Caught Him Cheating My Life Restarted (Natalie) novel Chapter 445

Hanley had always blamed himself, thinking that because he hadn't listened to his mother and had framed Terence, she wanted to cut him off completely.

Now, hearing his grandmother say such things, his heart ached even more, as if an even heavier stone had been placed upon it.

“So Mommy wants Lucas and Liana, not me!”

“That’s right. Natalie doesn’t want you, and she especially doesn’t want him going to see her again. She just doesn’t want to be the bad guy, so she’s using this as an excuse instead of being direct!”

Just then, Darren walked in. “What are you telling him now?” he said angrily. “We’ve already achieved our goal. We shouldn’t be filling a child’s head with these kinds of thoughts.”

“Am I wrong? Do you really think Natalie is eager to have Hanley? If Hanley keeps going to see her, do you think people will assume the Lockwood family is okay with it? What part of what I said was wrong?”

“Daddy, Grandma’s not wrong. Mommy really thinks Lucas and Liana are more important than me. When I argued with them, Mommy always took their side.”

“What did you say? When you argued with those two, your mother took their side?”

Victoria’s voice was so shrill that it made Darren’s stomach turn.

He roared.

“Enough! Not another word.”

Victoria was speechless. He had yelled at her again!

Darren looked at Hanley and said, “Don’t overthink it. Once your aunt is rescued, you and your mother can sort things out.”

With that, Darren turned and left, his mind in turmoil.

As he walked out of the hospital room, he overheard some people talking.

“The Lockwood Group’s stock plummeted by fifty percent today. That’s the biggest drop in its history.”

Natalie followed behind him. Before they had even entered, the board members’ angry voices had reached their ears. They had heard everything.

Seeing Natalie trailing behind Terence, one of the board members said furiously, “Mr. Lockwood, why did you bring this woman with you? Don’t you understand that she’s the cause of all this?”

“What does this have to do with her being by my side? I don’t feel right when she’s not with me.”

The senior board members trembled with rage. Natalie had come because she was worried, and because this whole incident had started with her son.

“Distinguished board members,” Natalie said, “this incident was caused by my son. I should bear the greatest responsibility.”

“What good is you taking responsibility? Do you have any idea how much the Lockwood Group has lost?”

Terence cut in, “Mr. Cole, from the sound of it, are you offering to cover the losses?”