Female Novel
Chapter 374 Heartless
Chapter 374 Heartless
In her shock, it took Natalia a long time to recover.
"Have you called the police?"
The man shook his head. "No. Mr. K's got too many skeletons in his closet for the police to get called.
This can only be investigated and resolved alone."
Understanding, Natalia nodded.
Her chest felt stuffy, as if it was being clogged by a rock.
Seeing her downtrodden look, the man laughed lightly.
He stuck his handsome face closer to him, laughing, "With that business out the way, little Seven, tell
me the truth now. Did you really not miss me at all these four years?"
Natalia's originally pale expression turned heated as she took a step back and glared at him with
cautioning eyes.
"I'm warning you, Felix! Don't try to seduce me with those dirty tricks of yours! I'm not into that!"novelbin
Felix laughed dryly, his eyes curving up like they were full of wine, almost intoxicating.
"You're hurting me, little Seven. You were calling me big brother just four years ago, and now it's Felix?
How could you be so heartless?"
Natalia had no reply and didn't want to waste her breath on him, so she turned to leave.
Behind her, Felix chuckled faintly. "I have your number, little Seven. I'm going to call you tonight. Don't
leave me hanging."
His tones were merry, but Natalia could feel the cold, tinted with a bit of threat.
Her face darkened and she didn't say anything as she speed walked away.
Outside, with things weighing on her mind, Natalia wasn't inclined to stay further at the banquet, so she
said her goodbyes to Victoria and gang, then left with Nancy.
It was already ten at night when they arrived home. Archie was reading in his room and knew that she
mustn't have eaten too much over there at night, so he had Mrs. Dottie make her favorite seafood
paella.
Natalia didn't have much of an appetite and set it down after a few bites.
At night, Archie stayed with her.
Her phone buzzed twice. The man noticed it sharply and didn't react. Looking at the number, Natalia
knew who it was and was hesitating on taking it when she heard Archie say, "Have you found out who it
was who was giving you all those flowers recently?"
Natalia started and didn't know if it was because she was feeling guilty or that her hand shook, but she
accidentally pressed decline.
She lifted her head and looked at him in a daze, only reacting after a couple of seconds.
"Oh, not yet."
Archie's eyes dimmed.
"Need my help?"
"No, I'm fine."
She said hurriedly, afraid he'd really step in. By then, no matter what he turned up, it wouldn't be easy
to explain.
Archie tilted his head at her.
"You're not feeling well?"
Natalia forced a smile and shook her head.
Then her phone started buzzing again.
Archie cocked his brow and looked at the indicated number, his eyes quizzical. "Aren't you taking it?"
Natalia could feel her body stiffening as she swayed between taking the call and not taking it. In the
end, she still hung up.
"It's just work. It's too late now; we can talk about it in the morning!"
With that, she squirreled into the blankets.
Archie's handsome brow furrowed imperceptibly, but he didn't say anything about it as he turned the
lights off and laid down as well.
The night went peacefully.
The following morning, before Natalia could get up, she was woken by the ringing of her phone.
She opened her eyes groggily, and before her vision could clear, she'd taken the call.
"Hello?"
"Natalia, it's horrible, something's happened!"
She frowned, a little irritated. "What's happened? Panicking like this in the morning."
Elsa was losing her mind with panic on the other end of the line.
"There are rumors out about you! With a huge figure, too! Augh, I can't explain it all properly, so just go
online and check!"
Natalia jolted, her grogginess leaving in an instant.
She hung up hastily and sat up, going straight online.
She was the number one search result on the internet.
Clicking in, she found the title – "Astonishment! High-end Wife Meeting Young Man at Night, A
Ferocious Battle In the Bathroom!"
Whitening, Natalia dragged in.
There were a few muddled photographs shown there.
The angle was strangely crisp and clear, and even a semi-professional like her couldn't figure out what
angle it'd been taken from. Even so, the two people on top were still clearly visible.
Natalia was facing the camera so her face was clearly visible as the man pressed her up against the
door and looked down at her. The shot was taken from his back, coincidentally blocking his face.
Natalia's face darkened right away.
That son of a bitch!
She didn't even need to think to know who took these photos!
There was nobody else in that restroom but her and Felix!
That rat bastard! He was only using these methods because she hadn't taken his call that night.
Four years apart, and he was still a scumbag!
She thoroughly blasted Felix apart in her mind, but that wouldn't stop Archie from catching wind of that
incident.
Just thinking of that man seeing those photos was giving Natalia a headache.
Speaking of the devil.
It was rare for Archie to not head to the office with the day this late. Seemed like he'd just gotten out of
the shower after the gym and he wasn't wearing a top, only a knee-length pair of pants.
With a towel on him, his body was still steaming. Seeing she was awake, he toweled himself off while
asking, "You're awake?"
Natalia smiled stiffly. "Yeah."
Archie looked a lot better than she was expecting, but a bit of cold was still, expectedly, contained in his
brow.
He flung the towel to the side after he was done with it and walked towards her.
"Anything you'd like to explain to me today, Mrs. McCarthy?"
Natalia looked at his face and swallowed.
"So... you saw?"
Archie cocked an eyebrow and grunted.
Natalia chuckled nervously, her mouth dry, and explained, "It's a misunderstanding. I just met him by
accident in the restroom, and he just had to stop me and tell me something. I had to stay, but I didn't
think the tabloids would have gotten a shot off. Really, I have nothing to do with him."
Archie narrowed his eyes, his gaze still cold.
"Really? What a coincidence that he met you in the female restroom. This is the first I've heard of the
second son of the Bissel family being a crossdresser."
Natalia jolted, shaking upright.
"What'd you say? The second son of the Bissel family?"
At that, Archie was somewhat surprised.
"You didn't know who he was?"
Natalia opened her mouth, thought about it, then closed her mouth and shook her head.
"I didn't."