Right then,he heard some noise behind him.Turning around, he saw several nurses walking past him sneakily.
Noticing that he had seen them,the nurses froze and looked at him in fear.”Hello.Mr.Larson …”
It was them who gossiped at the door of the lounge previously.
They had thought that Natalie was probably an imposter who was trying to be a rich lady,so they badmouthed her freely.
They couldn’t even be bothered to know if Natalie was in the lounge.
After all,in their eyes,Natalie was a fake,so they weren’t afraid of her telling on them.
However,when the nurses heard that Brandon had sent out all his men to search for Natalie after she went missing and that even the Johanna and Beal had looked for her in person, they were finally scared.
Facing the most powerful man in Barnes at this moment, they were shaking like leaves, Everyone in the city knew how much Brandon loved his wife.
If he found out that they had something to do with Natalie’s disappearance,they were going to be done for.
Although Brandon didn’t know what the nurses were thinking about,he sensed something was wrong upon seeing their guilty and panicky looks.”Where is my wife?”he asked,his gaze darkening.
Under his fierce eyes,the nurses’legs turned to jelly at once.
One of them shook her head and replied tremblingly.”We..
We don’t know.”
Seeing how flustered they were,Brandon immediately realized that they might have something to do with Natalie going missing.
Staring daggers at them,he asked,”Im giving you the last chance.Where is my wife?Shoot!!
One of the nurses was so frightened that she fell to the floor.
The others also almost dropped to their knees.”O-Okay,we’ll say!Actually..”
It wasn’t until Brandan heard the whole story that he finally knew what had happened.
It turned out that the nurses had assumed Natalie was an imposter just because of a text message and even deliberately gave her a hard time.
When Brandon thought about how sad and fearful Natalie was after hearing the nurses’words,his eyes were filled with rage.
Sparing a glance at the terrified nurses,he uttered frostily, “You’re fired!”Then he turned around and strode toward the lounge.
The nurses collapsed to the floor in despair.The hospitals under the Larson Group were the best in the whole of Barnes.
Now that they had been sacked.no other hospitals would want to hire them for fear of offending the Larson Group.
Hence,their dismissal was equivalent to being banned from the medical industry.
After entering the lounge,Brandon opened the doors to the cubicles one by one.However,Natalie wasn’t in any of them.
Only when he found the door of the last cubicle was locked did he feel relieved.
It seemed that Natalie was inside.
“Natalie,are you in there?”Brandon adjusted his voice and comforted her gently,”It’s late now.Why aren’t you going back?Were you bullied?Tell me.Ill stand up for you,okay?
Don’t sulk anymore.”
Natalie curled up in the corner of the cubicle,overwhelmed by great sadness.When she heard Brandon’s gentle voice,her lashes trembled.Nevertheless,instead of responding to him, she continued to sob.
Actually.she had heard Brandon when he was checking the other cubicles earlier.but she dared not answer.The fear of being abandoned at any time gripped her heart tight.She was afraid that Brandon had come here to drive her away.
However,tears misted over her eyes even more when she heard Brandon comforting her.
Deep down,she knew that all of his love and affection belonged to his missing wife,and it was highly possible that she wasnt the one he was looking for.
Thinking of this,Natalie couldn’t help sobbing and trembling with a great wrench of sadness.
Someone was sobbing quietly in the cubicle.Anyone who heard the sobs could feel how aggrieved the person inside was.
Needless to say,Brandon was heartbroken too.
It was his fault that he couldn’t protect the woman he loved.
He deserved to be punished!
“Natalie,tell me your grievances.Ill help you,okay?Don’t cry.
Come out.You don’t have to be afraid.I’m here for you,”
Brandon coaxed her patiently.
Instead of coming out,Natalie’s helpless sobs got louder.
Meanwhile,Johanna and Beal were rushing over as they had just received the news that the nurses had said something that hurt Natalie,and Natalie was now hiding in the lounge.
When they heard their daughter’s sobs coming from the cubicle,their guilty conscience rose.
Beal knocked on the door and apologized solemnly,”I’m sorry, Natalie,your mother and I didn’t mean to doubt you.In fact,we knew you were our daughter when we first set our eyes on just received the news that the nurses had said something that hurt Natalie,and Natalie was now hiding in the lounge.
When they heard their daughter’s sobs coming from the cubicle,their guilty conscience rose.
Beal knocked on the door and apologized solemnly,”I’m sorry, Natalie,your mother and I didn’t mean to doubt you.In fact,we knew you were our daughter when we first set our eyes on you.”
Johanna’s heartached for Natalie.”You are my daughter.How can I not recognize you,sweetheart.”She tried to speak as she burst into tears.However,her words were muffled by her cries.
Natalie slowly calmed down,and her fear gradually dissipated when she felt the sincerity of everyone’s assurance.
After a long while,everyone was getting anxious about Natalie’s condition.When they were about to break in,the door opened.
Natalie looked at them,aggrieved and remorseful.”Im sorry.I
made you worry,”she muttered.
Johanna couldn’t bear seeing Natalie apologize when she had done nothing wrong.Johanna cried even harder as she tried to say,”Honey,as long as you don’t blame your father and me …”
Hugging Johanna tightly,Natalie turned to look at Brandon and asked,”How’s your injury?”
Given Natalie’s current state,Brandon didnt expect Natalie to be concerned about him.His anxiety and uneasiness instantly disappeared,and he felt his heartwarming up.
He chuckled and muttered helplessly,”Silly girl.”
After making sure that Natalie was fine,Brandon left to give Natalie some time alone with her parents.
He believed that only Johanna and Beal could assure her that she was indeed one of the Whites.
Johanna walked with Natalie to the sofa and sat down.
Holding Natalie’s hand as she looked at her haggard face, Johanna burst into tears again.”My dear daughter,look at how much youve suffered.You must have lost a lot of weight.”
Tears welled up in Natalie’s eves as she said.”Mom … .
Beal patted Natalie’s head gently.At this moment,he didn’t behave like a leader of the White Group.He was just a father who was worried about his child.With his eyes slightly reddened,he said,”Sweetheart,you should ve told us about your grievances.You can always rely on us.”
Natalie nodded while sobbing.”I’m sorry,Mom,Dad.I didnt mean to worry you,”she said.
Johanna was still berating herself for not taking good care of Natalie.When she heard Natalie’s apology,tearswelled up in her eyes as she comforted her,”Silly girl,why are you apologizing?We should be the ones apologizing.If we weren’t negligent,you wouldn’t have to suffer. …”
Leaning on Johanna’s warm shoulder,Natalie said softly,”Mom, Dad,it’s good enough you are here…Luckily …”
Luckily,she really was their child. … .
After the three family members found solace in one another, Johanna asked Natalie about her situation when she was missing.
Natalie didn’t want them to worry,so she hid the fact that she had been Jeremys guinea pig.”Mom,Dad,don’t worry.
Nothing bad happened.I ate and slept well.No one bullied me.Ijust lost my memory.When I looked around,everyone was strange,and it scared me a little.”
Looking at Natalie’s clear but nervous eyes,Johanna knew that Natalie was only comforting her.Her heart broke when she saw how Natalie was concealing the hard truth.
She hugged Natalie tightly in her arms,sobbing and blaming herself.
Natalie was not used to being so intimate with others.Her body stiffened instinctively,and it took her a long time to get used to it before she patted Johanna’s back gently.”Mom,I’m really fine,”she comforted Johanna.
Hearing her gentle and sensible voice,Johanna sobbed even more sorrowfully.Even Beal turned his head to wipe his tears from the corner of his eyes.
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