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A Cue for Love Chapter 881
Where Is Daddy Part Two
Xavian quickly clutched his head. “Oh no! I said something wrong!”
“You’re too dense, Xavian!” Sophia burst out laughing.
Although Franklin, Clayton, and Yumi did not say anything, they were grinning happily.
Sophia’s appetite was just like Natalie’s. Just like a little glutton, she finished all the bagels within a short moment.
“There are still some left in the oven…”
Emma lifted Sophia’s plate, wanting to add two more bagels. However, Natalie stopped her.
“She ate five for breakfast. That’s enough! We can’t give her anything else, or she’ll be too full.”
“I see…”
On the other hand, Emma was afraid that Sophia would be disappointed. Kids at her age would definitely cry or kick up a fuss if they could not eat to their heart’s content. However, when Emma turned around, she saw Sophia sitting there obediently. Sophia flashed her a sweet smile and said, “You really dote on me, Mrs. Bunton! But Mommy’s right. I can only eat five bagels, or I’ll be too full.”
Emma’s heart softened when she saw how obedient Sophia was.
Rubbing her stomach, Sophia said in a mixture of happiness and pity, “Mommy’s bagels are really yummy. It’s a pity that Daddy isn’t here! If only he’s here with us and can eat Mommy’s bagels!”
Natalie, who was halfway through eating a bagel, was at a loss for words.
Before she could say anything, the kids started discussing in front of her.
“I wonder what’s Daddy busy with! He won’t answer our calls.” Sophia was filled with indignance.
“Hmph! He abandoned us to Mommy and stopped caring about us!” Franklin raised his eyebrows.
Yumi cupped her cheeks and asked, “Is he too busy with work?”
“Busy? No matter how busy he is, he can’t just ignore Mommy and our feelings!”
“Yeah! Mommy’s ranked number one. No one is more important than her! How can he ignore us? When I’m free, I’m going to track his IP address,” suggested Xavian.
When the other four kids heard that, they nodded in agreement.
“Yeah!”
“Let’s do that!”
Natalie was stunned when she heard the children’s conclusion.
Track what?
Although the five kids were still quite young, they were extremely smart. They might discover that Samuel had abandoned them in their investigation.
“You’re not allowed to investigate him.” Natalie placed her chopsticks down and educated them earnestly, “Your daddy needs to finish an important task, so he can’t come to Loang with us. If you really miss him, I can bring you back to him.”
When Natalie said that, the five kids stopped discussing. They lowered their heads and fell silent.
Upon noticing the tense atmosphere, Emma asked, “Children, have you decided what you want to eat for dinner?”
“Chicken wings!”
“Lettuce!”
“Grilled pork!”
“Roasted chicken!”
“BBQ pork!”
As expected of little kids, their attention was directed away when Emma asked about dinner.
When they finally stopped asking about it, Natalie heaved a sigh of relief.
Indeed, lies should not be said too easily. Once she started lying, she would need to come up with even more lies to conceal the truth.
“I’m going to work.” As Natalie stood up, she reminded the kids, “You must listen to Emma’s instructions at home and respect her like your elder! If she needs anything, you must help her.”
“Okay!”
After bidding farewell to the kids, Natalie left the mansion.
Emma brought the plates on the table to the kitchen and started washing them. She then started preparing for lunch.
The five kids exchanged a look with one another before dashing into the second-floor living room.
As the eldest, Franklin asked, “To be honest, do you think that there’s something weird going on between Daddy and Mommy?”
A Cue for Love Chapter 882
Where Is Daddy Part Three
Actually, the kids had already noticed the strange dynamics between Natalie and Samuel.
These thoughts had already been circling in their minds before they left for Loang. However, none of them brought it up. Now that Franklin was the first one to mention it, the five kids started discussing enthusiastically.
“I think so!” admitted Clayton honestly. “After Mommy announced that she’s going to work in Loang, Daddy didn’t even show up. Even Uncle Steven and Mr. Trevor came to send us off, but he didn’t!”
“Daddy’s always been busy with work. But it’s the first time that he hasn’t shown up for such a long time,” analyzed Xavian.
“Yeah! Previously, I’ve already thought that Mommy seems to be in a strange mood, like she’s very sad. I thought that she just couldn’t bear to part with Daddy!” The more Sophia thought about it, the harder she shook her head. “Looks like that’s not the case. It’s like they had an argument and are ignoring each other.”
