Chapter 77

“I keep wondering.” King mused with a nonchalant air, “if we hadn’t bumped into each other again, would you have stuck with school and acting?”

“Nope.” Natalie chuckled in response. “Without you, I probably would’ve died on the operating table or wasted away in a hospital bed.”

Natalie never dared to willingly recall that horrifying day three years ago, it was like a scene straight from hell. Even after three years, the heart–wrenching pain was as clear and vivid as if it had just happened.

It wasn’t just the agony of losing her child. It was the pain of being utterly ignored by her family, but most importantly, that day, she finally realized just how deeply Brian despised her.

Throughout her ordeal, he never showed up, not even to catch a glimpse of their son, who had passed away.

She was so broke that she couldn’t afford her medical bills back then. Bleeding profusely and with a concussion threatening her life, she had nothing and no one to help her.

When she was on the brink of passing out, King appeared like a guardian angel and saved her.

From that moment on, she vowed to become strong and never again fall into such a pitiful and helpless state.

saved her life. Besides Nina, King was the closest thing to the family she had in this

those guys pay,” Natalie said quietly to King after

silence.

who hurt King understand that he was someone

gravity of the situation. He looked at her intently and said sternly, “Listen to me. Don’t

to do is get well, see Matthew through his last days,

lifted her eyebrows noncommittally.

was no way she could

drove past a flea market at a red light, Natalie suddenly broke the silence from the back seat, “Uriah, pull over. I’ll be back in about ten

intentions, Uriah had a bodyguard

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a beeline for a booth in the back, a second–hand computer stall, and picked out a decent old PC with a mouse for

asked the vendor for a local

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