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The young nurse nearby seemed to recognize Christian.
She tugged hard at the older nurse’s sleeve, quietly signaling her to stop talking.
Christian paid no attention to their movements.
The scene from that day seemed to float before his eyes.
Natalie looking at him with devastation:
“No! No! Christian, Grandmother passed out!”
She fell to her knees, grabbing at his pants.
Natalie’s eyes stared at him intently.
Clearly not crying, yet it hurt him more than tears would have.
Since Natalie went to prison, he’d been caring for her grandmother.
That day, he was coming to see her grandmother.
And to tell her that Natalie would soon be able to visit.
He’d even imagined Natalie hugging and kissing him in gratitude.
But stepping off the elevator, before Christian could wipe the smile from his lips, he saw the frightened Charlotte.
He was afraid she’d have another episode and blame everything on Natalie again.
He was frustrated that she didn’t understand how difficult his secret efforts had been.
To smooth everything over.
To quickly fulfill Charlotte’s five wishes and stop her from suing Natalie.
He’d been enduring and restraining himself.
Just when it could all end, how could he let Natalie mess things up again through impulse?
He could only speak coldly to her:
“If your grandmother still has strength to hurt Charlotte, how could anything be wrong!”
He picked up Charlotte and left, afraid he couldn’t resist taking Natalie away instead.
Christian’s face went deathly pale, as if all the blood had drained from it.
The dull pain in his heart became a sharp knife twisting, making it hard to breathe.
He clutched his chest violently as something metallic surged in his throat.
“Pff!”
A mouthful of blood gushed out!
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Christian’s body fell heavily backward, surrounded by strangers‘ calls, chaotic discussions, the urgent sound of a stretcher wheeling him away.
But not the voice he wanted to hear…
Christian lay in the hospital bed for two days, unaware that news about him and Charlotte had already swept the internet.
Waiting for him when he woke were hundreds of missed calls and messages.
“Mr. Vale, finally you answer! The incident with you and Ms. Reed at the wedding has been posted online. Ms. Reed has been cyberbullied so badly she won’t leave home.”
“The firm has been surrounded for two days–people throwing red paint, sightseeing–everyone’s working from home now!”
Christian rubbed his aching forehead.
Seeing his assistant hesitate, he said hoarsely: “Thank you all for the trouble. I’ll personally compensate everyone double for their losses.”
“It’s not about that… Mr. Vale, there’s bad news. About you and Ms. Reed–authorities have sent people to investigate. You’ll both need to be questioned…”
Christian pressed his dry lips together. “I’ll cooperate with the investigation.”
His eyes were hollow, his whole body weak.
As soon as Christian hung up, the phone rang again.
This time it was his father.
Originally, Christian’s relationship with his father had been strained because of Charlotte.
Later, despite his father’s objections, he’d refused arranged dates and married the unremarkable, troubled Natalie instead.
Previously, Christian would never have answered his father’s calls.
But now…
He couldn’t find Natalie. He could only rely on the Vale family’s influence to help.
Sure enough, the moment Christian answered, his father began berating him.
“You disgrace! You’re destroying generations of the Vale family reputation!”
Christian didn’t argue back.
He just silently listened to his father’s scolding until he tired himself out and took a heavy breath. “We’ll handle the media. This whole thing is just a madwoman causing trouble, and you just believed her lies. Christian, if you didn’t bear the Vale name, I’d never help you!”
His voice trembled: “Dad, Natalie’s missing. Please help me find her…”
His father’s face tightened.
This was the first time in years Christian had called him “Dad.”
And it was for a woman.
After what seemed like forever, Christian finally heard his father’s voice again.
“Natalie Warner’s registration information shows complete cancellation. Christian, as a lawyer, you should know what circumstances require canceling someone’s registration.”
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“In other words, Natalie Warner–she’s very likely dead.”
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