Glancing at the other kids, Yumi expressed her own thoughts. “Then… Did they really have an argument?”
When she said that, everyone fell silent in shock.
None of them wanted to admit it. However, when they recalled Natalie’s reaction in the dining room earlier, the same thought appeared in their minds.
In the end, Franklin said, “So… What Mommy’s trying to say is that if any of us misses Daddy, she’ll bring us to him. She wants us to make the decision! Isn’t that like how divorced couples make their children decide between their parents?”
After hearing Franklin’s analysis, everyone felt like they had just been struck by lightning.
Unfortunately, his analysis was exactly like what they had felt.
The thought of her parents separating caused Sophia to tear up. Choking up, she exclaimed, “I don’t want Mommy and Daddy to be apart! It’s been so tough for them to get back together! I don’t want them to leave each other!”
Yumi wiped Sophia’s tears with a piece of tissue. “Don’t panic yet, Sophia! Franklin’s just making a guess.”
“But what about Daddy?” Sophia mumbled indignantly, “He didn’t call Mommy or any of us!”
When Xavian saw the tears rolling down her cheeks endlessly, he pointed at himself. “Don’t cry, Sophia! I have a solution.”
“You have a solution?” asked Clayton with a frown. “You, Franklin, and I have been calling Daddy for the past few days. He didn’t even pick up any of our calls! Since that’s already the case, are you sure that you have a way to make Daddy pick up our calls?”
“Previously, we’ve been relying on conventional methods.” Xavian blinked. “This time, I’m going to pull out my trump card. I promise that once he sees it, he’ll definitely pick up my call.”
When Xavian made that promise so confidently, the four kids glanced at him simultaneously.
“Really?” asked Sophia as she grinned through her tears.
Xavian patted his chest. “Of course!” With that, he started moving.
Taking his laptop out from the suitcase, he turned it on and selected a picture of Natalie with Jerome from the thumb drive. Then, he selected an image of a couple acting intimately and photoshopped their faces on that image.
Initially, the image looked a bit unnatural. After Xavian did something with his keyboard and mouse, a flawless image emerged in front of them.
“Okay!” Xavian’s mission was accomplished.
“Is this your solution?” asked Clayton in shock.
“Yeah! Regardless of why Daddy and Mommy argued, do you think that he can bear to see Mommy being so intimate with another man?” Xavian smiled smugly. “When Daddy sees this picture, he’ll definitely be furious. In that case, it’ll be a piece of cake for him to answer our call.”
A Cue for Love Chapter 883
Where Is Daddy Part Four
“You’re amazing, Xavian!” Sophia gave Xavian a thumbs-up.
Nodding, Yumi praised, “This is a great idea!”
Xavian scratched his head. “Not at all…”
When Franklin and Clayton saw the two girls fawning over Xavian, they were jealous.
Clayton said, “Let’s leave the compliments for later. It’s better to contact Daddy first!”
“Yeah!” Franklin’s gaze was filled with a serious look. “We should grab this opportunity to ask Daddy about what’s going on between him and Mommy!”
“Okay!”
Xavian wiped the smug look off his face and typed on the keyboard attentively. He sent the image to Samuel’s email.
Furthermore, he even created a special programme. Once the email was sent to Samuel’s inbox, Xavier would terminate all of the device’s programming. The email would automatically pop up and could only be closed if Samuel replied to the email.
Xavier clicked the ‘Enter’ button and sent the email.
Meanwhile, Samuel heard an email notification from his computer in the middle of work.
Before he could click on it, the email popped up automatically and filled his entire screen.
Naturally, he glanced at it. The screen was filled with a picture of Natalie looking into the eyes of a handsome soldier and smiling.
He had an impression of that man. When he first reconciled with Natalie, that man had visited her in the hospital ward.
However, he was completely different from Yandel. While Yandel admired and respected Natalie, his love for and obsession with Natalie was blatant.
Did he rush over to find her immediately after finding out that Natalie went to Loang alone?
Samuel clenched his fists.
When he clicked on the photo, a line of text appeared.
“Daddy, something bad happened! Mommy’s about to be snatched away! Pick up the phone!”
When Samuel read those words, his phone started vibrating on the table.
Without any hesitation, he picked up the phone and put it to his ear.
“Hello?”
“Daddy, you finally answered our call!” Xavian’s excited voice rang out.
“Yeah,” replied Samuel in a deep voice. “What’s up?”
“Mommy’s going to be snatched away by Mr. Sutton!” Xavian exaggerated it deliberately.
