Nevertheless, the only thing I cared about now was Nathaniel’s movement. Unwilling to waste time on her, I looked at her calmly and questioned impatiently, “Do you know that you look like a shrew now?”
Nora had been a sophisticated and sensible woman. No one would have ever related her to the word shrew, but her act of hitting someone without any reason now was simply barbaric.
“It’s all because of you! Even if we have a different stance right now, I’ve never hurt you. I only wanted to stay by Nathaniel’s side and get back my son. You’re a mother as well, so you should understand my feelings. But why do you have to destroy all my plans?”
Confused, I asked, “When did I ruin your plans?”
“You exposed my purpose of buttering him up in front of him!”
My mind went blank for a moment. After a while, I realized that she was angry because of what had happened last night. They probably had a conflict after getting home.
My original intention was to stimulate Nathaniel. I did not know that I would hurt her by mistake. “I’m sorry. I didn’t have time to think about the situation at that time. If I’ve caused you harm, I’ll try my best to make it up to you.”
“Make it up to me? Nathaniel has chased me away, and I can no longer use his resources to find my son. What can you do to make it up to me?”
It seemed that Nathaniel was indeed affected by what I had said.
Since it all started because of me, I could understand why she was so furious. Pondering over the situation, I suggested, “Even if Nathaniel wants to look for someone, he will need help from Holden, and Holden owes me a favor. I can ask him to look for your son. As long as your son is still alive, he’ll be able to find him.”
“One hundred percent?” Nora queried doubtfully.
In response, I shook my head. “Even saints make mistakes. There’s no guarantee that he’ll definitely find your son.”
“You don’t even know if Holden can find my son, but you want me not to blame you for messing with my life? After being with Anthony for such a long time, your ability to set people up has improved, huh?” Nora remarked sarcastically.
Both of us had taken different paths in life. It would be a waste of time to continue arguing with her. “Apart from this, do you have a better choice? Kill me to vent your anger? Do you think Anthony and the Stanhope family will let you off easily? Nora, let us both take a step back and let go of each other. In the future, you’ll know that it’s a good thing that you’ve left Nathaniel.”
I could still see anger in Nora’s eyes. She stayed silent for several seconds, then lowered her head and stared at the phone in my hand. “Call Holden now. I need to see it with my own eyes,” she said in a commanding tone.
I forced a smile. Her worry was totally unnecessary. It was just a phone call. I would not go back on my words.
Immediately, I called Holden to put her mind at rest. After explaining the matter, I gave them each other’s contact numbers.
Nora looked at Holden’s name on her WhatsApp contact list and her expression softened. However, it was only for a split second as she soon returned to her usual cold demeanor. Casting a quick look at me, she put away her phone, turned around, and got into the car. “This isn’t the end.”
With that, she closed the car door with a bang and sped off.
Perhaps it was because I had the same experience of losing a child. Her neurotic behavior made me feel for her.
Only the people who had experienced it would know how torturing it was to search for a lost child. In the first half of her journey, she had been forced to work together with Nathaniel. I hoped that she would meet a good person for the remaining journey.
After Nora left, I kept waiting for Nathaniel to appear, but one day had passed, and I heard nothing from him.
The only thing that I could do was to comfort myself that it was normal. Nathaniel was always unpredictable and acting out of the norm.
Despite that, when the phone rang that night, I still sprung forward to answer it. When I saw that it was John, I lost my balance and slumped on the couch.
Looking down, I saw that my ankle was swollen. I rubbed it for a while, hoping to alleviate the pain before answering the call. “Hello?”
“What took you so long?” John sounded a little anxious.
Afraid that he would be worried, I took in a deep breath and replied calmly, “The phone is in the room. I just came up.”
Fortunately, he did not grow suspicious as he changed the topic naturally. “Nathaniel didn’t leave his villa for the whole day.”
“Is that so?” I sat up from the couch. ”This is out of my expectation.”
“This man tends to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem once he starts to brood over it. It’s not necessarily a good thing.”
Thinking of Anthony’s strange behavior last night, I hurriedly interjected, “You sent someone to follow Anthony, right? Did anything happen to him today?”
“My dear sister, don’t you know that he’s the safest person in the world right now? As long as you’re still in love with Anthony, Nathaniel will keep him alive. Why do you need to worry about him?” uttered John jealously. He was probably angry at Anthony again.
Left with no choice, I could only tell him what had happened last night. “He didn’t reply to me after that. How can I not worry about him?”
“You asked for it. You should know Anthony better than anyone. It’s not even the first time he has done something like this. There’s no need to feel nervous.”
Roasting Anthony was probably one of John’s greatest sources of entertainment, but I was not in the mood to play along with him. “John!”
“Fine. There’s nothing special. Except for hanging out with Lucas and the gang, he only went to the Notary Office. Then, he stayed at Summer’s club and never left.”
“Why did he go to the Notary Office?”
“I don’t know. Maybe he went there to deal with business matters. What else can he do there?”
That was true. No matter what, Anthony was still the legal person of the company. It was not weird for him to be there in person when dealing with company matters.
After that, John brought up some other news that he had found out before hanging up.
Audrey had already fallen asleep in the bedroom. After spending the whole day waiting for nothing, I felt frustrated, so I poured a glass of red wine and leaned against the couch.
Eventually, I fell asleep.
When I opened my eyes again, I saw a blurry figure sitting in front of me. Subconsciously, I thought that it was Anthony and murmured, “You’re back…”
Gradually, my vision became clearer, and I noticed that the person in front of me was not Anthony but Nathaniel.
The moment I met his eyes, I instinctively flinched. Is this a dream or reality?
Nathaniel raised the corners of his lips and smiled. “The fearless Sienna is actually afraid of seeing me?”
The disgust I felt from listening to his voice instantly pulled me back to reality. Looking at him impassively, I gritted my teeth and said, “You’re wrong. No one wants to get near to filthy things. I’m different from you. I can distinguish right from wrong, and I’ve done nothing illegal. But you, on the other hand, have done all sorts of evil deeds. I bet you can’t even sleep soundly at night because you’ll be worried that the police might appear at your door and arrest you.”
“You’re wrong again.” He removed the scarf around his neck. “I’ve never taken those stupid cops seriously. As long as I want, I can get myself out of this situation at any time and live a normal life.”
“That’s just what you think. You won’t get away with this. Justice always prevails!”
He laughed and turned around to look at me contemptuously. “I’ve never seen you argued so strongly in court when you were a lawyer. What’s the matter now? Do you like to argue with me whenever you see me?”
The look in his eyes showed me that he was not afraid of my threats.
Even after hearing what he said, I showed no hint of fear. “Maybe it’s because both lawyers and police are full of sense of justice. Whenever we see anything that’s against the law, we can’t help but exercise our duty.”
Surprisingly, Nathaniel only nodded and did not refute.
I stared at him vigilantly, only to see him getting up and taking a wine glass from the bar. Subsequently, he sat back on the couch, picked up the bottle of red wine I had opened earlier, and poured himself a glass. Lifting his head, he finished the wine in one shot.
I clenched my fists anxiously and sat up, my heart hammering in my chest.
Audrey was inside my bedroom while Gregory and Shaun were in another room. If Nathaniel was going to harm us, I could only protect Audrey. Both Gregory and Shaun were smart. Hopefully, they could read the situation and protect themselves by hiding away from Nathaniel.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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