In the L’Enclume Cafe, Valeria, Abbie, and Braelynn had stayed in the private dining room for two hours before they left satisfyingly.
As they went downstairs, the door of the next room suddenly opened, and it was seen that Richard and a beautiful woman were coming out one after the other.
They were both smiling from ear to ear. The woman immediately reached out and held Richard’s arm as she spotted Braelynn and the other women. The pair seemed to be extremely close and comfortable with each other.
Abbie was feeling extremely bitter upon seeing the woman’s reaction. She took a peek at Richard and realized that he was not surprised at all. She was a little uneasy and muttered to herself, “What the hell!”
Abbie then reached out and grabbed Valeria’s hand as they went downstairs. Braelynn glanced at Richard and the woman while she quickened her pace to catch up with Abbie.
The three women bid goodbye to each other at the entrance of the cafe. Valeria and Abbie got in the car together while Braelynn then got into her car. Richard and the woman also got into their car and left the cafe.
Braelynn glanced in the direction of Richard’s car as she ignited her car engine. She then realized that the couple was occupying the back seat of the car and the woman was seemed to be in Richard’s arms.
She then pursed her lips and looked away while feeling simply irritated for no apparent reason.
She had no idea why she was feeling this way. Richard was always known to be a playboy, hence wasn’t it normal for him to hook up with a woman regularly? What had that to do with her?
She then forced herself to ignore the couple and drove away. She was then waiting for her turn at the traffic light while the car behind her had stopped beside her. Braelynn looked over and realized that it was coincidentally Richard’s.
The driver was Richard’s bodyguard while the back of the car was covered with adhesives to prevent someone from having a good look at the back. However, the isolation partition behind the driver was winded down.
It was easy to comprehend what a hot and messy scene was happening in the back seat of the car.
Braelynn was extremely annoyed when she thought of him holding a beautiful woman in his arms and doing something indecent with her. She suddenly had an impulse to hit someone and she furiously stepped on the accelerator as soon as the green light lit up.
Seeing how Braelyn sped up and left, Richard, who was at the back seat, brushed his chin with a witty smile on his face.
Richard was impressed by the idea that William had proposed to him. The push and pull game seemed to be useful and Richard was planning his next strategic move.
In the hospital, Natasya finally woke up after being dead asleep for a few hours. There was no one in the ward and neither Raelyn nor Devon was there as well.
She struggled to sit up but immediately lay down again as she was feeling dizzy as though the world was spinning.
Her body was in a fragile state after going through diarrhea. She then pressed the bell to call the nurse as she was feeling uncomfortable.
She swiftly came and gave Natasya a glass of water after checking up on her. The nurse then called Raelyn, but it did not get through.
The nurse couldn’t do anything more when she could not get ahold of Raelyn. After staying in Natasya’s ward for a while, the nurse left hurriedly as she still had many patients to deal with.
Natasya was left alone in the ward again and she was feeling bitter while lying in bed. The reason why Devon was not here might be due to some errands to do. However, why was Raelyn not here when she had no business to deal with? Moreover, why didn’t she pick up the calls?
Where on earth had she gone to? Natasya muttered to herself.
Natasya felt like she was waiting for a lifetime and Raelyn finally came back to the ward.
Raelyn was carrying a thermal flask in her hand when she entered the room. Her face was filled with joy upon seeing Natasya lying on the bed with her eyes open. “Natasya, you’re awake! How are you feeling? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?”
“Mom, where have you been? Why were you not here for such a long time?” Natasya asked in a weak voice.
“I went out to prepare something for you while you were still asleep,” Raelyn replied.
“Why can’t you answer the phone while preparing food? I’ve asked the nurse to call you so many times, but why didn’t you manage to pick them up?”
Raelyn was acting weirdly as though as she had something to hide. “It’s not that I chose to ignore you, it’s just that my phone happened to be dead.”
Natasya did not buy into Raelyn’s explanation, but it was not the time to confront her. Natasya’s stomach was growling as she was extremely hungry.
“Mom, I’m so hungry. I’m going to starve till death soon!”
“I’ll prepare some food for you now. You have just recovered from diarrhea and you are not allowed to have greasy stuff. I brought you some porridge that would ease your digestion. Have some of it first.” Raelyn said as she opened the thermal flask and fed Natasya a bowl of porridge.
Natasya had then regained some energy after eating the porridge.
She felt like she had escaped the gates of hell when she thought about the incident that happened in the morning. “Mom, I thought I was as good as dead! The antidote is too… too over the top.”
“Yes, your father and I were scared out of our wits and you have no idea how frightening it was at that time. Fortunately, you made it through and you will finally be fine.”
Raelyn then mentioned Hardy and Talitha, “When you just fell asleep, Hardy and Talitha came to see you and invited us to dinner. However, your dad and I did not agree as you were still in a coma. We rearranged to have dinner together by tomorrow.”
“What? I thought that Hardy and Talitha would be in a cold war for a while as I didn’t expect them to make up so soon. Does this mean that Hardy can’t wait to join forces with us?”
Raelyn nodded, “Yes, you’re right. Your father and I reckon that Hardy wants to cooperate with us as he was willing to make the first move.”
“It looks like there is really no permanent enemies and no permanent friends, only permanent interests. I am taken aback by Talitha’s ability to get Hardy to join us.” Natasya sneered and continued, “Talitha, that idiot, usually messes things up but she has redeemed herself this time.”
Raelyn sighed and said, “However, she is still as ignorant as before. Both your father and I are worried that she won’t be able to get Hardy under her control.”
Natasya was not concerned about it, “It’s going to be fine. Didn’t we have the vermin? If things turn ugly, then we can always ask Talitha to poison Hardy.”
“Is… Is that okay?” Raelyn was shocked by Natasya’s response.
“Why not? It’s not easy to control people like Hardy. I’m not even confident to contain him, let alone Talitha. It’s better for us to strike first to prevent him from setting his eyes on us.”
Raelyn thought about it for a moment and finally agreed to give Natasya’s plan a shot. “Alright, this is actually a good idea. I will discuss it with your father and plan things accordingly.”
“What more is there to be discussed? I’m telling you, this is currently the best solution! Talitha would be in charge of Hardy while I can control William. You and dad should be very proud of us.”
A greedy look crept on Natasya’s face as she thought about William and Wolf Group. She then said, “Mom, discharge me from the hospital right away and I’m going to start raising the vermin.”
“You’re still relatively weak, how about a few days later?” Raelyn was worried about Natasya’s health and tried to persuade her.
“No, I can’t wait any longer. I must seek revenge for the humiliation I’ve suffered right away! As long as I am able to get the vermin to poison William and make him mine, he’ll listen to everything I say. I’ll then be the king of the world and make everyone kneel down to beg for my mercy!”