Chapter 676

Natalie stared at him and sneered, “Really? Why do I feel like it’s because you care so much about her that you can’t bear to see anyone trashing her?”

Xavier’s expression went blank. “Nat, don’t you know how I feel about you? It’s been so many years, I’ve already—”

Natalie had no desire to hear anything he had to say, so she interrupted him coldly and lifted the covers to get out of bed. “That’s enough. You don’t need to say anything else.”

Xavier’s eyes followed her movements, but his expression remained dazed. It was not until she was putting her shoes on that he asked, “Where are you going?”

“You can sleep here alone. I’m going to the guest room.”

Xavier was rendered speechless.

There was no way he would let Natalie sleep in the guest room tonight. He would never agree to let her sleep there. What would his family think when they saw the couple sleeping in separate rooms?

Not to mention, he had a good grasp on Natalie’s temper after all these years with her, and she had never wanted to sleep elsewhere no matter how huge a fight they had. That meant that he had really hurt her feelings this time.

With that thought in mind, he got out of bed and pulled her back.

“Nat, let’s not do this now, alright? You know the thing between me and Emilia was years ago. I was young and reckless, and we didn’t really do anything back then. I just paid her extra attention because she’s your sister. I did it all for you.”

Xavier obviously knew what Natalie’s weakness was since they had been married for years. Aware that she had a soft heart, he tried his best to appeal to that.

However, Natalie too had had a few years of experience and was no longer the innocent young lady she once was. How could she be lied to so easily now?

She stared at Xavier for a moment before sneering again. “What if I told you that Emilia didn’t die?” she said in an ominous tone.

Xavier froze for a second. Then, he waved his hands dismissively. “That’s impossible, impossible. This joke is not funny, babe. Let’s not joke about something like this, okay?”

“I’m not joking.”

Natalie took Xavier’s hand that was on her arm and pushed it away. She gazed right into his eyes and said in a deadly tone, “I just met her two days ago. I can tell you in all seriousness that she’s alive and that she’s in the capital right now.”

Xavier was so stunned by the news he was frozen on the spot. As if he had gone dumb, he stared blankly at Natalie for a very long time before believing her.

Indeed, she was not joking when she said she met Emilia.

Emilia Jareau was still very much alive.

Xavier bit his lip, and it took him quite a while to recover. He pointed at the post on his phone and said, “Are you telling me that what the post said is real? The woman the user saw was Emilia?”

A minute ago, Natalie had been a little hopeful at the prospect that Xavier might have changed. Her heart sank right away when she saw how excited he was.

She said coldly, “Yeah, it’s true. Congratulations. Your true love is back.”

“I...” Xavier trailed off. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to explain himself, but he swallowed the words back down when they were just at the tip of his tongue.

After a moment of silence, he murmured weakly, “Nat, I just want you to know that I’m really not feeling whatever you think I am right now. I know there are a lot of misunderstandings between the three of us, but I hope that you’ll trust me. We’ve been married for so many years. I believe that I’ve not done anything wrong since then, so I hope that you’ll at least give me the trust I deserve.”

He did not say anything more.

Natalie stood very still. Her expression was grave, but it looked much better than it had been a few minutes ago.

After a while, she came and sat on the edge of the bed with her eyes trained on him. “What are you going to do now?”

Xavier was secretly delighted that she was willing to sit back down, but he acted as if he expected her to do so.

After all, Natalie had instigated more than just a few fights between the two of them using Emilia’s name in the past. This incident was like a thorn that existed between the couple to keep them far apart from each other.

Therefore, whenever she tried to pierce him with the thorn, she was hurting herself too.

Xavier felt especially troubled by the thought.

He sighed and said, “I don’t have any plans. Whether she’s dead or alive, it has nothing to do with me. The person I care the most about is you. As for her, we did have a bond that can be likened to what a pair of siblings might have since we grew up together, but this bond has long since been severed 26 years ago.

“I only look out for her and follow up on her news because she’s your sister. I won’t pay her any attention anymore if it makes you upset.”

Natalie’s eyebrows were knitted when she heard how genuine he sounded. “Do you mean what you just said?”

“Of course!” Xavier held up three of his fingers. “If you don’t believe me, I can swear to you.” He looked as if he was actually going to swear to god.

Natalie’s eyelid twitched, and she slapped his hand away. “That’s enough. Actions speak louder than words. Who wants to hear you swear now?”

Although the words she said sounded like she was reprimanding him, he could tell from her expression and mannerism that she was satisfied with his answer.

How could Xavier forget that she was just stubborn to say what she felt? His stormy emotions disappeared immediately.

He wrapped an arm around Natalie’s shoulder. “Okay, now that we’ve cleared things up, should we get ready for bed? It’s late.”

Natalie spared him a glance but did not say anything. She nodded eventually.

The next day, the news about Emilia had only spread wilder and wilder. It had gone to the point where everyone would not be able to ignore it if they went online.

The order that Xavier gave last night did not really work. On one hand, one could say that it worked, but they still could not stop other users from talking about it.

After all, most of the people who were once Emilia’s fans had already become respectable and influential figures in society.

If news of this magnitude broke, it was nearly impossible to wipe every trace of it off the internet unless someone was willing to spend a huge sum of money for a thorough extermination.

However, Xavier did not give such an order last night, so his assistant did not dare to make the decision on his own.

This morning, the notoriety of the news had gotten to a point where it was not possible for anyone to use mere manpower to control it.

Xavier’s assistant was standing regretfully in his office. He whispered, “I’m sorry, Chairman. It was so late yesterday, and the cost to push the news off the Hot Topics chart was too high. I didn’t want to spend that much money without asking you about it beforehand. That’s why we didn’t manage to control the spread of the news. I hope you’ll forgive me.”

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Chapter 487 The End Pt. 5 Xavier stared at him with a frown. However, he did not chastise him at the end. Instead, he sighed and said, “It’s fine. Since you didn’t get rid of it, we’ll just have to let it go. Maybe this is fate.”