Chapter 21
Charlotte’s video sparked more speculation.
Many suspected she was being threatened into changing her story.
Natalie’s bed–and–breakfast had originally closed down.
But some people made special trips to stay there.
They pointed cameras at the women in the bed–and–breakfast, describing it as a women’s prison outside the walls, coming specifically to visit and take photos.
Ruby was furious and wanted to chase them away with a broom.
But Natalie stopped her.
“We’re running a business–we can’t keep turning people away.”
After discussing it, they decided to face the challenge head–on.
No matter how difficult, it couldn’t be worse than their past struggles.
Until a visiting blogger unfortunately rolled down a mountainside at a scenic spot.
The Maya sisters rescued him, helped him down the mountain with difficulty, and sent him to the hospital
Another blogger had an asthma attack–Natalie and Ruby appeared just in time to find her inhaler.
Someone lost their child, and the mother panicked in the street, crying desperately.
Grace walked several blocks with her to find the child.
When the mother knelt down crying in gratitude to Grace, she hung her head in shame.
She was one of the guests who’d checked out that day.
The same woman who’d worried about STDs at the bed–and–breakfast.
Natalie and the others continued living despite the rumors.
Suddenly one day, their bed–and–breakfast trending again.
But this time, it wasn’t filled with curses.
Bold headlines read simple yet heart–stirring words.
#Have you ever truly tried to understand someone? Not through hearsay, but from the heart.
A five–minute video.
It was how others saw them.
Elderly locals who’d known them long but didn’t understand the internet defended them.
Impoverished children they’d quietly supported spoke of them with starlight in their eyes.
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Influencers they’d helped expressed guilt and apologies.
At the video’s end was a summary from the poster: Don’t let your keyboard become a weapon to hurt others!
The bed–and–breakfast became popular again.
This time tourists from far and wide rushed to make reservations.
They welcomed guests from dawn to dusk.
Natalie
Seeing the smiles on everyone’s faces, Natalie smiled too.
Early the next morning, before she could wake up naturally, her room door was violently burst open.
Ruby looked shocked as she pulled Natalie up.
“Your ex–husband–that bastard asshole! He’s here!”
Natalie knew this day would come eventually.
Seeing Christian again, he looked much thinner.
The moment he saw Natalie, he couldn’t help wanting to embrace her tightly.
But the next second, she quietly stepped aside.
Christian’s eyes contracted suddenly.
He looked at his outstretched hand with disappointment, his throat choking up.
“Natalie, are…. are you okay? I’ve been looking for you so long, but all your identity information was canceled. I couldn’t find you anywhere. I thought
you were…”
With people coming and going around them, early–rising guests came down to greet Natalie.
Looking at Christian, they felt he seemed familiar.
Not wanting to trend again, Natalie picked up her shopping basket and walked outside.
Christian immediately followed behind her without a word.
“Natalie, seeing that you’re okay, I’m so relieved. Did you see those online messages recently? I’m sorry, honey, really sorry.”
“During the time I wasn’t by your side, did you suffer a lot of grievances? I know you don’t want to see me now, but honey, please, give me a chance to explain!”
made her pay dearly. She can
“Honey, believe me, I truly love you. Everything I did was for you! I was deceived by Charlotte! But don’t worry, I’ve made only cry helplessly in the psychiatric hospital now.”
He followed persistently behind Natalie, not daring to get too close yet afraid of falling too far behind and losing her.
Until Natalie suddenly stopped.
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