Somehow, it all started from that day. Natalie could always run into Samuel in many different places.
Once was considered a coincidence, but many times was too many. If she didn't want to think about it, then don't think about it anymore.
Even Zoe, who occasionally went shopping with her, realized that something was wrong.
"Natalie, what's wrong with Samuel these days? Why do I see him everywhere?" Zoe looked at the man walking towards them at the corner of the street with a speechless expression, a little confused.
She heard a noise and looked away, then glanced away slightly, her voice cold: "Leave him alone."
After saying that, she pulled Zoe out.
"Natalie." Before she could leave, she was grabbed from behind.
Facing her impatient gaze, the corner of the man's lips curved up: "Are you having dinner tonight?"
She stood still, just about to say something, the corner of her eyes caught a familiar figure, she smiled slightly: "Alright, since President Samuel is so kind to invite us, how can we refuse?"
"Samuel." Lily walked quickly, looking at them with a defensive expression. She didn't expect Natalie to be so brazen as to want to have dinner with Samuel. If she hadn't seen it, perhaps the two of them would be together tonight.
Samuel glanced over, his eyes cold: "Why are you here?"
Lily blinked, feeling a little angry. "How can they be here but I'm not?" She couldn't show it, she could only try to hide her emotions, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "I'm a little bored at the villa, I want to go out for a walk."
"Tsk tsk." An untimely voice rang out. Natalie looked at Lily with a half smile and couldn't help but give her a thumbs up to praise her patience. Just now, she clearly saw the resentment flashing in the woman's eyes; it really wasn't easy to endure so quickly.
She turned her head to look at Samuel: "If boss Samuel has a beauty with him, then we won't bother anymore."
As soon as Natalie left, Samuel looked at Lily coldly, his thin lips slightly parted: "Don't play tricks in front of me next time."
Lily's eyes suddenly widened, she looked at him in disbelief, her eyes blinked slightly, tears rolled down her cheeks, she complained in a low voice: "Are you losing your patience with me now? Was our relationship so bland before? Were you seduced by Natalie?"
After being asked three times in a row, the man frowned slightly.
Was he seduced by Natalie?
As soon as this thought flashed, he felt something in his heart collapsing unconsciously. Indeed, in recent days, the image of that flashy and confident woman kept appearing in his mind. Ever since he came to the villa and found out that they were divorced, she didn't take the money and didn't want to rent the villa; his heart was in turmoil.
Seeing him lose his mind, Lily's heart rang an alarm bell, and a sense of crisis suddenly rose.
"I'll ask Oliver to take you home." Samuel regained his composure, glanced at her indifferently: "Don't say such words in the future, try not to appear in front of people, your health is not good."
Health is not good?
Lily laughed coldly from the bottom of her heart; she quietly clenched her hand. Now, Samuel's attitude made her feel uneasy. She didn't know how much sympathy he had for Natalie's kindness now, but she... It was obvious that he had accidentally come to the point of relying on Natalie, and she was about to be abandoned.
After Natalie and Zoe left the shopping mall, they went to a restaurant for dinner.
Zoe recalled the scene just now, "What's wrong with this bastard Samuel? Doesn't he already have Lily? Is he bowing his head to confess to his friend now?"
Natalie didn't say anything, leaning back in her chair with a sleepy expression, her eyes slightly darting back and forth.
"Natalie?" Zoe waved her hand in front of her eyes.
When she came back to her senses, the phone suddenly rang, and she bowed her head to answer the call.
"Okay, I'm going home."
After hanging up, Natalie stood up straight, a little apologetically said to Zoe: "Maybe I can't go with you anymore, my brother told me to go to the company."
"Oh, it's okay, you go." Zoe waved indifferently.
But Natalie didn't go to the company, but went to meet someone.
"Natalie, this is what you need." A man in a baseball cap handed her a CD.
She took it, glanced at it, put it in her pocket, and gave him the money she had prepared in advance.
The man took the money, thanked her twice, and left.
And on the other side.
When Samuel learned that someone had taken the surveillance video that night, his eyes darkened slightly.
"Is it Nathaniel?"
Oliver shook his head and replied: "No."
Hearing this answer, the man's eyes flashed with interest. If it wasn't Nathaniel, then it was only her.
"Mr. Samuel, Miss Lily is calling a friend to the villa." Oliver frowned and said, recalling the call from the villa just now.
Hearing this, the man's black eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze suddenly becoming distant: "Tell her that I'm on a business trip."
"Yes."
The answer that Lily thought she had lied to that night actually made him completely suspicious of her. Moreover, the answer that had just appeared recently, although it wasn't accurate, he could feel that someone else had saved him.
If it wasn't Lily, then there was no need to pamper her anymore. It was best not to let him find out that this woman had lied to him, otherwise...
As soon as his black eyes closed, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of the man's lips; he wouldn't let her go easily.
As soon as his black eyes closed, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of the man's lips; he wouldn't let her go easily.
Looking aside, it was the only photo he and Natalie had taken together, found in the old villa, and he didn't throw it away but brought it to the company. The woman in the photo was smiling sweetly, her innocent eyes were full of gentleness; compared to her now, it seemed like her face was still the same.
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Natalie observed the surveillance camera, but couldn't find any clues.
She could only confirm that the person had been with her for a long time, perhaps even for a few days. It wasn't until that night that he found an opportunity for her to place an order.
The corner of Natalie's lips curled into a sneer. The other person didn't offend her, and she didn't offend them either. Someone else had already come to her house; she had no reason not to.
That day was just a coincidence; she wasn't prepared, but... she wouldn't give the other party any more chances.
Just what did the eldest brother hide?
Suddenly, she remembered what her parents said when she was sent abroad seven years ago, Asylum?
Why did the Brooks family have five children, and only she had to seek asylum?
Because she was the only daughter in the family? The reason was a bit absurd; she always felt like there was a ball of silk wrapped around her, as if there was some big mystery.
But her parents never mentioned this; her two brothers just smiled and walked past, not wanting her to know.
She could only check it out slowly, although it was quite difficult.
"Damn." Natalie kicked her feet in frustration, scratching her hair fiercely.