with Natalie, she paused and said, “Well, this is a surprise.Elizabeth has never brought any friends here.Do you happen to like pumpkin pie? It will be out of the oven soon.”

Natalie thought that Elizabeth’s family would be just like her, and she was pleasantly surprised to see that her aunt was such a kind and nurturing soul.

Just then, a ding was heard from the kitchen, and the smell of pumpkin pie spread across the room. “Yes! It’s finally ready.Kids, go to the table and have a seat.I’ll take it out now.”

Elizabeth’s aunt smiled brightly. Her kind, elderly presence was a joy to behold. She asked Elizabeth, Natalie, and the bodyguard to sit at the table before heading into the kitchen.

Natalie wanted to help her, but the older woman politely refused her help.

Elizabeth shook her head at Natalie.

“That’s just how she is.Let her be.”

While they were at the table, Natalie looked around and noticed that Elizabeth’s laptop was on.

There was a half-finished draft of her design on the screen.

After taking a sip of the tea, she looked at Elizabeth’s laptop and asked, “Why are you still working? You should take some time off and recuperate.”

Elizabeth ran her fingers along the edge of the teacup and replied, “Whenever I’m not working, I would think of all sorts of stuff. To tell you the truth, I’ve pondered on a lot of things after leaving the studio.”

Seeing as Elizabeth was hesitant to speak, Natalie smiled at her and said, “If there’s something you wish to say, just say it. Your secret’s safe with me.”

have a firm conviction that I am capable enough to be an independent designer. Maybe one day in the future, I

her eyes lit up at the

She felt so proud and happy for her friend! Maybe, just maybe…She herself

Natalie asked in an even voice,

like to open

she looked

in time.I don’t have any capital to open my own studio

of

came in with coffee and a

have some pumpkin pie.I have doubled the amount of

“Let me help you!”

to her feet and helped her set the

the office, does she? She has been a lady of few words, even since she was just a little girl,” Elizabeth’s aunt said to Natalie with

a child, she had been isolated by her classmates and she often came to me and cried her eyes out because she didn’t

since then? Why do you

her aunt’s remark. She suddenly frowned and

intimidated

let me share my memories?” Natalie tried hard to hold back her appreciative

expected the way Elizabeth and her

informed her, “Elizabeth has a lot of

look of surprise on her face, but then, she seemed

has been talented in painting since she was a child, but she never liked to talk to me much.And now, I’m so glad she moved in with me so we can spend more time together.By the way, she has brought a lot of design drawings here. You can look over the designs

“That’s correct,” Natalie nodded.

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