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A Cue for Love Chapter 911
Sharpness Part Two
Amos was evidently taken aback having heard what she said.
The only reason he had agreed to meet with Natalie was that he had taken a liking to her. He didn’t have that high of an expectation for her proposals. However, be it sincerity, or the benefits, it was difficult for him to reject the proposal she had presented to him.
It appears that I was too focused on her looks that I have ignored her brains.
Seeing that the man wasn’t looking away from her, Natalie put the proposal before the man and cracked a smile. “Mr. Stone, the overall terms and conditions are written in the proposal. You can take your time to think it through. I have already said what I wanted to say, so I won’t waste your time anymore.”
“There’s no need to think about this anymore,” Amos replied as he leaned back in his chair. His lips curved into a half-smile as he continued, “I agree to collaborate with Dream Jewelry. Let’s set the collaboration period to one year, and we can consider if we want to continue the contract after one year.”
Natalie was not surprised when she heard his answer. Nodding her head, she said, “All right.”
“I will let the legal department review the terms of the contract. If there are no other problems, you can sign it now.” Amos was still staring at her as he said. “The whole process should take about an hour. If you don’t mind, I can bring you on a tour around the company. You can sign the contract once the legal department reviews it.”
Why drag it out when you can do it early? She was afraid that trouble would come if they delayed this, so she quickly agreed, “Sure.”
When Amos led her out of the VIP lounge, Terry looked as though he had something to say. However, the man gave him a look and he kept her mouth shut.
The assistance had been working with him for years, and they were quite in sync with each other. He instantly understood that Amos wanted to spend the rest of the time with Natalie, and that he didn’t want anyone to disturb them.
“Terry, send this contract to the legal department. Tell them to read through it as soon as possible.”
“Yes,” Terry answered as he took the contract before turning to leave hastily.
Amos took a glance at Natalie, and a hint of a smile surfaced on his face. “Let’s go. We should take a look at the research center.”
Not thinking much of it, the woman followed along as they toured the place.
However, a moment later, the whole of Stone Corporation seemed to have found out that the usually extremely busy CEO was personally showing the company around to a woman.
“Who is she? She’s so beautiful, but she doesn’t seem familiar.”
“Isn’t the Public Relations Department in charge of showing people around? Why did our CEO take their place?”
“You see, if our CEO is personally doing it, it must mean that he like her!”
“Doesn’t he have a fiancée already? She’s Olivia from the Jones family!”
“So what if he has a fiancée? Marriages of the rich always end up having them go on their separate ways anyway. Besides, no matter how beautiful Olivia is, there’s no way she can compare to that woman’s beauty.”
“……”
People were gossiping amongst themselves, and not even thirty minutes had passed when the whole of the company had heard of the rumour.
Natalie was still focused on touring the company, learning about Stone Corporation’s layout and the division of responsibilities between departments. She had no idea that she was in the employees’ gossip.
At that very moment, Olivia entered the Stone Corporation building with some files in her hands.
She could have sent someone to send the file over, but she wanted to use this chance to meet with Amos.
However, she never would have expected to hear people exchanging whispers amongst themselves soon after she stepped foot into the building.
“Is the woman today the CEO’s new caged pet? She’s so beautiful!”
“Even I, a woman, was blushing hard when I saw her from afar. A man like the CEO would have been overflowing with dopamine, right?”
Fury burned within Olivia when she heard that. She strode over in her heels and asked the workers in anger, “What woman? What caged pet are you talking about? Both of you better make yourselves clear!”
A Cue for Love Chapter 912
Sharpness Part Three
On the other side.
Amos was still giving Natalie a tour around.
He kept his gaze on her since the beginning. However, he noticed that she rarely glanced over at him. Instead, her attention was on how Stone Corporation operated. It was as if she wasn’t interested in him at all.
There was never a lacking of women around the man, let alone their admiration for him. Nonetheless, this woman before him was indeed unbelievable. Besides thinking of the collaboration with him, she didn’t seem to harbor any other thought regarding him.
Disappointment filled his heart upon realizing this, but he also felt a burning desire to dominate her.
I’d be filled with ecstasy if I manage to make her only think about me all the time.
“It must be tiring to lead a company like Dream at such a young age, right?” he asked.
