“Natalie, what does Jasper mean?” Eli Wayne asked in confusion.
Natalie Wheeler shook her head.
Jasper Milton had always been too complex for her to comprehend.
“The most important thing now is not to speculate the meaning of Jasper’s words, but to execute plan B,” Natalie said rationally.
Eli snapped out of her thoughts and hurried to look for Allen.
Fortunately, Allen was still sitting in his seat.
He got up and walked over to Natalie. He invited her warmly and said, “Could I invite you to have supper together?”
Eli looked at Natalie.
Natalie nodded.
Allen smiled and said, “It’s my honor.”
He walked ahead, and Eli pulled Natalie over. When they arrived at the entrance of the building, Frederick Addington appeared before Natalie and asked, “Would you like to have supper with me?”
“Sorry, she already has an appointment,” Eli said on Natalie’s behalf and pushed Frederick away.
Frederick narrowed his eyes and looked at Natalie’s retreating back. The more he looked at it, the more he felt it looked familiar. He had a gut feeling that the person he was looking at was Stella Grace. After all, how could there be a person who had such a similar silhouette with Stella in this world? Even their voices and personalities were alike.
He had to investigate this matter thoroughly.
…
Soon, the trio arrived at the hotel which Allen was staying in. Instead of driving out, they went straight to the hotel’s restaurant.
“What would you like to eat?” Allen asked Natalie and handed the menu to her.
Natalie handed the menu to Eli, “You should choose.”
Allen took a sip of tea, looked at Natalie, and asked, “May I ask you for your phone number now?”
“Mr. Allen, did you expect that ‘The Dreamy Girl’ would be sold at such a high price?” Natalie changed the topic and asked.
“Haha.” Allen smiled warmly, “Yes, of course. As far as I know, the bidders are all from A country. They are probably interested in Aneira’s cooperation in A country.”
“In that case, you should know the purpose of us having a meal with you then,” Natalie did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
Allen smiled even more brightly, “You’re very straightforward, aren’t you?”
“I just think that there is no need to pretend in front of smart people. It will only show the hypocrisy whilst behaving like a buffoon who makes a fool of himself in front of others. Mr. Allen, if you could do a favor for me, consider this meal my treat. However, if you are unable to help, it’s alright as well,” Natalie said bluntly.
“I can arrange for you and Stephen to meet,” Allen said straightforwardly.
Natalie smiled. She took the teacup next to her and clinked it with Allen’s, “I’d like to toast you with tea in place of wine.”
“Cheers to my pretty princess,” Allen raised his glass. He displayed the charm of a nobleman. He took a sip and put down the cup, “I still don’t know if I could have the honor of having your number. Of course, if you are not willing, it’s fine for me as well. Rest assured, it will not affect whether I would help you out or not.”
Eli held her chin with both hands, stared at Allen, and said, “Natalie, give it to him.”
Natalie hesitated for three seconds and asked softly, “Mr. Allen, if I may ask, why are you still single now?”
“If I say that I have yet to meet my Mrs. Right, you would most probably think that my answer is very unrealistic. I have had four girlfriends before. My first love was my high school classmate. After I went to college, the affection faded because of the long-distance and our relationship came to an end naturally.
I met my second girlfriend in college and we dated for three years. However, we eventually separated because of incompatibility.
I liked my third girlfriend very much and was in a relationship with her for two years. However, due to our different views in life, we fought a lot as time went by. We grew very tired of it, so we eventually separated as well.
My fourth girlfriend was introduced by an elder. I did not feel any chemistry between us, so I did not want to be bound by a person whom I do not love. I still want to find a girl I like,” Allen explained.
“Although he has quite a number of girlfriends, he sounds sincere,” Eli said to Natalie.
Natalie smiled slightly and said, “Mr. Allen, you’re a perfectionist, and you have very high requirements for your partner. Your family’s opinion on your partner is also very important to you. You are a man who shows your charm all the time.”
“You’re right. But if I really like a girl, I would try to convince my family. And I do believe that I have the confidence and ability to persuade my family,” Allen said firmly.
Eli saw that Natalie and Allen were having a good conversation and she smiled slyly, “Natalie, I think I still have some important matters to attend to. Please excuse me. Mr. Allen, please remember to send Natalie back. Thank you.”
Eli did not wait for Natalie to speak. She picked up her handbag and left immediately.
As soon as she left, Natalie felt as though the ambiance had turned particularly awkward.
She handed the menu back to Allen and said, “Since it’s on me, you may make the order.”
When Eli heard this sentence at the door, she was very happy.
It would be best if Natalie and Allen could get together eventually.
When she was about to leave, she saw Jasper coming out of the private room across her.
When she thought about Jasper’s attitude in the morning, she was angry. She crossed her arms around her chest and walked forward proudly. She said in a strange tone, “Do you think that you are the only man for Stella? I’m sorry, Jasper. You have overestimated yourself. Right now, Stella is having a good date with Mr. Allen.”
Jasper did not look at Eli. Instead, he said coldly, “If she really was Stella, she would not have dated other men.”
“Stella is kind and good-looking, so why can’t she date another man? It’s you, Jasper, who thinks that you are holier-than-thou. Do you think Stella will not like any other men apart from you? You treated Stella so badly, it would be strange if she still liked you,” Eli said angrily.
“If she dates another man, then she would not be worthy of my love,” Jasper said indifferently.
“In that case, you should just forget about Stella and get yourself a new wife. The sooner the better. Stella is unfortunate to have a man like you still holding on to her. You knew clearly that I am Stella’s best friend and yet you still treat me so unkindly. It seems like you don’t really like Stella after all,” Eli said sarcastically and walked toward the elevator.
Jasper was irritated. He frowned and walked to the other side of the elevator.
His cell phone rang.
It was the call from Elvis Zachary. He answered, “What’s the matter?”
“Director Milton, I’ve finally figured it out. I’ve always felt that those people in the orphanage were a bit strange, so I went to check on the children who had been adopted from the orphanage before.
There was a child who was adopted last year, and he said that he had been in the orphanage for five years but he did not know who Natalie was. Natalie must have only joined the orphanage this year. Her resume is fake.
I went to the university mentioned in Natalie’s resume, and I went to find her classmate. The classmate said that there was indeed such a person named Natalie in their class. I looked at the graduation photo provided by the classmate. The Natalie in the photo is a completely different person from the one in the orphanage,” Elvis reported.