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Natalie raised her head and looked up at the sky, taking a deep breath. In that instant, it felt as though her world had transformed from one of utter darkness to one that was filled with vibrant colors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took out her phone and deleted everything she had ever saved related to Rowan. Last to go were that man\u2019s phone number and social media contacts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the rest of her life, she would live for Sarah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To celebrate Natalie and Rowan finally getting a divorce, Scarlet took it upon herself to bring Imogen to the Payne residence. Matilda had gone on a short religious retreat, so Scarlet assumed she hadn\u2019t returned yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as she was chatting happily with the family, Matilda suddenly appeared at the doorway of the living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c100 million was far too much for her,\u201d Scarlet said. \u201cIf that woman hadn\u2019t schemed against Rowan, we wouldn\u2019t have given her a single penny. Fortunately, Rowan is now divorced from that bitch Natalie. With Imogen here to help him, their life will only get better from now on\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She finished with a loud laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have a big feast to celebrate tonight. Congratulations to Rowan for getting rid of that jinx, Natalie, and successfully rekindling his relationship with Imogen.\u201d Selena handed a peeled apple to Imogen, who was sitting on the couch beside her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Selena Payne was Rowan\u2019s younger sister. She had been living abroad, and Scarlet had called her to tell her that Rowan was going through a divorce. Scarlet had urged Selena to come home when she had time to persuade her brother to divorce Natalie as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She flew back today, and just happened to arrive after the divorce papers were signed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Selena loved her brother immensely. She supported Rowan wholeheartedly, no matter what decision she made. She knew that Rowan\u2019s marriage to Natalie had been forced by Matilda, and she had always felt that it was unfair to Rowan. Over the past few years, she hadn\u2019t treated Natalie kindly either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet sneered. \u201cThat little brat, Sarah, bit me. She nearly tore a chunk of flesh off my arm. I hate her so much. Luckily, we didn\u2019t take custody of her. And I even gave Natalie a big \u2018divorce gift.\u2019 Just wait, she\u2019ll be crying soon enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSarah bit you? Is she a dog or something?\u201d Selena said as she examined Scarlet\u2019s arm with concern.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSelena, don\u2019t say that about Sarah. If she were a dog, then what would all of you be?\u201d Imogen played the role of the peacemaker. \u201cShe is, after all, Rowan\u2019s own flesh and blood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, Logan spotted his mother at the doorway. He choked on the water he had just sipped and began coughing violently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDrink slowly,\u201d Scarlet said impatiently, still unaware of Matilda\u2019s presence. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you? Are you sick?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGra- Mrs. Payne Senior\u2026.\u201d Imogen stood up from the couch and greeted her respectfully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Imogen had wanted to call her \u201cGrandma\u201d, but recalling Matilda\u2019s words from last time, she forcibly changed her address.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo everyone\u2019s here, and I\u2019m the only one missing?\u201d Matilda walked in, leaning on her cane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t you come back at just the right time? There\u2019s some good gossip to enjoy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That comment came from Lucian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No one knew when he had arrived, but he was holding a plate of sliced apples. As he walked past Matilda, he placed the entire plate into her hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s raining outside, and it\u2019s getting dark. Where are you going?\u201d Matilda asked with a frown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cA bunch of poopers ganging up on a biter and still can\u2019t win. This show\u2019s boring. I\u2019m heading out for a drink with my friends,\u201d Lucian replied casually.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet was utterly confused by what she had just heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 Chapter 35\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 35\u00a0 Natalie raised her head and looked up at the sky, taking a deep breath. […]<\/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-276","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\/276","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=276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276\/revisions\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}