Chapter 276

A flash of anger crossed Murray’s eyes. “I’m sorry, Natalie. You got dragged into this because of me.”

Natalie shook her head. “It’s okay. Some things are unavoidable. Since I chose to help you, I’m not afraid of these risks.”

Murray was so moved he almost cried upon hearing her words.

He decided to be Natalie’s most loyal man from now on.

She was risking her life to help him, and Murray was so touched that his eyes were red.

He said, “Natalie, I got a call from my assistant on the way here. Colin lost a big project to a foreign company. Do you think it could be…”

Natalie was taken aback; she had forgotten about it because of the car accident.

“But…” Natalie thought momentarily and asked, “Do you mean the land at Beadast Plaza?”

“Oh… Natalie, how did you know it was that land?” Murray was amazed at her seemingly prophetic abilities.

Natalie carefully recalled the events of her past life.

She was certain about that piece of land.

She said, “So Colin wanted to buy that land too, but he failed. If I’m not mistaken, they intend to collaborate with the government to construct an aquarium as a breeding ground for marine animals.

“This piece of land has always been highly sought after, mainly because that area is a prime location.”

Natalie remembered the research failed later, and the property was sold. As a wandering spirit, she overheard Easton and Jennifer talking about it.

It was developed into a huge aquarium, with resorts built around it, and business boomed.

But she remembered that the land eventually ended up in Easton’s hands, and he became more eccentric.

He grew more brooding and cold-hearted, ruthless, and even from a distance, she found him terrifying.

Even Jennifer was afraid of him.

Murray muttered, “Oh… Natalie, doesn’t that mean their overseas company is getting even bigger? My dad is investigating their activities abroad, but hasn’t found any leads yet.”

Natalie smiled and said, “You’re too impatient. What we need to do now is wait.”

“Wait for what?” Murray felt restless; those people were too terrible.

Natalie raised an eyebrow with a smile. “We’ll wait for their ocean base project to fail and then buy that land as soon as possible.”

She refused to let Easton get ahead of her this time. She was resolved to take control of her life and build strength.

“Oh…” Murray was surprised. “Natalie, will they really fail?”

Natalie nodded. “Yes, they will. But Mr. Wayne is furious now that the Wayne family lost that land.”

Murray laughed coldly, “Well, he only has himself to blame. If he finds out the truth, he’ll be fuming.”

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Luckily, it wasn’t his family who bought the land. Jennifer was incredibly fast to secure it.

Jennifer surely had the upper hand with such nasty tactics to get resources and learn the base price, which secured her success.

Colin had dug his own grave.

Natalie said, “Murray, I won’t just let your cousin go unpunished for his actions. I won’t accept any reconciliation. He thinks that I’m easy to bully because the Simpson family kicked me out. That’s why he’s acting so brazenly.

“I’ll take care of this myself. You should quickly head home. Maxwell is about to act, and this is your chance to clean up the moles in your company who are connected to him.

“Your project in Wesevile is probably going to run into issues. It’s a key factor in your family’s downfall. I don’t know the exact details, but Maxwell’s partner is a construction materials company called Everlast Construction, and their materials aren’t up to standard.”

Natalie could only give this much of a heads-up; in her previous life, Jennifer reported on the Spencer family, which was the beginning of their demise.

And it was mainly because Murray trusted Jennifer too much and was willing to share everything with her.

Jennifer did make a smart move.

Murray was shocked. “This business partner was wiped out by my grandmother during the development of that land; how could they still be…”

His gaze was grim. “It must be my uncle; he’s definitely the one doing the dirty work behind the scenes.”

Natalie shook her head. “I don’t know if it’s him, but your current building material supplier is indeed this company. I found this online two days ago.

“Although they’ve changed the label and the name of the legal representative, I checked the related connections, and the current legal representative is the sister-in-law of the company’s CEO.”

She had heard about this in her past life and had seen it in the news related to the Spencer family’s affairs.

Murray was in shock; his family narrowly escaped one disaster only to encounter another. He was puzzled. “Natalie, what exactly have we done to get in their way? Why do they keep coming after us like this?”

Natalie was frustrated. “What else could it be? Conflicts arise because your family’s business is similar to theirs. They can’t enter Shagrity, so the best choice is to take over the Spencer family’s business.”

Murray was extremely upset; this was certainly a major reason.

What was worse, his uncle was greedy.

Murray gave a wry smile. “It’s not just because of those reasons; it’s more about my uncle.”

Natalie looked at him, realizing he had figured it out, so she said no more.

Murray stood up. “Natalie, I’m going back to look into the materials. You get some rest, call me if you need anything.”

Natalie urged, “Go fix it hurriedly. This is very important.”

Murray glanced at Jacob, realizing he had completely forgotten the kid was there.

He looked a bit nervous as he glanced toward Natalie.

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Natalie smiled and said: “Jacob is trustworthy.”

Jacob’s heart skipped a beat as he looked deeply at Natalie. She trusted him.

"Trustworthy" sounded like the most beautiful word he had ever heard.

Murray sighed in relief. “Kid, take good care of Natalie for me.”

Jacob frowned. “Why should I take care of her for you? I’ll look after her myself. Go ahead if you have things to do.”

His tone made it seem like Murray was bothering them.

Murray thought his tone was a bit odd, but he had no time to dawdle, so he quickly left the hospital room to find his grandma.

Natalie looked at Jacob. “Jacob, I’m going to take a nap. If you have…”

“Natalie, I have nothing to do,” Jacob interrupted with a smile. “Go ahead and sleep. I’ll keep an eye on the IV bottle.”

Natalie closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Jacob looked at her delicate features and smiled slightly.

After work, Xavier bought some fruits that Natalie liked: blood oranges and cherries.

Once Easton got in the car, he said, “Mr. Garcia, I’ll drive you home now.”

Easton looked a bit annoyed as he hadn’t heard from Natalie all day. He nodded slightly. “Okay.”

Xavier didn’t say much and drove Easton home.

Easton noticed the fruits on the passenger seat and asked, “Why did you buy fruits?”

Xavier replied, “My friend is in the hospital. I’m going to visit her later.”

Xavier decided not to mention anything about Natalie as instructed.

Easton, knowing Xavier didn’t have many friends, asked, “Who’s this friend of yours?”