Fabian replied, “It's all because of those bad rumors. The stock prices are plummeting, and the shareholders can't wait to get rid of Mr. Hamilton and run the company by themselves!”
Worried that he might upset Natasha, he immediately added, “But there's no need for you to be worried. Mr. Hamilton has already expected all these. In fact, he wants to use this opportunity to get rid of the incapable ones. That's why he has yet to deal with the Lynch family. These people are no match for Mr. Hamilton. It's only a matter of time before they are gone!” Fabian sounded quite proud indeed.
Natasha narrowed her eyes when she heard that.
She looked at Fabian and asked, “Was moving the anniversary banquet forward part of his plan?” “That's right...” The answer tumbled out of Fabian's mouth too quickly before he realized it. In an instant, he was stunned.
He stared at Natasha. Will Ms. Watson misunderstand what I just said?
“No.” Fabian went on to explain himself, “While this was Mr. Hamilton's plan all along, his ultimate aim was to take revenge for you!”
Yes, that's right!
Natasha looked at him in silence without any emotion.
Fabian frowned. Why do I feel like the more I explain, the more information I'm leaking out?
“It's true that Mr. Hamilton is doing this for you...” said Fabian sincerely.
Natasha responded with a nod.
“It's true!” Fabian emphasized his point again because, judging from Natasha's expression, she did not appear to believe him.
Both Mr. Hamilton and Ms. Watson are about to get back together. If it's because of me that they don't, Mr. Hamilton will surely kill me.
The thought of it made a chill run down his
spine.
Looking at Fabian's worried expression, Natasha smiled and reassured him, “I got
However, for some strange reason, the calmer Natasha was, the more insecure Fabian felt.
“So, you won't blame Mr. Hamilton?” asked Fabian with a hopeful smile.
Natasha remained silent.
Just then, someone knocked on the door and called out, “Mr. Houde.”
Fabian walked over and had a few words with the person. He nodded before saying, “I understand.”
When he turned around and looked at Natasha, she said, “Go ahead with your work. Don’t worry about me.”
Fabian was about to open his mouth and say something, but he hesitated. In the end, he nodded and said, “Then, feel free to rest here. Mr. Hamilton will be back very soon.”
Natasha nodded.
With that, Fabian left the office.
Natasha drank her coffee with eyes void of emotions.
Before that, she had been curious why Kenneth was taking so long to deal with the Lynch family. It was not his style. Now, she realized that he was more abstruse than she knew him to be.
Everyone was a chess piece on his board, but they were all clueless.
However, as far as Natasha was concerned, there was no way she could stay out of it no matter what Kenneth was up to.
She just needed to do whatever was necessary.
A clear conscience was more important.
Just then, she noticed that there were two photographs displayed on Kenneth's table.
They were placed at an angle, so Natasha could not see the whole picture.
Out of curiosity, she got up and took a better look.
She was slightly startled when she saw the photos.
The first one had the three children in it and had been taken recently, most likely during an outing with Liam. The three young ones were smiling happily in that photograph.
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