Natalie’s laugh was clear and pleasant. “Easton, you’re right, I did it on purpose. Remember when I wanted to talk to you about things between you and Jennifer? I waited for you in a snowstorm for four hours. You promised to meet me, and I was waiting to discuss our divorce, but you never showed up. You were always with Jennifer, who had a stomachache. Actually, before her birthday party, when I asked you out, it was to talk about our divorce. But then, you didn’t come home for months. On the day of her birthday party, you slapped me so hard that I passed out.”

“You can’t even wait for just two hours? You’ve lost your patience too quickly? Hey, love and being loved are obvious. You save all your patience to win over Jennifer, and when it’s about waiting for me, you’re so impatient.”

Easton said angrily, “Natalie, I was inconsiderate before and didn’t understand our relationship. I asked you out today to formally apologize…”

“Easton,” Natalie interrupted him coldly. “I told you already that you have no right to apologize to me. You’re just as low as Jennifer. You enjoy the benefits of being married to me, while also enjoying your affair with Jennifer as well as the self-respect and a sense of achievement brought by Jennifer when she depends on you. She relishes what you give her and still forces me to leave. Tell me, would you both be happy if I left! You could be, so why won’t you agree to a divorce?”

Easton’s heart suddenly hurt. “Natalie, I’ve said it before. It was my fault before, and I want to talk to you properly.”

Natalie sneered, “There’s no need to talk. Your attitude says it all. You’re a married man, yet you often go to comfort other women. Don’t you have any sense of boundaries between men and women? On the day we got divorced, she pretended to faint, yet I was the one you actually knocked out. Then you took the pretending-to-faint woman to the hospital. Just an apology can’t mend the pain in my heart. It’s funny how men always find a grand reason for their cheating.”

“Natalie…” Easton began.

Natalie interrupted him again, “Easton, are you about to tell me that Jennifer is just a foster daughter in the Simpson family and you feel sorry for her? That it’s your duty to take care of her? And she once saved your life? That absolutely nothing happened between you two and I should stop making a fuss? Save your grand excuse for yourself. It doesn’t work on me. I’ve told you countless times, except for the divorce, don’t contact me, I really hate you.”

Natalie hung up the phone and went back to watching her show, feeling a surge of satisfaction. She didn’t need Easton messing up her life again. She wanted to enjoy her pretty life by herself.

Easton was furious after Natalie hung up on him. He had swallowed his pride, yet Natalie still refused to turn back. Easton got played by Jennifer, and the secret about the illegitimate child behind her must be revealed.

Forget it. I’ll wait until he is drawn out, clear the danger, and then take Natalie home to prevent Jennifer from making a move against her, he wondered.

Now, whatever he said, Natalie suspected there was something suspicious between him and Jennifer. Jennifer indeed gave Natalie a lot of their photos when making love, and he indeed gave Jennifer a monthly allowance of 1.5 million dollars. In the end, all of this became barriers between them.

Easton took a deep breath, looked at the heavy snow outside the window, and thought about what she said yesterday. She was probably not in Shagrity anymore. She was going to be out for half a month.

Feeling restless, Easton called the waiter over to order some food. He looked out the window. The snow was still falling heavily, and there was a complex expression on his handsome face.

Natalie, what I owe you, I’ll slowly repay for the rest of my life, Easton wondered.

Natalie watched a drama for two hours and developed an initial plan for her future. Men would only slow her down from making money. In the future, she would keep irrelevant people out of her world.

Natalie was about to take a break when she saw the video sent by a servant of the Simpson family. In the Simpson residence, Wendy finally made a scene. Moreover, Wendy knew exactly how to handle Nick. Wendy’s company went bankrupt and was sold off. All the money went into filling the gaps, and the video showed what was currently happening in the Simpson residence. Wendy bought the company, but it still wasn’t enough to fill the gap.

This afternoon, officials from the court came to seal the mansion. This scared Sasha and John. Even Jennifer and Nick were completely baffled.

Nick looked at the two court officials. “Gentlemen, what are you doing here? Why are you sealing my house?” He had lived here for over a decade, and the villa had a beautiful environment. The front yard was a garden, filled with his favorite flowers and plants, perfect for exercising and walking. This was the villa of his dreams since he was twenty-five, and he couldn’t bear to move away after all these years.

One of the older men said, “Sir, Mrs. Simpson’s company owes a massive debt, and most of her assets, including this villa, are going to be auctioned off. You have one week to move out so you don’t interfere with the auction.”

“What?” Nick turned to Wendy, angrily shouting, “Wendy, what’s going on? Wasn’t your company doing well? How could you owe such a large debt?”

Wendy looked completely worn out. To make herself seem even more so, she hadn’t eaten for two days. She cried. “Nick, you know how hard it’s been to do business the past few years. Ever since Lance Group pulled out, we’ve lost over a hundred partners, with no one investing. I had to go to the bank for a loan."

“I just found out recently that someone has been secretly stealing our partners, causing my company to completely collapse. Can you believe someone would really be such a heartless jerk to sabotage us like this?”

Jennifer was stunned for a moment.

Wendy turned around, casting a reluctant look at the villa behind her. “Now that I’ve sold this place and a couple of streets, we still owe about 350 million dollars. Nick, the company with your name on it is one I started for you. We need to sell it too to pay off the debts, or we’ll be left out with nothing.”

Nick was shaking with anger when he heard this. He shook his head in disbelief. “No, that’s not possible. How did you accumulate so much debt? What did you do?” His eyes were filled with anger. He had been unwell and resting at home recently. He never thought Wendy’d ruin the company and rack up 350 million dollars in debt. Am I supposed to bear the debt with her now? he wondered.

Wendy intentionally caused his health issues to distract him, making her plans work so effectively.

Wendy cried. “Nick, Jennifer, please help me. Nick, your company is worth about 30 million. If you sell it, I can fill another financial gap."

Nick was shocked, staring at her, unable to speak.