“As long as I don’t admit to it, even if he suspects my identity, he will never be able to confirm it.”
“But what if he was sure of it even though you refused to admit to it?” Eli Wayne asked worriedly.
Natalie’s eyes flashed with suspicion and she asked, “Did Jasper come here today to ask Sean if I am Stella Grace?”
“Yes. Jasper asked him about it, but he denied it,” Eli explained.
Natalie Wheeler lowered her eyes.
She knew it. Jasper’s attitude, tone, and words were very strange yesterday. Now that she thought about it, he probably thought that she was Stella.
He was still having his doubts, so his attitude towards her was neither here nor there.
Eli looked at Natalie, who was silent. She was anxious and she said agitatedly, “So what if he knows? You don’t like him anymore, do you? Anyway, you two are already divorced. What are you afraid of? Just let him know your true identity. After all, he did bully you before.”
Natalie did not speak. Instead, she remained silent in her own thoughts…
Time ticked by. Natalie waited for one and a half hours. After she was done with her IV drip, she said, “Let’s buy the gift.”
“What should we buy? Jewelry? Her family runs a jewelry business. What about clothes? But we don’t even know her size. I guess her clothes are all customized as her family is so rich. It seems a little too shabby to buy a lipstick for her. A person like her should really be short of nothing except for the man she likes, right?” Eli sighed.
“Let’s buy an LV bag, the latest one. Women always like bags,” Natalie suggested.
“Bingo, you’re too smart. Let’s buy a bag, I’m sure she will like it, hahaha,” Eli took Natalie’s arm and went to the most upscale shopping mall in X City.
They went to the elevator on the first floor and saw Frederick buying perfume in a boutique.
Eli pulled Natalie aside and walked away quickly.
Frederick Addington glanced at Natalie from the corner of his eye, “Natalie, what perfect timing to run into you. I wanted to buy you a perfume to thank you for saving me that day. Come and have a look. What kind of perfume do you like?”
“Natalie doesn’t use perfume, thank you. Besides, Natalie was not saving you, but her boyfriend. She just saved you along the way,” Eli said bluntly. She then went to the elevator with Natalie.
Natalie did not look at Frederick. She merely looked ahead instead.
Frederick’s lips were raised. He put his hands in his pocket and followed them.
Eli saw Frederick coming after them. She stopped in front of him, “Hey, you’re really shameless, aren’t you? Why are you following us? It’s just like back then. When Stella didn’t like you anymore, you kept pestering her nonstop. Don’t you know that the more you pester, the more disgusted people would feel?”
Frederick’s eyes flashed a cold light, “You should be grateful that you are Sean’s woman. Otherwise, with your character, you would have died a long time ago.”
“Are you saying that you would have killed me a long time ago? Frederick, you’re really a devil who kills without any self-restraint,” Eli said coldly.
“If I were a devil who kills without any self-restraint, then you wouldn’t have survived until now.”
“You even killed the woman you liked, so I suppose I should thank you for your mercy, huh?” Eli rolled her eyes at him and took Natalie away.
“As long as Stella doesn’t leave me, I wouldn’t let her die,” Frederick looked at Natalie’s back and said.
Eli did not turn her head and she immediately quickened her pace, “Frederick is so annoying. You were smart to divorce him. He has changed more than a dozen girlfriends over the past year. Such a sc*mbag!”
“Don’t quarrel with him in the future. He’s a person with malicious intentions. If you ignore him, he’ll lose interest sooner or later,” Natalie reminded him.
“I have a bad temper. I can’t help it.”
They then walked into the LV shop.
“Hey, are there any new arrivals this month?” Eli asked.
“Yes, we have a limited edition bag in our store, but it was already reserved by someone last month.” The salesperson said apologetically, “Why don’t you take a look at the other bags? There are a few designs that are also popular.”
“Is there only one of the limited edition bag in your store?” Eli asked disappointingly.
“There is only one in each store. I’m sorry. Why don’t you go to other stores to have a look?” The salesperson suggested.
Eli looked at Natalie and said, “Even if the other stores have it, the birthday party will be held tomorrow. I don’t know if we can get it in time.”
“Do you have the contact information of the customer who bought it?” Natalie asked the salesperson.
“Well…” When the salesperson saw Frederick coming over, she smiled and said, “Mr. Addington, are you here to get the bag?”
Frederick nodded.
The salesperson handed the packed limited-edition bag to Frederick respectfully.
Frederick took the bag and looked at Natalie. He handed the bag to her, “You want it, don’t you? Here you go.”
Eli pushed Frederick’s hand away, “Who wants your stuff? Get out of my way.”
Frederick frowned and he glanced at Eli unhappily.
Natalie’s heart sank when she saw the sharpness in Frederick’s eyes.
She was too familiar with this expression. Frederick was the kind of person who dared to do anything for his own benefits. He was always scheming. By the time one realized that they had fallen into one of his traps, it would already be too late.
“Eli,” Natalie stopped her.
Eli turned to look at Natalie.
Natalie took Frederick’s bag and said politely and distantly, “Thank you, Mr. Addington. I do need this bag.”
“Are you giving it to Avril?” Frederick asked all of a sudden.
Natalie smirked, “By giving me this bag, does that mean that you are not going to compete with me anymore?”
Frederick shrugged, “A mere bag would not change the results so easily. However, I am confident that I will eventually secure the right to cooperate with Aneira. Do you believe me?”
Natalie looked at him. He looked extremely confident. She said, “Mr. Addington, I’m willing to admit defeat if you could successfully secure the deal.”
“However, if you promise to be my woman for a month, I am willing to give you the opportunity to cooperate with Aneira this time. I would even try my best to help you secure the deal,” Frederick said evilly.
“Frederick, how could you be this shameless? You even dared to make such a request. Even if you don’t give it to us, we could still secure the deal,” Eli said angrily.
“Don’t worry, without my help, I can guarantee that you wouldn’t be able to secure the deal,” Frederick said arrogantly,. He then looked at Natalie, “My business card is in the bag. You have 24 hours to consider my proposal.”
“I will think about it,” Natalie said lightly.
“What is there to think about? We don’t even want the bag,” Eli grabbed the bag in Natalie’s hand and threw it to the ground.
Frederick turned around and left the boutique.
Natalie picked up the bag from the ground.
“Natalie, are you crazy? Are you really going to give yourself to that devil,” Eli said in confusion.
Natalie looked at Eli and said, “If it were Stella, how do you think she would have answered him?”
“She would have asked him to piss off,” Eli said without even thinking about it.
Natalie raised the corner of her mouth and said, “Exactly.”
Eli was enlightened all of a sudden, “You just want to show that you’re different from Stella. In reality, you’ll definitely refuse him, right?”
“I wouldn’t jump in knowing that it’s a trap. However, since Frederick sounded so confident, he must have a well-thought plan. How could he still be so confident especially when we already have Stephen is standing by our side?” Natalie narrowed her eyes and thought about it.