“Really?”
“Really!” exclaimed Xavian. “Did you see the photo I sent you, Daddy?”
“I saw it,” answered Samuel. “Are you sure that you didn’t photoshop the picture?”
Having been exposed by Samuel, Xavian confessed, “Fine, I admit that I photoshopped the picture! But if you don’t contact us in time, Mommy will still be snatched away by other men! Oh, right! What happened between you and Mommy? Why haven’t you shown up? Mommy’s acting weirdly too…”
Samuel noticed that Xavian’s phone was on speaker mode. The other four kids are probably with him too.
He loved the kids as much as Natalie did. Although both of them had separated, he was unwilling to break their innocent hearts.
“I’ve been busy with work,” replied Samuel. “Your mommy has probably explained to you too.”
“Busy? How busy can you be?” interrupted Sophia, unable to hold herself back. “Daddy, no matter how rich you are, you won’t be happy without Mommy!”
Yeah! Just like what Sophia said, I might be the richest and most powerful person in the world, but I’ll still be left with nothing if I don’t have Natalie by my side. Unfortunately, my life is coming to an end. I’d rather let Natalie hate me than wallow in self-guilt and memories.
“I understand everything that you said,” coaxed Samuel. “I promise that after I’m done with my work, I’ll come to Loang to look for your mommy and you guys.”
A Cue for Love Chapter 884
Where Is Daddy Part Five
“Did you have a change of heart?” asked Franklin observantly.
At that moment, Jesper knocked on the door. “Mr. Bowers, I’ve already gotten the information about what you asked me to investigate.”
Glancing at Jesper, Samuel told the five curious kids on the phone, “I really need to settle some work now, so I’ll hang up first.”
On the other end of the phone, the five kids pouted sadly when their call got cut off.
“Daddy picked up the call and promised that he’ll visit us after he’s done with work…” Sophia mumbled gloomily, “But why do I feel like something’s wrong?”
“Something’s definitely wrong,” commented Franklin objectively. “He seems to be hiding from Mommy.”
However, Xavian had a different opinion. “I don’t think so! Although Daddy didn’t manage to answer your last question, he definitely still feels the same way toward Mommy. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so furious that he answered our call, despite realizing that the photo had been photoshopped.”
“Yeah!” Clayton nodded in agreement. “I think Xavian’s right. Perhaps, Daddy has some grievances that prevented him from being with us and Mommy. They’ve gone through so much together. How can he possibly have a change of heart so easily We… We mustn’t be flustered!”
As the last person who joined the Bowers family, Yumi nodded too. “Yeah! Although I’m not biologically related to Daddy or Mommy, I can tell that they have a very close relationship. Now, they’ve just been separated from each other temporarily. We mustn’t overthink and assume that there’s a problem with their relationship.”
As they spoke, the five kids reached the same consensus.
“In the future, we must help Daddy protect Mommy!” announced Franklin solemnly.
“Okay!” The five kids placed their hands together and cheered each other on.
After expressing what had been on their minds, the kids went ahead with their own day.
Meanwhile, Xavian grabbed his laptop, connected his phone and laptop to the Internet, and started tracking Samuel’s address when he answered the call.
Although Natalie had warned him against doing that, Xavian still went ahead with his plan while keeping it a secret from her and the other four kids.
On the other side, Jesper placed the results of the investigation, which Samuel had instructed him to do, on the table. He reported, “Amos is twenty-eight years old this year. He is Consort Leia’s younger brother. He’s a frivolous man who’s very generous with his money. He has a lot of close female friends. However, he did not instruct anyone to drug Ms. Nichols last night. Instead, his subordinate did that on his own accord to win his favor…”
The largest difference between Loang and Chanaea was that the power still remained in the royal family.
The king of Loang was already over seventy years old. Prince Hanson, Prince Anderson, and Prince Jonathan were all popular candidates for the heir.
Samuel did not expect Natalie to be involved with the royal family on her first day at Yaleview.
“Deal with it properly.” Narrowing his eyes, Samuel instructed, “Obscure Natalie’s background. Don’t let the Stone family develop an interest in her.”
“Mr. Bowers, Ms. Nichols will reveal her shrewdness sooner or later. Doing this now is actually…” Jesper wanted to say that it was pointless.
“Let her get a footing first.” Samuel glanced at Jesper. “Loang is not like Chanaea. The forces there are too complicated. After she can see the situation clearly, I won’t interfere anymore.”
