Natalie Wheeler smiled and said, “Of course. There’ll be no problem.”
Jasper Milton frowned slightly. “Are you that confident?”
“If my methods are not good, even if I beg you, will you let me stay? In addition, I’m only asking for one thousand dollars in the first month, two thousand in the second month, and three thousand in the third month. If you want to fire me, I won’t feel bad. If you would consider firing me at the start, there’s no point talking about the future.” Natalie said, making sure to enunciate each word properly.
Jasper was in a trance. He couldn’t shake the feeling that her voice sounded very familiar. Even after she left, he was still thinking about her voice.
As a result, when he saw her here, he took the initiative to greet her.
Now that he had thought about it, her voice was very similar to Stella’s.
“Can you sing?” Jasper suddenly asked.
Natalie was stunned. He’d changed the topic so quickly that she had to take a moment to collect her thoughts. “A little. What’s wrong?”
“Let’s go to the karaoke tonight. You can get closer to the children.” Jasper did not ask whether she was free or not. After that, he went out of the restroom.
He was still as domineering and overbearing from before.
She wanted to know the children a little better, so she did not refuse and followed him.
The two children sat together. Jasper sat down first, and Natalie sat next to him.
“Auntie, Auntie, what’s your name?” Dante Milton tilted his head and asked. His eyebrows were curved and he seemed to be very interested in her.
“Natalie Wheeler,” she said gently.
“Natalie… your name feels a little sad. My name is very good. Dante, means continuation. My father wants to find my missing mother, so that’s why he came up with this name,” Dante said with a smile.
Natalie’s fingers trembled slightly. She held her hands and looked at Jasper.
He was also looking at her.
She felt guilty and her face turned red. “Is your wife missing?”
Jasper was sad. “I didn’t protect her well. She’s probably blaming me. Two years have passed, and she’s still not willing to come out.”
Natalie chuckled.
Jasper was surprised and he turned to look at Natalie. “What are you laughing at?”
“In my opinion, you seemed to be a wise and mature man. If a woman blamed you because you didn’t protect her well, I don’t think you would love such a girl, Mr. Milton.
If you insist that the girl you like is such a person, then you are not worthy of her love. Since you are not worthy of her, why would she come back to you?” she analyzed.
Jasper narrowed his eyes and looked at her deeply. He did not speak, but he looked terrifyingly calm. Like the calm before a storm.
“I think what Natalie said is reasonable,” Dante said calmly.
Natalie looked at Dante in surprise.
“What did you call her?” Jasper questioned Dante.
Dante was not afraid. He bent his eyes like the crescent moon and said, “I think calling her Natalie is friendlier than calling her Auntie.”
“She is your elder and she is 20 years older than you. Calling her Natalie is not friendly, but impolite. From now on, call her Auntie.” Jasper ordered.
“Oh, I see, Dad. Nice to meet you, Auntie,” Dante said sweetly.
This voice melted Natalie’s heart. It was soft and there was an inexplicable bitterness in her eyes. “Hello, Dante.”
“Let’s eat,” Jasper said in a low voice, feeling even more depressed.
He knew that Stella would not blame him, but if she did not blame him, why weren’t there any news of her for such a long time? Could it be that she had already…
He didn’t dare to think about it any further. He would rather persuade himself that Stella was blaming him for having failed to protect her. Hence, she refused to appear before him after all this time. He felt his heart aching terribly. After eating for a while, his appetite was gone. He put down his spoon and said, “Sorry, I need to go out for a while.”
He left the table and went out.
“It’s all your fault. Why did you mention your mother? Your mother is a jinx. Every time you mention your mother, Dad would be unhappy.” Ralph blamed Dante.
“Dad is not unhappy. He just misses my mother. Even if I don’t mention it, he will miss her.” Dante replied.
“What’s so great about missing your mother? Your mother is dead but my mother is still alive. Dad should have married my mother. I don’t want to eat with you anymore.” Ralph glared at Natalie and got off the seat.
Natalie grabbed Ralph and said, “You are still young. Don’t run around. What if you’re kidnapped by bad guys?”
Ralph pushed Natalie away forcefully. “You are the bad guy. I don’t like you. Don’t come to my house.”
Natalie didn’t expect a little boy’s strength to be so great that he could pushed her to the corner of the table. Her waist was hit so hard that she couldn’t stand up and doubled over in pain.
Ralph ran away.
“Auntie, are you okay?” Dante ran to Natalie, eyes brimming with concern.
Natalie shook her head. “I’m fine. Look for your father outside and get your younger brother back.”
“Okay.” Dante ran out in a hurry.
Natalie squatted down to ease the pain and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
“Are you okay?” Jasper ran over and helped her up.
The smell of cigarette smoke wafted into her nose.
He must have gone out to smoke.
Jasper would smoke whenever his emotions were in a mess.
She couldn’t help but feel sad. “I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. The Young Master just ran out. Hurry up and get him back. It’s too dangerous for a child to be outside alone.”
Jasper took one look at her face, picked her up, and walked outside.
Natalie held his arm in surprise. “What are you doing?”
“You don’t look well. I’ll take you to the hospital.” Jasper said in a low voice, “Dante, come with me.”
“I’m fine. I just hit the corner of the table. I’ll be fine in a while. Your child is still outside,” Natalie said worriedly.
“He will run away from home to his mother every now and then. He could find the way from here to his mother with his eyes closed. I will ask someone to take him back later. You don’t have to worry about him,” Jasper said firmly.
Natalie understood. “This child wants to set you and his mother up, doesn’t he?”
“I only have my wife in my heart,” Jasper said firmly. He opened the car door coldly and put Natalie in.
Dante got in the car and sat next to Natalie.
Jasper drove off.
“Auntie, don’t worry. The hospital is not far away from here. The medical field is very well developed now.” Dante comforted her and gave her a bright smile.
Natalie rubbed Dante’s little head and said, “Thank you. After hearing your words, I’m not in as much pain anymore.”
After finishing her words, she looked at Jasper and said, “Mr. Milton, you could just drop me at the entrance of the hospital. I will go in myself. You and Dante haven’t eaten much yet. The child is still growing up. It will be bad if he is hungry.”
Jasper glanced at the time in the car and asked, “You have been in C City all this time. Why did you suddenly come to A City?”