Chapter 35
“Sir Windsor, I’m worried about Adrian. I want to go check on him,” Hailey said to Henry.
Henry waved his hand, gesturing for her to leave. He didn’t have time to deal with her at the moment.
Edwin quietly watched the event, a faint smile creeping on the corner of his lips.
It was a silent night.
Outside, the surroundings were desolate, with only the sound of their own breathing and footsteps.
Oliver was familiar with the Windsor’s mansion. Around the main building, the only desert area was the forest on the west side, and it was occupied by snakes and rodents.
“Natalie!”
“Natalie, can you hear me?”
Walking through the wild weeds and flourishing shrubs, Oliver held a flashlight and waved it around to look for any trace of Natalie.
Behind him, Charles quickly summoned the servants to come over and started searching too.
“No!”
“Help! Help!”
In the distance, Oliver heard a woman scream among the trees.
Following the voice, Oliver walked as fast as he could. Soon, with the light of the flashlight, he saw a woman with her legs entangled by a python.
It was Natalie!
Natalie had been carefully avoiding this python. To her surprise, she still got its attention while running into other small venomous snakes and rodents.
She ran for her life. But it was too dark in the forest, she couldn’t see anything and ended up falling to the ground. The python took the opportunity to wrap around her legs, its disgusting slime seeping through her thin pants and onto her skin. Natalie nearly threw up.
As if the python was confident that its prey couldn’t escape its deadly grip, it hissed at Natalie leisurely, its head turning left and right, seemingly considering where to bite.
After a while, the python suddenly opened its mouth, revealing sharp fangs, and lunged at her head…
“No!” Terrified, Natalie covered her head with her hands and screamed.
At the same time, there was a gunshot.
She felt hot liquid splashed on her, and the smell of blood filled the air.
The tight grip on her legs gradually loosened.
Natalie didn’t feel the intense pain she had anticipated.
Confused, she opened her eyes.
Before she could fully open her eyes, someone covered her eyes.
She smelled the familiar scent of eucalyptus leaves and Oliver’s unique scent.
“Oliver?” she spoke, voice trembling and filled with fear, bordering on crying. “I–is it you?”
It’s me.”
Oliver’s familiar voice was as low and indifferent as always.
But at that moment, it brought Natalie an unprecedented sense of security.
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Chapter 35
“I thought I was going to die here today!” She couldn’t die as she had Lucas to think about.
Driven by fear, Natalie threw herself into Oliver’s arms, holding him tightly as she was worried that he would leave her here.
Feeling the soft body against him, Oliver froze for a moment. He had sensed her fear and dependence on him as her hot tears rapidly soaked his shirt.
His heart skipped a beat, yet he couldn’t pinpoint the feeling he was having.
Natalie felt her body was elevated as Oliver picked her up bridal style.
Natalie only felt she was alive again when she was certain that she was far away from the snake’s corpse.
People usually broke down after experiencing a horrid event. Remembering that Oliver was the cause of all the terrifying experiences she had endured, Natalie finally snapped.
“Oliver, put me down. I don’t want you to hold me!” Natalie struggled to get down, hitting him with clenched fists. “How could you?! I know you hate me. But you can just break up with me! You have no right to torment me!”
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