Chapter 134

Chapter 134 Issues with the Surgery

Natalie was still unaware of what had happened at the Johnson Manor.

She had been in meetings the whole day in the office. When she returned to Elegance Bay, Stephen

was already waiting for her at the dining table.

He had told her that he had planned to leave in three days, but then had extended his stay for some

unknown reason.

“The dishes tonight look good,” Natalie sat down and remarked to Stephen.

Stephen glanced at her and said, “Of course! They’re all your favorites.”

“Thank you, Uncle.”

“You’ve settled everything on your end, so I should be heading back tomorrow,” he mentioned,

He had received the news in the afternoon. Rebecca had revoked all actions against Natalie, indicating

that the Johnson family was now aware of their relationship. As long as they knew their limits, he felt

reassured.

Natalie raised an eyebrow at him. “Tomorrow?”

“Yes.”

Natalie was silent.

“I stayed because I was worried about you, but now it seems there’s nothing to worry about!‘ he teased.

This girl knew exactly what to use to her advantage and was not shy about it. Otherwise, how could the

Johnson family easily revoke those actions?

Looking at Stephen, Natalie said, “Yeah. I think it’s about time for you to go home.”

Although she felt a bit reluctant, Heather was still waiting for Stephen, and she was an extremely fragile

woman. In the past few days, he had received countless calls.

Stephen took a bite of vegetables. Then, he glanced at Natalie and asked, “What do you think of

Irwin?”

Natalie paused, a bit surprised by the sudden mention of Irwin.

a good she replied indifferently.

know much about Irwin’s character. They had only collaborated on a project and shared a leve

Natalie only cared about the success of her studio and their business quality, personal qualities were

irrelevant to her.

Stephen noticed her casual attitude and said. “You need to learn how to judge people, hmm?”

“As long as the project is successful, payments are on time, and business quality is good, what else do

I need to care about? What more do you expect me to see in people?” Natalie retorted.

Stephen sighed internally. This wasn’t working!

“What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong? These are all teachings you gave me back in Simeria!”

Stephen was speechless.

That was true!

After all, he never cared about what kind of person each business partner was in private; he only cared

about the quality of their business.

Typically, the bosses who manage to grow a business to a large scale wouldn’t have poor business

qualities.

As for their personal lives, whether they were humane or not.

Well, that remained unknown.

“…Ahem!” Stephen cleared and put down his utensils.

He looked at Natalie and said, “You need to understand, now, you’re not just looking at business

partners but also your life partner,”

Natalie stiffened, and the utensils made a faint clattering sound as they dropped on the table.

Stephen picked them up and handed them to Natalie.

His gaze remained sharp as he continued, “Even if Cedric has some intentions towards you, you

wouldn’t want to return to the Johnson family.”

Putting aside Natalie’s thoughts about the situation, Stephen would still have the final say even if she

told him she still had feelings for Cedric now.

When Stephen mentioned the Impossibility between her and Cedric, Natalie felt a sudden, piercing

pain in

heart.

The pain felt as if it came from another lifetime

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However, it was just a fleeting moment. The feeling disappeared soon after.

“So, why did you bring up Irwin?” she asked.

“The situation with the Frazier family is somewhat complicated, but he is a responsible man!” Stephen

considered for a moment before explaining.

Natalie frowned.

She understood her uncle’s concern–was he worried she wouldn’t find a suitable match?

Taking a deep breath, she said, “Alright, Uncle.”

With that, he slid a ticket to a concert in front of her. “Tomorrow night at seven. Be on timel

“But I…” Natalie started,

“Irwin likes this kind of concert,” Stephen interrupted.

“But I…!”

She didn’t like it!

In truth, those kinds of concerts were just displays of elegance for high–society individuals–something

she had no interest in.

Before Natalie could say anything more, Stephen’s expression became serious. She swallowed back

her words at his look.

“Alright, I’ll go

Going didn’t mean anything, anyway.

“That’s a good girl.”

Hearing that Natalie agreed to go, Stephen’s stern expression softened slightly.

But don’t you have any business dealings with the Frazier family?” Natalie asked.

“What? Are you suspecting that I’m arranging a business marriage for you?”

ots hard to say. You can’t control Winona, so you’re focusing on me!”

had seen Stephen arrange several blind dates for Winona back when she was in Simeria, but

tended any of them,

Are you

ling your uncle’s

Hmph!” Natalie snorted.

It’s for your own good, can’t you see? Or do you want to wait for Cedric?” Stephen continued.

Natalie remained silent.

“A person has to live their life! After dealing with Isabella, who knows what other issues might arise?

Are you sure you can handle it all?”

“I don’t intend to wait for him!” Natalie responded.

However, Stephen continued as if he hadn’t heard her, “Do you think I’d transfer the cooperation with

the

Frazier family to the Johnson family? Do you think I need to use you for a marriage alliance to secure a

cooperation with them? Am I that helpless?”

Natalie remained silent.

When the word ‘helpless‘ came out of Stephen’s mouth, Natalie felt her heart tighten.

She retorted, “You’ve never been helpless, Uncle!”

That was the truth.

Stephen glared at her fiercely.

Natalie could tell he was angry. She then playfully hugged his strong arm and said, “I know you’re

doing this for my own good. I was just kidding!”

“You can even joke about this?”

‘No, I was confused!”

Lately, she had indeed been confused by Isabella and her scheming.

Stephen poked her head in frustration. Natalie retreated and exclaimed, “Ouch! That hurts!”

“At least you still remember what pain feels like!”

“Of course I do.”

Natalie looked at Stephen with a pitiful expression, and his stern demeanor softened a bit.

Get along well with Irwin, okay?”

Honestly?

Natalie thought Irwin’s serious expression could probably impregnate a woman even without being in

bed

with her!

His seriousness was such that she began to doubt whether Irwin had a sense of humor at all.

Although there were tender moments, she could still clearly feel the distance between them when it

happened.

“It’s not that I can’t control Winona. That cousin of yours seems to be heading in the weirdest direction!”

Stephen remarked with a sigh.

“What do you mean?” Natalie looked at Stephen in confusion.

Stephen sighed again, choosing not to elaborate. Seeing Stephen’s reluctance to explain, Natalie didn’t

press further.

“With our relationship becoming public, it should clear up all the unnecessary drama on your end. But,

Nat…”

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“I know what you’re worried about,” Natalie interrupted Stephen before he could finish his sentence.

“You do?” Stephen raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, don’t worry. I’m well aware of it!”

With their relationship revealed, it meant that her connection with Regal Horizons International would

attract attention.

Jealous people were inevitable, but Natalie was more concerned about those with malicious intentions.

Many had wanted to secure a connection with Regal Horizons International over the years. However,

because Stephen only had one daughter, none had succeeded.