She pushed past the other woman and dashed up the stairs, Chans chuckled knowingly. Her voice was calm when she spoke again, but what she said still jarred Natalie’s resolve.

“I’m just worried about you, Miss Quinn. You might find yourself broken and miserable in the future. Alas, there’s no such thing as forever. You and Brandon may be living harmoniously now, but how long will that last? Once the passion fades, you will be faced with the harsh reality that you were never compatible to begin withYou come from different worlds. The gap between the two of you is nothing less than a chasm, one that a piece of legal paper could never hope to bridge. Your marriage means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Haven’t you realized yet? Because of you, he gave up a better future, a shot at his revenge-his one great purpose in life. Do you honestly think Brandon will never regret his decision?”

Natalie tried to ignore Charis as she kept on bounding upstairs, all to no avail. The latter’s voice grated on her ears, and her words embedded themselves in her mind.

If she were any less of a person, she would have marched over and slapped Charis in the face.

But Natalie was not that kind of woman. Besides, Charis was right

Natalie inhaled deeply in an attempt to calm herself, only for her breath to catch in her throat. Her heart felt like it was made of lead, and it was sinking rapidly into a dark abyss.

There was no way she could face Sebastian after this.

Her doubts and insecurities melded together with her heartache, and they washed over her like a tidal wave. She was drowning

“The worst part of it was that she was powerless against Charis’ words. She could not refute them. She could only flee.

Gerda was upstairs at the moment. She had a lot to eat today, so she was running on the treadmill in the gym, riving to feel less guilty

While she was running, she noticed Natalie rushing out of the stairwell with streaks of tears on her face

“QuinnWhat were you doing coming out of the stairwell?” Even though Gerda was normally a jovial person, she could Tell that sanct was in a sour mood.

Upon seeing the worry on Gerda’s face, Natalie felt even more dispirited. She threw herself into Gerda’s arms and sniffled.

ask me anything, okay?” She

she felt that the latter was shivering, she felt really sorry for her But at the same

to you?” Gerda was filled with righteous indignation. She was just about

her mood, and smiled at

Gerda. I’m feeling a lot better now. There’s no

lips and added, “Whenever something happens, you don’t have to worry about defending other people right away. At times, you just need

left Gerda

that? She sounds like she’s planning on leaving, Gerda was

arrived,

what Charis said to her, the more she felt

social standing between her and Sebastian. Natalie used to be the Quinn

woman without a family. All she was, was an ordinary

was capable, strong, and she had been working with him since they were young Their relationship was incomparable to

her to self-deprecate, she had to admit that this was the truth.

Larson from her. She was qualified

the Larson

rather not work for the company anymore. Just seeing Charis would remind her of what the latter said

her that she wasn’t good enough to compete with Charis. “Where am I supposed to go

to move out, he’d certainly try to stop her. Natalie was uncertain of what to do next. As she looked around

yet she had no home.Never had she

to her office, a smug smile plastered

her plan had worked. She closed her eyes and breathed

Brandon’s real identity was exposed too soon Charis was annoyed that Natalie could enjoy the glory

would definitely cling to him more after knowing that Sebastian

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