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Seeing the admiration on Natasha's face, Alexei tapped his fingers lightly on the cup. “Raven is indeed quite
clever, but she’s power-hungry and ambitious.
“When it comes to dealing with people, she never shows much sincerity.”
Natasha shot him a glance.
She thought, ‘Why is he suddenly badmouthing someone out of nowhere?
‘Speaking of sincerity, at least Raven has sof it. As for him, he has none.’
But Natasha was smart enough not to say any of this out loud.
Suddenly, Natasha remembered Cade’s ex-girlfriend who got caught cheating by his brother.
“Was that whole thing with Myrtle your doing too?” she asked.
Alexei, feeling mischievous, reached out and pinched her cheek. “Nope.”
Not wanting her to get the wrong idea about him after today, he paused and explained, “Breaking up couples
isn’t my thing.”
Natasha nodded.
Natasha thought, ‘Yeah, that doesn’t sound like him anyway. Alexei’s never been the type to care about who's
hooking up with whom.
‘Because he'd just steamroll everyone the hard way.
Natasha couldn't help but chuckle to herself.
She had to admit that Cade was kind of unlucky.
All the girlfriends he’d ever dated were outstanding, each one better than the last.
This time, he'd even tried to keep things low-key and learn from his past mistakes.
Before today, probably hardly anyone knew he was dating Raven.
But unfortunately, he had a bunch of relatives from the Turner family, who were eager to stir up trouble for him.
This time, he even managed to pull off a major screw-up.
Natasha couldn't help but wonder what it felt like to try to make things worse for someone
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else, only to end up shooting oneself in the foot instead.
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No matter how much Cade was losing his mind, Natasha had a blast watching the unfold today.
But unfortunately, there were always people who just couldn’t stand to see her happy.
As Natasha walked out of the auction house, she spotted Lucas and Olivia standing side by side at the entrance,
waiting for her.
Olivia had already put away the frustration she'd felt earlier when she was tricked. When she saw Natasha, she
flashed a gentle smile.
“Natasha, Mr. Turner,” Olivia greeted.
Olivia pulled out an invitation and looked at Natasha, her face completely expressionless.
“Natasha, this is an invitation to my performance. | hope you can come,” Olivia said with a smile.
Her demeanor was graceful and poised, as if the tense showdown at the auction house had never even
happened.
But Natasha caught a glint of sharpness in her
gaze.
Olivia thought, ‘So what if Natasha won at the birthday party? My parents still think | got the short end of the
stick by stepping in as her replacement for the marriage arrangement.
‘To make it up to me, they even spent a fortune to hypeup and set up a whole tour just for me.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“That stage is something Natasha would never have, no matter what.’
She knew that not being able to dance would always be Natasha's biggest regret.
Natasha scoffed. “Olivia, don’t embarrass yourself.”
Olivia bit her lip, sneaking a glance at Alexei, whose face was icy cold. Then she turned to Natasha, putting on a
pitiful look.
She said, “Natasha, | know you're upset aboutand Lucas getting engaged. After all, you've liked him for so
many years”
She lowered her head. “If you're not happy, we can call off the engagement anytime...”
Natasha's hand landed hard on Olivia's pitiful little face, the sound echoing in the air.
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Natasha said coldly, “No need to call off the engagement. | don’t recycle trash.
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“But if you're itching for another trip to the ER, I'd be more than happy to send
Olivia clutched her face in shock, completely stunned.
you
there.”
‘There are so many people here. Is she completely out of her mind?‘ Olivia thought.
“Aren’t you afraid of what Mom and Dad will think...” Olivia stammered.
Another slap landed on her face.
“I've already cut ties with all of you. | don’t get how you have the nerve to try and act all chummy now,” Natasha
said coldly.
Just as Natasha was about to go in for another slap, a big hand caught her wrist. “Natasha, you're going too far,”
Lucas said.
Lucas’s eyes reddened, whether it was because Natasha called him trash or because he felt bad for Olivia
getting slapped right after handing over an invitation.
He gripped Natasha's wrist a little tighter.