“It’s all right.” She turned to look at Amos before continuing, “Since I decided to do it, I wouldn’t think about how tired I was, or how difficult a problem is. The most important thing is how I should take each step, isn’t it?”
“You don’t seem like a businesswoman at all.”
“Who else can I be if not a businesswoman?” Natalie replied. “I am a businesswoman who adhere to principles.”
It didn’t matter if one were a businessman or a mere human. Both would need a bottom line no matter what.
However, as time continued to pass, humans seemed to have forgotten their bottom lines, especially businessmen.
“Has anyone told you that you have a unique mind?” A smile appeared on his face without him even knowing.
“There are more people who say that I rebel against the convention.” She looked away and mumbled, “But I don’t care about what others say about me. I only care about feelings of my own and the people I care about.”
The man wanted to continue talking, but his phone suddenly rang.
“I have to take a call.”
“Okay.”
He walked over to a corner before answering the call, while Natalie leaned against the wall behind her and stretched her body.
The discussion with Amos went better than she had expected. Her heart was filled with excitement at the thought of being able to secure a contract almost immediately, and that Dream Jewelry and Anna’s hard work was finally going to be introduced to the world.
It had only been half a month, but they had successfully taken their first step.
However, just as Natalie had finally gotten her body to relax, a woman in a white blouse walked over to her angrily while keeping a pair of furious eyes on her.
“You? It was you? You attended my brother’s party in such a seductive dress yesterday, and now you’re here?” Olivia scolded as she pointed at the latter. “You homewrecker! You’re really persistent, aren’t you?”
Natalie was feeling fine at first. However, after getting scolded out of nowhere, her eyes instantly turned cold.
Why is it Olivia again?
“Please show some respect, Ms. Jones,” she said as she straightened her back. Turning toward, Olivia, she added, “We’re in a public area of a workplace. Don’t forget that you’re the future wife of the CEO, too.”
“Are you saying that I’m not worthy of being the wife of a CEO?”
“It seems that you have problems understanding people.”
Natalie didn’t want to try and reason with such a jealous woman. Even a smart woman would turn dumb due to jealousy. She knew very well that she hadn’t done anything that would make people misunderstand, so she didn’t feel the need to explain things.
Once she was finished speaking, she turned to leave. Yet, Olivia stepped in front of her to block her way.
“We’re not done talking. Where do you think you’re going?” She opened her arms and looked at Natalie with taunting eyes. “You already have a sponsor behind you. Why are you still pestering my fiancé and my brother?”
“Sponsor?” Natalie repeated with a frown. What sponsor? Why don’t I know about it?
“Stop acting dumb,” Olivia said while glaring at her.
The former was quite speechless for having to get scolded when she did nothing. She was starting to get a headache when the latter suddenly had a change in her expression. She looked like she wanted to kill someone earlier, but she suddenly acted meekly.
Natalie was still confused about what was happening when suddenly, Olivia took a few steps back and threw herself on the ground.
A Cue for Love Chapter 913
Sharpness Part Four
Olivia fell pretty hard.
When it happened, her fragile high-heels were shattered, and her slender ankle was instantly swollen to the size of a bun.
“Ouch!” It was so painful to her that she took in a deep breath exasperatedly. “Why? I didn’t do anything wrong! Why are you treating me like this?”
A set of footsteps was heard approaching her from behind before Amos’ voice rang out. “What’s wrong? What happened?”
Suddenly, a cold look flashed across Natalie’s eyes.
She knew what was really going on.
Undoubtedly, the reason Olivia changed her demeanor and expression so quickly was that she saw Amos approaching them. She wanted to frame Natalie. Natalie thought Olivia, as the daughter of the respected Jones family, would pull higher-level tricks instead of a cheap one. It seems like I really overestimated Olivia!
Amos saw Olivia as nothing more than a pawn in a marriage of convenience between two rich families, so he didn’t really have any feelings for her. Still, he helped her up out of courtesy. “Are you all right?”
Olivia gently bit her lip while she stood up wobbly with tears in her eyes. “My leg’s hurt… I don’t think I can walk.”
“I’ll ask someone to send you to the hospital.” He was thoughtful, but it was obvious he didn’t care much about her.
“Ammy.” Olivia pulled the edge of Amos’ shirt and uttered, “S-She’s the one who pushed me! She said I don’t have the right to be your fiancée, and that I can’t possibly be your wife…” Tears began streaming down her beautiful face.
