“Silly girl, you really should’ve asked for more if you were going to lie to me.”
After laughing together, he couldn’t help but wrap his arms around her tightly and kiss her sweet-smelling hair.
Brandon suddenly realized that his jealousyjust now was so unwarranted.
Draco was not a threat at all.He, on the other hand, had gone through so much with Natalie.He should’ve trusted her more.
Now, he understood that the reason why Natalie was so worried about Draco was that she cared about W Marks Studio, her place of work.
At that moment, Brandon made up his mind to help them investigate the matter.
Natalie didn’t know what was going on in Brandon’s mind, but she was happy with how their conversation turned out.
She held the credit card close to her heart and said, “To celebrate my newfound wealth, I will take you out for a fancy dinner!”
The following day, Natalie went to work with dark circles under her eyes. ռOʋEʟօʐ.Cօʍ She had treated Brandon to a fancy meal last night, but unexpectedly, the night turned steamy.
When they got home, he had sex with her several times in a row, which had rid her of a good night’s sleep.
When Natalie arrived at the office, she immediately looked for Draco, who didn’t seem to be around.
Frowning, she asked Tasha, “Has Mr.Wesley come in yet?”
Handing out some documents to the designers, Tasha turned to look at Natalie and said, “Mr.Wesley might be late.He said he was going to Mrs.Fuller’s house to apologize early this morning.”
Hearing this, Natalie felt incredibly uneasy.She nodded absentmindedly and sat down at her station, deep in thought.She couldn’t focus on her work at all.
Elizabeth came to work today, looking extremely pale.lt seemed that she too didn’t sleep well.
With two black circles under her eyes and slightly disheveled hair, she looked very haggard.
“Elizabeth, are you not feeling well today?” Natalie asked worriedly when she saw the state of her friend.
Elizabeth took off her coat and put it on the chair, looking exhausted.She shook her head and said, “I got into a big fight with Jorge last night.It’s over.We broke up.”
In her heart, Natalie was secretly happy to know that Elizabeth had broken things off with Jorge.She lowered her voice and asked in a hushed whisper, “Did Jorge hit you again?”
If that was the case, he had gone too far! Elizabeth smiled bitterly and shook her head.
“No.Jorge did something unforgivable this time.That’s why we broke up.”
Natalie sighed and tried to console her friend.
“You’re a beautiful and excellent woman, Elizabeth.I’m sure you’ll meet someone better.Oh, and since you didn’t come to work yesterday, you might not know about what happened.Someone leaked the dress design we made for Mrs.Fuller, but we don’t know who,”
Upon hearing this, all the color drained from Elizabeth’s face.She seemed to want to say something, but she was too nervous to Say it.
In the end, she cleared her throat and said feebly, “Natalie, there’s something I need to tell you But before she could finish her sentence, a loud noise came from the door.
“Oh, no!”
Tasha rushed in and announced anxiously, “Mrs.Fuller’s back!”
Natalie was stunned as well.She and Tasha immediately headed to the door of the studio to receive Mrs.Fuller.
Mrs.Fuller’s face was full of unmasked hostility.
And she didn’t come alone.
Several reporters and cameramen were right behind her..
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people filed into the studio.
“That’s her! She’s the one who leaked the design of my dress!”
Mrs.Fuller pointed at Natalie angrily and shouted, “Natalie ruined the reputation of W Marks Studio and betrayed Draco Wesley.She doesn’t deserve to be a designer at all!”
As soon as Mrs.Fuller gave the order, the cameramen and the reporters swarmed around Natalie.
“How can you explain this matter? Is it you who divulged the design draft? Did you do it for money?”
“Does Mr.Wesley know what you’ve done?”
The reporters’ accusatory remarks caught Natalie off guard.She kept stepping back in a daze.
Luckily, her bodyguard leaped into action and stood firm in front of her, protecting her from the aggressive reporters.
Natalie raised her hand to block the dazzling camera flashes.She looked at Mrs.Fuller, who was standing behind the reporters,.and asked, “Mrs.Fuller, didn’t you agree to meet with Mr.Wesley today?”
