Eli Wayne left for the airport at 8 o’clock. Sean’s private plane was parked at the private airport.
Natalie Wheeler went to see them off.
Eli said reluctantly, “If you can’t reach an agreement, then forget it. Anyway, Sean has promised me that I can travel for a week. Although it’s only a short time, it’s still enough for me to run away. Don’t overexert yourself, come back early.”
Natalie raised the corners of her mouth slightly, “I know. You have to be careful, I don’t think that Sean’s men were so bold to kill you on their own. They are probably being backed up by someone else.”
Eli shrugged, “I’m leaving anyway. Those people targeted me because of Sean. If I leave Sean, I’ll be safe.”
“Yeah, bon voyage,” Natalie said softly.
Eli turned around, took a few steps, and turned back to look at Natalie.
Natalie was smarter than her and she could think more thoroughly and more rationally than her. It was useless for her to worry. However, she still felt uneasy for some reason.
Natalie waved her hand and Eli got on the plane.
She watched as Eli’s plane departed before turning around and leaving the airport.
Natalie went to the beauty salon in the afternoon.
Avril had invited a lot of of celebrities and people from the upper-class society to her birthday party. Since she was going there to talk business, Natalie didn’t want to look too shabby.
She spent the whole morning styling her hair and applying makeup. She put on an orange gown, exposing her delicate neck. Then, she put on the diamond necklace that she had bought in the afternoon.
She went to the party at six o’clock.
She thought she was early, but she didn’t expect that about forty to fifty people had already arrived at the party.
She looked for Jasper Milton and Stephen instinctively.
However, she couldn’t seem to find Jasper, Stephen or Aneira.
She stepped forward and gave the LV bag to Avril, “Happy birthday.”
Avril was very arroagant and dispirited. She handed the bag to the maid next to her and said to Natalie lazily, “Enjoy yourself.”
Natalie nodded. She took a glass of red wine and stood in the corner. Many men came over to accost her, but she rejected them.
There were more and more people gathered in the banquet hall. Natalie did not see Jasper and Stephen, so she simply went to wait outside.
A graceful woman came out of the private room next door and answered the phone with a smile, “Where are you, Frederick? … Okay, I’ll head over now.”
Frederick?
Could it be that she was referring to Frederick Addington?
Natalie remembered that Frederick was exceptionally confident yesterday, so she followed the woman out.
She saw the woman making her way to the parking lot and getting into a black Maybach.
Natalie, who was suspicious, bent over and approached quietly.
“Uhm… Frederick, be gentle.”
Natalie blushed when she heard the voice. She looked up at Maybach and it was bouncing.
She bowed and returned with her head lowered. She saw a pair of bright leather shoes in front of her.
With a blush on her face, she looked up and saw Jasper.
“What are you doing here?” Jasper asked suspiciously.
“Uhh…” Natalie couldn’t help but say, “Take a look for yourself.”
“Look at what?” Jasper was puzzled.
Natalie pushed him away and walked into the hotel.
Jasper looked at the parking lot and saw that a car was bouncing violently. He immediately understood. His Adam’s apple bobbed sexily, then he turned around and walked into the hotel.
Natalie was still waiting for the elevator. When she saw Jasper coming over, she thought of the Maybach just now, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
“Did you get a good show?” Jasper looked at her and asked.
“I saw a woman answering the phone when she came out from the private room next to the banquet hall. She said something about Frederick. I thought it was Frederick Addington. I wanted to see what they were up to. I didn’t expect…” Natalie explained.
“That Maybach is indeed Frederick’s. The woman you mentioned should be Aneira,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Natalie was speechless.
She knew that Frederick was good at flirting with girls, but he usually went for young and beautiful women. It was not to say that Aneira was not beautiful. However, she should be over 50 years old. Frederick’s taste and schemes were really incredible.
“Then, it’s safe to say that there is no hope for the cooperation now, right?” Natalie judged.
Jasper raised the corner of his mouth, “I said that there won’t be any mistakes, so there won’t be one. Don’t you have faith in me?”
“Er…” He said these words to Sean and Eli. How could he be so sure that she knew?
With a “Ding”, the elevator doors opened.
Jasper let Natalie go in first, “When Stephen arrives later, just pretend that you don’t know about the relationship between Aneira and Frederick and communicate as usual. I will assist you.”
“Okay,” Natalie answered. For no reason, she trusted Jasper. He would definitely be able to do what he said.
They entered the banquet hall together. When Avril saw Jasper coming, she ran to him excitedly with a smile on her face, “Where’s the gift? It’s my birthday today. I’ve been waiting for your gift for a long time.”
Jasper took out a small jewelry box from his pocket and put it in Avril’s hand.
Avril opened it excitedly. It was a beautiful hairpin, carved with her English name. It was made with platinum and adorned with diamonds.
“It’s so pretty. This is the best gift I’ve received today. Thank you, Jasper. Could you put it on for me?” Avril handed the hairpin to Jasper.
Jasper took it and put it on for her.
Avril’s smile was like a blooming flower as she pecked Jasper’s face.
The corner of Natalie’s lips twitched and she turned around. There was a strange feeling in her heart, and her eyes stung.
She walked out of the banquet hall again. She stood at the corridor and leaned against the wall. Lowering her head, she stared at the ground silently.
The two most difficult things one had to do in this world was to let go as well as to give others their blessings.
She had decided to let go and give him her blessings, but when she saw that he was close to other girls, her heart still inexplicably stirred.
Human beings were really contradictory and strange creatures.
She tried to calm herself down. She composed herself and went back to the banquet hall after ten minutes. She saw Stephen the moment she entered the hall.
Stephen was talking with Jasper. It seemed that he was in a good mood.
Natalie stepped forward and said with a smile, “Good evening, Stephen.”
Stephen looked at Natalie from head to toe and praised her with appreciation, “Wow, it’s only been a few days since I last saw you. You’ve lost a lot of weight and become even more beautiful.”
“Thank you,” Natalie said politely.
“I haven’t seen Aneira yet. Once I see her, I’ll introduce you to her,” Stephen smiled. He then looked at Jasper with a flash of light in his eyes.
They waited for another 20 minutes, and Natalie saw the woman who had a tryst with Frederick come in.
Her hair was braided up when she went out earlier, but now it was draped down on her shoulders.
“She’s here,” Stephen said, walking towards Aneira.
“It’s been a while, Aneira,” Stephen said with a smile.
Aneira chuckled, “We haven’t seen each other for a long time. I thought you were dead.”
“You’re not even dead yet. I wouldn’t dare to die before you do.” Stephen said with a smile.
Natalie kept silent.
Was this the appropriate opening remark when lovers reunite after a long separation?