However, tried as she might, she could never take the spotlight away from Natalie.
Amos slowly moved his gaze toward Natalie. She looked back at him with a cold gaze, as though she was an outsider.
That look made him shift his balance.
She never had any interest in him. If she really wanted to seduce him, she could’ve pulled it off easily with her intellect yesterday, but she didn’t.
It was never in her nature to perform such a cheap trick.
“Treating your leg is more important right now.” He avoided Olivia’s question.
“Ammy?” Olivia stared at Amos in disbelief. He knew what she was doing, but he simply didn’t want to expose it. On the other hand, she perceived his inaction as protecting Natalie.
“We’ll talk more about it after your leg has recovered,” he uttered in a deep voice.
“But she…” Olivia turned her line of sight to Natalie. “She hurt me. Aren’t you supposed to do something as my fiancé?”
Her intentions were clear.
She wanted Natalie to be punished.
Natalie sighed resignedly in her heart. Olivia really is just trying to ignore the protection he’s offering, huh? He’s trying to defend her dignity, yet she seems so eager to throw that protection away. Well, if she wants to frame me so badly, I guess I’ll have to fight back.
“Just because you said I hurt you doesn’t mean it’s what really happened, Ms. Jones.” She smiled. It was faint but beautiful.
“What do you mean by that? Are you saying I’m lying right now?” Olivia raised her voice. “Ammy saw you pushing me! It’s an undeniable fact that you pushed me to the ground!”
“What about the surveillance cameras?” Natalie raised her chin sightly, signaling Olivia to take a look at the surveillance cameras behind her. “I think you were so focused on Mr. Stone that you forgot to pay attention to the surveillance cameras. Once we check the footage, we’ll know if I did push you or not.”
The moment she finished speaking, Olivia turned around and saw the surveillance cameras behind her. Her face became pale immediately. How could this happen? I thought I acted flawlessly in front of Amos earlier, but now it seems my lie is about to get exposed!
The more meticulous her act was, the more embarrassed she felt at that moment.
Natalie stepped toward her and blinked. “Now that I’ve mentioned the surveillance cameras, do you remember how you fall down now, Ms. Jones?”
A Cue for Love Chapter 914
Sharpness Part Five
“I…” Olivia’s lips trembled. Her initially arrogant expression had turned into a mix of embarrassment and anxiety. “Perhaps… Perhaps I’ve been having a lot of overtime lately, Ammy. That’s why my body felt a little weak. I’m in a daze earlier and may have misunderstood that this lady is the one who pushed me.”
She attempted to explain herself as she looked at Amos anxiously because she was afraid he might notice her embarrassing act. More importantly, she was afraid he would think she was a shrewd woman.
Natalie pursed her lips while staring at the flinching Olivia.
“Work is important, but health is more important, Ms. Jones. When you can’t tell if fell because of yourself or someone else, then your body’s health may be in greater danger than you think.” She smiled and shifted her gaze to Amos. “When you bring your fiancée to treat her leg later, I suggest you also give her a full-body examination, Mr. Stone.”
Olivia furrowed her eyebrows in hatred. She very much wanted to strangle Natalie, but she couldn’t act inappropriately in front of Amos, so all she could do was grit her teeth in wrath.
“Mhm.” Amos nodded.
“Since your fiancée needs to be taken care of, I think it’ll be for the best if you send the contract to me after your legal department examined it.” Natalie bowed at him slightly and smiled. “I’ll be leaving now.”
She then spun around and left.
As he stared at her back, his eyebrows subconsciously furrowed. This woman’s not just easy on the eyes. She’s also smart, mischievous, and even a little alluring when she was making fun of Olivia earlier.
He never thought that badly about Olivia before. However, ever since Natalie showed up, he had found Olivia to be uninteresting.
When Olivia noticed her fiancé was still in a daze, she uttered, “Ammy?”
“What’s wrong?”
“My leg is very painful right now!” She wasn’t acting at that moment. She was genuinely in pain.
It was making her very angry that she failed to frame Natalie and even caused herself to be humiliated. However, the pain coming from her ankle was so great that tears were falling uncontrollably from her eyes.
“I’ll get Terry to send you to the hospital,” Amos informed plainly.
