Semua Bab Opening My Eyes to Reality: Bab 151 - Bab 160

Hugh spat venomously into the other end of the phone, "I should have strangled you to death when you were born!"Natalie drawled sarcastically, "Here I was, thinking you ought to regret not castrating yourself back in the day."She could feel Hugh's wrath through the glass that separated them as he seethed, "I know you hate me and the Spencer family, Natalie, but have you forgotten about your grandmother? She's never wronged you and always had a soft spot for you. "Aren't you worried you'd break your grandmother's heart after you set me and the Spencer family up?"Hugh was right. Natalie had thought about Vera, but she couldn't let the crooks of the Spencer family get away with their crimes. Besides, knowing Vera, she would understand where Natalie was coming from.Natalie's eyes grew cold. "As Grandma's only son, you didn't seem to care about breaking her heart when you made all those shady deals, so what did I have to worry about? Also, I'd appreciate it if you chose your words

Victor felt a twinge of guilt when he heard Natalie's words. After all, Sienna's corneas had been Natalie's. That said, he didn't think Sienna owed Natalie anything.Refusing to back down or admit he favored Sienna over Natalie, Victor argued, "Yeah? Well, you stole 18 years of the life Sienna should've had! You owed her those corneas. Besides, Sienna's condition was critical at the time. As an artist, her eyes mean everything to her."You're different. You have no talent whatsoever, so it's not as if your sight will do you any good. And the misfortune worked out for you anyway—you got to marry Jason and enjoy a life of luxury. Do you have any idea how many women would kill for that? What else do you have to complain about, Natalie?"Natalie thought nothing would hurt her anymore after all she'd been through, but the truth was, Victor's nonchalant insults still wounded her. Her brows drew together, and her fists clenched at her sides. It took a while for her to regain her composure.

Natalie was incredulous as she stared at Susan, who had jumped before her and spread her arms out protectively like an eagle shielding its young. She couldn't believe Susan had leaped to her defense.Jean's blood sang with rage at Susan's words. It was one thing to lower herself and apologize to Natalie, but she drew the line at getting insulted by a former inmate. Furious, Jean raised her hand to strike Susan.Natalie's arm darted out at lightning speed and gripped Jean's wrist before the latter could hit Susan's face."This is my home, Jean!" Natalie seethed, shoving Jean away.Jean staggered backward in her too-high heels and lost her footing as expected. She crashed to the floor, only to scramble to her feet, abandoning all composure in the process. "You dare lay a hand on me, Natalie? I'll make sure Xavier never looks at or speaks to you again in this lifetime!"A snide smile curled Natalie's lips as she glowered at Jean. Chuckling, she drawled, "Now I know where Xavier gets

"Rowan's being cooperative today," Natalie mused inwardly. She slid her alluring eyes to his more-than-fine physique. It looked the same as it had in her dream, and she didn't doubt it would feel just as strong and sculpted.The next second, she heard Rowan ask wryly, "Like what you see, Ms. Sutton?"A shudder went through Natalie as she snapped out of her wild thoughts. She held Rowan's darkened gaze for a few heartbeats, but instead of answering his question with a clever quip, she got down to business.Given her previous experience, she'd expected herself to clean and dress Rowan's wound calmly. Alas, the reality was that she could not keep her heart from thumping madly in her chest, and she fumbled more than she had yesterday.When Natalie was finally done, she felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She was straightening out the medical kit when Rowan suddenly asked softly, "Feeling warm, Ms. Sutton?"A blush crept across Natalie's cheeks. To her credit, she hum

It was a clear and sunny Monday, and it was hard to be grumpy when the weather was this perfect.Natalie's car idled outside the building as she sat in the driver's seat, one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding her phone as she viewed today's hottest gossip. She was smiling the entire time.About three minutes later, she stored her phone away and glanced at the woman in the passenger seat. "Ms. Cheney, you can go up now."Rita nodded, then opened the car door and left.…Meanwhile, in one of the rooms in the hospital ward, Victor was nearing his wit's end.He'd already had his hands full looking after Daphne and pulling strings to help Hugh's case. But Sienna just had to get into trouble, pick a fight with Natalie, and land herself in the hospital. Now, Victor had to look after her, too.In just a few days, Victor had lost a considerable amount of weight. It was obvious he'd been run ragged.Daphne hurried out of her room and into Sienna's to comfort the latter. "D