The doctor gave Natalie a simple examination and discovered that she was perfectly fine.He concluded that the reason why she fainted had to do with hypoglycemia.
After the doctor was gone, Elizabeth asked in a sincere voice, “Was it because you haven’t had any breakfast yet? Try the soup.Or I can go and buy you something else if you don’t like the soup.”
Elizabeth ladled some soup from the container and handed it over to Natalie.
Her face was still expressionless, but she looked very sincere at this time.
After having said that, she grabbed her purse and was about to head out.
Natalie tugged on Elizabeth’s hand to stop her.
“Don’t bother with it.I’ll be fine after having some soup.”
After she said that, her gaze was still fixed on Elizabeth’s face.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?”
Elizabeth wiped her face, feeling confused.
“It’s nothing.”
Natalie thought that she had suspected Elizabeth wrongly.
Feeling guilty, she said sorry to her.
“Sorry, I shouldn’t have done such a thing.”
“Why are you suddenly apologizing to me?”
Elizabeth seemed to be even more confused right then.Natalie said candidly, “I don’t actually have hypoglycemia, I pretended to faint just now.I suspected that you replaced my pills with cathartics yesterday, so I pretended to faint in order to test you.”
With her eyes opened wide, Elizabeth turned to look at Natalie in astonishment.
“But those pills were given to me by Rosa.”
“But, with my very own eyes, I saw you bring the medicine here to me.”
Natalie was utterly flummoxed.
Elizabeth then told her the whole story. “When I was about to leave, I ran into Rosa. I asked her why she hasn’t left yet. She said that the nurse asked her to send the medicine to you, but then she said Mr. Wesley had something urgent to talk to her about, so she had to leave. That’s why she asked me to bring you the medicine, so that she could go attend to her other engagement with Mr. Wesley.”
Elizabeth continued, “But are you certain that there is something wrong with the medicine?”
“My husband has had samples of it analyzed. The results came back and there is definitely a purgative agent in it,” Natalie answered.
Elizabeth kept mum when she heard her response. it was not until then that it dawned upon Natalie. She said, “Rosa must I have tampered with the medicine and asked you to deliver it to me. That way, she could place the blame squarely on you.”
Elizabeth still kept completely silent. She was never a fan of people scheming against each other.
Natalie noticed her lengthy silence so suddenly ventured a question, “Penny for your thoughts? Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Elizabeth shook her head.
“I’m not good at dealing with the complicated relationships at play in the workplace, so I didn’t see what you so easily observed.”
Natalie’s eyes brightened with glee and she couldn’t help but laugh, “Well, you always look so distant and aloof. Perhaps therein is where the problem lies.”
Natalie had never really thought that Elizabeth would turn out to be a genuinely nice person since she looked so frigid on the surface. She also hadn’t thought that Rosa would be so conniving. No wonder Rosa would act weird from time to time, especially when Natalie was praised by Draco.
“It’s my fault that I lied to you. I’m sorry,” Natalie said in sincere apology. “I shouldn’t have jumped to the conclusion that you were the one who did it just because you looked distant.”
“I’m not distant. I just don’t like to social with others and tend to be a little introverted. Maybe that’s why I don’t have many friends.
Back in school, I was always isolated from the others,” Elizabeth said with a bitter smile 5 With a gentle smile, Natalie said in a relaxed tone, “Well, now I know.”
This misunderstand had actually resulted in the two of them becoming closer.
After this interaction, Elizabeth came to visit her a few times again, but she was still a woman of few words. Natalie felt it surprisingly interesting to hang out with a character such as Elizabeth.
That night, when Sebastian came to the hospital straight from work, he was told what had transpired.
“Although I could be sure it was Rosa now, I don’t have any cold, hard evidence.” Natalie had mixed feelings.
Looking at her lifeless, gaunt face, Sebastian frowned ever so slightly.
Since they had come to Barnes, one thing happened after the other, without a moment for reprieve.
He tucked her in and said, “Don’t think about it. Just relax and take a good rest.”