“Why aren’t you the one sending me to the hospital?” Olivia was very unhappy. “You’re my fiancé, Amos. How can you let your subordinate accompany me there when my leg’s badly hurt?”
“This is your own fault, isn’t it?” The edge of his lips curved upward mockingly.
She was speechless. “I…”
“I tried to protect your dignity because you’re my fiancée.” He stroked his lips in a sinister manner as his eyebrows furrowed slightly. “I didn’t expect you to be so conceited to think you can frame that woman…”
Her pupils constricted as her heart ached.
His words made her feel like a clown.
“How can you say that about me? I’m your fiancée!” Olivia supported her body by leaning against a nearby wall.
“If you aren’t, I wouldn’t be wasting my time talking to you.” He smirked. “Take care of yourself.”
Right as he finished, he turned around and left.
Even though the pain in her leg was great, it was incomparable to the pain she felt as her dignity was trampled on. That woman has humiliated me again and again!
Because she was the prestigious daughter and pride of the Jones family, she wasn’t able to tolerate the bullying brought upon her by Natalie, whom she thought was a random, insignificant stranger.
She thought she lost twice to Natalie because she underestimated her.
Therefore, from that moment forward, she swore she wouldn’t be giving Natalie any chance to change the situation.
A Cue for Love Chapter 915
Date Part One
Natalie called Anna and told her the collaboration with Stone Corporation was a success.
Anna was surprised when she heard that. Then she recalled the person she was talking to was Natalie and stopped being surprised. After all, Natalie was able to take on tasks that people thought were impossible to achieve and made them possible.
“You only need to focus on designing from now on, Anna.”
“I know,” Anna replied confidently. “’Rebirth’ will be my comeback piece. I’ll definitely do my best to repay the fans who have always supported me.” And you.
“Good luck.”
After the call ended, Natalie felt satisfied that Anna seemed to be full of energy. A businessperson’s focus should be on making money. However, wouldn’t it be icing on the cake if they could also help someone fulfill their potential?
Instead of heading to the company, Natalie went back home.
She pulled out a can of soda and drank it as she enjoyed her hard-earned leisure time with her children.
Since it was the weekends, the children were staying at home instead of the kindergarten.
Natalie was sunbathing while the children were doing the stuff they like.
To them, as long as they were around their mother, they would feel happy. They didn’t need her to pay special attention to them or anything.
Soon after, she received a call from Jerome.
“Hey—” She recalled he didn’t like to be referred to as a little brother, so she changed what she was going to say. “You’re looking for me, Jerome?”
“Do you have time right now?”
When the children heard his voice, they instantly raised their heads as they stared wide-eyed at Natalie. Mr. Sutton really is intent on chasing after Mommy!
Natalie was sitting next to a window and didn’t notice how her children were staring at her. She took a sip of her soda and asked, “I do. What’s up?”
“I want to take you to a special place,” Jerome invited mysteriously. “I guarantee that you’ll love it.”
She smirked. “I can’t wait to check it out.”
It brought her joy to play with him.
She always felt comfortable interacting and hanging out with Jerome. They had great chemistry with each other as they grew up together. Whenever she had fun times with him, she would be reminded of her carefree life in the village back in the day.
Upon hanging up the phone, she turned to her children. “I’m leaving for a while, so be good and stay here, okay?”
The children nodded obediently, but they felt a little complicated.
Natalie took off her working attire and put on a blue and white sportswear. Then she styled her long hair into a loose bun, making her look refreshing and lively.
When she was leaving, Xavian took the opportunity to take a photo of her and informed the rest of his siblings. “We’ll definitely get found out if we follow Mommy. So, I’ll just send this picture to Daddy. I doubt he’ll be able to sit still!”
The other four nodded in agreement and raised their thumbs toward him.
They believed following their mother was a cheap trick, but not manipulating their father.
“Bye bye!” Natalie left after bidding goodbye.
Xavian promptly sent the photo he had just taken to Samuel and typed out a long message: “I don’t know what’s going on between you and Mommy, but Mommy’s planning to have a proper date with Mr. Sutton! She even took a long time dressing up herself! Maybe you aren’t familiar with Mr. Sutton, so I’ll introduce him to you. His name is Jerome Sutton, and he’s Loang’s major-general. He’s young, hot, and Mommy’s childhood friend! Mommy already had a great relationship with him long before you showed up! If you don’t hurry, your wife’s gonna leave you!”