“Okay!” Jesper sighed secretly.
Mr. Bowers is only saying it for show. How can he possibly stop himself from interfering? If he can, would he have pretended to be someone else and go all the way to Yaleview to expand the business? What’s sadder is that even though he did so much for Ms. Nichols, he refuses to say anything. Instead, he’s pretending to leave with another woman.
On the other hand, Samuel was unbothered. He started thinking about what he could do for Natalie in the next half a year.
A Cue for Love Chapter 885
A Chat Part One
Dream’s office in Yaleview was a two-storey high building.
The first floor was around four meters high, with a modern contemporary design. The French windows revealed the lush greenery and tranquil lake outside.
“Boss, I chose a good office location, haven’t I?” Yandel’s eyes were filled with smugness.
“Yeah, it’s not bad.” Natalie nodded. “Before we scale up, this amount of space is just right. Indeed, you did a good job with this.”
“Yeah!”
Having thought of something, Yandel asked, “Fullmoon is filled with all sorts of weird people. After Lia and I left, did you encounter any problems?”
Although being drugged was probably quite a serious problem, Natalie was used to keeping things to herself. In a nonchalant tone, she said, “Don’t worry. What can possibly happen to me? After you left, I drank a bit more and left. What about you and Lia? What happened after you sent Anna back? “
“Boss, you shouldn’t have brought this up! I’m so furious whenever I think about it!” Yandel clenched his fists. “Yesterday, Lia and I sent Anna back. The moment we returned, that b*stard, Caleb, also got back. He threatened Anna with their child, demanding that she compensate him for his lost youth. He said that it’s all because of her bad luck that his business failed and his gambles all lost money.”
“F*ck!” Natalie was so angry that she cursed out loud. “That b*stard! I didn’t slap him enough last night.”
“Don’t worry. I hit him.”
“Oh? What’s the outcome?”
“Nothing much. I just broke three of his ribs. He’s now lying in the hospital with a cast,” revealed Yandel with a laugh. “It’s fine! I’ll settle all the hospital bills and compensation. But it depends on my mood when his rib can be reattached and when he can be discharged.”
When Natalie heard how miserably Caleb ended up, she said in relief, “I’m glad.”
Then, she remembered Anna’s kid.
“Yandel, pay more attention to Anna, especially in terms of her nutrition. Although she might not be sick, she’s definitely lacking in nutrients,” Natalie reminded Yara. Then, she told Lia, “When it comes to breastfeeding or other maternity issues, it’s inconvenient for a man like Yandel to intervene too much. Lia, this is where you could help.”
Yandel and Lia nodded. They knew very well that Anna was just like them in the past—she was being redeemed, and that was an amazing feeling.
Soon, the day when Anna promised to meet arrived.
Anna changed into a white dress. After cutting her dry and tangled hair, she now had a neat, shoulder-length bob.
The flaws on her face were also concealed behind some makeup. She now looked ten times better than when she was at Fullmoon.
“Anna.” Natalie gestured at Anna. “Please take a seat.”
“Thank you!”
After they sat down, Anna gazed at the beautiful face in front of her. She thought that Natalie was even more beautiful than two years ago.
Her beauty was not gaudy or conventional. Instead, her beauty came from deep within her.
When she stared at Natalie’s face for a long time, even her heart would skip a beat. Naturally, she was an irresistible temptation.
“Is there something on my face, Anna?” Feeling self-conscious, Natalie touched her face.
“No.” Returning to her senses, Anna shook her head. “I haven’t taken a good look at you for two years, so I wanted to do so now. You’re prettier than you were two years ago.”
“I see.”
“Unlike me…” Anna lowered her head and burst into laughter. “Every step I take is a mistake. If I have listened to your advice back then, I wouldn’t have reached this stage. But I always had a question. How did you know that my decision to retire and marry Caleb is definitely a wrong decision?”
A Cue for Love Chapter 886
A Chat Part Two
While Anna stared intently at her, Natalie replied, “If you like a person, both of you will need to be equal. But you deliberately concealed your talents because you’re afraid of hurting Caleb’s ego. But he might not understand your sacrifices. Instead, he would expect you to take care of the family. If he doesn’t even know about your sacrifices, he naturally won’t treasure you… Due to his family background, his low self-esteem is inscribed within him. It is only by oppressing you that he can gain a sense of control.”
Emotions raged in Anna upon hearing Natalie’s words after the past two years.
