Dumping Him for His Uncle (Natasha and Zachary)

The PR department had already clocked out, so Julian was left to handle the aftermath by himself.

It would be another long night of overtime for him.

Zachary gave a light cough and replied, "I'll pay you 10 times the usual for your overtime tonight."

The deflated Julian immediately perked up with energy, as if he had just arrived at work early in the morning. "Consider it done."

After things had finally quieted down, Zachary took out his phone and looked at the messages he had received from Natasha. His fingers glided across the keyboard, but he soon deleted the message after thinking it over.

He repeated the process more than three times before finally giving up on replying altogether.

He then murmured to himself, "Is that all you want to say?"

Just as his words left his mouth, another message came through from Natasha. "I'm really sorry. I didn't expect to cause you so much trouble. I promise I'll stay at least 30 feet away from you from now on. I won't come near you again!"

Natasha swore to her own words as she sent the message from her phone. She was not thrilled about having to do so, but the entire mess was her fault, after all.

Meanwhile, Zachary felt like he had hit rock bottom as he read Natasha's text messages.

Just as she continued to wallow in regret, her phone started ringing with a call. Her expression immediately turned serious as she picked up the call. And she soon hung up after replying with a simple "Okay."

Hayden had just returned from a trip abroad and reached out to Natasha the very moment she got back.

Natasha no longer had anything to do with Matthew, but she knew she couldn't ignore Hayden's invitation, even if she did not understand why she was being invited.

The next day after work, she rushed to the meeting spot wearing a plain shirt and denim shorts.

Even with a mask on, her slender and fair legs still drew plenty of attention toward her.

"You must be Ms. Bradley. Ms. Simon's private room is this way. Please follow me."

The waiter led Natasha through the brightly lit hall before pushing open the door to the private room.

Not only was Matthew present in the room, but Nicole was too.

The two of them sat close together like an inseparable newlywed couple.

"Natasha, you're here! Take a look and see what you'd like to eat." Hayden spoke

up to her warmly, but her expression was visibly distant.noveldrama

Natasha ordered just a plate of fried rice. She had not eaten breakfast that

morning, and her stomach was growling in protest.

Nicole was sat across from her, and she was looking at Natasha disdainfully. "Natasha, you're seriously ordering fried rice in a place like this? Isn't that a little sad?"

"Exactly. Has it gotten so bad that you can't even afford a proper meal now?"

Matthew and Nicole were really a pair made for each other. They both just wanted to make Natasha look back.

Hayden spoke up. "Don't mind them. Fried rice is always a solid option. I'll have a plate of fried rice as well."

She was not particularly close with Natasha, but her tone made it clear that she was not exactly siding with Nicole either.

She continued, "I've already heard about what happened between the two of you while I was away. I didn't expect something like that to happen in the Foster family."

Natasha remained silent as she listened from the side.

For Hayden, Natasha was far better than Nicole. She really could not understand what Matthew was thinking.

Natasha may not be well-liked within her own family, but the Bradleys were not a powerful company by any means. There was no need for the Fosters to take their opinion seriously.

Hayden valued Natasha's beauty and intelligence. She believed they were, at the very least, a good match for Matthew.

As for Nicole, Hayden found her petty and annoying. She knew that there would be no end to petty drama if Nicole really married into the Fosters.

"Could you do me a favor and give Matthew another chance?" Hayden asked.

Natasha couldn't help but laugh out loud. "You invited the two of them to sit across from me while you ask me to give Matthew another chance?"