After the typing was done, he pressed the send button.
A Cue for Love Chapter 916
Date Part Two
Samuel was looking through the materials Jesper sent him when his phone received a message.
Naturally, he put the material down, unlocked the phone, and saw Natalie in a photo.
Her loosely tied hair revealed her fair and delicate neck. There were a few strands of hair scattered on the side of her cheeks. Her blue and white sportswear made her look youthful and beautiful. The angle from which the picture was taken made his heart thump when he looked at it.
In fact, it made him take a few extra glances at it.
When he realized there was a long paragraph below that photo, he began reading the message Xavian sent him.
Jesper was waiting for his employer to put his signature on the documents when he noticed something was off. Samuel was staring at his phone with furrowed eyebrows as the look swirling in his sharp eyes became complicated. Jesper couldn’t help but wonder what exactly was making his employer feel awful.
With his superior eyesight, Jesper glanced at the phone and got the gist of the message. So Ms. Nichols has been invited on a date by a young, handsome man? I bet that is what is making Mr. Bowers feel awful.
He dared not to interfere with his employer’s private matter, so he simply stood at the side silently and pretended he had not seen anything. Still, I doubt he’s going to do anything since he’s not an impulsive person.
Just as he thought about that, Samuel stood up from his chair.
“Mr. Bowers?”
“I have something I need to take care of.” Samuel pulled out his drawer, took out a silver mask, and wore it.
“What about the documents?” Jesper couldn’t help but ask.
Samuel adjusted his mask and uttered, “Leave it there. I’ll read them when I have the time.”
Jesper was speechless. That document is worth a billion. By the time you read it, we’ll be losing tens of millions.
Before he could stop his employer, Samuel had already left his office.
He shook his head and sighed. Even though Mr. Bowers treats outsiders coldly, he was the opposite when it comes to Ms. Nichols. He’ll put everything down and chase after her even for the smallest matters.
When Natalie arrived at the location Jerome mentioned, she saw it was a cattery.
Jerome was already there. In his embrace sat an adorable cat.
Since he spent the majority of his time in the military, his body was muscular. Despite his tall and slender figure, when he held that soft cat in his embrace, it made him look much gentler.
The female employees of the establishment wanted to flirt with him, but he kept his distance away from them. It wasn’t until Natalie showed up that he revealed a bright smile. “Over here!”
Natalie went through a simple disinfection process before entering the cattery.
There were so many cats inside that the moment she walked in, five or six kittens were already strolling around her legs. She picked up a short-legged orange cat and sat next to Jerome. “So, this is the place you were talking about?”
“Isn’t it great?” Jerome raised the paw of the cat in his embrace.
“You understand me the best.” She patted the kitten’s head and smiled. “It’s been so long since I played with a cat. Back then, there were so many cats outside of our homes’ courtyards. I remember playing with Ternary, Heppy, and Twenny. Do you remember them?”
Life in the village was simple, and so cats were a crucial part of her childhood.
Jerome smiled. “I’m surprised you still remember them. Don’t you think the one I’m holding looks like Ternary?”
“It does!” She grabbed the cat in his embrace and held it with her left arm.
Her right arm was still holding the orange cat. Suddenly, her heart felt light, as though she had returned to her childhood.
He stared at the cats in her arms and explained, “This cattery was jointly opened by volunteers from the stray rescue station. These kittens may look healthy and energetic right now, but they used to be homeless stray cats.”
“I see.” After listening to his lesson, she looked around the building and took in the details with her eyes.
It was a pretty small establishment, and it didn’t really look like a business place. From its general appearance, the place appeared more like a home for the cats than a place that served customers.
Suddenly, she saw a familiar face outside of the cattery’s window. Isn’t that Jerry?
A Cue for Love Chapter 917
Date Part Three
Jerry was wearing an all-black casual outfit as he stared at the kittens through the cattery’s window.
Instead of the self-righteous, arrogant look that he put on during the party, he appeared as how an ordinary eighteen-year-old would look, and was bursting with youthful energy.
It was likely that he made eye contact with a white shorthair cat because that kitten was staring at him and jumping. The smile on his face was wide, but he kept standing outside of the cattery instead of going in.