Mrs.Fuller’s eyebrows shot up indignantly.
“What’s there to talk about? You admitted to Draco yesterday that you were the one who leaked the design. You thought you could get away with this because you’re the daughter of the White family, so you made Draco take the blame.It’s most likely that Draco only agreed because of your family background.He might be scared of you, but I’m not! You’re just a witless young girl.How dare you play tricks with me? I hate this kind of thing the most!”
Natalie was perplexed.lt was true that she mentioned to Draco that she might be involved in the leak.
But she was sure that Draco wouldn’t tell anyone about it, especially Mrs.Fuller.
So if not Draco, then who would blab to her?
“Cut the bulIshit.Take your photos and videos already.I’m going to call the police. The law will take care of this bitch.”
As she spoke, Mrs.Fuller made a big show of picking up her phone to call the police.
Suddenly, a man’s voice came from the door, “Mrs.Fuller, please calm down.”
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice..
Aman showed up at the door to W Marks Studio.He was wearing a black windbreaker and a black and white striped suit.
Although Mrs.Fuller couldn’t see his face clearly because he was standing against the light, she found his unruly temperament familiar…
She believed she had seen this man before, but she couldn’t remember where, nor could she figure out who he was.
However, judging from the man’s imposing posture, he must’ve had a powerful background.
It was none other than Brandon.He strode in with four bodyguards following closely behind him.He glanced over his shoulder and ordered calmly, “Get all the reporters and cameramen out and close the doors.”
The reporters and cameramen exchanged wary glances as Brandon’s men drove them out of the studio.
Brandon wanted to keep those outsiders out so as to not cause a needless sensation.
“Who the fuck are you? This matter is none of your business!”
Mrs.Fuller was still fuming.She looked at the man in front of her with unmasked hostility.
Without answering, Brandon walked to the sofa in the studio and sat down as though he owned the place.He explained unhurriedly, “I am Brandon Larson of the Larson Group. Pleasure to meet you, Mrs.Fuller.”
Hearing that, Mrs.Fuller swallowed nervously and faltered.
The Larson Group was not to be trifled with.
No wonder she felt that this man looked familiar.
She might have seen him before from a distance at a banquet or something.
Brandon was a low-key person and he seldom showed up on TV and newspapers.
Thus Mrs.Fuller had no idea what he looked like.
But judging from this man’s temperament, she knew that he wasn’t lying.
She forced a smile and asked, “What brings you here, Mr.Larson? Does the leak of W Marks’ design drafts have anything to do with the Larson Group?”
O Brandon examined his nails casually and took a glance at Natalie, whose head was lowered.
“It’s indeed related to Larson Group, in a way.Mrs.Fuller, why don’t you listen to me first and then decide whether to call the police or not?”
She forced a smile and asked, “What brings you here, Mr.Larson? Does the leak of W Marks’ design drafts have anything to do with the Larson Group?”
Brandon examined his nails casually and took a glance at Natalie, whose head was lowered.
“It’s indeed related to Larson Group, in a way.Mrs.Fuller, why don’t you listen to me first and then decide whether to call the police or not?”
As he spoke, he nodded at the head of his bodyguards.
The latter took the hint.He brought out some documents and handed them to Mrs.Fuller..
Brandon continued, “I asked my men to investigate the whole thing last night. Aileen and the other people who bought the design draft all admitted that they had never had any contact with Natalie.”
Mrs.Fuller flipped through the document and sneered, “I know what’s going on here. You’re trying to make excuses for Natalie.”
“I’m not making any excuses for my wife.I’m just interested in getting to the bottom of this matter.Mrs.Fuller, please read through the document carefully.lt doesn’t matter if you still insist on calling the police.Of course, the Larson Group is more than ready to deal with this trifle matter, ήόνέĻόž.ςόм but I don’t want to mar the relationship between us.” Brandon spoke in his usual casual tone, as though everything was under his control. Albeit dubious, Mrs.Fuller lowered her head and read the document carefully.
At first, she was very impatient, but when she got to the last few pages, her expression froze for a moment.
