In the office, only Lily's sobbing remained.
"Samuel, I really didn't know she was a negotiator sent by the Southern Chamber of Commerce. I thought..." She said while wiping away the tears she was trying to hold back at the corners of her eyes.
She thought Natalie had come back to seduce Samuel, wanting to mend their old relationship.
How did she know that Nathaniel, a divorced woman like Natalie, who was acquainted with him, would hand over the work of the Southern Chamber of Commerce to her?
Why was she so lucky?
Samuel's eyes were always on Natalie as she left. It seemed like there were thousands of emotions floating in the depths of his eyes; his expression was gloomy and unpredictable.
Until the corner of his shirt was gently grabbed by a pair of small hands, the owner of those hands, Lily, tears welled up as she said, "Samuel, I was wrong, please don't forgive me, I will go apologize to her right now. As long as she forgives me, as long as she can distinguish between public and private, you can do whatever you want me to do."
Lily's dissatisfaction was evident on her face. Natalie clearly couldn't distinguish between public and private, but she put all the responsibility on Natalie.
"Okay." Samuel quietly pulled the corner of his shirt out of her hand, walked straight to the desk, and his cold face had no joy or anger: "What are you doing here?"
"I brought you lunch," Lily said cautiously.
She walked into the office, wiped away her tears, and knew Samuel wouldn't scold her, much less abandon her, because of it.
She still had a chance to fight Natalie.
Lily walked out, holding the lunch box in her arms, smiling faintly as she opened the lunch box: "Samuel, I've been awake for a few hours..."
Samuel rubbed his eyebrows, but his voice was still the same as usual. He said, "Don't ask about Natalie anymore."
Lily leaned closer to him, whispering: "Samuel, are you still angry with me?"
Ding, there was news.
Samuel glanced over, his deep eyes became much colder.
It was a notice of termination of cooperation from the manager in charge of the Eastern transportation line.
The Southern Chamber of Commerce acted so early.
Samuel didn't pay attention to Lily. He didn't know how much economic damage her ignorance would cause to the chamber of commerce.
The threat to his financial interests came from his ex-wife; he couldn't help but tighten his fist, coldly saying, "Oliver."
"Yes." Oliver was already waiting outside the office.
"Take her home," Samuel said.
Hearing this, Lily panicked. She reached out to grab Samuel's arm, but was stopped by Oliver with an expressionless face. "Miss Lily, let's go."
Lily glared at Oliver, unwillingly saying: "Samuel, I was wrong, I really didn't mean to..."
Oliver interrupted her cruelly: "Miss Lily, you should go."
Lily didn't want to go; she just wanted to stay in Samuel's office, to let all the leaders who came to report to him see that she was the future wife of the Morgan family.
But she also knew how important the Eastern transportation route was to the Western Chamber of Commerce. Although she couldn't see the joy or anger on his face, he was definitely still angry.
The future was long; she wasn't in a hurry.
Lily said softly, "Samuel, then I'll go first. You have a stomachache, remember to eat lunch."
Samuel glanced at the lunch box on the table, said to Oliver, who had just taken a few steps out: "Oliver, you also take this."
"Yes." Oliver turned around, turned around, and quickly cleaned up the desk.
Samuel said again: "Find someone to accompany her, forbid her from coming to the company again."
Lily's heart skipped a beat, just as she was about to say something, Oliver urged her.
If she couldn't go to the company, she would lose the opportunity to assert her sovereignty, lose her mission.
She hated Natalie to death, even divorced her, and tricked Samuel into banning her, that bastard.
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After Natalie left the Morgan building, she flew straight back to New York with her team on a special flight.
Nathaniel had been waiting at the airport very early, along with Zoe.
Zoe was afraid that Nathaniel would make a fuss, unless Nathaniel took the initiative to find her; otherwise, she would choose to stay silent for the rest of the time.
When Natalie walked out of the VIP aisle, Zoe jumped at her.
"Natalie, half a day without seeing each other feels like half a year. I miss you so much."
Natalie was hit by the force of the impact and took a step back before standing firm. The corner of her eyes twitched: "Nathaniel, this person is disgusting."
Nathaniel pulled Zoe away; his eyes were deep, cold, and sharp, and he repeated sharply: "Disgusting."
Zoe: "..."
"Does your shoulder hurt?" Nathaniel gently pinched her shoulder; his eyes were doting, gentle, and caring, completely different from the sharp expression just now.
Zoe: "..."
"No hurt."
Natalie lowered her eyes; her mood was not good: "Brother, I messed up."
Although the Southern Chamber of Commerce swallowing the Eastern Line was not a problem, investment should absolutely not be put into one basket. Win-win cooperation was the main topic. What she wanted to say was just the profit-sharing ratio.
"Idiot, you did a good job. I've wanted to destroy this line for a long time." Nathaniel's deep voice was like an elixir, soothing her anxiety.
Natalie blinked, seeming to have understood something. The planning documents she saw for the development, construction, and maintenance of the Eastern Line had been prepared for a long time.
The eldest brother was worthy of being the eldest brother, and he had a perfect plan.
He answered the phone, and soon Henry's gorgeous Phantom sports car arrived at the airport.
"Sister, I'm here to pick you up and take you home." Henry wore a pink suit, whistling at her, looking flirtatious, but in fact, extremely extravagant.
But this did not escape Nathaniel's discipline.
"Next time you pick up your sister, remember to dress normally," Nathaniel said seriously.
Henry shrugged. He spread his arms, "Understood, brother."
"Sister, there is still work at the company. I will take you home," Nathaniel said reluctantly.
Natalie made an "ok" gesture and was immediately invited into the car by Henry.
Zoe, who had been left alone for so long, looked at Nathaniel's departing back, muttering, "Are you leaving now?"
"Zoe, why are you standing there? Get in the car quickly." Henry urged impatiently.
Zoe: "..."
Um, Brooks's men probably don't have much patience with women other than Natalie.
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It was midnight when the capital's lights came on.
"Oliver, go to the villa in the suburbs." Samuel leaned back in his chair and pulled his tie.
"Yes." Oliver turned around at the intersection.
He bought the villa in the suburbs for his wedding, and Natalie has lived there since he got married.
Natalie... It seemed like he never really understood her.
The outside of the villa was pitch black. Samuel entered the key code according to the original password, and the door opened.
"Young Lady, are you back?" Aunt Sophia turned on the wall light.
"Aunt Sophia, it's me." Samuel walked in with a calm expression.
The villa was very clean, everything was neat, and there was no trace of Natalie having been there for a while.
Mrs. Sophia was a little disappointed, but she quickly put away her unusual expression: "Young master, I'm sorry, I think Young Lady… Miss Natalie forgot her things, so she came back."
But Aunt Sophia knew better than anyone that the night before Natalie left, she had thrown all her belongings into the garbage truck.