Chapter 272 Bro, Someone's Bullying Your Woman!
Blue enchantresses were more expensive than ordinary flowers, and Natalie, holding such a large bouquet, instantly made the bouquets of others seem somewhat meager.
"Hello, is Miss Watson here?"
Shortly thereafter, a young man clad in a black suit entered. His appearance was average and his expression was blank, but his presence was strong. He carried a gift box filled with champagne roses in his hands.
"Mrs. Windsor, these are from Mr. Windsor to congratulate you."
Natalie was puzzled. If her memory served her correctly, the man should be a guard from Rosewood Estate.
Lillian narrowed her eyes, looking smug as she thought to herself, ‘All of you were too proud of your flowers! Look at these flowers! They’re higher in number and more expensive than yours!’
The atmosphere backstage instantly became somewhat awkward.
Those who had received bouquets no longer feigned surprise, and they stopped comparing whose flowers were superior. This was because they could not compete with Natalie.
At this moment, Emily and Sophia approached Natalie.
Emily said generously, “Natalie, you were excellent today. Don’t care about what other people say, okay?”
"Thanks, Emily. I understand!"
Emily nodded and smiled. Natalie was intelligent, sensible, and talented—a truly worry-free artist! The more time she spent with Natalie, the more she liked Natalie!
Sophia instinctively took the enormous bouquet of blue enchantresses from Natalie's hands and asked, "Who sent this? It’s so large!"
Natalie glanced at Lilian meaningfully.
Lilian looked away and asked defensively, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
"Do you have money now?" Natalie asked.
There was a florist outside the venue, and the flowers there were three times more expensive than ordinary places. Lilian's two bouquets could easily cost thousands of dollars.
"My dad unfroze my credit cards," Lilian whispered, "How did you know it was me?"
"That bodyguard earlier was sent by Oliver to protect you. If Oliver wanted to send flowers, he would’ve sent Charles or Jamie," Natalie said. However, she did not say that the bodyguard was not good-looking enough. Due to Oliver’s selective nature, he would not have sent that man.
Lilian pouted, feeling exposed.
"But still, thank you," Natalie said, noting Lilian’s unhappiness.
Lilian declared arrogantly, "I just don’t want my cousin to be embarrassed! It has nothing to do with you!"
Lilian sighed quietly, feeling helpless. She had agreed to be Natalie's assistant only as a temporary measure; she was not supposed to like Natalie.
…
Outside the venue.
The night was adorned with twinkling stars.
Natalie saw Roger holding a bouquet of blue baby's breath outside.
The models who exited together with her stopped in their tracks, whispering among themselves.
"Wow! Who’s that man?"
“He’s so tall and handsome! Is he a new model or star?”
"Can’t you see how expensive his outfit is? He must be some wealthy elite!”
"Natalie, congratulations!" Roger held the flowers with one hand and unexpectedly gave Natalie a thumbs-up with the other hand that had been in his pocket. It was a rather childish and cheesy gesture, but it was filled with warmth and affection.
"Roger, why are you here?" Natalie hurried over, pleasantly surprised.
“I told you I’d be watching your show, right? I have to say, you were the best today,” Roger said as he presented the flowers to her.
Natalie felt a bit embarrassed by Roger's praise, but she did not want to downplay her performance either. She had indeed performed well today, so she said, "There’s still room for improvement!"
"Do you like it?" Roger inquired, referring to the baby's breath.
"I love it! How do you know I love baby's breath? Not many people send baby's breaths compared to those luxurious, gorgeous, and elegant flowers. The innocence of baby's breaths is what I appreciate the most," Natalie responded.
Natalie suspected that she had a special affinity for baby’s breaths in that fragment of memory that seemed to be missing.
Her delicate face, juxtaposed against the flowers, rendered her more captivating than the flowers themselves, with the neon stage lights serving as the perfect backdrop.
Roger wanted to hug her, but he restrained his urge. He thought about his younger self.
In the past, on her birthday, after school, she would visit him with her bodyguard, holding a piece of cake and sweetly saying, "I saved a piece of my birthday cake for you!"
In her eyes, he was merely an ordinary friend. If there was anything remarkable about him, it was perhaps that he had endured a particularly challenging life, which kindled a trace of curiosity and sympathy in the young girl.
Young Roger, struggling to make ends meet and often finding it difficult to get enough to eat, lacked the means to purchase gifts. Hence, he would secretly pluck a few flowers from the arrangements adorning the fronts of newly opened shops. Roses were common, but their absence would be easily noticed. In the end, he gave her the baby’s breaths. At that time, she had also been surprised and asked him how he had known she loved baby’s breaths. It was also at that time that he learned of her love for the flowers and that the modest, grass-like flowers were called baby’s breaths.
The duo chatted as more and more models emerged. They stood together and continued to whisper among themselves.
"Is that Oliver?" someone whispered.
"No!" Lilian retorted, visibly irritated.
“Who is that man?”
Sophia looked at Lilian calmly and thought to herself, ‘That man is someone who loves Natalie more than Oliver does…’
After their conversation ended, Roger and Natalie parted ways.
As soon as Natalie and Lilian got into the car, Lilian called Oliver and began to complain to him.
“Oliver, there were people who bullied your wife!”
Lilian perfectly displayed her ability as a top student as she meticulously recounted the mocking remarks that the models had made.
Natalie listened, dumbfounded.
"She’s really protective of you!" Emily whispered to Natalie with a grin.
"Yes," Natalie responded with a helpless chuckle, "Don’t let her hear you. Otherwise, she’ll be upset again."
Natalie shared her previous exchange with Lilian with Emily, finding the situation comical.
Emily was not surprised. After all, Lilian was once a huge fan of Natalie. How could Lilian harbor any ill will toward Natalie? She also had a feeling that Lilian’s earlier animosity toward Natalie was caused by another person: Susan.
Susan was a friend of Lilian. It was not surprising that she could sway Lilian’s opinion of Natalie. However, in Emily’s eyes, Susan clearly liked Arthur. Logically, there should be no reason for Susan to be so hostile toward Natalie. In the end, she only thought that some people were simply never satisfied.
Meanwhile, who knew what Oliver said on the other end of the line, but Emily heard Lily ask, clearly unhappy, “How can you be so indifferent? Does love diminish with time?”
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