Then Lauren would help the man escape.
No one would know that she was the mastermind behind this.She got a message from the man earlier that he had Natalie.
But hours passed and Lauren still hadn’t gotten any more feedback from the driver, so she felt a little uneasy.
“Oh, relax, Lauren. You just need to wait a little bit longer.”
She comforted herself and proceeded to paint her nails a bright red.
Suddenly, she heard a ruckus from the vestibule of the villa.
“What the hell are you doing? Keep it down over there! Or else I’ll deduct your salary this month!”Lauren glanced at the door with disdain.But her angry shouts was met with a nervous voice.The servant announced, “Mrs.Quinn, Natalie… she’s here.”
Before Lauren could react, Natalie and Sebastian strode in, followed by several burly men.
They dragged in the driver she had hired with them.
When Lauren’s eyes landed on the driver kneeling on the ground, her body went stiff, as though she had been struck by lightning.
All color had drained from the man’s face, and his lips were cracked and bleeding.
It was clear that he had been tortured senselessly.
“Why the hell did you let them in?!”
Lauren yelled at the servant in a panic.
Wide-eyed, the servant didn’t dare to answer.
Lauren took a deep breath and feigned a sense of calm.
“What’s the meaning of this, Natalie?” Natalie glared at Lauren murderously.
Her chest heaved violently from anger.
Painting a finger at the driver, she shouted, “He admitted to everything. You hired him to rape me!” Lauren’s eyes went as wide as saucers and she pretended to be innocent.
“What nonsense are you talking about? I don’t even know this man! What evidence do you have? If you keep this up, I’ll sue you for defamation!”
“Do whatever you want,” Natalie said fearlessly, her eyes flashing dangerously.
“I don’t need to show you any evidence.Go ahead and call the police. They’ll find the evidence and convict you for me.”
George was idly flipping through a newspaper on the balcony when he heard the commotion in the living room.
Confused, he went in to see what was going on.
“What are you talking about, Natalie? Lauren is a sweet, kind-hearted woman who doesn’t even have the heart to kill a cockroach.How could she do such an evil thing?”
“Is that so? Do you really believe that she’s kind?” Natalie sneered, her voice riddled with icy disdain.
“How ironic! A woman who can’t kill a cockroach is cruel enough to try to kill me. You should really open your damn eyes and look at the woman in front of you carefully.Well, if you’re not going to admit to your crimes, I’ll just call the police.”
As she spoke, Natalie pulled out her phone and started dialing 911.
Lauren was so frightened that her face turned deathly pale and her posture grew unsteady.She knew what she had done more than anyone else.
Unfortunately for her, the driver had been caught and forced into admitting everything.
If the police came to investigate and the truth was brought to light, she would definitely be sentenced to jail.
And by then, everything would be over.
Lauren’s arrogance vanished.She had no choice but to beg for mercy.She fell to her knees and grabbed Natalie’s arm, crying and begging her desperately.
“Natalie, I was wrong! I must’ve been out of my mind at the time! Please let me go this time for the sake of our family bond! We adopted you and took you in after all!”
George was shocked compared to the rest of the people present.He sprang up from the sofa and pointed his trembling finger at Lauren.
“What the hell are you saying? Did you really do it?”
He didn’t expect that Lauren would do such a thing.His anger reached its pinnacle.
“Lauren!” he bellowed, pounding the table.
“How could you do such a thing?”
The Quinn family members were decent people with good values.
George had married Lauren only because she was gentle and obedient.
Lauren wiped her tears and sniffled loudly.
“George, I know I made a mistake.I was too disappointed in Natalie that I lost my mind.I was just thinking about apologizing to her now.”
“That’s unbelievable! Do you think I’m dumb enough to believe you? You’ve been humming a happy tune all afternoon. You were even denying it when Natalie showed up here to accuse you.What the hell is wrong with you?” Bemie frowned.
The wrinkles on his forehead grew more prominent, making him look ten years older.His wife suddenly seemed like a stranger to him.He didn’t think Lauren would be such a ruthless person.
“You know I married you because I thought you were a kind, virtuous woman.When we first adopted Natalie, I knew you were angry and you had suffered a lot because we couldn’t have a child of our own.! felt sorry for you and never argued with you.! just wanted to make it up for you. You…I didn’t expect you to be such a ruthless person!”
“Now that Lauren has admitted the truth, let the police handle it,” Natalie said in an indifferent voice as her cold eyes flitted to Lauren.
George was taken aback for a moment.His anger was replaced with terror.
“No, Natalie.If Lauren gets arrested, it will ruin our Quinn family’s reputation.Can you please forgive her one last time? After all, she is your foster ‘mother. agree we didn’t treat you well in the past, but I promise such a thing would never happen again.”
George stood in front of Lauren, hoping to convince Natalie.
Regardless of how bad Lauren was, the woman was his wife.He couldn’t watch her go to jail.
Her arrest would also ruin the Quinn family‘s reputation once and for all.
Natalie crossed her arms over her chest and sneered.
Ever since Natalie was a child, George had always been a coward. He was never harsh toward Natalie but he didn’t stop his wife from illtreating her either.He never stood up for Natalie even though he knew Lauren was heartless toward her.
“That’s enough!”
Natalie snapped, glaring at the two people begging and crying for mercy.
“Do you think attempted rape is a forgivable crime? It’s not a trivial thing to forget.Don’t you think it’s unfair for you to ask such a thing?”
Natalie had always been grateful to them both.
After all, they had adopted her.
Even though George and Lauren were mean to her, they had put a roof over her head.However, now, she had lost all respect for the two after hearing George’s words
“Please, Natalie.Think about us.You want money from us, don‘t you? We’ll give you as much as you want if you don’t call the police.” Lauren said, hitching between her sobs.
Natalie’s anger reached its pinnacle.She was fighting for her self-respect, but George and Lauren were haggling with her, thinking she would do anything for money.
“Fine.I won’t call the police.In exchange, I don’t want you to mention adopting me ever again.Do you understand?” Natalie closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
“Besides, I’m going to sever all ties with you, formally.From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. You both mean nothing to me.”
“What?! Why would you want to do that?” Lauren blurted, stomping her foot anxiously.
Although she hated Natalie to her core, she never considered cutting ties with her.
After all, although Sebastian was just an illegitimate child of the Klein family, it was still the fastest way for Lauren to forge a relationship with them.She had tirelessly wondered how to benefit from her adopted daughter’s husband.