“Why is he here?” Natalie muttered.
“You know him?” Jerome glanced at Jerry and asked depressingly, “You’ve only been in Yaleview for a while, but you already know the son of the Jones family?”
“We’re no close. I simply met before.”
“That’s good,” he murmured in a small voice.
“What did you say?” She didn’t hear what he said.
“It’s nothing.” He smiled. “I’m just wondering why he’s standing outside instead of coming in. It’s not expensive here. Besides, he can do basically anything he wants. There’s no reason for him to just stand outside and watch.”
“It’s because he has asthma. Cat furs cause breathing problems for him. As much as he likes cats, he can’t get near them.” Natalie felt strangely sorry for Jerry for being unable to touch a cat despite loving them.
There were things that money couldn’ve solve after all.
Of course, he could always choose to breed furless cats, but it wasn’t the same.
As long as Jerry’s asthma remained, he wouldn’t be able to go near a furry cat.
Jerome knew Natalie inherited her granddad’s and mother’s medical skills, perhaps even surpassing them. Therefore, he knew she wasn’t just making that up. Still, it’s quite surprising that the son from the Jones family has asthma.
At that moment, the female employee at the side began chatting with her colleague.
“Why isn’t he coming in?”
“No idea. He donated a lot of money to the stray rescue station, and he’s the one who helped open this cattery, yet he never came in here before.”
Natalie was slightly stunned when she heard that.
After a while, Jerry’s attention was shifted from the cat to Natalie.
When he saw her studying him, the smile on his face faded away and was replaced by his usual prideful look. If she hadn’t personally seen him smiling innocently at a cat, she would’ve thought it was her eyes playing tricks at her.
Jerry was feeling pretty awkward, but he wasn’t willing to lower his head in front of her, so he shoved his hands into his pockets and pretended to look away.
She put the kittens in her arms down and said, “I’m going out.”
Upon leaving the cattery, Natalie approached Jerry and asked, “How’s your body?”
“Much better,” Jerry replied with an arrogant look. “Last time was an accident. My body’s usually in a better shape.”
“You like cats?”
He never told anyone about his love for cats because he didn’t want others to look down on him for it. Since she saw him here, he tried to deny it. “What does it matter to you if I like them or not?”
She stared at him. I bet he had never encountered many troubles in his life before, which is why he still retains his innocent mindset despite being an eighteen-year-old. He did his best to defend me in front of his sister just because I saved him before. And because he likes cats, he silently donated a lot of money to the cattery so that stray cats would have a home.
“What are you staring at me for?” Jerry suddenly and anxiously crossed his arms in front of his chest. “Are you really trying to seduce me, as my sister said?”
“You’re good at pretty much everything except for one, Mr. Jones…”
“Except for what?”
Natalie rolled her eyes at him. “Your big mouth.”
“You—”
“You can’t get near the cats because of your asthma, right?” Her eyes twirled around before she suggested, “But if that asthma of yours is treated, there shouldn’t be any problem.”
“Really?”
A Cue for Love Chapter 918
Date Part Four
Jerry noticed he was acting a little too excited and got embarrassed. So, he quickly pretended like he didn’t care. “You aren’t lying to me, right?”
Natalie could act pretty straightforwardly with him, but since he still insisted on putting on his arrogant façade, she decided to play along.
“It’s up to you to believe me or not.”
He then muttered in a small voice, “I didn’t say I don’t believe you…”
When he had an acute asthma attack, it was her who used acupuncture to treat him. He knew what she was capable of, which was why he didn’t doubt her medical skills.
“What did you say? I can’t hear you.” She smiled mischievously.
“Help me treat my asthma,” Jerry mumbled in a vague, embarrassed manner.
“What?”
“Help me treat my asthma!” he roared as his face was flushed. “Is this loud enough for you?”
She giggled as she had her fun teasing him. “Okay!”
He looked around and whispered, “Should I look for a nearby hotel?”
“A hotel?” Natalie was confused.
“Aren’t you going to do it with acupuncture?” Jerry scratched his head. “You aren’t seriously going to make me take off my shirt and perform acupuncture on me on the street, right? I’m still the son of the Jones family. I’m going to embarrass myself if I do that.”
She rolled her eyes at him. Not only is he prideful, but he’s also exceptionally particular with his image.
