Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth) novel Chapter 176

Chapter 176 What Is With This Dramatic Reaction

Natasha fell into deep slumber after ending the call last night.

She had been sleeping because she had been recuperating at home for the last few days. That was why she woke up exceptionally early this morning.

Suddenly, her phone rang. It was Ross.

Natasha glanced at the screen and answered the call, “Yes?”

“You’re awake, Ms. Wealthy? Are you free to talk?” Ross asked.

“You think you can still talk to me if I’m asleep?” Natasha retorted.

Ross responded with an awkward chuckle. “When are you coming back to the office?”

“Something happened?”

Ross responded with another wry smile. “Yeah. Something cropped up…”

“Spill!”

“Xavier, Thomas, and I had recently worked on a project, and we had come up with a prototype, but the client was not happy with it. We knew something was amiss with the prototype, but we couldn’t figure out the problem. That’s why we’re here to seek your advice.”

Natasha thought about it and said, “Got it. I’ll be there in a minute.”

“You want to come right now?”

“Yes!”

“We can come to you instead, though, since you’re still feeling unwell.”

“It’s all right. I’m okay now. I’ll come over now since I have nothing to do at home anyway!”

“Oh, okay. We’ll wait for you then!” Ross sounded exceptionally excited.

After ending the call, Natasha changed her clothes, put on simple makeup, and was ready to depart.

Meanwhile, Anthony was busy cleaning up the living hall.

Upon seeing Natasha all dressed up, he asked, “Are you going out, Nat?”

“Yeah. I have to get back to the office.”

Anthony frowned and expressed his concern. “But your injury—”

Natasha smiled. “I feel better now, don’t worry. Besides, I’m tired of staying at home. A trip to the office could make me feel better.”

Anthony bobbed his head. “All right then!”

“Where’s Great-grandpa?”

“He went out to do groceries shopping and should be back soon!”

“Tell him not to worry about me. I’ll be back soon.”

Anthony nodded. “Okay.”

Natasha soon arrived at Prosper Technologies.

Everyone in the office had dark eye circles and looked dispirited, but when they saw Natasha from a distance, their spirit was reignited.

They instantly surrounded her. “You’re back, Ms. Watson!”

“How are you? Do you feel better now, Ms. Watson?”

“Ms. Watson, the office without you was boring as hell!”

Natasha was taken aback by their enthusiasm. She was not used to being in the limelight, but their reaction made her very happy.

Ross, who was still at his wit’s end, immediately bounced up from his seat when he heard Natasha had arrived. He dashed across the office and extended his hands to embrace her. “You’re back, Ms. Wealthy!”

But Xavier pulled him back before he could give her a hug.

Xavier looked at Natasha and asked, “Boss, why did you come back? Do you feel better now?”

At that point, Thomas was scratching his head in frustration. His hair was disheveled.

The moment they stepped into the room, they heard Thomas mumble, “No, no, no, no, no. This project will fail for sure if we do that. Before we can make it, I might die from overwork. But I can’t think of a better solution!”

Natasha glanced at Thomas before turning her attention to Xavier and Thomas.

Ross’ face fell. “Did you see that, Ms. Watson? I didn’t want to call you, but look at Thomas…”

Natasha noticed the three of them looked disheveled in their overgrown beards. Of all the three men, Thomas looked especially rugged.

She walked over and sat down.

Thomas lifted his eyes and took a glance at Natasha before turning his attention to his computer.

A few seconds later, he lifted his head and looked at her again.

At that point, Thomas could not believe his eyes. “M-Ms. Watson? Is that you? Am I hallucinating? Am I experiencing terminal lucidity before death?”

He continued mumbling, “No, no, no, no, no. I can’t be thinking about Ms. Watson right now. Focus, Thomas. Focus…” He kept shaking his head. When he was about to stand up and leave the conference room, he saw Xavier and Ross standing right behind.

Thomas froze for a bit and blinked. It was as if he was experiencing lightheadedness. “No, I can’t do this anymore. This hallucination has gotten the better of me. I can’t believe I’m seeing Ms. Watson here. That’s it. I can’t deal with this anymore.”

Ross turned around to look at Natasha. “You see that, Ms. Wealthy? Now you know why I had to call you?”

Natasha nodded to show that she understood what was going on.

Upon hearing that, Thomas froze once again. He turned around and looked in Natasha’s direction.

“So I’m not hallucinating? So Ms. Watson is real? She’s back?” he asked in a trembling voice.

Natasha gave him a smile.

When Ross was about to explain the situation, Thomas approached Natasha and gave her a serious look.

Before Natasha could say anything, the man kneeled before her and wailed, “You’re finally back, Ms. Watson! I would be dead if you didn’t come back!”

His reaction rendered Natasha speechless. I’ve just been away for a few days. What’s with his dramatic reaction?