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Chapter 41
Joshua stood up when he saw Lorelei. "Mom, you're here."Natalie stood up as well, looking obedient as she remained by Joshua's side.Lorelei snorted. "I thought you'd forgotten I existed."Joshua accepted a cup of coffee from Greg and placed it by Lorelei's hand. He didn't get angry at her words. "What's that supposed to mean, Mom?" He continued with concern, "Have you taken your medication today? How are you doing?"Lorelei pointed at Natalie. "Ask her what I mean. Ask her what just happened!"Natalie didn't say anything. Joshua glanced at her, then said, "It's my fault for not telling you about Natalie's return to the country. "I didn't have time to tell you because it happened too recently, but you can't take out your resentment on her."Or perhaps Natasha said some things to you about Natalie, making you prejudiced against her. Natalie's a great woman, though. She's not like what others say…"Lorelei sneered. "Do you know why Natalie is back in the country, then? She ch
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Joshua said grimly, "Don't blame yourself for this. Mom's the unreasonable one. Don't worry, though. I'll have a proper conversation with her when I have the time."Honestly, I have no idea when she became like this. She can't even control her emotions anymore! "I'm sorry about this, but it seems you'll have to tolerate her after you've married me."Natalie played with her fingers. "Well, are you gonna spend the night with me, Josh? It's already so late."She and Joshua hadn't slept together since they met each other, and it wasn't for the lack of trying. None of her past attempts had succeeded; she wanted to give it another shot.Once she was pregnant with Joshua's child, Lorelei wouldn't be so adamant anymore. She would have even more reason to marry Joshua."I'll be sleeping at the company tonight. I'll drop you off at the apartment first," Joshua said calmly. There had been too many issues at the company. The research for the new drug they were developing had plateaued,
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Chapter 43
Herb Valley in Topola was the only place where licorice roots grew. Did that mean these herbs had been delivered from Topola? Who was behind them? And if they knew what drug Natasha was researching, were they watching her?She couldn't make heads or tails of it. She took the herbs out of the box and scrutinized them. Growing up in the Sullivan family had made Natasha know herbs like the back of her hand. It was obvious these herbs hadn't been tampered with. In fact, they seemed to be of premium quality.She raised an eyebrow. Since someone had delivered such quality goods to her, it would be rude for her to make their kindness go to waste. She wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth—it'd be a tragedy not to use such premium herbs for her research.As for whoever was watching her, it didn't look like she could pinpoint whether they were friend or foe for the time being. And even if the mastermind tried to do something to harm her in the future, she had her ways of findi
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Chapter 44
An idea occurred to Natalie as she took in Joshua's perfect face. She got up to make coffee. Then, she carefully brought it over to Joshua's desk. For some reason, she lost her grip on the mug and accidentally spilled some coffee on her skirt. She yelped.Joshua hurriedly grabbed some tissues to wipe the coffee away. "Why were you so careless? Did it scald you?""I didn't do it on purpose. I only wanted to make you some coffee; I don't know why I lost my grip on the mug. Don't get mad at me, please…" Natalie shook her head as she spoke. "I didn't get scalded. I waited for it to cool down a little before bringing it to you."Joshua couldn't tell whether she was actually injured because she was fully clothed, so he was worried. He pulled his phone out and made a call. "Have a doctor come to my office right now."Natalie shook her head. "I'm fine, really. There's no need to go to such trouble. It's just that I can't wear these clothes anymore."Joshua caressed her head and
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Chapter 45
Natalie couldn't recover from the blow of being pushed away. Why did someone have to knock on the door at that moment? She fumed.Then, she straightened her clothes and composed herself. She tried to keep her expression normal as she followed Joshua out of the lounge."Sir, something's cropped up…" Ben said while knocking on the door. He was halfway through his sentence when the office door opened. Joshua stood before him emotionlessly; Natalie stood behind him in her white dress.She looked just like Natasha! Ben couldn't help taking a few more glances. Whoever she was, she had a sort of guileless beauty that made one's heart go out to her.He couldn't help thinking about Natasha's face. Her beauty was also filled with innocence, but there were hints of allure. When combined, Natasha gave one the feeling that she was elegant and classy. She had an extra hint of iciness that Natalie didn't.Now that he was looking closer, Ben couldn't help thinking that Natalie and Natasha