“There’s no need to go to a hotel.” Her eyes glinted as she pulled out a bottle from her pocket, removed a black pill from the container, and gave it to him. “You only need to eat this to get your asthma treated.”
“Just like that?” He stared at her with doubt.
He had been afflicted with asthma since the day he was born.
Ever since he was a child, the Jones family had hired all kinds of famous doctors from inside and outside the country to treat his condition. However, all of them failed. Because of that, he even tried questionable treatments and medicines, like eating lizard tails and the like.
He believed in Natalie’s medical skills, but he didn’t believe that eating a medicinal pill would fix his condition.
Seeing that Jerry hesitated to eat it, she raised her eyebrows. “Are you afraid its poisonous?”
“I don’t care.” He took in a deep breath, grabbed the pill, and threw it into his mouth. “If anything happens to me, you’re going down with me…”
Without the help of water, he swallowed it.
Soon after it entered his digestive system, he felt a bone-chilling sensation coming from his abdomen.
Surprisingly, that sensation traveled through the veins in his body and arrived at his lungs, making that particular organ of his feel refreshing. Not only that, it made his entire body feel more relaxed. Even his breathing felt much smoother.
He tried to take a few more breaths.
Each breath he took was full and long. Not only that, it had never been easier for him to breathe.
Jerry turned his wet eyes to Natalie. “Thank you.”
“If you want your asthma to be treated completely, you just need to eat one pill every day until the bottle’s empty.” She then pointed at the cattery behind her. “Don’t you want to play with that white shorthair? You can join me inside if you like.”
Can I? He was about to ask that question before he stopped himself. Why am I still doubting her? She may be a little crass sometimes, and she never butters me up like other women, but her medical skills are undeniable. Even if it doesn’t work, as long as I follow her, she’ll take care of my asthma.
“Okay,” he replied.
Jerry was still feeling a little uncertain as he entered the cattery with Natalie.
However, when he stepped into the cattery and realized he wasn’t having any trouble breathing, his heart leaped in joy.
A Cue for Love Chapter 919
Scumbag
“Meow.” The white shorthair approached Jerry and rubbed its head on his pants.
He had never been that close to a kitten before. When he picked it up and caressed its head, he felt like he had ascended into heaven. So this is how it feels to touch a kitten’s head? It’s so soft and so warm.
The edge of his mouth curved upward subconsciously as he patted the cat emotionally.
Natalie glanced at him and smiled.
Jerome approached them and uttered, “Natalie…”
The two men met before, so Jerry recognized Jerome.
When he saw major-general Jerome standing close to Natalie, his eyebrows couldn’t help but furrow. “Who exactly are you?”
“My name’s Natalie Nichols.” She smiled.
“Natalie Nichols…” he repeated as he became more interested in her. She must’ve come from a family that’s at least as powerful as mine if she can cure my asthma and act so casually around the major-general.
When he thought about how he accused her of seducing his brother-in-law yesterday, he felt ashamed, because she was so good in every aspect a human could be that she didn’t need to do it.
People would just be naturally attracted to her.
“Do you know him? He’s called Jerome.” Natalie pointed at Jerome. “He’s my li—” She reminded herself that he didn’t like to be referred to as her little brother, so she said, “My best friend.”
Both men exchanged a nod.
Jerome didn’t particularly like the idea of Jerry suddenly joining them, but since she seemed to welcome the latter’s presence, the former decided to play along.
The kittens soothed the soul.
Natalie and the others fed the cats some food. Time passed in a blink of an eye.
It wasn’t until evening that they left the cattery.
Jerry was still feeling pretty emotional as he bade Natalie goodbye. His prideful facade had been completely replaced by admiration and respect for her.
Jerome was going to invite Natalie to dinner when he suddenly received a call.
After he answered it and hung up the phone, he apologized, “I’m sorry. I suddenly have a mission I need to attend to…”
“Why are you apologizing?” She patted his shoulder. “I know there are differences between the leaves normal people take and the leaves major-general takes. If you need to complete your mission, just go ahead. I understand. You can treat me to a meal after your mission is over.”
The brilliant red of the setting sun touched her face, making her look even more beautiful.
“Okay,” he promised.
“Mhm.”
He swiftly left.
Her eyes darkened as she spun around.
