Natalie Wheeler caught the surprise in Jasper’s eyes.
His gaze shifted from Natalie to Eli Wayne. It shocked him even more and he frowned slightly.
Natalie lowered her eyes guiltily.
Eli smirked and quickly covered her mouth. She lowered her voice and said to Natalie, “It must have been fate for you and Jasper to meet here.”
“This place has been very popular over the past year. Many rich and powerful people come and spend their time here. Since it’s the weekend, it’s very likely to bump into him,” Natalie’s lips did not move, and she said it through her teeth.
“So are you going to greet him?” Eli was worried.
“They are all his friends. I might come off as opportunistic if I were to greet him now. It’s better not to go there. Let’s get something to eat and sit as far as possible away from them.” Natalie said. Seeing Jasper was still looking at her, she grabbed Eli and walked away, and sat in the far right corner.
“I’m sure he’s very curious right now. How do we know each other? We’re even having a meal together,” Eli said with a smile.
“Just stick to the plan. Calm down, I’ll go and get something to eat.” Natalie got up, ordered a steak at the steak corner and stood there waiting.
A strong male aura approached behind her. Natalie didn’t even need to look back to know who it was!
Her back straightened as she tried to calm herself down.
She only had one friend, and that person was Eli. They would definitely meet again in the future. Sooner or later, Jasper would know that she and Eli were friends.
However, she did not expect that it would happen so soon.
“What a coincidence,” Jasper Milton said in a low voice.
Natalie turned around and pretended to be surprised. She greeted him respectfully with a smile, “Mr. Milton, it’s really a coincidence.”
“Is the girl who came with you your friend?” Jasper asked tentatively.
“Yeah, I am very close with Eli. She took care of me when I first came to A City,” Natalie did not deny it.
“Did she not recommend any kind of work here to you?” Jasper was suspicious, and his eyes were locked onto her.
“She asked me to be her housekeeper, but I thought that if my friend became my employer, our friendship would deteriorate, so I refused,” Natalie replied and looked at the chef. She deliberately changed the topic and said to the chef, “I want the black pepper sauce, medium-well.”
“Yesterday…” Jasper wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. “I drank too much. You don’t have to take what I said to heart,” he explained.
Natalie smiled. “Yesterday, you mistook me for someone else and called me Stella Grace. I guessed that you were drunk, so I’ll ignore what you said. It’s better to drink less – there is no other benefit other than hurting your body.”
“Okay,” Jasper responded and put the plate in front of the chef. “Filet Mignon, please.”
Both of them were standing there and waiting, not talking to each other.
Natalie could feel Jasper’s breath on her neck and it made her very uncomfortable.
Time flew by slowly. She scratched her hair and breathed a sigh of relief. She looked to the left and right so that she would look busy.
“How’s your waist? Is it better?” Jasper asked in a low voice.
“Uh…” Natalie looked at Jasper and said, “I used the ointment that you bought yesterday. It worked well. It doesn’t hurt anymore. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Milton.”
“Your black pepper steak is ready,” the chef said.
“Oh, thank you.” Natalie picked up the plate. She couldn’t wait to leave. She said to Jasper, “Well, Mr. Milton, please enjoy your time. I am a little hungry. I haven’t had breakfast yet, so I am going to eat first.”
Natalie nodded and turned to leave without waiting for Jasper’s answer.
She saw that Eli had already picked a few dishes from the buffet table.
“I’m quick, aren’t I?” Eli said with a grin, “I haven’t been out for a long time. I miss these delicacies so much.”
Natalie was amused by her cute expression and sat opposite her. “Hurry up, Jasper is here. I didn’t get the steak for you. When he is gone, I will line up again. What kind of steak do you want?”
“I can get it myself. Jasper went over immediately when he saw you queuing at the steak corner. What did he ask you?” Eli asked worriedly.
“I answered what we had prepared in advance, so there will be no problem. However, today is our girl’s day out. I don’t want us to be affected by him. If we see him fishing, we will go for horseriding. If we see him horseriding, we will go fishing or singing. Let’s not do the same activities he does,” Natalie reminded her.
“That’s very considerate of you. I guess having sacrificed myself to protect you was not in vain after all. Cheers!” Eli picked up her red wine glass.
“You drove here today. Can you drink?” Natalie stopped her.
“We are not leaving right after the meal, are we? Plus, I’m not going to drink much. The alcohol will be flushed out in four hours. Come on, I’m feeling happy today. Don’t ruin the mood.” Eli said casually. She grabbed Natalie’s glass and drank the red wine in one gulp.
Natalie noticed the unusual behavior and asked, “What’s on your mind, Eli?”
Eli smiled brightly. “What’s on my mind? Sean went abroad today. I’m happy. He usually doesn’t allow me to drink. He’s very controlling, but I’m not his pet. Even if I’m a pet, I should at least have the freedom to make friends freely. If I’m not happy, I could still shout a few times.”
Natalie knew that Eli was unhappy, so she held Eli’s hand and said, “I’m sorry, I dragged you into this mess.”
“Nonsense. You weren’t the one who dragged me into the state I am in now. Sean set me up five years ago. You were my only comfort. You made me feel like I’m still worth something. Hence, I’ll drink with you today. Let’s get drunk together.” Eli poured herself another large glass of wine. She gulped it down and was satisfied.
Natalie did not dare to get drunk.
She still had to take care of Eli.
If they both get drunk, they might both get crazy.
“Eli, do you still remember that we went camping together once? At that time, Rita and Hugo were still a couple. Remember how they showed off their love in front of us which made us want to punch them?” Natalie asked.
“I remember. The two of them couldn’t keep their hands off each other. I still have goosebumps all over my body when I think about it now.
I heard that Hugo found a forty-year-old woman to be his lover after he gave up being a doctor.
Rita was mad. She had a miscarriage, which resulted in infertility. The woman in her forties eventually gave birth to a son for Hugo.
Hugo moved to stay with the woman. Even then, Rita did not get a divorce.” Eli sighed.
“People can become unreasonable in certain environments because of anger, and they become stubborn because they are unwilling to let go.
Rita thought that since she was already hurt, she would then refuse to divorce Hugo. She would not give way to the woman who destroyed her family so that they could never be together officially.
However, she didn’t think that she was wasting her youth, life, happiness to cultivate resentment, and anger. In the end, she would only be unhappy all her life.” Natalie explained.
Eli held Natalie’s hand and said, “You used to be a psychologist. Are you implying something?”
“You used to be a psychologist?” Jasper’s words suddenly came.