LOGINGood day, wonderful readers! đ„°đ» I would like to sincerely apologize and ask for your kind understanding regarding the lack of updates for the past few days (five days). đ„șđ Starting in March, the temperature in our area is consistently 36°C, but it feels like 40°C or higher. The heat is giving me terrible headaches, not to mention the unexpected fever I suffered recently. I sincerely apologize to you all once again đ. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who keeps reading, unlocking chapters, and donating gems and gifts. đ„° đ€đ đ Thank you very much, and please always prioritize your health too! Take care always, everyone! I love you all! đđ
NATHALIEâS POV đâIâve finished my work, but Iâm still not sleepy.Now Iâm on the side near the outlet where Iâm sitting on the pillow-soft chair cushion. My table is a foldable table, and from my place I can see Xander â fast asleep.I close my laptop and also remove the charger from the plug. I checked my phone and saw a message from Tyler.One of Tylerâs messages is a stolen picture of Sapphire where sheâs already going up the stairs, and the rest of his messages are text messages.âHow are you and Xander there?ââYou can call me whenever itâs convenient for you to talk. đââSapphire and I miss you. â€âThereâs a voice message, âI miss you so much, Nathalie. đâ in a deep and hoarse voice.I sent a text message to Tyler with the content, âXander and I are doing well here. Thanks for saying hello and taking care of Sapphire. Sorry, I canât call you right now. Iâm a little sleepy.âIâm just sleepy; thatâs the whole reason. Iâm really not all there right now, and I might blurt out
NATHALIE’S POV đ–“Nathalie?!” Calix blurted out in surprise the moment he laid eyes on me.I forced a smile but I could feel my lips and hands trembling.“You’ve been there since earlier?” he asked, concerned.I shook my head.“How long have you been here?”I looked at the trashbag he was holding. “Let me take the trash out.”“I’ll take care of it, I already have a mask anyway. Xander’s napping in the living area.”I didn’t argue anymore, the important thing was I wouldn’t see him for about five minutes.“I’ll toss this out.”I signaled with a nod.He smiled at me then left.As soon as the door closed, I silently burst into tears.I heard the entire conversation between him and Veronica. The longing he felt for her
VERONICA’S POV đ–“You’ll pay for this when you come back. I’ll make sure you’re totally exhausted in bed,” I purred to Calix across the line.[“Oh, Hon. I can hardly wait for what you’ve threatened to do. Make sure you’ve got all your strength though, because I’ll be exhausting you just as much, between the sheets.”]I couldn’t help but smile. “Hon, I have to hang up. I have something else to do. I love you so so much.”[“I love you so much more, Veronica.”]“Bye, Hon. I love you.” I said in the softest tone.[“I love you too, Veronica.”]After hearing that, I hung up the call.I put my phone down on the table.“There must be so many ants around because you two are so sweet.” Rowena commented teasingly.“Jealous much?”
NATHALIE’S POV đ–“Too good to be true?” I asked.“All of a sudden, I started having second thoughts about him,” Avery remarked. “Something just doesn’t feel right about it.”“Which one?”“Tyler’s too perfect.”“Isn’t that great?”“Not really, but sure, why not? You never know, he could be hiding some real motive.”“Like what?”She shrugged her shoulder.“Your mind is going everywhere, Ave. Isn’t it possible there could still be someone like Ty?”“Woaah! Defending the fiancée!”“He’s not my fiancée.”“So, does that mean you don’t plan on marrying Tyler?”“I don’t have time to think about that for now.”“Okay, whatever you say! But promise you’ll
NATHALIE’S POV đ–“Nathalie! Nathalie!” Avery called me in sheer excitement, bouncing right out of her seat. “You know, the part I loved most of what you told her was–”She paused in her speech.She straightened her back and imitated my words, “Why not just get someone to listen to you for a price?”She clapped her hands in delight. “That line of yours is winner.”I smiled at Avery’s reaction. It felt like I had done something right.“But in all seriousness,” she spoke earnestly. “You should be proud of what you did. You should’ve gone one step further and slapped that woman. Why didn’t you give her a slap?”“I don’t want to make that conversation bigger and longer — if it can be called a conversation.”“Makes sense, you’ve got a point. F
NATHALIE’S POV đ–I averted my eyes from Veronica.“She’s coming here.” Avery whispered to me.“Oh, my goodness, Nathalie Davies. I’m nervous.” she whispered again. “What if you two fight?” she suddenly smiled. “Of course I’ll help you. I’ve got that person she’s with, that face looks like it was sprinkled with flour from wearing way too much foundation. Still, I’m really nervous.”I glared at her.“As for my unease, it’s more like I’ll be careful not to blurt out anything that shouldn’t be said,” she assured me. “But I’m the one nervous for you, Nathalie. “Just make sure you don’t do anything you shouldn’t do, alright?”“Nothing.” I whispered back.“Goodness! You’re not doing anything wrong, are you?” she asked again, with a hint
NATHALIE-I jumped back three paces from Briannaâs door as it swung inward unexpectedly. When Sir Calix saw me, I immediately smiled at him. To maintain my facade of normalcy while secretly listening in on the roomâs conversation, I widened my smile and showed my teeth.âWhat are you doing?ââSmi
THIRD PERSON POV-At the dining table...Nathalie was a little surprised that a lot of the food on the table was gone. She was happy but there was also surprise when Brianna could eat more compared to the little she had eaten before.After they ate, Calix stood up and told Brianna he would be leav
NATHALIEâS POV-Before Sir Calix and I began to move, we were stunned when Harrison grabbed my arm. When Sir Calix directed his gaze at Harrison, Harrison let go of my arm and raised both of his hands with a smile.âJust curious.â Harrison said, laughing. âOkay, you both can leave in front of me
NATHALIE DAVIESâ POV-Brianna didnât eat all night last night. I fed her a few times, but she kept throwing the food on the floor.I asked Estherâs permission for Brianna to have a face call with Sir Calix, and she approved Briannaâs request. After I told Brianna about that, she ignored me. She lay







