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“The camera on the poolside view is not working,” The assistant returned and informed his boss Steve Davis.
which everyone heard,
It proved what Natalie had said about the camera’s.
Meanwhile, Justin turned to Rowan with a sharp remark, “Is this how you maintain your hotel and claim it’s the best in the city, when you can’t even keep a simple security camera working?”
Rowan, already frustrated by the staff’s failure, felt his anger flare at Justin’s words. However, he kept his composure. “I’ll look into it,” he responded tersely.
“You better, unless you want someone to tamper with your security system so easily,” Justin warned. His words made clear that someone had sabotaged the
camera.
“She must have planned this. How else could she be so sure the cameras aren’t working?” Briena commented, “She clearly had the plan to hurt me or why would she even show up at this party after her scandal? I am sure she was not invited and sneaked inside just to take her
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revenge on me and then leave without leaving any trace behind.”
“Were you not Invited?” Ivan asked Natalie.
“No. I was not,” Natalie replied, her calm demeanor
unshaken.
Anyone in her position would do everything to deny Briena’s claim and try to prove their innocence despite being guilty, but Natalie didn’t bother answering more than what she was asked. She was not invited by the host but she came here as a companion of the one who was invited, her friend Mia, who was currently busy with her business dealing.
Briena, still playing the victim, turned to Ivan, “Do you
trust me now?”
Ivan nodded, his gaze icy as he looked at Natalie. “You’re not going anywhere unless you apologize.”
Natalie stared at Ivan for a moment, then turned to Briena. “How would you like me to apologize to you?”
A slight, smug smile flickered across Briena’s lips, though she quickly resumed her hurt expression. “I would have forgiven you as my sister if it was just me you had hurt as you’ve always done. But now you’ve
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become so evil that you’re willing to harm others. I need to be strict and unforgiving to teach you a lesson, so you won’t do it again and….”
“Oh, spare me the noble speech, dear sister, and state your condition,” Natalie interrupted, clearly impatient to get it over with.
Briena gritted her teeth, frustrated that Natalie still exuded smugness instead of appearing pitiful and broken as she’d hoped. She stepped out of Ivan’s hold and pointed to the floor in front of her feet. “You have to kneel in front of me, kowtow three times, and say words of apology.”
Briena waited to see change in Natalie’s expressions as it would be too humiliating for her to do it in front of
all the elites, but…
“That’s it?” Natalie asked as if it was not a big deal. She pointed towards the same place as Briena, “There you say?”
“Yes,” Briena replied confidently, certain she would finally see Natalie humiliated.
The guests watched eagerly, many with their phones ready to capture the moment. Unlike the others, Justin
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noticed something unusual about Natalie’s demeanor. She didn’t seem like someone about to apologize; there was a subtle defiance in her posture. He grew curious about what she was planning. After watching her video from her office when she put the files on fire, leaving the entire office a drenched mess, he expected nothing less from her.
Natalie stood in the place she was told by Briena and stood facing her. Seeing how delighted Briena felt, Natalie’s lips curved into a light smirk.
“What are you waiting for?” Briena demanded. “You said you were in a hurry to leave. Kneel and apologize.”
“Sure, but first, I need to do something worth apologizing for,” Natalie responded. Before Briena could react, Natalie pushed her into the swimming pool behind her.
The loud splash startled everyone, leaving them
stunned.
“Ivan!” Briena’s cry for help was barely audible over the gasps of the guests. Ivan immediately jumped into the pool to help his fiancée out, while the crowd stood in
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Natalie then turned to Lily. “You already had a taste of pool water, so I won’t send you back there. But I wasn’t the one who pushed you, so I’ll only apologize to the person I pushed.” With that, Natalie knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, saying, “I apologize for pushing you into the pool, my dear sister.”
By the time she stood up, Ivan had pulled Briena out of the pool. Dripping wet and seething with anger, Briena looked furious.
Natalie enjoyed the look on Briena’s face and looked at Ivan. “I have already apologized to your fiancee. So, I believe I am free to leave.”
Ivan could only glare at Natalie, shocked by her behavior. This was not the Natalie he had known. When everyone warned him she wasn’t right for him, he hadn’t believed them. Now, he felt like a fool for not seeing her true colors.
“What happened?” Mia arrived just in time to hear Natalie’s last words. She looked around, taking in the scene with a mixture of confusion and concern.
“They claimed I sneaked into this party uninvited to harm my sister and demanded I apologize. So, I proved
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them right and then apologized like a good girl,” Natalie replied with a hint of sarcasm.
Mia looked at her, surprised. “Didn’t you say I brought you here as my companion?” she asked, causing a stir among the onlookers.
The revelation shocked everyone. Though Mia usually kept away from parties and socializing with those of her status, everyone recognized her as the daughter of the prestigious Willson family, one of the four prestigious families. No one had expected her to be associated with Natalie after her wedding scandal. But the crucial point was that Natalie hadn’t sneaked in.
“They didn’t ask,” Natalie responded nonchalantly.
“You…” Mia sighed helplessly as she looked at Briena and Ivan, “I hope you didn’t go hard on them.”
“No, it only took a one light push,” Natalie commented, referring to pushing Briena into the pool.
Their casual conversation left the crowd speechless, as if nothing wrong had happened.
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Mia turned to the host of the party. “Mr. Davis, I hope next time you ensure your security is in check and avoid making false accusations against your guests.”
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She then looked at Natalie, not waiting for Steve Davis to respond. “I’m done here. Let’s leave.”
Both walked away, without glancing at anyone as if they didn’t exist.
“How did it go, Mia?”
“What do you expect from this smart friend of yours?”
“Congratulations.”
Traces of their casual talk fading away with distance.
Steve Davis, known to many as a significant figure in the city’s elite circles, simply stared at Mia’s retreating back. She had been a thorn in his heart for years, someone he couldn’t quite forget or deal with. He had not expected Mia to attend this party though she was invited, nor did he spot her anywhere since the moment the party started. Mia’s indifferent look, as if he were a stranger, left him speechless. Unable to muster an apology or address the mistake made by his staff, he could only watch as she and Natalie walked
away.
As Natalie left, Justin had nothing to do here and turned to leave as well.
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“Are you leaving already?” Rowan asked, following him.
“Yes,” Justin replied curtly, not bothering to look at his friend. “And you better work on fixing your hotel’s security system instead of following me.”
Rowan stopped following him, his expressions grave as he was going to fire a few people today for their irresponsible actions.
Once outside the hall, Justin instructed Noah, “Set up a meeting with Natalie Ford.”
Noah, curious but not daring to question his boss’s interest in Natalie, replied, “Yes, Mr. Harper.”