“If I had listened to your advice earlier, I would’ve been much happier.” A look of sorrow appeared on Anna’s face.
“Although that man has hurt you a lot, you did not lose everything. Think about it! You now have Kyle.” Natalie took a sip of her tea and smiled. “Like what Shakespeare said, ‘What’s past is prologue. If you want to shine again, it’s never too late!”
“Do… Do I still have a chance? I haven’t touched a pencil for the past two years. I don’t even know if I can draw as well as before.”
“How would you know without even trying?” Natalie gazed at her. “Anna, I can help you only thus far. As for whether Muse can become famous again, it depends on your heart—what kind of life you wish to have and what kind of products you wish to design.”
When Anna heard that, she was stunned and stared at Natalie intently.
Natalie had become much more mature and charismatic compared to two years ago. Her assured demeanor would give one an irresistible urge to follow her.
“I get it.” Anna nodded. “I’ll think about it seriously.”
“Okay! But by helping you, I’m helping myself too.” Gazing at the lake outside the French windows, Natalie said, “Dream Corporation has already developed significantly in Chanaea. However, in Loang, it’s just a newly-registered company. The western mines of Loang are rich with resources. It’s suitable for a jewelry business. I’m planning to enter the jewelry industry and establish a supply chain in Western Loang. While selling the jewelry in Loang, I’m planning to launch them in Chanaea and Irethiel at the same time. I’m recruiting now. Are you interested in becoming the chief designer at Dream?”
Previously, Natalie had already instructed Yandel to investigate Anna’s whereabouts. However, the investigation yielded no results.
Yet, fate had allowed her to reconcile with Anna again. Naturally, she was reluctant to give up on a genius designer like Anna.
Immediately after Natalie finished speaking, Anna nodded and said, “I’m willing to join Dream.”
“Huh?” Natalie frowned slightly. “You agreed so quickly, Anna. Aren’t you going to think about it for a while?”
“There’s no need to.” Smiling, Anna shook her head.
“At Fullmoon yesterday, Caleb lost me to you.” When Anna said that, a determined glint flashed across her eyes. “Were it not for you, I might still be delusional with the wishful hope that he’ll wake up one day and return to us. I’ve already decided to file an official divorce with him and bid my past farewell.”
“If you and your child leave him, he’ll be left with nothing.” Natalie narrowed her eyes. “Out of desperation, he might threaten you to concede by using the child’s custody.”
“Kyle is my everything! I’ll fight with him till the end.”
“Don’t worry! I’ll ask Yandel to follow up on the divorce proceedings.” A vicious smile formed on Natalie’s lips. “For matters that are inconvenient for you to handle, just leave them to Yandel.”
After chatting with Natalie, Anna felt much more relieved.
“Thank you, Natalie. Thank you so much!” Anna laughed genuinely. “It’s great that I got to know you.”
A Cue for Love Chapter 887
Unable To Move On Part One
After sending Anna away, Natalie gazed at the scenery outside the window leisurely.
Propping her head up with her right arm, she could not help but recall that silver-masked man last night. It was his second time rescuing her.
“Xander…” Natalie mumbled his name.
Do coincidences like this really exist? Immediately after I left Chanaea for Loang, that man also came from Chanaea. He’s following me too closely, isn’t he?
Am I overthinking or is that man having ulterior intentions toward me? Does he want me to cure his burns? It doesn’t seem like it. I’ve already offered to repay his favors to the best of my abilities, but he doesn’t seem like he wants anything. He didn’t even ask for anything.
Natalie could not figure it out after mulling over it for a long time. Deciding to forget about it, she started working attentively.
After she was done with work, she searched for a kindergarten at Yaleview for the five kids. Since she would have to stay there for at least a year, she had to arrange for the kids to study at a school.
After searching through the kindergartens and comparing them, Natalie finally found one which she liked. She then left the company to check the kindergarten out personally.
After a long talk with the Director of Admissions, she felt very pleased with the kindergarten. Thus, she proceeded to enroll the kids in it.
“Five kids?” The Director of Admissions was surprised.
“Yeah!” Natalie laughed drily. “I gave birth to quite a few kids in one go.”
“I see.”
The Director of Admissions glanced at Natalie’s excellent figure, then at her own disappearing waist. God is so unfair! I only had one child, but my figure still can’t compare to someone with a few children.
“What about the father?” asked the Director of Admissions when she noticed that Natalie paused for a while at the ‘Father’ column.
