Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 223

“Edward? Why? Is everything ok?” I fired my questions in shock.

“Natalia, is that you?” I heard Lucien’s voice through the phone that was close to my ear.

“Yes…it’s me,” I replied softly.

Lucien’s tone of voice confirmed that something very serious had happened.

“Is Edward there with you?” Lucien asked, his tone dead serious.

“Yes…he’s right here,” I replied.

“Give me that, Natalia,” Edward said as he impatiently took his phone from my hand.

I watched in confusion as Edward pressed the phone to his ear and ran a hand through his hair in frustration. His brows were knitted together as he frowned and paced around the room. I couldn’t hear what Lucien said on the other end of the line, but I could hear Edward’s side of the conversation loud and clear.

“Yeah…of course I’ve seen it,”

“No…Natalia hasn’t,”

“I don’t know…”

“And you thought me marrying Natalia was a big deal…”

“Why don’t you just worry about the business side…and I’ll deal with the rest,”

The conversation between the brothers were over much faster than I had anticipated. However, it was clear that whatever issue at hand was far from over.

“Umm…Edward, what is going on?” I asked, clearly confused and worried.

“Come here and sit down,” Edward said as he sat down on the sofa and patted the spot right next to him.

I walked over and sat down next to him as he had instructed as I waited to hear his explanation. Was something wrong with the business?

“Don’t faint, ok?” Edward said and I could tell that he was half playful but also half serious.

“Ok…” I replied as I nodded my head up and down.

“Zak has his mother on trial as a suspect for instigating the murder of Rosia Rosenhall, your mother,” Edward stated slowly and clearly.

Zak got his mother on trial? Zak succeeded in bringing Madame Francesca to court because she instigated my mother’s murder…

She was arrested for instigating my mother’s murder?! Madame Francesca ordered my mother to be killed?

“What? Madame Francesca ordered for my mother to be killed?!” I shouted as I stood up rapidly from the sofa.

“Well, to be exact she ordered for Lucien to be killed…” Edward corrected in a grave voice.

“Oh…but my mother…died instead…” I said slowly in understanding as the pieces of the puzzle all came together.