Chapter 650
The person in the photo was not Vivian but another strange woman she couldn’t recognize.
Natalie became confused.
Although the woman in the photo was wearing a disguise and her face couldn’t be seen clearly, she was short and plump. She looked very different from Vivian, who was tall and slender.
“It’s not Vivian. Did she find out about my plan? Why didn’t she take the bait?”
Natalie sighed and said dejectedly. She told the receptionist to take a photo of anyone who came and asked about the waitress in the accident and send it to her.
However, the result wasn’t what she hoped for, and her plan failed miserably.
Natalie became confused
“Your plan has actually succeeded—in a way. Vivian took the bait, didn’t she? But you weren’t expecting her to be wise enough not to show up in person.”
Brandon stroked Natalie’s hair. His voice was comforting when he said, “I know you’ll plan better next time.”
Natalie’s eyes lingered on Brandon’s.
“I should have known someone as cautious as Vivian would find a way not to come in person.”
“Vivian is very smart. The situation was critical yet she was able to consider it might be a trap. Finding someone to spill information about the situation is not really that hard.”
Looking at the frustrated look on Natalie’s face, Brandon tried hard to hold back his laughter and make himself more serious.
“Well, let’s put aside the matter of Vivian and go home first.”
“Are you suggesting we let Vivian off so easily? I don’t think I can.” Natalie leaned her head against the window, a veil of sadness dimming her face.
“Vivian is on high alert right now. It’s not a good time to seize her.”
Brandon took a moment to consider his words before chuckling and saying, “And even if we have photos of Vivian, those aren’t solid evidence.” Natalie pursed her lips. She caught sight of Brandon’s smiling face and immediately had a sense that she was being teased.
“Well, if you already knew it then why didn’t you stop me? You let me keep pretending I was drunk at the hotel gate.
Now, I think I looked stupid! What if Vivian was hiding in the dark and laughing at me?”
“She was busy verifying the truth. I’m sure she didn’t have time to care about you.”
Brandon continued to comfort her.
The expectant look in Brandon’s eyes in the hotel garden flashed back into Natalie’s mind.
Did Brandon already know her plan would eventually fail? Annoyed, Natalie patted Brandon on the shoulder and said, “You enjoyed watching me make a fool of myself, didn’t you? Brandon! You are so annoying!”
It wasn’t a painful hit. Instead of reacting, Brandon just grabbed Natalie’s wrist, pulling her into his arms.
“All right.”
Affection was overflowing from Brandon’s gaze as he watched her. He didn’t even try to stop Natalie’s plan.
“Honey, planning something like that is not your strong suit. But you were so eager to try and you’re too cute for me to stop. Mistakes are part of life. Besides, Vivian wouldn’t be able to get away with it. There’s no need for you to worry.”
After all that happened, Natalie was left with no choice but to give up any plan. She leaned against Brandon’s chest, still depressed, and now her head began to ache.
Just now in the hotel, she drank a lot to make her performance real enough.
“Honey, I think I’m really drunk.”
Natalie massaged in between her eyebrows and let out a loud burp.
Brandon fanned her burning cheek while chuckling.
Then, he looked up at Sean and said, “We should go now.”
At the same time, in the Turner family’s villa.
Vivian leaned on the sofa, a glass of wine in her hand. She already downed two glasses of wine but something was still bothering her.
This was a very strange night.
Natalie specifically picked Newden Hotel for the dinner party.
Did she discover something? There was no way.
Vivian knew Natalie wasn’t smart enough.
Was it simply a coincidence? Vivian frowned. She touched the phone in her hand and as expected, it didn’t ring. She couldn’t help but feel anxious.
When she got out of the restaurant, Vivian bribed a stranger into asking about the waitress who fell down the stairs.
Vivian specially instructed the woman to wait until most of the guests of the restaurant had left before going in and asking.
The money was enough for the woman to do whatever she was told.
Besides, inquiring about a waitress wasn’t a big deal at all. She agreed to the deal right away. But it was almost midnight.
Why wasn’t she responding? Suddenly, Vivian’s phone lit up.
An unknown number was calling her.
She immediately answered.
“How’s it going??””
“According to the receptionist, the waitress was currently in a coma and hasn’t gone back to work yet.”
The woman’s voice came on the phone.
A sigh of relief escaped Vivian’s mouth.
The serious look in her eyes dissipated.
“If there is nothing else, I’m hanging up. It’s already late so I need to get home.”
The woman almost ended the call but Vivian stopped her before she could hang up.
“Hold on a second. Did you notice anything suspicious around the restaurant? Like, people lurking around. Did anyone try to catch you?”
If Natalie wasn’t the one who plotted it, then maybe Brandon was behind the plan, Vivian thought. Confusion was obvious in the woman’s voice.
“It’s already very late when I went to the restaurant to inquire just like you told me. The place was almost deserted except for some crazed drunk outside.”
“Okay.”
Vivian breathed a sigh of relief the moment the call ended. She relaxed her back on the sofa.
A smile suddenly appeared on her lips as she stared at the white ceiling.
Perhaps she was overthinking it. She got scared over nothing tonight.
Ever since Jeremy came back, Vivian had been restless. She had been on high alert.
The waitress today probably just resembled the woman who had been pushed down the stairs before.
As for Natalie, she didn’t have to be afraid of her.
What Vivian had to focus on now was keeping an eye on Brandon. She wanted her revenge but she had to be careful. She would leave Barnes and stay away from Jeremy as soon as she was done.
Jeremy’s appearance made Vivian panic.
Luke and Catherine had been out of the country for so long too and they were already planning coming back soon.
All these were making her plans riskier.
With this in mind, Vivian decided to speed up her plan.
Good thing the project between the Larson Group and the partners was successful.
Brandon just told her about a press conference the Larson Group would be holding in a few days.
Reporters would flock to the event and many people involved in the project would be there. It was an excellent opportunity. Vivian wasn’t expecting Brandon would get discharged from the hospital earlier, which greatly undermined her plan to spread the rumors of Brandon being terminally ill.
This time, Vivian was ready to take the risk.
She would let the public know about Brandon’s illness and the press conference was the perfect chance.
She had credible evidence.