“I…” Natalie did not know how to answer this complex question. She had never been married to Samuel. Once he married Luna, she would have no right to place Samuel’s name on the form.
“It’s inconvenient to write his name.” Natalie smiled, deciding to keep the reason a secret.
When the Director of Admissions saw her reaction, she thought that Natalie was either widowed or divorced. With an apologetic look, she said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know…”
“It’s fine.” After Natalie signed the form, she passed it to the Director of Admissions. “Have a look at this. Is it okay?”
After checking the form, the Director of Admissions nodded. “Yep! Once I let the principal approve it, the five kids can start school next Monday.”
“Thank you.”
After settling the children’s education, Natalie left the kindergarten.
Unknown to her, a man also walked into the kindergarten soon after she left.
When the Director of Admissions saw such a handsome man, she could not help but fall into a daze. What day is it? I’ve just sent a beautiful woman away, and now a handsome man has arrived!
“Sir, are you…” asked the Director of Admissions as she approached him.
“Can I take a look at the form that the lady earlier signed?” asked Samuel in a deep voice.
“That’s a privacy issue, so I cannot…”
“I’m the children’s father.” Samuel took out his identity documents to prove his relationship with the kids.
The Director of Admissions was stunned. “So are you… Ms. Nichols’ husband?”
Samuel grunted a response, not denying it.
“Okay, then!” The Director of Admissions passed the enrolment form to Samuel. “Here.”
When Samuel read the handwriting on the form, he imagined Natalie filling it up. Eventually, his gaze landed on the ‘Father’ column.
It was blank.
Would she rather leave it blank than write my name?
Although Samuel knew that it was natural for her to hate him, his heart ached terribly when he saw the blank column.
A Cue for Love Chapter 888
Unable to Move On Part Two
Noticing that Samuel was staring at the blank space on the form, the Director of Admissions explained softly, “Ms. Nichols said that it’s not convenient to fill in this information…”
“I understand.”
“Ummm…”
As the Director of Admissions stood on the spot awkwardly, Samuel suddenly took out a gold pen from his pocket and wrote his own name in that blank column.
“Samuel Bowers?”
“Is there a problem?” Samuel asked, fixing his deep-set gaze on the female director.
As the look in his eyes was too intimidating, the director kept quiet at once and took over the admissions form from the man.
Watching Samuel’s departing figure as he walked away, the woman could not help but feel slightly puzzled at the situation. What’s going on with those two people? Why does the atmosphere feel so strange?
Shortly after Natalie left the kindergarten, she received a phone call.
“Natalie, why didn’t you tell us that you’re in Loang? Have you forgotten us?”
The person on the line was Jerome’s mother, Patricia. Back then, due to a misunderstanding between Patricia and Jerome’s father, she had taken Jerome back to the village where Natalie and her mother were staying and raised him there.
As they were both foreigners in the village, Jennie had taken special care of Patricia and her son. Jennie had also requested Natalie to take Jerome, who was two years younger, with her whenever she went.
From then on, Jennie and Patricia became close friends while Natalie and Jerome were considered childhood sweethearts who grew up together in the village.
After more than a decade had passed, Daniel finally headed to that village in Chanaea from Loang to look for Patricia and cleared up the misunderstanding between them. After that, he took Patricia and Jerome back to Loang with him.
Jerome, who had always been inseparable from Natalie, had eventually followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the army, becoming a major-general.
Initially, Natalie’s plan was to visit Patricia after settling down properly in Loang. However, she did not expect that Patricia and Daniel would end up contacting her first.
“Aunt Patricia, of course I haven’t forgotten about you!” Natalie replied sweetly, as if she was speaking to her own mother.
“I’m glad to hear that.” Patricia was beaming from ear to ear, feeling happy to hear Natalie’s voice. “Are you free tonight? If you’re free, why don’t you come over to our house to have dinner with your Uncle Daniel and I? Jerome is having training at the military base, so there are only the both of us at home. I’m almost bored to death!”
Since Patricia was so enthusiastic about having her over, and Natalie did not have any plans that night, she agreed readily. “Sure.”
“That’s great!” Patricia replied excitedly. “We will be waiting for you then!”
“Yup. See you later!”
After hanging up, Natalie called Emma to ask her to take care of the kids before heading to the Sutton residence.
The Sutton residence was situated within a military compound with guards standing at the entrance. Even though the compound was not luxurious, it gave off a grand and majestic feeling.
