Chapter 16
Matthew coughed a few times, his voice gruff with a rasp. “Samuel, have you ever considered that she’s your daughter too? You knew what kind of woman Audrey was, yet you let her take Natalie to the Howard family. This mess is on you as a father, not Natalie’s fault.”
“My fault? Did you not see how Natalie used to bully Gracia when they were kids at home? Keeping her here would be unfair to Gracia and Lydia!”
Matthew coughed again, more violently this time, as if something got stuck in his throat.
Ignoring the tension, Natalie pushed the door open so forcefully that it banged against the wall. The sudden noise startled everyone inside.
Samuel stood up, ready to explode in anger, but he swallowed his words when he saw Natalie walking in with an icy expression. Natalie treated him like he was invisible, walked straight to Matthew’s bedside, and put the medicine on the nightstand.
“I just picked up these meds from a friend. Combined with the ones I brought from abroad yesterday, they should work better. Grandpa, try taking them in a bit,” Natalie said softly. noticing a stark red stain on the handkerchief Matthew was clutching.
“Since when do you have friends abroad?” Samuel couldn’t help but ask.
“Is that any of your business?” Natalie turned her head, her cold gaze sweeping over Samuel.
Matthew was in such pain, coughing up blood, and Samuel could still say such heartless things in front of him. What a loving son!
“Natalie, you…” Samuel’s brows knotted in frustration.
“Also, about how Shawn insulted the Wright family last night, Mr. Wright, you can ask Joseph yourself. If you think Shawn is so great, fine, let Gracia marry him instead, or you can marry him yourself.” Natalie said sneeringly, cutting him off.
Samuel’s face turned red with anger. “What kind of talk is that?”
“I’m sorry, but I prefer not to pick through leftovers in a trash heap,” Natalie replied coldly.
time comes, I’ll bring a decent gentleman home to meet you. Just focus
fault. I should have been
constant worry for Matthew. With his recent diagnosis of late–stage lung cancer, his anxiety had only increased,
Natalie would lose her last support once he was
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tormented him.
book by its cover,” Natalie said with a reassuring smile, then poured him a glass of water, opened
been a ghost in the room for all the attention Natalie gave
Natalie breathed a sigh
suffering as much as
“Since my presence in the Wright family seems to discomfort you all, I’ll move out. Don’t worry. You won’t have
manage on your own?” Matthew asked
while attending the Film Academy. The roles weren’t big, but they paid.
to Matthew, Natalie returned to
the same roof with them had always been inconvenient, and it was only a matter of time before they noticed something was up. Today’s events
pack, which made leaving easier. As Natalie sorted through her clothes, her
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Chapter 17
Chapter 17
caller ID, Natalie stood up and double–locked
better?” came the concerned voice over the
her clothes into her suitcase. “I was
at that hotel?”
His tone shifted suddenly,
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