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Chapter 45\u00a0<\/p>\n
What did Felix do? What did he say?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felix snorted coldly. \u201cThe bar had surveillance cameras. Your brother was the one who threw the first punch. It\u2019s my mouth, so I can say whatever I want. Who is he to tell me what I can or can\u2019t say? Is that a valid reason for him to cause trouble?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing that, Natalie more or less understood what had happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felix must have said something extremely vile, enough to provoke Stephen. Add alcohol to the mix, and in a moment of impulse, Stephen had smashed a bottle and started a fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie looked at Stephen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stephen said, \u201cIt really isn\u2019t my fault this time. Natalie, he insulted you! I couldn\u2019t just swallow that!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether it was because the alcohol hadn\u2019t worn off yet or because he was still burning in anger, Stephen\u2019s eyes were bloodshot. They were so red it was unsettling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stephen said, \u201cI was drinking with a bunch of my buddies, and everything was going great. Then, I realized Felix was in the booth next to mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were just minding our own business when he started acting all sarcastic, running his mouth about how favored Abigail is and how she\u2019s about to marry Jeffrey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe even said you were an aging woman who couldn\u2019t hold onto Jeffrey\u2019s heart after five years, that no matter what you did,\u00a0<\/p>\n
it was useless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen, he spread rumors, saying you\u2019ve been drinking, eating, and even sleeping with clients when you go out networking recently. He also claimed you only managed to open your gallery because you latched onto Johnson\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stephen continued angrily, \u201cNatalie, how was I supposed to hold back after hearing that? How could I just take it? Who the hell is he to point fingers at you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie remained silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why were the members of the Wright family so arrogant? In the end, weren\u2019t they only in their position because of Jeffrey\u2019s backing?\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now wasn\u2019t the time to dwell on it, since the real problem was how she could mediate this situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie no longer blamed Stephen. No matter how useless he might be, he was still her brother. His heart was in the right place, and he just wanted to protect her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Felix had truly gone too far.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long pause, Natalie asked, \u201cSo, you beat him into this state because of that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stephen nodded. \u201cYes. Against someone like him, I could knock him down with one hand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felix was covered in injuries, while Stephen was completely unscathed. It was obvious that Stephen had pinned Felix down and beaten him mercilessly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felix sneered arrogantly. \u201cJust wait to be sued. I took one beating, but you\u2019ll spend a few years in prison. That\u2019s a bargain!\u201d Stephen scoffed. \u201cHow could I possibly go to jail? Even if I beat you ten more times, I\u2019d still be walking free!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re dreaming, Stephen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy sister is legitimately Mrs. Foster, while your trashy cousin is nothing but a worn-out mistress. What\u2019s so special about her? When it comes down to it, I refuse to believe Jeffrey would still side with your family!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen, let\u2019s wait and see. These days, Mr. Foster has been by Abigail\u2019s side most of the time. He dotes on Abigail and stands with the Wright family. Let\u2019s see how you and Natalie get out of this!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as Stephen was about to start cursing again, Natalie said, \u201cFelix, let\u2019s settle this privately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This matter had to be de-escalated and handled under the table. If it were pursued seriously, then the first issue was that Stephen had thrown the first punch. The second would be that Jeffrey would never help her over Abigail-Natalie knew that\u00a0<\/p>\n
clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSettle this privately?\u201d Felix scoffed, holding his head high. \u201cDream on. This has to go through legal channels. I\u2019ll make sure not a single step is skipped!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie gritted her teeth and forced out a smile with all her effort. She walked over to Felix and bent slightly down, saying in a low, humble voice, \u201cI apologize on my brother\u2019s behalf. I\u2019m sorry. Is that enough?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Divorced While Pregnant The Ex-Husband\u2019s Collapse 45 \u00a0 Chapter 45\u00a0 What did Felix do? What did he say?\u00a0 Felix snorted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorced-upgraded-and-married-rich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20019\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}