As Daniel had already informed the guards beforehand that Natalie would be visiting, the guards personally escorted Natalie to the Sutton residence after she told them her name.
It was not Natalie’s first visit to the Sutton residence.
When she was at Loang previously, she had also visited Patricia often.
From a distance away, Natalie could already spot Patricia and Daniel waiting for her excitedly at the door.
When Patricia saw Natalie, she waved at her immediately.
“Natalie!”
Natalie stopped in front of Patricia and Daniel and nodded politely before greeting them. “Hi, Uncle Daniel and Aunt Patricia. How are you?”
It had been two years since the couple last saw Natalie. When they noticed that the woman was looking even more gorgeous than two years ago, the two of them could not help but smile.
“We are very good!” Patricia stepped closer to Natalie and sized her up before continuing, “Natalie, I haven’t seen you in forever!”
“Aunt Patricia, as time was a little tight, I wasn’t able to prepare a gift for the two of you.”
“There’s no need to! Natalie, your presence is already the best gift to us!” Daniel said.
As he had been training with the military since a young age, the man exuded an imposing and solemn vibe. However, he couldn’t help but smile cheerfully when he saw Natalie.
“That’s right!” Patricia agreed with her husband before saying, “Come on in! Dinner is already ready. We can continue chatting while we eat.”
A Cue for Love Chapter 889
Unable To Move On Part Three
Natalie followed Patricia and Daniel to the dining room.
A sumptuous meal was laid out on the table. However, there was no way the three of them could finish that much food. It was obvious to Natalie that Patricia had taken special efforts and prepared all that food just for her.
“Natalie, these are all your favorite dishes. Dig in!”
Natalie picked up her fork and started eating. Patricia’s home-cooked food had brought her back to her childhood days.
In the past, Patricia and Jennie would always research new recipes together and had similar cooking styles. As such, Natalie felt like she was tasting her own mother’s cooking while she ate.
“Are the dishes to your liking?”
“Yup!”
Natalie nodded before lowering her head and continued eating.
Patricia and Daniel exchanged a meaningful glance. They knew that Natalie was missing her mother and could not help but feel their hearts ache for her.
“Eat slowly. Since Jerome isn’t at home, no one’s going to take your food,” Patricia said with a smile. “If you like it, I’ll pack some food for you to bring home.”
“Thanks, Aunt Patricia.”
Realizing that she was eating too quickly, Natalie slowed down and started chatting with the two elders.
Patricia started asking Natalie about her experience in Chanaea, being aware that Natalie had left Loang and returned to Chanaea in order to avenge Jennie and herself.
As Natalie had always treated Patricia as her family, she briefly explained everything that happened to her and Daniel.
After listening to Natalie’s encounters, Patricia was in shock for a while before she regained her composure and said, “So it’s true that you’re not that bast*rd’s daughter…” The woman sighed.
“You already knew? Did my mother tell you?”
“Your mother didn’t tell me anything.” Patricia shook her head and continued, “It’s just my guess. Jennie did tell me that your father was a very good man, and she had never regretted having you and Yara. However, that bast*rd Thomas is definitely not a good man in any sense. That’s why I have always suspected that you might not be his daughter…”
Initially, Natalie had thought that everything had finally come to an end after she took her revenge.
However, it seemed like there were still many questions that needed answers, such as her family origins, including the mysterious organization, Blaze, that killed her granddad.
“Natalie, don’t be disheartened.”
“Huh?” Natalie looked up at Patricia.
“Even though I don’t know who your biological father is, there’s one thing I’m very sure of, which is that Jennie loves you very much.” Patricia cradled Natalie’s face and continued, “Your Uncle Daniel and I are always here for you. No matter who your father is, this would never change.”
“Aunt Patricia, Uncle Daniel…”
Tears welled up in Natalie’s eyes when she heard that.
Daniel cast a reprimanding glance at Patricia and said, “Look at you, you’re ruining Natalie’s good mood by being so sentimental.”
“How can you say that? I’m just speaking my heart, unlike you. I’m sure you share the exact same thoughts as me but couldn’t bring yourself to say it out loud!” Patricia glanced back at her husband before continuing, “It’s all because of that character of yours that resulted in us being separated for so long.”
“It’s not my fault!”
“Of course it is!”
“No, it’s not!”
“Yes, it’s all because of you!”
Watching Daniel and Patricia bicker like a pair of quarrelsome lovers in their teens, Natalie could not help but envy the love between them, and the overload of sweetness brought a smile to her face.