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Chapter 46
Joshua's expression was ugly, but the anger in his voice wasn't obvious. "So, will the drug's production be delayed because of this failure? How long will it take?"The drug's production was of the utmost importance to Grayson Corporation. They'd failed to develop their anti-cancer drug all these years, and Blenoxane, their flagship drug, had been licensed to them by Radiance Biomed.Now that something was wrong with this anti-cancer drug, Joshua's heart raced as anger washed over him."It'll be delayed by… at least two years…"Two years? It'd be too late for them by the time they could produce the drug! Joshua's gaze turned ice-cold, and he exuded frostiness. "Do you think you hold some responsibility for this?""Yes, sir…" the person in charge said tremulously. He knew how important the drug was to Grayson Corporation. He couldn't help trembling all over."You can pack your things now. Don't ever show up before me again." Joshua's voice was cold and ruthless. He couldn't ca
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It didn't take long for Ben to enter the room and say, "I've already spoken to the people at Radiance Biomed, sir. "They said their president isn't in the country and that they have no idea where he is.""Not in the country?" Joshua's frown deepened. He looked at Ben. "Are you sure they're telling the truth and that Zack isn't just looking for excuses not to meet with us?"Ben scratched his head. "We're pretty sure Radiance Biomed isn't lying—they haven't seen Zack for days. "The possibility of them lying occurred to me, so I probed a few other companies for some news. They haven't seen him around, either."Joshua twisted his silver cufflinks as his frown deepened even more. Then, he waved a hand at Ben. "You can go now."Natasha received a call from Ryan in the morning. He told her the laboratory was ready. She excitedly prepared to head over there.She drove to the laboratory, where Ryan was already waiting for her. Though he was her assistant, he hadn't seen her for thr
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Ryan returned to his senses. "Yeah, let's head inside.""Oh, right. I need you to get me a lab suit," Natasha said as she wore a mask. She walked ahead of Ryan as she took the elevator to the lab."I've already prepared one for you." Ryan was right behind her. He carefully handed her the suit. He still couldn't help feeling nervous.Natasha took the suit from him. "The herbs I mentioned to you before are in the trunk; I didn't want to trouble you to have to pick them up. You can bring them in now."Ryan nodded and turned to get the herbs. Natasha changed into the suit and entered the laboratory. She walked around and took in the environment. It was spacious—spacious enough that it felt almost wasteful.Every instrument she'd need for her research had already been prepared. There were even the latest tools that she'd seen in magazines.Ryan brought the herbs over. "Where should I put these, professor?"Natasha pointed at a spot. Ryan put the herbs down and looked ar
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Chapter 49
Joshua had rejected the call. Was he refusing to answer Natasha's calls? What did he mean by that?Natasha blinked in confusion. Had Natalie stopped him from answering the phone, or was it just that he didn't want to speak to her?She shook her head at her phone, which showed that the call had been rejected. It seemed he wasn't interested in her bringing the divorce papers to him. He'd quickly rejected the call, but she still wanted to get the divorce over with!Natasha complained about Joshua a bit more before stuffing her phone back into her bag a little angrily. Then, she drove away from the laboratory.Wait, no. Now that she thought about it, she recalled having ignored Joshua's messages before. IIt wasn't a surprise he'd refused to answer her call, then. This thought appeased her a little; she wasn't as angry as before.She would just make a trip to the company, then.Natasha walked into the Grayson Corporation building. She'd been there several times before, but B
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Chapter 50
Natasha turned away and called Joshua again. The receptionist raised an eyebrow at this as her mockery deepened. She'd already made herself clear, yet Natasha was refusing to look. Fine, then. She'd wait to see what happened.The phone rang for a long time before going unanswered. Natasha's expression darkened. She tried to remain patient as she said, "Could you help me inform Mr. Grayson about this, then? Tell him Natasha Sullivan's here to give him some divorce papers."The receptionist couldn't help thinking it was the funniest joke she'd heard in ages.She secretly rolled her eyes. It looked like Natasha didn't just think too highly of herself—she also wasn't right in the head.Was she here to deliver divorce papers? Was she saying she and Joshua were married? Was she out of her mind?The receptionist grudgingly picked up the phone and dialed the president's office. Her tone immediately became warm and gentle as she said, "Hi, this is the receptionist. I'd like to
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