Opening My Eyes to Reality의 모든 챕터: 챕터 441 - 챕터 450

After a moment's thought, Rowan asked, "How is it going with Lucius?"Landon almost laughed at that. "At first, he thought Jason would be easy to punch around. Leveraging his status as the major shareholder, he tried to suppress Jason, who played dumb and acted gentle and compliant until Lucius let his guard down."Then, he struck back hard and left Lucius completely devoured."Rowan let out a quiet laugh. "Lucius has always paid the price for his arrogance, but he might still be useful."Landon nodded. Though Lucius had been terribly manipulated by Jason, he held shares in Mattel Group and remained one of its biggest shareholders. There was value in that.After a pause, Rowan's smile faded as he sternly asked, "Is there any progress on the curse?"All this time, he'd believed his failing health was due to some rare illness. It wasn't until after his fall from the cliff that he learned the truth. It wasn't a natural condition. Instead, someone had planted a fate-bound curse ins

Natalie studied Marie for a moment before turning to the socialite behind her. "Have I ever offended you, ma'am?"The socialite had heavy makeup and was dressed in polished, opulent clothing from head to toe. "I'm Aloysius Hoffman's mother. I've heard quite a bit about you, Ms. Sutton."So this was Aloysius's mother, Felicia Weaver. He didn't resemble her much.Though Felicia's tone was rude, Natalie decided to show her some courtesy for Aloysius' sake. "Oh, so you're Mrs. Hoffman. Since you like this lipstick, I don't mind buying it for you as a gift."As a regular at the boutique, Natalie only needed to give the sales assistant a look. "Wrap it up for Mrs. Hoffman and put it on my account.""Right away, Ms. Sutton," the sales assistant promptly responded and moved quickly, pulling a fresh lipstick from the display. After boxing it neatly, she handed it over to Felicia.Felicia accepted it from the sales assistant with a cold glance, and her expression hardened even more. "Did y

Rowan stopped right at Natalie's side and, without hesitation, laced his fingers through hers in front of everyone.For a moment, Natalie froze, and even Felicia's eyes widened in disbelief. "I-Is he your new fling?"Rowan's sharp, cutting glare snapped toward her before he coldly announced, "I'm her husband."Husband? Was Natalie married again?Damn it! If she was already married, why was she still stringing Aloysius along?Felicia's fury boiled over as she shot Natalie a glare of pure hostility. "If you've got a man, why are you still seducing my son, Natalie? Have you no shame?"Rowan frowned. No one saw him move, but in the next heartbeat, something whistled past Felicia's face and sliced a strand of hair from her temple.A metallic clink followed as a set of keys hit the floor. Only then did everyone realize that the keys Rowan had casually thrown had been used to cut her hair.Felicia's face was sheet-white with shock. It took her a moment to process what had just happene

Rowan brushed the tip of his nose against Natalie's forehead and murmured, "I've never touched Pamela in the last three years, so where did that baby come from? Natalie, you're the only one who's ever seen my 'tool.'"At that, her face burned as if on fire and flushed a deep, blood-red. He slowly leaned in, his lips brushing the tip of her nose, and his voice dropped to a mesmerizing whisper."If you don't trust me, babe, you're welcome to verify it yourself and see if it's just like it was three years ago."Natalie was utterly baffled, and her mind was in complete disarray. She was confident that Rowan wouldn't lie to her, but Pamela was undeniably pregnant, so whose baby was it? For a moment, she couldn't make sense of it.Rowan didn't seem inclined to give her time to think either. Right in public, he scooped her up into his arms.Natalie gasped. "Rowan! What are you doing?"Wearing an expressionless face, he strode out in quick, anxious steps. "It's been three years, Talie.

By noon, Rowan had Landon deliver their lunch. The moment the latter pushed the door open and saw the two of them, he instantly understood.Never one to hide his curiosity, he lingered at the door and stared at Rowan with wide eyes. "Mr. Mattel, you and Natalie…"Rowan took the takeout bags from his hands and flashed a wicked grin. "We made up. Are you jealous?"Landon looked utterly baffled. What was he supposed to be jealous of? Clearly, Rowan was so thrilled his brain wasn't working right.He forced out a laugh and murmured, "Congratulations, then."When he made no move to leave, Rowan asked, "Why aren't you leaving?"Not one to stand on ceremony, Landon grinned broadly. "There's no way you and Natalie can finish all this, Mr. Mattel. I haven't had lunch yet, so maybe—"Before he could finish, the door slammed shut in his face, nearly hitting his nose. Landon rubbed his nose and muttered, "He's so stingy. Natalie's much kinder."Inside, Rowan carefully unpacked the meals, wh