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Dylan muttered under his breath, ‘Seriously? Is she his wife or something, and that he just called
her over?
‘He had said she was just a business partner. But now? Damn!"
Curling his lip, Dylan decided to pretend he hadn’t seen anything. Honestly, he was getting more and more
eager to see the day Alexei’s face got slapped hard.
Meanwhile, Natasha dropped Sadie off at her place, and had barely arrived back at her apartment when Alexei’s
video call cthrough.
Alexei was wearing a black robe, his broad chest partly exposed. His black hair was slightly mussed, like he'd just
been pulled out of bed, softening sof his usual cold sharpness.
“Isn't it the middle of the night over there?” Natasha asked, puzzled.
Alexei was studying her through the camera. Since she'd been to a bar, Natasha was wearing a red, fitted mini
dress.
The dress showed off her fair collarbones and long legs-slim yet with just the right curves, her waist small
enough to fit one hand.
Now, when Natasha leaned in toward the phone, her features were magnified-blond hair, porcelain skin, arched
brows, and red lips, like a little temptress straight out of a dream.
Alexei thought sourly, ‘How cshe never dressed like this when | was around?’
Alexei completely forgot that back then, they were basically homebodies and wouldn't bother dressing up at
home.
Of course, with her looks, Natasha could pull off both the bare-faced kind of beauty and the glamorous kind.
Alexei’s momentary distraction passed. He said, “Sit back a little. Letsee your arm.”
In the video Dylan had sent, Alexei saw a guy swing a bottle at her from behind, and Natasha blocked it for the
woman next to her. After that, she'd lowered her head and clutched her arm.
Still confused, Natasha stepped back. ‘What's with him, going crazy in the middle of the night?
‘Asking to see a girl’s arm like that-does he not realize how creepy that sounded?’
But then Natasha glanced down at the scratch on her upper arm and suddenly understood. Her first instinct was
to check her clothes and jewelry. “Did you put a tracker on me?”
‘Otherwise, how would he know | was hurt?’ Natasha wondered.
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Alexei actually gave it sthought. “Not impossible.”
Natasha crossed her arms in an X over her chest. “I refuse. Personal privacy, OK?”
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“Ms. Clark put on quite the show tonight,” Alexei said. “Snosy person senta video.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThen his gaze darkened as he looked at the cut. “I leave for one day and you already get hurt like this, Natasha.
Impressive.”
“Maybe start by blaming the person who attacked me, thanks,” Natasha replied, looking innocent. “It's not like |
wanted to run into slunatic.”
Thinking of those men at the bar, Alexei narrowed his eyes. ‘Letting Natasha drink with them-are they tired of
living?’
From afar, Alexei flexed his fingers, resisting the urge to touch her wound.
“All right,” Alexei said gently, his voice carrying a hint of coaxing that felt strangely intimate in the deep of night.
“How about | get payback for my wife?”
Covering the phone camera to hide her flushed face, Natasha scolded softly, “Alexei, stop callingthat.”
His tone is light and teasing,’ Natasha thought.
Alexei’s lips curved. “Just giving you a preview of what it’s like to be Mrs. Turner.”
Noticing her injured arm resting against the couch, he reminded her. “Don’t press on it. Take care of it before you
go to bed.”
Okay, fine,” Natasha said. “I'll take a shower and put sointment on.”
‘No need,” Alexei replied. “I've already called a doctor for you.”
Natasha said, “That's really not necessary. It's not serious. | can just wrap it myself. By the tthe doctor
comes, I'll be half-asleep.”
Alexei seemed to type a quick message to someone, then looked back at her. “She’s already there. Co open the
door”
He actually arranged it while | was still at the bar, calculating the timing so the doctor would arrive just right?
Natasha thought.
Surprised, Natasha went to the door and found a pleasant-looking unfamiliar woman standing there. “Ms. Clark?
Hello, I'm Arabella.”
Natasha had half expected Dylan to show up instead. With mixed feelings, she invited Arabella
inside.
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Arabella was extremely professional. She not only bandaged the cut on Natasha's arm but also checked the
other bruises on her body.
Before leaving, Arabella left smedicine and scar cream, along with neatly written instructions on sticky
notes placed where Natasha could easily see them.
Alexei had the video call on the whole time, watching over the process.
In her twenty-three years, Natasha had been through all kinds of injuries-even the ther father whipped her
into the hospital-yet she'd never been treated with such care.
Not that she minded. In fact, it felt kind of nice. Natasha mumbled into the phone, “Alexei, you're corrupting me.”
Alexei chuckled. “If it's that easy to win you over, then my job’s going to be a breeze.”
When Arabella heard Alexei’s surprisingly gentle voice through the phone, her arm gave the slightest twitch as
she packed up the medical kit, suddenly speeding up her movements.
“Arabella, why don’t you just crash here for the night?” Natasha asked when Arabella said goodbye.
It was late, and it didn’t feel safe for a woman to be out alone.
Plus, Arabella had only cout in the middle of the night because of her-she was even in loungewear-so
Natasha felt a little bad.
Arabella looked slightly surprised. She hadn't expected the woman who'd caught Alexei’s eye to be this
genuinely kind.
After so many years as a private doctor, Arabella had seen her fair share of arrogant rich people.
They didn’t care if it was pouring rain at midnight-your safety wasn’t their problem.
Arabella smiled and shook her head. “That's all right. Mr. Turner arranged a driver for me.”
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Natasha slept soundly that night. But for others, the night had been anything but calm.
The next morning, she got a message from Ramona that sounded oddly cautious, almost testing. [Ms. Clark,
have you run into anyone lately?]
[No, why?] Natasha replied, confused.
Ramona: [No reason. | just wanted to tell you Matthew won't be bothering you anymore. The Hill family is
sending him overseas.]
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More importantly, being cut off from the center of power was a death sentence.
Zayden didn’t have many years left. If Matthew wasn’t by his side now to win favor, no one would even
remember him in a few years.
Ramona’s gaze shifted to another younger cousin, and she gave him a faint smile. The last remaining male heir
of the third generation shivered,
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