Natalie had said that for both Yuna and herself.
The veins on Yuna's hands bulged as she tightened her grip on the phone.
She had purposely schemed this plot to break Natalie and Tobias up. To her surprise, Natalie seemed unfazed even after finding out about the truth.
Just for this, Yuna had even called Natalie by phone and exposed herself. However, Natalie didn't budge at all. She insisted on staying by Tobias' side.
Was their relationship really that deep?
Yuna's gaze flared up with vicious anger, like a viper's venom.
"Natalie, your decision to marry Tobias despite the grudge the previous generation of your family holds against each other will only bring misery to your relationship. Karma will definitely collect your debt." Yuna cursed at Natalie, overcome with fury.
Natalie's voice was bland. "Why would karma come for two people that are in love? Rather, karma comes for people like you, Yuna. All you do is ceaselessly try to separate Tobias and I."
"You!" Yuna hung up abruptly.
Natalie walked back to her seat.
Yvonne was still sipping her drink.
"Are you okay? You don't look too good, Natalie," Yvonne mentioned as she gave Natalie a look.
"Really? I'm fine," Natalie said as she touched her cheeks.
Yvonne took another glance at Natalie.
Yvonne questioned whether she was overthinking.
There shouldn't be any reason for Natalie to lose her luster with her wedding nearing.
She laughed. "I must have thought too much."
"Why are you so busy lately?" Natalie forced a smile as she asked Yvonne.
From what she remembered, Yvonne had not been working much. Had something come up and kept her occupied lately?
Yvonne's expression shifted slightly.
Natalie had no idea. However, she knew very well how she had gotten herself busy again recently.
She had given in to Jenkins once again.
"It's nothing. I'm just busy." Yvonne quickly avoided her question.
"Oh." Natalie stopped asking. She was still very much distracted.
They sat and talked for a while more before parting ways.
Tobias was already home when Natalie got back. He was on the phone.
"Mr. Whitlock, just as you guessed, the girl that Jessie took to the welfare home back then was not the daughter of the victim's wife," the man on the other end of the phone reported.
Tobias' gaze darkened.
He hadn't stopped investigating Natalie's family background.
Tobias could not stop thinking about it, not even with all the evidence set right before him.
He left no room for mistakes ever since what had happened with Cecilia.
With Natalie, he only believed in irrefutable evidence again.
Fortunately, he had not stopped investigating.
Something was indeed amiss. The girl whom Jessie had carried to the orphanage back then was, in fact, not the daughter of the deceased's wife. Jessie had deceived him and Natalie.
A flash of confusion filled his eyes.
Why had Jessie lied to them?
At that moment, he heard footsteps approaching.
"That's all for now," Tobias murmured and hung up.
He decided not to tell Natalie about it before it was fully investigated.
There was no point in her knowing anyway. It would only add to her worries.
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