Chapter 4 - Exaggerating Tale
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Natasha sighed as the handsome man refused to let her leave. She is confused about why she has to be here since she’s feeling just fine.
“You don’t understand! I need to f*****g leave!”
Natasha was so pissed off by this guy that she couldn't even cry. She felt like even if she cried, this man wouldn’t let her go. Lucas sighed as he looked at his phone before smiling at nothing.
"If you don't give a s**t about your family's damn company, then go ahead and f*****g leave."
Lucas grabbed an apple and elegantly started peeling it. Natasha was momentarily speechless as she stared at this attractive man with his serious expression. The man’s words feel like thousands of sharp knives piercing her soul.
"Believe it or not, all of Astor's family shares were acquired about a few minutes ago. You may leave, and trust me, you’ll return to me in no time.”
Natasha was confused.
"What the f**k does that mean?"
Natasha’s mind was in chaos. Since she was a teenager, she has never been interested in joining the business world. So because of that, she didn't understand all this s**t happening in the business world. She didn't know what the f**k it meant. If she did, she wouldn’t be so confused about how her family is ruined now.
Lucas takes a bite of the apple he was peeling and said,
"It means your family's bankruptcy isn't meant to be.”
Lucas’s voice sounded deep, and if Eric were here, he would be f*****g surprised. When did their f*****g CEO ever talk so much to a woman? Lucas has never even talked to his mother this much. Even Lucas was shocked that he didn’t feel a need to keep the conversation short like when he was with other women.
“It means someone betrayed your family. Do you want to know who the f**k acquired all those shares and caused the fall of your family?”
Natasha thought everything this man uttered was rubbish, but he had no choice. It is to trust him if she wants to get to the bottom of it.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Tell me! Who ruined my family?! I demand to know!”
Natasha couldn't understand who would harm her family. The last time she checked, her family had never associated itself with any illegal organization, not that they did anything that could lead to their downfall. So how?
Natasha’s heartbeat quickened, and she placed her hand on her chest, preparing herself to hear about the mastermind who ruined her family. She was waiting with bated breath when Lucas said,
“And why should I tell you?”
Natasha was momentarily speechless before she grabbed a cucumber from her sandwich and threw it at the handsome man. Lucas was shocked. No one ever dared to throw anything at him, but this woman threw a piece of cucumber at him.
Natasha glared at Lucas, and in the end, she had no f*****g choice but to surrender.
"Sir, have I offended you?"
Lucas paused while picking up the cucumber from his coat, then he raised an eyebrow, and his thin lips uttered three words,
"Not at all."
Natasha sighed in relief.
"Alright. I’m sorry for being rude. But you were testing my patience. So it’s not my fault.”
Natasha took a deep breath and politely asked again,
"Well then, can you tell me who the f**k bought our family's company? I don't think you're keeping me here just to play with me like a f*****g kitten, right?"
Lucas smirked before he turned his orbs at her with a mysterious gaze. Natasha felt a tingling sensation in her heart. Was this guy f*****g playing with her?
“I can't say who the mastermind is right now. I mean, if I tell you now, then I’ll be missing the most entertaining part of this whole ordeal.”
Lucas's thin lips curved slightly,
"I advise that you keep calm and focus on your health more. It doesn’t change anything if you keep hurting yourself.
After saying that, Lucas offered the apple he had peeled to Natasha. Natasha stared at him blankly, not wanting to eat what he gave her. But in the next second, Lucas grabbed her chin and forced her to open her mouth; then, the apple was shoved into her mouth.
Natasha had no f*****g choice but to eat it on her own, and you know what? This apple tasted pretty damn good—Natasha cones in to chew while Lucas smiles at Natasha for being so cute.
Lucas let go of Natasha’s chin before grabbing another sandwich from the table and throwing it at her, telling her to eat. Natasha wanted to say she was already full after eating an apple, but unfortunately, Lucas brought up what the doctor said.
Natasha had no f*****g choice but to obediently eat the food Eric had bought.
After finally finishing the meal, Natasha couldn't help looking at Lucas helplessly.
"Can you give me back my phone now? I’ve eaten the food, and I promise I’ll behave.”
Lucas glanced at her before throwing the phone to her. Eric walked into the wardroom while bringing in a phone call for him; Lucas got up and went outside to answer the call, leaving Eric to watch Natasha.
Ada looked at Lucas’s back, then at Eric, and asked,
“Who the f**k is your boss? Do you know how rude he is? Not only did he treat me like a child, but he also forced me to eat! And what f*****g private hospital is this?! What sort of establishment that forbids anyone to enter?!”
Because Natasha had been studying abroad, she rarely returned home except for the holidays. Usually, she would stay home for her vacation since she doesn’t have that many friends. Eric poured a glass of water for Natasha and said,
“Miss Astor, first of all, my boss is the CEO of the Hawthorne Group. The private hospital you're in is one of our group's properties. Miss Astor, I don’t know how to explain this, but it seems Sir Lucas has a reason for doing this. It’s best to follow what he said.”
After that, Eric explained in detail why ordinary people couldn't enter and Lucas’s background. She immediately regrets the way she treated the handsome man.
“So his name is Lucas?”
Eric nodded.
“Is he the type of person who finds it amusing to see the downfall of someone’s family? Because if that’s the case, he’s doing it to me now.”
Eric chuckled.
“So, is he usually like that? Does he like to keep women as a doll? Or does he own a dungeon to keep all those who didn’t follow his orders?”
Eric finds it amusing to hear Natasha continue to belittle his employer. It’s rare for anyone to speak ill about Lucas. As the CEO's secretary, he has many sides of his employer, but this is his first time seeing Lucas so friendly towards the opposite s*x.
Eric remembered how Lucas would keep a distance whenever a daughter from an influential family would approach her. He remembered how his employer would judge them as a gold digger or someone who wished to gain something from knowing each other. So, when Lucas decides to help a woman he has never met, he is confused.
“No, miss. My employer is not like that. So don’t worry about getting kidn*pped or getting into trouble. I feel that whatever you do or say, sir Lucas would just let it go.”
The Hawthorne couple told Eric to inform them if any women caught Lucas’s attention. He is happy to confirm that someone did manage to catch his attention.
“Your name is Eric, right? Should we make a deal? I mean, if you let me go now, it’ll benefit you. You don’t have to take care of me. I’ll be on my way, and we could return to our lives. How about that? Is it a deal?”
Eric was surprised that this woman would offer such a one-sided deal.
“Well, what would you do if my boss fired me from my job? Will you be able to pay my salary?”
Natasha sighed. She looked at her phone and noticed countless text messages from Richard and a few missed calls from his mother. Eric watched as Natasha replied to the texts. He began to ask himself why he would want to have someone that has a partner.
When Eric saw Natasha drinking some water, he began telling more tales about his employer, which intrigued Natasha to know more. But when Natasha feels like Eric is exaggerating, she gives him a look.
“Miss Astor, is there something on my face?”
Natasha scoffed.
“You’re trying to make that strange man look good, right?”
Eric smiled.
“No, miss. I’m just telling you the truth about my employer. Since you’re curious about him, it’s my duty to tell you who Sir Lucas is.”
Natasha continued giving Eric a skeptical look, but that didn’t stop him from telling more tales about Lucas. Natasha began to feel annoyed by how excited the secretary looked.
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