Chapter 242

Tiana had heard from her dad about Easton. If William had gone too far, he might have ended up in prison.

William was notorious as a playboy with many illegitimate children.

To prevent the illegitimate children from returning to claim the inheritance, Vernon gave all the assets to Easton, whom he had raised personally.

Although William was a jerk, he respected Vernon and wouldn’t let his illegitimate children trouble his parents. Officially, Easton was Vernon and Anne’s only grandson.

Easton had many stories to tell. However, no one was aware of what ultimately became of his mother.

Tiana suggested, “Mr. Spencer, maybe we should be more polite to him later. You said he’s ruthless behind the scenes. What if he decides to deal with both our families? We’d have no way to defend ourselves.”

Damian warned Tiana not to provoke Easton, and to endure the hatred no matter how strong it was.

Though Tiana’s company was promising, it was nothing compared to giants like the Garcia Group.

The Spencer family posed a formidable challenge to the Garcia family, yet Murray lacked the unyielding determination that Easton possessed.

Murray was trembling with anger and demanded, “Why do we have to tolerate a jerk? He hurt Natalie so deeply, and I’m going to kill him!”

Murray’s eyes, usually warm and inviting, now burned with the fire of fury.

Tiana couldn’t help but laugh at his bravado and said, “Alright, I’ll just sit back and watch you do it.”

Murray was astounded and pondered, ‘You’re really wise.’

As Easton’s boat docked, he gracefully stepped off, protected by his bodyguards.

Easton glanced at Murray with sharp eyes and asked seriously, “Where’s Natalie?”

“Hmph! Scram, jerk,” Murray muttered as he gathered his fishing gear, resolved to catch a bountiful haul of fish today.

Easton watched Murray in silence and chose not to ask more.

Xavier came down with his fishing gear, gazing at the vast blue sea, feeling relaxed like he hadn’t in a long time.

Xavier commented, “Mr. Garcia, the beautiful scenery is incredibly soothing.”

Easton took a deep breath and removed his sunglasses, just in time to see Natalie emerge from the water.

In her net bag, there were six big lobsters.

She swam toward the shore with all her strength.

Natalie shouted, “Murray, come over here! The resources are great; I caught six lobsters all in one place, and I really love these lobsters!”

Murray ran into the ocean with a bucket, laughing as he collected the lobsters Natalie had caught and put them inside.

“Wow…” Murray was amazed; each lobster was over a pound, and he was so excited he didn’t know what to do.

This was his first encounter with lobsters so fresh and large.

“Natalie, you’re really incredible,” Murray said, deciding he would learn to dive so he could join Natalie in the water catching fish.

Natalie smiled and suddenly looked up to see Easton standing on the shore, which made her pause in surprise.

Murray understood why Natalie was surprised. He turned to look at Easton and said unhappily, “Natalie, I didn’t know he was coming.”

Natalie asked, “Has Jennifer arrived? If Jennifer’s here, let’s move somewhere else because she’s been after you.”

Murray suddenly turned nervous. He answered, “No, I haven’t seen her.”

Hearing this, Natalie breathed a sigh of relief. She was also afraid of Jennifer because she was a heartless and cruel woman.

Natalie pointed at the lobsters and said, “Put them in the fridge. Let your chef handle them for dinner tonight."

“I saw a stingray. It was too big, and I was worried it might drag me into the sea, but I spotted some coral trout. I’ll catch a few for a steamed fish dinner tonight.”

Murray was thrilled and remarked, “That’s great, Natalie! Thanks for your hard work. I’ll have my chef make the most delicious seafood for you.”

Natalie smiled and dove into the water again.

The water was so clear that they could see where Natalie was diving.

Easton changed into his swimsuit and went into the sea.

The wound on his arm was visible. He squinted, looking at Natalie with a smile.

Murray looked at Easton and asked, “What are you doing?”

Easton replied coldly, “Swimming.”

Murray pointed at his injured arm and said, “Easton, you’re hurt. What do you think you’re doing going down there? Trying to attract sharks?"

“Natalie is really happy today. Don’t go disturbing her. You’re so mean.”

Easton frowned and thought, ‘Am I mean?’

Murray glanced at the boat and asked warily, “Easton, is Jennifer here too?”

Easton replied seriously, “No.”

Murray replied, “Oh! Then I’m relieved. You’re more upfront than Jennifer. At least you won’t attack us at sea. If she were here, we should head back.”

Easton furrowed his brows and asked, “Are you really that afraid of her?”

Murray laughed bitterly and said, “How could I not be afraid? She’s like a poisonous snake, a perfect match for you. I wish you both a long life together, but make sure you never harm the innocent again.”

Easton was furious.

Murray stuck out his tongue at Easton before turning to take the lobsters to the ship.

Easton frowned, thinking. Last night, Natalie was in danger. Jennifer is really the mastermind.

‘Why does she insist on killing Natalie?'

‘Is it just because she wants to marry me?'

Easton saw that Natalie had already caught a grouper.

She dragged it towards the shore, swimming with the exuberance of a playful fish.

Easton plunged into the water and swam over.

Then Natalie spat out a mouthful of seawater.

Suddenly, she saw a handsome face up close.

“Oh! You scared me,” Natalie said as she quickly backed away from Easton, who had appeared out of nowhere.

Seeing his arm wrapped in bandages, Natalie frowned and asked, “Easton, do you even realize what you’re doing? You’ve still got a wound on your arm. Why did you jump down?”

It seemed Easton just didn’t know how to look after himself.

Easton chuckled softly and asked, “Do you still care about me?”

Natalie laughed in disbelief and said, “Easton, do you hear yourself? Do you know how hard I worked to save your life? You nearly died in a fire and then in a car crash, and I almost got eaten by wolves!"

“If there’s a next time, I won’t save you.”

Natalie shot Easton a fierce glare.

Easton chuckled, his hair damp from the sea, making his features even more striking. “Natalie, hand me the fish,” he said with a charming smile.

Natalie frowned and said, “If you want to eat fish, go catch it yourself.”

Easton raised an eyebrow and said, “I’ll pay you.”

Natalie gave a bright, charming smile and said, “Alright! Thirty thousand dollars per fish.”

Easton’s eyes gleamed with amusement. He said, “Deal.”

Natalie thought, ‘Is Easton crazy or what, coming here just to get himself scolded?’

Knowing Easton was rich, Natalie handed him the fish and said, “Hold on, I’ll catch more. Today I’m earning 300 thousand dollars.”

Natalie tossed the fish to Easton and swam back into the ocean depths.

“Oh… Natalie, help! There’s a giant sea eel chasing me!” Tiana screamed wildly, running towards Murray, clutching a freshly caught fish.