Mr. Blackwood pouted. “What do you mean, ‘choose’? Do you think you’re picking cabbages at the supermarket? I can’t just produce one of my pieces when you ask me to!”

Shane’s lips curved into a smile. “I heard from my sources that you still have a Blossoming Prosperity teacup that you haven’t sold yet.”

Mr. Blackwood’s face twitched. “Who—who did you hear that from?”

Shane turned around to look at him. “Oh, does it really matter? Come on, hand it over. I have some land in the capital that I can rent out to you for peanuts. You can build your kiln there.”

Mr. Blackwood looked as though he was about to protest. His mouth opened uncertainly before he clamped it shut and sighed. “I’ve lost to you again! Alright, then, I’ll go and get it for you! Jeez.”

Mr. Blackwood stuck his hands behind him and tottered into the storage room.

That night, Natalie showed up at the Moore Residence with the teacup in hand. After asking one of their servants, she was informed that Mr. Moore was in his study. She decided to make her way there herself.

However, just as she had taken two steps, a woman dashed out from the crowd and ran right into her, bumping so heavily into Natalie that she stumbled a little.

Natalie recovered her balance quickly and didn’t fall. However, there was a throbbing pain in her shoulder that made her frown in agony.

wasn’t as lucky. She was wearing ten-inch stilettos. When she bumped into Natalie, she stumbled backward pathetically before falling onto the ground on her bottom. The glass of red wine in her hand shattered onto the floor with a loud crash. In

 

it was. Seeing that they had bumped heavily into each other, she quickly bowed to the woman and apologized.

of rage flashed across her beautiful face. She struggled up from the floor and raised her hand to slap Natalie across

 

her, Natalie thought she was in so much pain that she could barely speak. She looked up at her

never expected to see the woman’s

instinctively and took a curious look at the woman’s face. When she realized who it was, she felt a little stunned.

She had

but Natalie’s grip was simply too strong. Instead, the

at Isabelle, she said, “I’ll do that if

would never agree to that. Laughing coldly, she replied, “How dare you knock me onto the floor and make a

you then. Although I was wrong for

never accepted your

her lips. “Well, how do you want to settle

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