“Natalie, what are you smiling about?” Daniel asked curiously.
“Obviously she’s amused at how silly you are!” Patricia said, rolling her eyes at Daniel.
“No, no. It’s not that,” Natalie clarified at once, worried that Daniel might misunderstand. “I just find it really sweet that the two of you are so loving.”
At the mention of that, Patricia got excited. She looked at Natalie expectantly and asked, “Natalie, are you still single?”
Naturally, Natalie’s thoughts drifted to Samuel. However, the next moment, she remembered that he was currently in Greenview, happily spending time with Luna.
If that’s the case, I guess I’m single now?
With a smile on her face, Natalie replied, “Yup. I’m still single, Aunt Patricia.”
A Cue for Love Chapter 890
Unable To Move On Part Four
“Still single…”
Patricia’s gaze was fixated on Natalie. Judging from Natalie’s answer, it meant that Jerome still had a chance.
“Natalie, you’re only twenty-four. There’s plenty of time and you should be cautious in choosing your life partner. There’s no rush to get married. It’s one thing to capitalize on your youth, but marrying an atrocious partner will be tormenting, just like how your mother suffered throughout the years.”
Patricia was advising Natalie genuinely based on her own experience.
Natalie could tell that Patricia was speaking from her heart, but it was a second too late.
Natalie never believed in love. It was unimaginable to experience the grievance of loving someone, only for one’s heart to be trampled by betrayal. The devastating pain would be impossible to move on from.
“I understand.”
“It’s a great opportunity to expand your company in Loang. It will be perfect if you can stay at Yaleview from now on.” Patricia’s eyes glistened with joy. “With Jerome and your Uncle Daniel around, no one can bully you in Yaleview!”
“Thank you so much.”
After dinner, Natalie played a few rounds of chess with Daniel.
Having waited two years to challenge Natalie again, Daniel, despite his valiant efforts, was once again defeated by Natalie.
Daniel nonetheless took it lightly. As opposed to being frustrated, he took pleasure in the challenge.
It was eight o’clock at night.
Natalie bid goodbye to Patricia and Daniel.
Daniel was still analyzing the sophisticated moves by Natalie in the last two rounds of chess.
Patricia however interrupted him and lifted the chessboard up. “Hey, you! It must be tough for Jerome, given that you’re his father.”
“Put down the chess board!” Daniel frowned. “What do you mean? Are you saying that it’s a disgrace for Jerome to have me as his father?”
“Do you even understand your child?”
“Why do you think otherwise?”
“Jerome liked Natalie ever since he was young. Don’t tell me that you’re oblivious to this?” Patrica said sternly.
“I knew Natalie ever since she was a small child. She’s a perfect ten. What happened five years ago is in the past. If Jerome is able to look past it, so am I. If Natalie is willing to get together with Jerome, we’ll treat Xavian and Clayton just like our own grandchildren. It shouldn’t be an issue raising them. Besides, Natalie and Jerome will also have their own kids in the future. I’m warning you not to mess up their relationship! If you happen to cause a ruckus, I’m going to end you!”
Unlike Patricia, Daniel still had his doubts.
However, Patricia was right. Natalie was simply too perfect. Not only his wife and his son liked her, but even Daniel himself was also fond of her.
Daniel cleared his throat and said, “I know what to do. I’ll get in touch with him and get him to apply for his unused leave.”
“All right. Do that!” Patricia’s face lit up at the thought of a future with Natalie.
Natalie, who had just left the Sutton residence, was under the impression that Patricia simply liked her as a person. It never occurred to Natalie that Patrica wanted her to be Patricia’s daughter-in-law.
Back at the mansion.
Natalie stood at a corner while staring at her five children.
Among them, Sophia’s medical skills still required further guidance from Natalie.
After a while, Natalie asked Sophia to join her in a one-on-one session.
Natalie had grown immune to Sophia’s meteoric improvements over such a short span of time. Looking at her progress, Sophia had already mastered the syllabus for the first and second grades in the university for traditional medicine.
Natalie started crafting a new syllabus to be adopted into Sophia’s learning program. After that, she wanted to carry Sophia back to her room.
Out of a sudden, Sophia curled her arms around Natalie’s neck. Her dark, round eyes welled up, and she seemed like she wanted to say something.
Natalie quickly asked, “Sophia, what do you want to tell me?”
“Mommy, I miss Daddy.” Sophia tightened her grip and spoke in a tender manner.