“Thanks.”Natalie drank half of the glass of water all at once.
“You just drank it without checking it? Aren’t you afraid I would put drugs in your water?” Harry asked.
Natalie paused for a moment before shaking her head and saying, “You wouldn’t dare do that.”
“Why?”
“I’m pretty sure you’d never dare to do anything to me. After all, even if you can’t marry me, you can still do business with my family. However, if you hurt me, my family will not let you off.”
“Emmm… Interesting. You said you weren’t important to the Wrights, didn’t you? Then why wouldn’t they let me off if I hurt you?” Rubbing his chin, Harry looked at Natalie and asked teasingly.
Hearing that, Natalie was speechless. She just realized how smart Harry was. He had gotten her to tell the truth in just a few words. To hide her embarrassment, she coughed a few times awkwardly on purpose.
At that precise moment, Harry’s phone rang. “Hello?” Harry answered the phone right in front of Natalie. “I know. Just get rid of the reporters. I’m fine.” After hanging up the phone, Harry explained, “My assistant is already handling this. We can leave here later.”
“I want to go home,” Natalie said calmly.
“But we haven’t eaten dinner yet.”
“I’m not in the mood to eat right now. You can tell your family that you have seen me and things didn’t go well.”
“You think I had this dinner with you because my family forced me to do so?” Harry frowned.
“Yeah. You can stop pretending because it’s just the two of us here,” Natalie said nonchalantly.
Meanwhile, on the balcony.
“Tammy, maybe you should let go of her,” Alicia whispered.
Hearing that, Tammy realized she had been covering Fiona’s mouth and nose for quite some time. She then warned Fiona, “I’ll let you go if you will be quiet. Otherwise…”
“Wink if you’ll do as we told you,” Alicia said.
In response, Fiona blinked quickly. Before she could react, Tammy slashed her hand across the neck shortly after releasing her. And Fiona passed out and leaned against the wall.
“When did you learn this?” Alicia asked in surprise.
Tammy replied with a smile, “Aunt Peace taught me that.”
Lowering her voice, Alicia asked, “Why does Natalie have to keep saying that? He appears to be very interested in her.”
“You have no idea how many weirdos Natalie has met before. Since graduating from high school, she has gone on numerous blind dates. I’d be exhausted if I were her,” Tammy sighed and rolled her eyes.
“Really? Are those guys she has had a blind date with so desperate to find themselves girlfriends?”
“Nope. They want to marry Natalie because they want to gain benefits from our family,” Tammy answered in a calm tone, “Let me tell you the most hilarious thing. Once, my father’s friend said his cousin was ideal for Natalie last Christmas. So, that guy insisted on Natalie meeting his cousin. Guess what?”
“What’s the problem? He’s ugly?”
“No! That kid was only eleven years old at the time,” Tammy said.
“You’ve got to be kidding me! Really?” Alicia asked, her eyes wide.
“Yes! He was about ten years younger than Natalie. That’s so awkward. My great-grandfather only stopped letting Natalie go on blind dates last year.
Alicia gave a thoughtful nod and said, “So, Harry wasn’t the worst she’d ever seen? He’s just a little older than her and has a child.”
“It makes no difference if she marries a poor man. Our family has more than enough money to support them.”
While they were talking, Harry’s assistant told him that the reporters had left.
“Wonderful! Thank you. See you later,” Natalie said as she rose from the couch.
“I’ll drive you home.”
“I…” Natalie had not finished speaking when she heard somebody’s phone abruptly ring. “Is your phone ringing?” Natalie asked Harry.
“I can explain,” Harry said with a frown.
“What do you mean? Are you hiding someone on the balcony?”
Natalie looked out at the balcony and said aloud, “That won’t be necessary. I’m not interested in that. I’m going to leave right now. Please don’t follow me.” Then Natalie walked away from Harry, shutting the door loudly.
When Tammy and Alicia noticed that Natalie left, they both breathed a sigh of relief. And they climbed quickly to the next balcony before Harry came there to check on Fiona.
“Thank God Natalie didn’t…” As she stood on the balcony, Alicia saw Natalie. Stunned, she stopped talking, not knowing what to say to save herself from the awkward situation.
“We definitely can’t tell… Natalie?!” Tammy said. At the sight of Natalie, Tammy almost fell off the balcony.
“What a COINCIDENCE!” Natalie waved at them awkwardly, frowning.
“Hello,” Alicia and Tammy said at the same time.
Then, the three of them stood on the balcony looking at Fiona, who was leaning unconsciously against the next balcony’s corner.
“You just let her stay there? It’s getting cold! What if she freezes to death?” Natalie asked.
“Chill, Natalie. She’ll be fine. Harry will come out to see her later. Come on. We need to go now,” Tammy replied.
Then Alicia frowned and said, “But Harry didn’t seem too interested in her, even though she got such a good figure. I don’t think he will look for her.”
“What time is it?” Tammy asked.
“It’s 8:30. It has been five minutes since Natalie left the room, but Harry still didn’t go to the balcony,” Alicia replied.
“Why don’t we drag her into the room? She’s barely wearing any clothes.” Tammy suggested, bent down and grabbed Fiona’s arms, trying to drag her to the room.
Hearing that, Natalie and Alicia both looked at Tammy at the same time and remained still. “Why are you all staring at me? Don’t just stand there! Do you expect me to drag her into the room all by myself? Give me a hand, would you?” Tammy asked, surprised.
Sighing, Alicia and Natalie helped Tammy drag Fiona, even though they were reluctant to do so. And the three of them struggled to get Fiona into the room as they lifted her up.
After finally making it to the room, Alicia said, panting.”Guys, I have a question.”
“What is it? Why is she so heavy, by the way? She looks skinny! But even the three of us have difficulty in carrying her into the room,” Tammy said with a pout.
Alicia paused to catch her breath. “Since Harry’s gone, why didn’t we go through the front door?” she asked.
At that time, Tammy had already sat down on the couch for a break. She then snatched the water from Natalie’s grasp and drank it. “But what if he’s still there?” she asked.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.