Chapter 260

Chapter 260 Their Own Secrets

Stephen’s words did alleviate Natalie’s tension.

Over the past two years, Stephen’s approval of her and Irwin had put some pressure on her.

As Stephen mentioned, she had been hurt…!!

Natalie was cautious and even resistant to many things deep within.

They all knew those were Natalie’s wounds, and the fact that she could suppress them without erupting

showed she could handle it and let go.

But letting go didn’t mean the wounds were healed.

She needed time.

“Thank you, Uncle, Natalie said to Stephen.

Stephen nodded, handing her the book he had taken from her. “Were you looking for this book?”

“Yeah,” Natalie replied and took it.

In the cast

two years, she had very little time for reading. Since she returned early today, she wanted to

spend some time reading.

“I won’t disturb you any longer, Uncle, she said, waving the book and leaving the room.

Stephen’s smile dropped when Natalie turned around, and his eyes sharpened instantly.

Natalie returned to her room with the book. However, her enthusiasm just now evaporated after

noticing

the obvious changes between them tonight.

Bang!

She slammed the book onto the low table. Pulling out her phone, she walked to the window and dialed

a

number. The call was quickly picked up.

“Hello!”

“Help me investigate someone.

“Who do you want to investigate?

“Irwin Frazier.”

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The person on the other end of the line fell silent. After a brief moment, the voice quickly responded,

“I’m

sorry, I won’t take this case.”

“I’ll pay you five million!” Natalie said, directly offering a sky–high price!

Butt

Stephen and Irwin had been good friends all along. But tonight’s dinner seemed off, and there was also

that photo in Stephen’s study,

These strange occurrences made her want to know.

Irwin had always been by her side, and Stephen trusted him. But now… it seemed that Irwin wasn’t as

simple as she thought.

If Irwin and Uncle didn’t want to talk, she still needed to find out. It’s just that she didn’t expect Irwin to

be

such an influential figure in Simeria,

It was to the point that the biggest and strongest private detective agency was reluctant to take any

case

related to him. Even in the face of a five–million–dollar temptation, the response was, “I’m sorry

“In that case, forget it.”

Having said that, Natalie directly hung up the phone.

It seemed that some things weren’t necessarily achievable just because she had money, like

investigating

Irwin.

A night of tossing and turning followed. Although she closed her eyes, her mind was chaotic. Though

she

clearly didn’t sleep deeply, it felt like she was dreaming.

Undoubtedly, she was suffering from insomnia.

When she went downstairs the next morning. Stephen and Heather saw her with a clearly unpleasant

expression.

“Didn’t sleep well?” Heather asked with concern as she handed Natalie a cup of hot milk.

“Thank you,” Natalie replied.

“Oh, child.” Heather reproached her slightly, but her indulgence for Natalle was hard to conceal. Is it

because of too much work pressure?”

Heather genuinely felt for Natalie.

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Over these two years, she had witnessed Natalie’s efforts and hardships. For the sake of the Jarvis

family

and Regal Horizons International, Natalie had carried everything on her petite shoulders, never

disappointing anyone…

What Natalie couldn’t stand the most was Heather’s worry for her.

Smiling at Heather, Natalie said, “No.”

“Nat, there are things we don’t tell you because we don’t want you to be involved. Your top priority now

is

Regal Horizons International Stephen, who had been silent on the side, finally spoke to Natalie.

He knew the reason Natalie had suffered insomnia last night was probably because of the photo she

saw

in his study.

When he saw it, he was also surprised. He never expected such a relationship between Irwin and

Cedric,

although Irwin had explained it to him in the study.

However, Stephen knew what kind of person Irwin was, as they were similar people

was hard to believe what the younger man had told him.

Because of that, it

Due to the appearance of that photo, both Stephen and Natalie.. had their doubts about Irwin now.

“I understand,” Natalie said, looking at Stephen.

Heather was somewhat puzzled by their conversation, thinking they were discussing business matters.

She continued to express concern for Natalie, “Regardless, you need to take care of yourself. Insomnia

has a significant impact on your health.”

“I got it, Aunt,” Natalie replied.

After receiving Heather’s care, Natalie’s mood improved slightly. She quickly finished the breakfast

Heather had arranged for her.

When she was done, Leon and Karina were already waiting for her.

Heather saw her off and said, “I have Lydia deliver medicine to you at noon. Make sure to take it

obediently, and pay attention to the regimen during the treatment.”

“Okay, I got it.”

“And…” When Natalie was about to get in the car, Heather held her hand and looked at the scars on

her

neck and the ones not covered on her wrist.

Following Heather’s gaze, Natalie saw her wrist.

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It was the ugly mark left by the fire two years ago. Smiling, she was about to pull her wrist out of

Heather’s hand, but then the older woman said, “Consider having surgery, okay?”

“You’re still a girl, and these scars are not good for you.” Heather’s tone was somewhat tense as she

advised.

time she had seen the

This wasn’t the first time she had seen the scars on Natalie’s body.

How had Natalie endured it back then?

Especially in such a big fire, how desperate must she have been?

Fortunately, Natalie was able to recover. But these scars might leave a deep trauma in her heart.

Natalie glanced at Heather and said. “I’ll try and make time for it.”

Heather had mentioned getting surgery plenty of times, However, it wasn’t that Natalie didn’t want to do

it, nor did she insist on keeping these scars. It was simply because she hadn’t had time in these two

years. Besides, surgery wasn’t something that could be done in a day or two.

The scars on her body were relatively extensive. Two years ago, she had only managed to get the

ones on

her face done..

The ones on her neck were left untouched due to a lack of time afterward. Jason’s medical skills were

indeed excellent. She had successfully undergone two reparative surgeries for some deeper facial

wounds.

However, the scars on her body were just too numerous.

“Alright, that’s good.”

With Natalie’s reassuring answer, Heather also felt relieved,

For women, what they feared the most wasn’t the scars on their body but the emotional wounds that

couldn’t be let go.

However, receiving Natalie’s response, Heather understood that Natalie had completely moved on.

On the way to the company, Natalie was still thinking about Irwin. The revelation from last night was too

sudden, and the current changes in her heart made her somewhat uncomfortable.

It seemed she would need to find an opportunity to discuss it.

Screeh!

The driver suddenly slammed on the brakes, causing Natalie to lurch forward with the force.

“What’s going on?” she asked in a displeased tone as the car came to a stop.