In a distance, a man in a silver mask was standing in a corner, staring at her lowered gaze.
Samuel’s heart ached. Is she sad because Jerome can’t accompany her? Is this her way of saying goodbye and telling me she wants to start a new relationship? I know the probability of that is low, but still, I can’t help but think that way.
It was then he realized he was reaping what he sowed. However, since he had dug his own grave, he was going to persevere, no matter how torturous it was.
Natalie didn’t know about any of that. After she paced around on the street, she headed to a food stall.
She ordered a bowl of crawfish and three bottles of beer.
Drowning in the neon lights, she finished the crawfish and beers. I successfully negotiated a collaboration before playing with cats with Jerome and Jerry. I should feel happy, but now that I’m alone, and have time to think, I feel… empty. It seems like I still can’t forget that scumbag!
A Cue for Love Chapter 920
Tighter
One drink follows another.
Sitting amidst the noise, Natalie was drinking quietly while trying to suppress the longing she felt for Samuel.
It isn’t fair. Why is he allowed to discuss marriage with Luna in Greenview while I’m stuck here thinking of him?
When she recalled how Samuel risked his life repeatedly for her and all the sacrifices he had made, she realized that the harder she tried to forget, the more vivid those memories became.
“That jerk… This pisses me off!” Natalie mumbled with her eyes narrowed.
After finishing her drink, she ordered three more with a wave of her dainty hand.
Noticing how pretty Natalie was and the fact that she had drunk her cheeks red, the stall vendor reminded her, “Miss, you look a little tipsy. Do you want to tone down on the alcohol?”
“No.” Natalie looked up and flailed her hand. “I’m not drunk.”
Upon hearing her answer, the vendor had no choice but to serve her another three beers.
Once she downed them all, Natalie felt the alcohol’s effect kick in. She then sprawled on the table before drifting into sleep.
Meanwhile, Samuel, who was observing her close by, took off his mask once he was certain that she was knocked out. He proceeded to settle the bill on her behalf before carrying her on his back.
While he was doing so, his actions jolted her awake. After stretching herself subconsciously, she snorted to express her displeasure.
Nonetheless, the familiar warmth and scent of Samuel’s body prevented her from fully waking up. As he gave her a piggyback ride, her arms instinctively wrapped around his neck.
Just like that, he carried her into the back seat of the Rolls-Royce Phantom.
Jesper, seated in the driver’s seat, threw both of them a glance. No longer surprised by the sight, he routinely wound up the screen in between the two sections to give them their privacy.
Samuel then placed her in his arms before letting her head rest on his chest.
She never fails to make one worry, as drinking without restraint by herself is just inviting trouble. Does she assume that I’ll always appear to save her?
He had wanted to teach her a lesson so that she would learn how to be more vigilant.
But in the end, he realized he just couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Giving her a cautious embrace, Samuel let out a sigh. The emotions that filled him were so complex that he couldn’t discern any of them. It wasn’t lost upon him that he was tip-toeing dangerously on the edge of discovery. In the event she woke up halfway, his disguise would be exposed.
Nevertheless, he couldn’t stop himself from leaning in and allowing his lips to fall upon hers.
His initial intent was to stop after getting a taste. But the moment their lips made contact, he craved for more.
Suddenly, Natalie opened her dreamy eyes, allowing Samuel’s face to come into view.
“S-Samuel…”
Her words caused him to freeze.
It did cross his mind that she would wake up, but he didn’t expect it to actually happen. What should I tell her if she demands to know why I lied? Should I continue making excuses, or should I just tell her the truth that my days are numbered?
Samuel’s lips pursed, and his pupils constricted as the question tormented him.
Just when he was torn over the issue, Natalie closed her eyes again and broke into a self-deprecating pout. “I… I must be drunk to be hallucinating that he’s right in front of me.”
As her words echoed through his mind, Samuel couldn’t help but feel a squeeze in his heart while throwing her a gut-wrenching look.
After hearing her bare her soul under the influence of alcohol, he wondered if he should feel delighted or disappointed.
Staring at her sleeping face, Samuel was mesmerized by it for a long while. But in the end, he put his mask back on and reverted to his character—Xander York, the man who had his face burnt in a fire.
Lacking the courage to go further with Natalie, he simply tightened his embrace over her.