Chapter 43

"How can it be her?" Dahlia gasped, shocked to see Natasha on stage. Astonishment filled her face. Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that Ms. Harmon, the woman she longed to meet, was her rival!

"Mom, isn't that that bitch? Why is she on stage?" James's eyes widened in disbelief.

"This can't be! She is Ms. Harmon?" Florence was so shocked she could only quiver her lips. She couldn't believe the woman she considered a vixen was the Harmon family's daughter.

"Why? Why is it her?" Chris looked as if struck by lightning, his face as pale as a sheet of paper, his eyes filled with disbelief. He never imagined the woman at Dustin's side was Swinton's business prodigy. Her mere existence was unparalleled.

Cold sweat dripped down his forehead as he thought of his previous actions. What should he do? He seemed to have offended Natasha.

"Chris, have you met Ms. Harmon before?" Jeff quickly noticed something was amiss.

"I I've met her, and we had an altercation," Chris swallowed hard, visibly nervous.

"You dared to offend Ms. Harmon? You really have guts!" Jeff gave him a mocking thumbs-up. Natasha hadn't reached her position by being kind and forgiving.

"Jeff! I was careless and offended Ms. Harmon. Can you put in a good word for me?" Chris, suddenly frantic, grabbed Jeff's hand.

"Chris, I really can't help you with this. You should pray!" Jeff shook Chris off and left. He wasn't crazy enough to get on Ms. Harmon's bad side because of someone so insignificant.

"I'm done for," Chris's face turned ashen as he watched Jeff go. It would be fine if Natasha were forgiving, but if she sought revenge, she could destroy him with a word!

Meanwhile, others in the crowd were equally shocked. "Mr. Lawson, didn't you say Natasha would come begging after being poisoned? Why does she look fine?"

Edwin's face darkened as he watched the slim figure on stage.

"That's weird. She shouldn't be able to fight it off. Could it be that someone gave her an antidote?" Fletcher narrowed his eyes in surprise.

"Huh! Is this the allegedly incurable poison?" Edwin was dissatisfied. He'd known something was wrong from the moment he received the invitation. Seeing Natasha in excellent health confirmed his plan had failed.

"Sir Hummer, accidents happen. No mere doctor can cure my poison unless she had someone special by her side," Fletcher mused.

"Someone special? Who?" Edwin furrowed his eyebrows.

"Sir Hummer, did you notice the young man standing next to her earlier?" Fletcher pointed towards Dustin.

"Do you mean there's something particular about that guy?" Edwin followed his gaze.

"That's right. This man has a steady hand and good breath control. He looks like he practices medicine," Fletcher nodded.

"Is he difficult to deal with?" Edwin took a closer look. He didn't notice anything unusual. He seemed like nothing more than a gold digger.

"He's a small fry, not even worth mentioning," Fletcher said confidently.

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