Chapter 36
“Natalie, why didn’t you say so when the snake wrapped around you? Why say it now?” Oliver’s face darkened. Not recovering from her fear, she was so weak that he could barely feel her punches. Oliver was surprised that she thought she could walk.
Natalie was not convinced. “I don’t want you to hold me! You set me up and then came to my rescue. I won’t be fooled. You jerk!”
“Stop yelling, or I’ll throw you back to the snake.” Oliver halted and threatened.
“No!” Natalie reflexively held onto Oliver’s broad shoulders. She probably would have psychological trauma towards snakes for the rest of her life.
Oliver smiled faintly as Natalie finally calmed down.
“Did you just accuse me of setting you up?” Oliver brought the dubious content in Natalie’s words.
“You asked Hailey to tell me that you wanted to see me. I was here because of your order. But when I called you for help, you never picked up.” Natalie grew more and more aggrieved as she spoke. “You tricked me. What a jerk!”
Oliver was mad, but he chuckled, “Natalie, are you a fool? Hailey is Adrian’s girlfriend. Why would I ask her to give you a message? When you called me later, I couldn’t answer.”
‘I can’t stand the sight of Hailey.‘ Oliver frowned at the thought of Hailey. There was no way that he would ask her to do things for him. What were the servants for?
Natalie pouted and thought, ‘But Hailey is also your former fiancée. Who knows what you’re thinking?‘
“You don’t believe me?” Oliver lowered his gaze, staring at Natalie, who was curling up in his arms.
“Yes.”
But she answered no inwardly.
“Nata… What!”
Suddenly, a woman’s scream was heard in the distance.
Hailey saw Oliver’s tall and upright figure first. Then she noticed that he was holding a woman in his arms, presumably Natalie. Wanting to get Oliver’s attention, Hailey was about to greet them. She opened her mouth and saw the maid behind Oliver pick up something with a flashlight in her other hand.
Under the light, Hailey saw the thing the maid was holding. It was a bloody dead snake with its head shot off.
Terrified, Hailey felt her legs buckle. She looked around for Adrian, wanting to seek comfort from him.
Before Hailey could turn around, Adrian brushed past her and ran towards Natalie.
His voice filled with joy, he exclaimed, “Natalie! Are you okay?”
Seeing Hailey’s panicked expression, Natalie subconsciously looked behind her and screamed too.
She was so scared that she burrowed her head against Oliver’s chest, trembling all over as she finally realized what that warm liquid that splashed on her
was.
It was the snake’s blood!
She didn’t even dare to look at herself. She was certain that she was covered in disgusting snake blood from head to toe!
“Natalie, are you a fool? Oliver couldn’t help but scold her.
He had covered her eyes earlier to spare her the trauma. But she had foolishly craned her neck to look behind them. Only a fool would do this.
Adrian finally reached them and was shocked by the intimate scene of the couple. He cared about Natalie so much and wanted to ask her about her well- being. All the words turned into a lump in his throat, making him feel hard to breathe.
“Move,” Oliver coldly said to Adrian. Be mindful of how you address her.”
The corner of Adrian’s mouth twitched. He found the situation was so unfair. Why did he have to call Natalie…Aunt Natalie?!
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She belonged with him, not Oliver.
Adrian stepped aside, and Oliver carried Natalie towards the main building, casting a dark look at Hailey, who was still in shock.
Adrian, I’m so scared. The snake… It’s… Hailey shivered and ran to Adrian, her arms wrapping around his waist. She deliberately pressed her soft bosom against him.
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