Chapter 218: Tears, lies, And a Heart of Fire Novel
Chapter 218 Wrong Day Wrong Woman Natalie lifted her leg and kicked Loretta squarely in the knee . " Ah ! " Caught off guard , Loretta crashed to the floor , smacking against the edge of the table as she went down . Pain shot through her and she wailed in agony . Meanwhile , Natalie tilted her head just in time to dodge the flying coffee cup . It smashed onto the floor with a sharp crack , shards scattering , drawing every eye in the café to them . The owner hurried over at once . " What's going on here ? " Chris immediately blocked his path .
" Any damages in the shop today , we'll cover them . But stay back ; if you get hurt , don't say I didn't warn you . " Chris ' face was grim , and the black - suited bodyguards flanked him , forming a wall that kept the owner out . The sight made the man swallow hard ; instinctively , he stepped back . " Fine , but don't hurt the customers ." " Of course . " Once the owner had been sent off , Natalie's expression turned icy . " Loretta , I've respected you as an elder . These past five years , there's been no real feud between us ; that's the only reason I agreed to meet you today .
But you can't honestly believe I owe the Luke family anything , can you ? Your son got a marriage license with another woman behind my back while he was still dating me - don't tell me you didn't know . Why didn't you step in then ? You took advantage of my designs for five years , and now you even try to pin false charges on me . Do you really think I , Natalie , am that easy to bully ? " Loretta had never imagined Natalie would dare lay a hand on her . She'd only ever thrown her weight around because she was Jensen's mother .
But looking at 1/3 Chris , at the bodyguards , then at her own people , Loretta realized she was at a disadvantage . And there was no warmth in Natalie's eyes - only cold fury . Provoke her further , and maybe she wouldn't walk out of the café intact . A wise woman knew when to cut her losses . Loretta recalculated quickly . " Natalie , you've really got nerve ! You actually dared hit me ? I'll make sure Jensen hears about this . " " You think I care ? " Natalie's cold snort cut through the air . Loretta's chest heaved with rage as she ground out , " Fine . Fine !
I came here today to give you a warning , out of regard for Jensen . But since you're so ungrateful , I'll take that lunatic straight to the police . And as for what you did to Sharon , I won't cover for you anymore . Get ready for prison . " With that , she stormed off , limping , though trying her best to keep her dignity intact . Natalie calmly sat back down . Chris quickly had another cup of coffee brought over . As Natalie replayed Loretta's words in her mind , her slender fingers tapped lightly against the table .
" Chris , look into this lunatic Loretta mentioned ." Natalie already knew Sharon wouldn't behave herself ; but the sudden mention of some so- called lunatic , dragged in to cause trouble for her , caught Natalie off guard . Chris ' network was reliable , and it didn't take long for him to return with answers . " I figured it out . That lunatic is Johnson's wife . Ever since he vanished in that car crash , she's been searching for him in vain . Now their child's been struck with a rare blood disease that costs a fortune to treat .
With no husband and no money , she dug into the past and uncovered that Sharon had manipulated Johnson into doing her dirty work . Convinced Sharon is behind his disappearance , she snapped - and went after her at the hospital ." Natalie frowned slightly . If it was Johnson's wife , then why had Loretta come after me ? 2/3 And on top of that , Loretta still had the nerve to complain about the design fees owed from the past five years . Too much courtesy only breeds entitlement . Natalie let out a cold laugh . " Have our lawyer send Jensen a letter of demand .
He has one week to pay me for those designs , or I'll take him to court . As for Johnson's wife - expose her identity . And dig into how Sharon and Johnson faked that cancer scam ; expose that too . Johnson's accident , his disappearance , how Sharon used him to target both Jensen and me - hand everything to the media . I want to see how Sharon spins her lies when faced with that much evidence . " From the moment she returned , Natalie had never intended to let Sharon off the hook ; after all , their hatred ran far too deep .
And since Sharon was so eager to make moves , Natalie didn't mind ripping her mask off- layer by layer .