At Nathaniel's explanation, Carl furrowed his brow. He knew Natalie would definitely not go missing if she was in the research center. He held Nathaniel's hand and told his men to look for Natalie. "Follow me." "Alright." Nathaniel let him hold his hand. Even the staff who were passing by would greet him cautiously. With Carl being there, they didn't dare to do whatever they wanted. Soon, Carl's man came back. "Mr. Edwards, Natalie was brought to the mini park at the back by Mr. Morgan." Carl and Nathaniel both seemed surprised. "Don't tell Mommy about this first, Uncle Carl. I don't want to distract her from work. Let's go meet Nat ourselves," Nathaniel suggested. "Okay," Carl agreed. He told the others, "Don't let this get out. Call me if anything happens." "Understood." Then, Carl led Nathaniel to the mini park. …Natalie and Yvan were having fun in the mini park. Watching the field of flowers, Natalie pointed at them and said proudly, "Let me tell you. I
The atmosphere became tense. Yvan didn't become upset. Instead, he seemed apologetic. He nodded. "Sorry, I didn't think much. I just thought that she was cute." Carl took a deep breath. Upon hearing Stanley's apology, he had no choice but to let it go, even though he felt uncomfortable. "I'll ask my assistant to keep you company. I'll have to bring the kids away first. I hope you understand." After that, he carried Natalie and led Nathaniel away. Yvan replied with a simple "Okay." Coldly, he watched as Carl took his children and left. The sight was killing him inside. But because of the plan, he had to hold himself back. As they walked further from him, Yvan took a deep breath to calm himself down. He jerked his head away so that it wouldn't affect his feelings or he'd seem suspicious. …Natalie was resting on Carl's shoulders while being carried by him. She kept sneaking glances at Nathaniel, who was walking beside Carl. She didn't dare to breathe loudly. She knew tha
After Carl left, Natalie had some cake. She glanced at Nathaniel and said, "Nathaniel, when I was with Uncle Stanley just now, something felt weird." Nathaniel felt that Stanley was really suspicious. "How so?" "He's really similar to Daddy." After saying that, Natalie quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand me, Nathaniel. It's not that I miss Daddy. I just feel that Uncle Stanley is really like Daddy." Nathaniel frowned. Calmly, he asked, "In what way?" "The way he talked to me, looked at me, and even how he reached his hand to me. His gestures were all really similar. I thought that I was overthinking. After all, his face and voice weren't like Daddy's. "But it still feels weird. How can two men who are unrelated to each other be so alike?" Natalie asked, slightly troubled. Then, she ate her food. Natalie's words brought Nathaniel's guard up. He thought that he should really look into this. "Don't you find it weird, Nathaniel?" Natalie asked, now confused. "Don't te
After the call, Yuna headed back to the research lab from the room next door. She then saw "Stanley" outside. Although it was just a glance, she sensed something really familiar about him. But she quickly averted her eyes and nodded at him as a greeting. Nevertheless, Yvan could immediately tell that Yuna wasn't in a good mood just by looking at her. She seemed different from when he saw her earlier. Did something happen to her? Yvan stared at her in silence for a moment. He then said, "Ms. Surra hasn't recovered from her hand injury yet. Isn't her workload too much now? I don't want any accidents to happen again in the projects I'm investing in, nor do I want to see any of the staff here being overworked." After that, he turned to look at Carl sternly. "Are we clear on that, Carl?" "You can be rest assured, Mr. Morgan. I won't let things like that happen in my research center." "That's good." Yvan pretended to be satisfied as he nodded. He changed the topic. "I remembe
The next day, Yuna headed to the airport. Based on Ashton's time of arrival, she was there on time.She didn't know that someone was following her. It was none other than Yvan. Since there were two bodyguards around her, he had to think of ways to follow her without losing track of her or getting caught. His car was parked across the street. He looked outside the window. Yuna didn't get out of the car. This lasted for ten minutes in silence. Finally, when he saw Yuna getting out of the car, he also noticed Ashton walking out of the airport. Instantly, Yvan's face turned dark. With a gloomy look, he asked, "Why did nobody tell me that Ashton was coming to Phoenix City?" Sitting in the driver's seat, Jerry didn't think that Yuna was there to wait for Ashton, either. "Sorry, Mr. Jenkins. I'll contact Michael right away to ask him what's going on.'' Seeing Ashton entering Yuna's car, Yvan took a deep breath. He just wanted to know why Ashton would appear in Phoenix City ri
Yuna watched Ashton calmly. She saw the change of expression on his face. There was conflict in his eyes. "Mr. Yale, being together is not just a matter between two people. It involves both of their families as well. "Besides, I have a complicated background. I don't want to bring you more trouble because of my issues," Yuna confessed. "I chose to leave without saying goodbye to you. I even cut you off. It's because I hope you'll be able to figure out how you truly feel toward me. "I won't forget about my promise or all the things you did for me. I hope that we'll always be friends," Yuna said seriously. "Mr. Yale, do you really want us to end up this way?" Ashton didn't say a word. He merely lifted the glass and finished his drink in one go. "Seems like talking things out in person hurts even more." As he spoke, he smiled bitterly. Yuna glanced at him calmly. "Mr. Yale, we can only be friends, nothing more." Ashton appeared to be slowly accepting the truth. He said,
Yuna didn't try to hide anything from him and nodded. "Yeah, my teacher brought me to Phoenix City to undergo treatment. "After giving birth to my children, I started working with him in the research center. That was when I got to know Carl. "How should I put this? We share a lot of similar opinions on things, and it's nice to talk to him. "Besides, he's considered my superior too. We interact a lot during work. From working under his supervision, I became friends with him. "Also, he's quite close with my senior, Cedric, as well. That made our friendship stronger." Hearing that, Ashton nodded. "I can tell that Carl does treat you well." "Yes. He takes care of me," Yuna said. Smiling, Ashton said, "If a man like Carl stays by your side, I'd have nothing to say to that." Yuna nearly choked on her drink. Ashton passed her a tissue. "What's wrong?" Yuna wiped her mouth while shaking her head. "Carl and I are just friends. I hope you don't overthink that too." "Really?
Surprised, Yuna asked, "Really?" Carl said, "Yeah. Although we can now be sure that Master Eastin is in Hultic, the situation there might be more complicated than in Flokstra." The smile on Yuna's face disappeared. "If that's the case, isn't it impossible to save Master Eastin anytime soon?" "Yes, it would be a bit challenging. At least our men have headed to Hultic. I think we'll have a better handle on the situation there compared to Flokstra. "That way, the news we receive after this would be accurate. Then we'd be able to save Master Eastin soon," Cedric explained. Yuna could only listen to his words to comfort herself. She had to tell Jeremiah about this. Cedric left after getting a call. Now, only Yuna and Carl were left in the lounge. Right then, Carl looked at her. There was a mixture of emotions in his eyes. "I heard that a friend of yours from Jefton State visited you. Is that true?" he asked. Yuna admitted, "Yeah. His name is Ashton Yale." Of course, Carl