An Affair With The Ceo (Natasha and Jared) novel Chapter 296

Chapter 296 is There a Creep?

Chapter 296 Is There a Creep?

“Sorry, Mom, but I’m not used to working for other people,” Natasha replied coolly.

By “someone else,” she meant Collin and Joelle.

But Sandra assumed she was talking about Bernard.

“That’s your father. How could he be ‘someone else’? As his daughter, it’s your responsibility to support him,’ Sandra said, her tone annoyed.

“For free?” Natasha shot back.

Sandra paused for a moment.

She thought to herself, ‘When did Natasha become so money-minded?

‘She always helped out for nothing.

‘She was always eager to help.

‘Now she’s asking to get paid?’

“Of course it’s not for free. If you help out at Whittier Group, your dad will make sure you get your paycheck,” Sandrá said, though she didn’t really mean it.

Honestly, she wanted Natasha to work for free, without getting paid a single dollar.

But if she said that, Natasha definitely wouldn’t agree.

So she had to say she’d get paid to placate her.

Natasha rolled her eyes.

She thought, ‘So they think a measly paycheck is enough to get me to work for Whittier Group for practically nothing?

‘Do they really think my work is worth so little?’

It seemed that Sandra always saw her as naive and easy to manipulate.

Natasha was done playing games with her.

She said bluntly, “Do me a favor and tell Dad, if he wants me at Whittier Group, I’m not saying no, but I want five percent of

the shares.

“I want them transferred to me immediately.”

Sandra was nearly floored.

“Five percent? Are you serious?” she exclaimed.

That was an outrageous demand.

Even after sticking with Bernard all her life, Sandra never even got her hands on five percent.

‘Why does Natasha think she can ask for that?’ Sandra fumed.

“Collin and Joelle don’t even have five percent of the shares. Why would your dad hand that much over to you alone?” Sandra snapped.

Sandra thought angrily, ‘Who does Natasha think she is?

‘Does she really believe she’s more important than Joelle and Collin?

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‘She is a disgraceful bastard of the Whittier family. Allowing her to join the Whittier Group is already an honor for her.

‘And she still doesn’t appreciate it.’

“If that’s not possible, then let’s drop the whole Whittier Group thing,” Natasha said, seizing the chance to shut it down.

She hadn’t had a solid excuse before.

Bernard had been having all kinds of people try to talk her into it lately.

She was sick of all the nagging.

Now Natasha finally had a legit reason to say no.

As long as Bernard refused to hand over that five percent of shares, Natasha had the perfect excuse to keep saying no to Whittier Group.

She could drag this out as long as she wanted.

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Chapter 296 Is There a Creep?

Natasha ended the call without another word.

Instantly, she felt so much lighter, like a weight had finally been lifted.

Natasha mentally facepalmed. ‘Why didn’t I think of this sooner? Could’ve shut the Whittier family up ages ago

For several days in a row, things were quiet.

The Whittier family didn’t bother her at all, as Natasha had hoped.

She thought she could finally rest easy and take a break for a while.

But then, every night, she kept getting creepy phone calls.

Strangely enough, they always came as she drifted off to sleep.

At first, Natasha didn’t think much of it. She chalked it up to a coincidence.

But as the days went by, she started to realize something wasn’t right.

Every night, as she drifted off to sleep, those creepy calls would ring again.

‘If this isn’t intentional, then what is?’ Natasha thought, suspicion gnawing at her.

She started to wonder if the Whittier family was messing with her on purpose.

‘Are they seriously harassing me because I asked for five percent?’ she thought. But that didn’t really sound like something Bernard or Roxanne would do.

Natasha wondered, ‘So who the hell is it?

“Who’s targeting me from the shadows?’

Natasha felt a faint chill of unease creeping up on her.

That day, right after Natasha got home from work, she felt something wasn’t right.

There was a faint smell of cigarette smoke lingering.

Natasha didn’t smoke.

And she hadn’t had any friends who smoked over recently.

The only explanation was that some stranger had been inside her apartment.

Natasha quickly went through every cabinet and drawer in her apartment, checking every nook and cranny.

To her surprise, nothing was missing.

She was completely baffled.

If it really was a thief, they would’ve torn the place apart and grabbed her valuables, like jewelry, cash, anything worth taking. ‘What the hell is this supposed to mean?’ Natasha wondered.

Someone had definitely been inside her place, but nothing valuable was missing. That meant they weren’t after money or valuables.

‘Were they after something else… like me?’ Natasha wondered.

Natasha felt a cold wave of fear creeping in.

She didn’t dare stay in her apartment any longer.

Instead, she grabbed her keys and drove straight to Dorothy’s place in the middle of the night.

When Dorothy heard what happened, her first reaction was, “Natasha, don’t tell me some psycho is after you?”

A vein throbbed at Natasha’s temple.

She got goosebumps all over.

Dorothy went on, “I’ve seen news stories about some pervs who stalk women, sneak into their homes when they’re out, and even set up hidden cameras to keep tabs on them…”

Natasha’s heart was pounding faster and faster as she listened.

‘If that’s really what’s going on, I’m in real trouble, Natasha thought, her heart pounding.

She was so freaked out that she barely slept a wink that night.

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The next day, after work, Jared came to pick her up.

Chapter 296 is There a Creep?

He immediately noticed she looked exhausted and off her game.

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling down?” Jared watched her closely, concern written all over his face.

Natasha shook her head.

She seemed lost in thought.

Jared reached out and took her hand.

“If something’s bothering you, you can always talk to me,” he said.

Natasha looked at him, wanting to say something but holding back.

She honestly had no idea how to even start explaining it.

“Can you take me to Dorothy’s place?” she asked.

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