Natasha tried to pull her wrist free. “I'm done hitting her.”
Lucas’s heart gave a little jolt. ‘So Natasha really does care what | say?‘ he thought.
The moment he let go, Natasha spun around and landed an even louder slap right across his face.
Natasha flashed a brilliant smile.
| want to slap you,” she said.
She didn’t hold back at all.
The crowd of onlookers winced and instinctively rubbed their own cheeks. The slap was so loud that they could
almost feel the pain.
Lucas felt heartbroken.
Alexei, who had been watching the whole scene with a cool detachment, finally stepped forward.
He took Natasha’s hand and shot a glance at the two of them, who had matching and freshly- slapped red
cheeks.
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“Sorry, my Natasha can be a little hot-tempered. Mr. Wright, if you're not happy about it...” Alexei said, his tone
casual.
The onlookers, who'd witnessed how generous Alexei had been with Raven earlier, held their breath. They
wanted to see what compensation he would offer this time.
But Alexei just let out a soft chuckle. “Then maybe don’t show up in front of her next time.”
The whole place went deadly quiet for a second.
People thought, ‘What is going on?
‘So now the victim's supposed to steer clear of the perpetrator?
“That's so ironic.’
Lucia, standing in the crowd, pouted in annoyance.
She said, clearly irritated, “Who just goes around slapping people because they're in a bad mood? Alexei, you
really need to rein in your little girlfriend.”
She wasn't sticking up for Lucas or Olivia. She just couldn't stand how Alexei always spoiled Natasha.
But Alexei didn’t take the bait.
His expression stayed cool. “Having a bad temper is the only way people don’t mess with right, Lucia?” he said.
Those dark, cold eyes of his sent a chill down Lucia’s spine.
All kinds of old memories flashed through Lucia’s mind. ‘Is he hinting at something from back then?‘ she
wondered.
Annoyed, Lucia gave a cold snort and stomped off, not daring to act all high and mighty
anymore.
Seeing that even Lucia had to walk away defeated in front of Natasha, everyone took note and kept their
thoughts to themselves.
Natasha, still holding Alexei’s hand, kept walking. As she brushed past Olivia, she suddenly
leaned in and murmured to her.
“Olivia, tell me. Why do people get unyielding when they have no desires?” Natasha asked.
Olivia looked up, startled.
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But Natasha was already walking away with a smile.
The bright red invitation was trampled under Natasha's heel.
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Natasha had never had any real proof before. Everything she suspected about Olivia and her grandmother was
just a speculation.
But after Olivia confessed at the cemetery, Natasha would never let her walk away unscathed.
Natasha had Olivia to thank for all
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Each loss made her heart harder, her defenses higher.
She no longer longed for family
affection, no longer cared about
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Olivia, a Ro longer carried the
burden of that death that had
weighed on her for over a decade.
She wanted nothing from them now, so they had no leverage left to keep her from fighting back.
Natasha sneered inwardly, ‘A tour? | will take note of that.
Thanks to Olivia for personally delivering the news.
| hope they will appreciate the gift | am going to give them.”
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Inside the car, Alexei glanced over as Natasha kicked off her heels.
‘Should we get your foot checked out again?” he asked.
Natasha shook her head. “No need. The doctors back then were the best.
‘My condition doesn’t affect my daily life, and even if | push myself sometimes, it's fine. Just can’t handle the
stage anymore.”
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No matter how talented she was, without the physical ability to back it up, she could never be the one standing
at the very top.
In this field, she'd always end up under Olivia's shadow.
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That was one of the reasons why Natasha gave up dancing and switched to painting instead.
Alexei had looked into Natasha's past when he was investigating her, so he knew all about this.
The Clark family might have favored Olivia, but they wouldn't have made a huge mistake when it cto
something as important as Natasha's future.
The Clark family wasn’t exactly hurting for money, and the doctors back then were the best. They'd done
everything they could.
Even if they checked again now, the result would probably be the same.
But just thinking about Olivia acting all high and mighty in front of Natasha made Alexei’s brow furrow deeply.
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