Semua Bab Opening My Eyes to Reality: Bab 31 - Bab 40

After a while, Benjamin finally ended the hug and smiled, his eyes moist. "Welcome back, Natalie."Natalie felt emotional too. Even though she'd only been gone for three months, it felt like she hadn't properly seen this city in three years.She shouldn't have needed to endure those three years of darkness. If it weren't for them…Rage flashed through her eyes. Natalie pursed her lips, brows furrowing.Benjamin took her suitcase. After saying goodbye to Shane, she got into the car.The lights of Grendale illuminated the night.Along the way, Natalie looked out at the night scene from the passenger seat as if she could never get enough of it. She wished she could make up for all the beautiful sights she had missed in those lost three years.Just then, Benjamin said, "I booked us a table at a restaurant. I'll drop you off at your hotel after dinner."Natalie had no objections to that. Benjamin had always been thoughtful like that.Apart from reserving a private room in advance,

Natalie sneered in disdain.Seeing her unshaken expression, Benjamin relaxed slightly. "After Jason woke up a few days ago, he took a liking to the nurse who was caring for him. But what I don't get is why the woman is acting so arrogant when Jason is on the verge of going bankrupt now."Natalie took a sip of her coffee elegantly, savoring the fragrance of the beverage before saying, "He may be almost bankrupt, but to an ordinary person like her, he still has more money than she could ever earn in her life."Having been married to Jason, Natalie knew a little about his true dealings. While his company was crumbling, it was his other ventures, the ones hidden from the public eye, that truly made up his wealth.Three years ago, Jason and Sienna had colluded to hurt her. Now that her vision had been restored and she had both fame and power, it was time to settle the score.First of all, Natalie needed to find the ledger Jason had once mentioned. Once she gathered enough evidence of h

The man's features were unrecognizable underneath the bleeding mess that stained his clothes a deep crimson. His entire body was trembling from the pain. The stench of blood was overwhelming. Natalie couldn't help but retch at the smell.A man, who looked like the leader of the group, frowned at her reaction and barked an order, "Drag him to the restroom."One of the henchmen, Magnus Steele, paused for a moment before moving toward Natalie.Landon Moore, another subordinate, gave him an exasperated kick. "Mr. Mattel meant the guy on the floor, you idiot."Magnus paused. "Huh? Oh, right."He grabbed the mangled man and hauled him away.Natalie's stomach twisted again. Just then, an elegant hand handed her a glass of water. "Rinse your mouth."Natalie looked up.The man before her was broad-shouldered. Though he was slightly crouched, it was still obvious that he had a physique that trumped most men. He was dressed in a black dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves, revealing his un

For some reason, Natalie thought she caught a fleeting trace of indulgence in Rowan's features, but when she looked again, it was gone, like the emotion was just part of her imagination.A cab rolled to a stop in front of her. Hurriedly, she got in and closed the door. In the car, she instinctively looked back at Rowan through the window.He stood tall and imposing by the road, a picture of innate elegance and nobility. Just from looks alone, he seemed utterly disconnected from the brutality she'd witnessed in that private room.And then, there was his voice—it was familiar, somehow. Natalie had heard that voice somewhere before.After a moment's thought, she dismissed the idea.Where would she have crossed paths with such a dangerous man?After Natalie left, Rowan headed straight to the police station with his men.As he watched Magnus haul the bloodied man inside, Landon couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Mattel, why didn't you drive Ms. Spencer home? You could've spent more time wit

Sadie did not refute Natalie, seemingly acknowledging her words.She dipped her brush into the palette to mix her colors. "Please just leave. I won't help you. Don't come back again."If her relationship with Sienna were purely transactional, it'd be easy to get her on Natalie's side. But it wasn't.Sienna had leverage over Sadie simply because Sienna had helped her once.Sadie was born lame. Shortly after her birth, her parents had died in a car accident together, and Sadie was raised by her grandfather. When she was ten years old, her grandfather married Priscilla, only to die a few years later due to cancer. When he passed, everyone thought that Priscilla would abandon Sadie and live with her own biological children. After all, there was no blood relation between them, and Priscilla had no reason to care for her.To everyone's surprise, Priscilla stayed.Because of this, her own children cut ties with her. A few years ago, Pricilla had fallen gravely ill, and her children ha