Sebastian checked the surveillance video of the hospital that day, but found nothing.
Presumably, Rosa would taken the precaution to have avoided the cameras when she did it.
Natalie had almost recovered, and the Milan Fashion Week was around the corner. She decided to put this matter aside for the time being. She could deal with Rosa after she came back from Milan.
While on the plane to Italy. After studying Natalie for a very long time, Draco said calmly.
“It appears that you haven‘t fully recovered yet. You still look a little worn out right now.”
“I think that‘s perfectly normal for someone who has just got discharged from hospital.” Peering out of the window at the prosperous scenery of the Capital of Fashion outside, Natalie adjusted her seat and immediately got up. She was indeed still feeling a little spiritless. Her face looked exhausted even though she had slept for three straight hours on the plane. Natalie picked up the mirror and began smoothing her hair back. She still looked as beautiful as ever in the mirror, even though she had lost a lot of weight. Her beauty was so eye–catching, it could turn heads. Putting a hand to her face, Natalie thought that she had really lost a ton of weight since she started her job.
The Milan Fashion Week has yet to start. After we get off this plane, let’s go ahead and walk around the city first. What do you think about that?” Draco put away the newspaper in his hand and proceeded to put on his black scarf. As soon as they disembarked from the plane and arrived in Milan, a wave of chill came over then.
The air was wet and cold all at once. This was Natalie’s first impression of Milan.
Natalie had no idea where Draco was heading next. He went ahead and walked down the Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery with a Foxconn camera hung around his neck. Looking at his tall figure, Natalie somehow had the feeling that this man before her must be really lonely. while standing in the resplendent gallery, Draco suddenly turned around to look at her and asked, “Hey, do you want to see an art exhibition?”
The art exhibitions in Milan just so happened to be world-famous.
However, before they could enter the art gallery, the two of them were stopped by what looked to be a photographer. The photographer pointed at his camera and said in Italian, “You two really make the perfect match. Can I take some photographs of you?”
Fortunately, Natalie knew some Italian. She immediately waved her hand around in embarrassment and said, “I’m sorry, but we’re not together. He’s my boss.”
The photographer made an apologetic expression and said, “That’s really such a pity. You two look like you would make the perfect couple.”
Natalie had thought that Draco would be angry, but he simply stood to the side with a smile on his face. He didn’t seem to be unhappy about the misunderstanding at all. There was even… delight on his face?
As this ridiculous idea flashed across her mind, Natalie immediately shook her head. Natalie decided not to take this matter seriously. After they went to an art exhibition, they headed to the church. On their way back, Draco went out of his way to buy a bouquet of white roses for Natalie.
“It’s my first time giving a girl flowers.”
It appeared that Draco wasn’t trying hard to hide his feelings at all. When Natalie held the flowers in her hands, she, in fact, did feel that they looked like a couple.
But since this was the first time Draco gave a girl flowers, he should give them to the girl that mattered the most to him. Not her.
However, he did look very happy when he gave her the flowers earlier. He seldom showed what he was feeling, but today, Natalie really felt that he seemed happy. She took the flowers into her hands without saying a word. Draco was both her boss and idol.
She simply took it as a kind gesture from him.
On the second day, the Milan Fashion Week started. The entire event was really eye-opening for Natalie. It was true that Milan was the Capital of Fashion Design. There were all kinds of design styles that could be found here, be it simple, elegant, creative and avant-garde.
There were also clothes made of new materials as well as the traditional costumes from different cultures. All of these designs went on to impress Natalie a great deal and she had forgotten all about things between her and Draco. They were about to go back home after the fashion week was over. While waiting at the airport, Natalie discovered that Draco had posted many photos of him and her on his social media accounts.
Natalie looked through Draco‘s posts over and over again, but it looked like he didn‘t write anything. He only posted a few pictures, including those where she was holding the bouquet.
“Mr. Wesley. when did you post these pictures? Why didn’t you tell me ahead of time?”
