Natalie’s heart sank, “What happened?”
“Someone tried to kidnap your friend just now. There was a gunfight. Your friend’s mother died in order to save your friend,” Allen said in a low voice.
“What?” Natalie’s head was buzzing and her nerves were numb. She could not believe that this was happening. In a panic, she tried to confirm again, “Did you just say that Eli’s mother is dead?”
“I’m so sorry. I wasn’t able to do what I had promised you. There were ten of them, all of whom were top-ranked mercenaries from abroad. My men killed nine of them, and one of them committed suicide,” Allen explained.
Natalie Wheeler was silent. Her heart could not bear the burden.
How could Eli provoke these mercenaries?
How did these mercenaries know where Eli was?
The only explanation was that the news was spread from Sean Yaleman.
Natalie hung up the phone directly, her eyes red. She then called Sean.
Sean did not answer the call.
She clenched her fists and continued calling him.
This time, Sean finally answered.
“Were you the one who did it?” Natalie asked directly.
“No, I would never hurt her,” Sean said in a low voice.
“But, the news must have spread from you. Eli doesn’t have any grudges with anyone. She almost died because of you!” Natalie gnashed her teeth and said.
“I am also investigating the matter now, and I swear I will give you an explanation,” Sean promised.
“What is the point of an explanation? Will Eli’s mother come back to life? We are all sinners. I shouldn’t have told you Eli’s address at all. If I hadn’t told you, this wouldn’t have happened to her mother.” Mrs. Wayne’s lovely look flashed through Natalie’s mind, and her heart was in pain.
Eli Wayne must be heartbroken now.
“I’m sorry,” Sean hung up the phone.
Before she could even dwell in her sadness, Allen already called her. Natalie immediately picked up the call.
“Were you the one who told Sean my address?” Eli asked.
Natalie couldn’t deny it, “I’m sorry.”
“Why would you do that!” Eli roared, “I treated you as my only friend. It’s all because of you that I stayed with Sean.”
“Because he said that he loved you,” Natalie explained.
“So what if he said that he loved me?! What about me? Don’t you know if I love him or not?
Don’t you know that I have always wanted to leave his prison?
Even if you had to tell him my address, shouldn’t you have discussed it with me first?
I tell you everything, but you don’t tell me anything and you had even stabbed me behind my back.
Are you even my friend?
When I think about your help now, I feel sick,” Eli reprimanded her, sobbing.
Natalie knew that Eli was heartbroken now. She could not refute any of her accusations, “I’m sorry.”
“What’s the use of saying sorry now? My mother died in front of me. She took a bullet for me. I left my beloved parents for two years for you. I hurt them to protect you, but what did you do in the end? You told Sean about my whereabouts secretly. You’re obviously forcing me to die! Stella, why are you so cruel and ruthless?” Eli accused her hysterically.
“I’m sorry.” Apart from apologizing, all her explanations and excuses were in vain. After all, it was her fault. She shouldn’t have told Sean the address, “I’m sorry.”
“I don’t want you to say sorry. I won’t ever forgive you for the rest of my life. I won’t let you off either,” Eli yelled and hung up the phone.
Natalie’s heart ached as if a hole had been carved and blood was flowing out from it. Her body was cold as if she had been placed into an ice cellar.
What on earth had she done?!
Everything she did was wrong.
She should have died when she jumped into the sea. That way, Eli would not have lost her freedom because of her. That way, Eli’s mother would not have died as well. That way, she would not be hated by Jasper Milton. Maybe, Dante would be fine as well…
It was all her fault.
Natalie burst into tears, turned around and knelt on the bed. She banged her head hard against the wall three times.
She couldn’t die now. Dante was still waiting for her to save him. She couldn’t die yet…
Natalie knelt down feebly, letting the blood flow down her cheeks. She did not call for a doctor, nor did she ask for help.
Elvis Zachary brought breakfast back. When he saw that Natalie had fainted on the bed, he called the doctor immediately to help her.
She finally opened her eyes after a long time and saw Jasper standing at her bedside.
When he saw that she had woken up, anger flashed through his eyes. He held her chin, gnashed his teeth, and said, “You can die, but don’t drag Dante down. You can die whenever you want once you give birth to a child who could save Dante. However, before you have a child who is a match to Dante’s blood, you don’t deserve to die, and I won’t let you die either. From today onwards, you will move into my villa.”
Natalie looked at his hateful, fierce, and disgusted eyes. She pursed her mouth and did not speak. Her tears flowed quietly.
How could a couple who had once loved each other so much that they could die for each other become like this?!
She would probably become the memory that Jasper wanted to erase the most.
Why did she become like this?
How could she become such a person?
Her relatives, friends, and lovers all hated her and were sick of her. Even if she died, everyone would just continue to say bad things about her.
She was also in pain.
However, who could tell her what she should do?
It seemed that she had been cursed by fate. She would only bring misfortune everywhere she went.
“I’m sorry,” Natalie said in a hoarse voice.
Jasper was stunned and hurt flashed through his eyes, “You shouldn’t feel sorry for me. You should feel guilty about Dante instead. He never had a mother ever since he was born. Now, his mother is going to give up on him. Isn’t he too pitiful?”
“I wasn’t planning on giving up on him.”
“What are you doing now then? You banged the wall and tried to kill yourself. If you had been found any later, you would have been dead,” Jasper said with anger. He clenched his fists tightly that the blue veins on the back of his hands were bulging.
“I was not planning on killing myself. But, I was too heartbroken. I had caused the death of Eli’s mother. Eli could have taken her parents away and lived a new life. I was the one who told Sean her address,” Natalie explained with tears.
Jasper’s eyes sank and his palms were drenched with her tears, “You felt so sorry towards Eli’s mother, then why didn’t you take pity on me too? Don’t you know everything that I had done for you or sacrificed for you? Don’t you know?”
“It’s exactly that you have done a lot and sacrificed a lot for me, so I don’t want to harm you anymore. My existence is just a burden to the people around me.”
“The people who love me and the people I love will all encounter misfortune because of me. I am like a curse, nothing good will happen if you stay with me,” Natalie cried. She was finally at her breaking point after enduring for so long.