Chapter 256

Natalie had dinner with Maurice, who personally drove her home. She was very tired today, so she didn’t ask Maurice to come in. After Maurice left, she had just locked the front door of the villa when the doorbell rang unexpectedly.

She thought Maurice had returned, so she opened the door and called without looking, “Maurice…” When she realized it was Easton, she suddenly stopped. Frowning, she asked, “Easton, why are you here?”

Easton smirked with a hint of playfulness. He said, “What? Is it disappointing that it’s me and not Maurice?”

“A bit, yeah,” Natalie admitted, trying to close the door. Although she didn’t know how Easton found her here, living in this city meant he’d find her eventually. The house wasn’t under her name so that Easton couldn’t trace it back to her.

Easton looked at the luxurious villa, thinking, ‘She lives in a place like this. No wonder she doesn’t care about my money.’

Easton looked at Natalie coldly and asked, “Natalie, is this the house Carl bought for you?”

Easton thought that if he had known Natalie’s true identity back then, he would have given her the best. He could have provided her with a mansion like this, too. But why would she keep her identity secret all the time?

Natalie listened to the sarcasm in his words and smiled calmly. She said, “Who bought it for me is none of your concern. It’s late, I need to rest. Mr. Garcia, please leave.”

Natalie was about to close the door, but Easton gently pushed it open. After Easton entered, he closed the door with a playful smile. He said, “I’m your husband. Aren’t you going to invite me to sit?”

Natalie was speechless, thinking, ‘Is he crazy?’ She replied, “Easton, I don’t want to invite you. You have no right to be here.” In her past life, her family suffered because Easton helped Jennifer. She ultimately lost her dearest loved one.

Easton’s gaze suddenly turned cold. His tone was mocking as he said, “Natalie, you say you love me, but I don’t see so much.”

Hearing the sarcasm in his tone, a sharp pain surged through Natalie’s chest. She was easily moved to tears, and her eyes would turn red when she heard something sad.

She said, “Easton, you can doubt anything about me, but not my love for you over these past two years. My love wasn’t enough because you slowly wore it down."

“So I don’t love you anymore. Two years ago, I turned down many job offers to take care of you. You’re always so selfish, deciding my fate with just your words. You’ve never believed in me.

“I’m your wife, and you always have your weapon pointed at me. You give your best to everyone else, but you won’t even spare a warm glance for me, your actual wife.

“And I’ve said it before, unless it’s about the divorce, don’t come looking for me. I don’t want any involvement with you. Go now, it’s late and I need to rest.”

Easton clenched his fists tightly and said, “Natalie, I messed up before. How many times do I need to apologize before you forgive me?”

Natalie replied, “Did I ever tell you that you don’t deserve to apologize? The knife wasn’t in you, so you’ll never know how much I hurt. You, once, personally killed me.”

Natalie pointed at her stomach in distress, but she held back. She said, “Easton, every time you appear, it just reminds me of how insignificant I used to be.”

After that, Natalie turned and walked toward the villa. She bet Easton dared not do anything to her.

Easton watched Natalie’s angry figure, he quietly turned and left.

Natalie had just returned to the hall when she got a call from an unknown number. She answered, “Hello!”

“Are you Natalie?” came a cocky male voice from the other end.

Natalie frowned and said, “Yes, I am.”

The man said, “That’s great. Your brother, Declan, made a bet with us and lost, but he can’t come up with the 300 thousand dollars. He asked you to come and save him."

“If you don’t come to his aid, I’ll break his arms and legs and leave him a cripple for life.”

Natalie frowned, thinking, ‘It’s Declan.’ Declan wasn’t a good guy either; she had no intention of helping him.

Natalie refused, saying, “I have nothing to do with the Simpson family anymore. Whatever you choose to do to them is your decision.”

On the other end, Declan’s angry voice could be heard. He shouted, “Natalie, I’m your brother. You can’t just leave me to die. How can you be so heartless? We are truly blood-related siblings. You can’t just sit back and do nothing.”

Natalie frowned. Such an event didn’t happen in her past life.

In her past life, after Vance’s accident, Declan didn’t make it back until her birthday party, and he ended up in jail. After finding out Jennifer had taken everything from him, Declan attempted to crash his car into Jennifer but was unsuccessful. Jennifer ended up having Declan imprisoned, where he met a tragic end.

In this life, Natalie decided not to interfere, believing it was polite to respect others’ destinies.

But she was confused, wondering, ‘Why is everything happening several months earlier in this life? Is it because I changed things from my past life?’

Natalie mocked Declan, “Declan, when you need me, you are my brother. When you don’t, I’m just some outsider’s child. You should go find your real sister, Jennifer."

“She’s the one you really care about, isn’t she? Have you forgotten what you’ve done to me before? Why would I ever come to save you?”

Declan grinned and said, “Natalie, I’m asking you to rescue me, which means I think highly of you. Jennifer is the jewel of the Simpson family, our princess. How could she possibly come to such a place?"

“You grew up in an impoverished town with tough skin, so taking a few hits shouldn’t be a problem for you.”

Natalie laughed angrily, thinking, ‘So that’s how it is. This is how he sees me in his eyes.'

Tears shimmered in Natalie’s eyes as if her soul had been ripped away. The pain inside her felt like ink, clouding her world.

She broke down immediately. Her face contorted with pain as tears fell to the ground. She took a deep breath, trying to control the anguish inside, but tears still spilled uncontrollably from her eyes.

She thought, ‘Why do these jerks have to crush my dignity like this?’

Natalie said, “Declan, you’re unbelievably cruel. I won’t come to save you, so stop dreaming."

Declan said, “Natalie, I demand you come save me immediately and bring 300 thousand dollars. I know you have the money. If you rescue me, I’ll let you return to the Simpson family and acknowledge you as my sister.”

Natalie sneered, “Not interested. Being your sister is such bad luck. Who would dare to be your sister? I’ve never been your sister; I’m here to settle the score with you.”

Declan said, “Natalie, why are you upset, you country girl? You should be glad for the chance to save me.” He was just as arrogant and self-centered as ever.

Natalie said, “You can keep that blessing for yourself. Goodbye! Whether you break a hand or a leg, it has nothing to do with me, Declan.”

Natalie was about to hang up when she heard Declan shout, “Mr. Wright, make sure Natalie comes over tonight. She is really beautiful.”

When Natalie heard the words Mr. Wright, she suddenly remembered something. She asked, “Where’s the address?”