However, Natalie forced herself to retract her gaze. After all, she was still aware that Sheldon was beside her. "Let's go. We should eat first."Sheldon saw how desperate she wanted to go into the store. He smiled and said, "There's no rush. We can go in and have a look.""But … you'll have to bear with me …" Natalie was slightly embarrassed. Sheldon interrupted her right away and said casually, "No worries. I still have the patience for this."Natalie's heart skipped a beat. In fact, all she wanted wasn't something materialistic. If Henry had accompanied her patiently after all these years, she wouldn't have lost all hope in their relationship. "Okay … it's only going to take a while."Natalie smiled and stepped into the maternity store. The things sold in the store were too adorable for her to handle. She couldn't bring herself to move away from the store display. Looking at her smile, Sheldon couldn't help but ask, "How long has it been?"He knew about her preg
Henry sighed helplessly. He had no intention to go to Natalie again. She didn't deserve it. However, Owen had always kept his word. If he refused to bring Natalie to his grandparents, they would really move out from the Chase residence. There was no way that he would let them go through the hassle. Moreover, the demolition of the Shepherd residence was partly his fault. For sure, he wouldn't let his grandparents bear the consequences in his stead. He was also suddenly reminded that Natalie was still hanging out with Sheldon. Now, he finally had a reason to show up in front of her. "Are you going to pick Natalie up?"Leonard asked as he shot a mischievous look at Henry once he saw him picking up his car keys.Henry glared at him. "It's not me. It's Grandpa who told me to!""Oh …" Leonard answered mindlessly as he thought to himself, "Henry, you're just being stubborn."After all, there was no way to force him to go if he really didn't want to. Henry's car sped along t
Natalie remained silent. Instead, she thought to herself, "Well, if you think it's a mistake, then so be it …"Promptly after, Henry made a second attempt. Yet, the outcome was as embarrassing as the first. He frowned, becoming frustrated at the machine. Why was this damn machine not working for him?Even Natalie felt embarrassed for him. Clearing her throat, she asked, "You said your previous attempt was a mistake. How about this try?"Henry was desperately trying to maintain his composure. Lifting his chin proudly, he answered with defiance, "I've already bought the tokens. It's only right for me to use them all, right?"There was no way that he couldn't succeed even once out of the ten chances he had. As Natalie stood beside him, she saw how Henry gradually lost his confidence. His expression was becoming more sullen over time. Why did he have to make things difficult for himself? She simply didn't have any faith in him. In the end, things really turned out to be h
Henry stood beside her in silence. His gaze was fixated on the document before Natalie. What was this?Natalie was equally puzzled. She didn't pick it up right away. Instead, she asked, "What is this?""Have a look," Owen flashed a gentle smile at her. Only then did she pick it up. After going through the papers, she put it back on the table again. "Grandpa, Grandma, I can't accept this."Owen and Moira intended to give her one of their houses. How could she accept this? Initially, the Shepherd residence was already sold to pay off their debts. Thus, she wasn't even eligible to accept any compensation if the house was demolished. Owen gazed at her sincerely as he stated, "Henry was responsible for the demolition of the Shepherd residence. "When your father is released from jail in the future, he will still need a place to stay, won't he? Just take the house. It's yours."Moira chirped in as well, "Yeah, just take it. You'll just have to sign at the end of the document."
However, Natalie showed no intention of stopping him. She didn't even spare him a glance. Henry felt like she had hurt his pride. Why did he even bother in the first place?His car zoomed past her. Only then did Natalie look up. This wasn't the first time she had been left behind by him. Now, she was able to maintain her composure nonetheless. "Good job," she thought to herself, "It wouldn't take long for me to get rid of all the feelings I had for him."She retracted her gaze and took out her phone. She intended to hail a cab, but there were none around the area since her location was too remote. Thus, Natalie had no choice but to call Leslie and tell her what happened. "Stay where you are and wait for me! I'll be there in a flash!"She felt at ease after Leslie's reassurance. After she hung up, she found a big rock by the roadside and sat down to wait. However, another vehicle came before Leslie. It was a van. The van halted right before her. Just as she was still
Sheldon's heart throbbed when he saw Natalie. He dashed toward her and asked, "Natalie, are you alright?"Sheldon took down the cloth that was stuffed in her mouth. Natalie had a lot to tell Sheldon but now was not the time. She shook her head instead. "I'll carry you out!"Without hesitating, Sheldon carried her. The fire was huge, causing thick and pungent smoke to fill the air in the narrow space. "Rest assured; I'll get you out for sure!"Sheldon moved promptly toward the door with her in his arms. She couldn't help but glance at him. He was frowning, and his expression was complicated. She didn't expect him to save her in the end. Just as they were about to make their way out of the metal shack, the roof suddenly collapsed. A large piece of burning metal came crashing down."Careful!" Natalie warned as she noticed it first. Sheldon dodged it swiftly. However, his shoulder was slightly injured, which seemed pretty painful. Natalie heard him grunt, and a hint
Leonard was all ears for Henry's answer. He was anticipating him saying he was going to take care of Natalie. There was no way for him to miss such a great opportunity. Yet, Henry's answer almost sent him into a frenzy. "What's the big deal? She just got admitted to the hospital. It's not like she'd die any sooner …" Henry said nonchalantly. Feeling helpless, Leonard tapped on the steering wheel. Initially, he thought he was quite heartless toward women. Who knew Henry would be much worse than him? "Henry …""I'm busy. I'll hang up now."Henry didn't want to dwell on this topic any further, so he hung up shortly after. However, his mind was filled with how frail Natalie looked when she was sick.He had a lot of work to attend to, yet he couldn't bring himself to set his mind to it. He was frustrated with himself. In the end, he finally couldn't stand it and threw his pen away. He closed his eyes. Henry tried to calm himself down. It simply wasn't worth losing his c
The moment she walked out of the ward, she saw Henry and Juliet in each other's arms. She didn't want to think too much about it either. But couldn't they have just gone somewhere farther away if they wanted to be lovey-dovey with one another? Why did they have to do that in front of her every time? Although she had tried very hard to pretend that she didn't care, in her heart, she was still unable to be impassive. Henry ignored her. He dragged her to the emergency stairwell, then pressed her against the wall. He then kissed her right on the lips forcefully. Natalie was surprised by his move. What was he doing?!Moreover, his kiss felt very much like he was punishing her.This was ridiculous! He was the one who pranced around in public with Juliet. She thought she had been tactful enough not to interrupt them. But why was he mad at her instead? Did he even know what she had gone through today? She almost lost her baby!If he hadn't abandoned her mid-way, such a thi