Chapter 930 A Lifetime of Denial
Oliver had one hand in his pocket, his gaze falling on Natalie's car before shifting to Natalie herself as she got out. The usual cold and distant look of him softened immediately.
Then, Oliver extended his hand to Natalie, raising an eyebrow slightly.
It was an inviting gesture.
Natalie's heart ached, and she ran a few steps towards Oliver.
Oliver embraced Natalie fully, the gentle touch reaching straight to his heart. He held her with one arm, using the other to ruffle her hair, then gently rubbing the nape of her neck.
He didn't speak, offering silent comfort.
"You know I met Helen?" Natalie looked up at Oliver.
Oliver didn't speak, but his silence was an acknowledgment.
Of course, Oliver knew. Helen meeting Natalie was something he had tacitly allowed.
Helen was Natalie's biological mother. No matter how much Oliver disliked her, he had no right to decide whether Natalie should see Helen. However, blocking her a few times and giving her a hard time was essential.
Natalie buried her head in Oliver's chest and said softly, "Oliver, I don't want to acknowledge her for the rest of my life." It seemed that she had made up her mind.
Oliver responded, "Then follow your heart."
As for the fact that Helen had given birth to Natalie, neither Natalie nor Oliver mentioned it.
Oliver had investigated the events of the past and knew better than Natalie that Helen had only given birth to her. She had no affection for young Natalie and was even filled with disgust for her.
"Collin didn't follow you?" Natalie looked around and noticed that Collin, who was almost always by Oliver's side at the company, was not there.
"He's filling in for me as the meeting host," Oliver said.
Natalie was "lucky" enough to arrive just as Oliver was in a meeting.
If it weren't for an important meeting, he would have gone to the hospital to be with Natalie as soon as he knew and allowed Helen to meet her. Oliver believed Natalie could handle things well, but he didn't expect her to come to him. Since she was here, he must see her immediately.
"Then you should go back to your meeting!" Natalie exclaimed, pulling herself out of Oliver's embrace.
This meeting was indeed important. Oliver took Natalie's hand and led her to his private elevator.
Natalie had intended to wait for Oliver in the lounge but was surprised when he took her to the meeting room door.
Natalie called out and pulled Oliver back.
Just as she was about to speak, the meeting room door opened from the inside.
Natalie then realized that the door hadn't been fully closed, leaving a gap. Her voice had been loud enough that everyone inside probably heard her.
The person who opened the door was one of Oliver's regular assistants. The assistant smiled politely, as if already aware that Natalie was coming. "Mr. Windsor and Mrs. Windsor, please come in."
The other executives all gave Natalie kind smiles, as if they were seeing the sunshine of spring.
In the past, if they had known Oliver would bring an unrelated woman into the company without permission, there would have been objections. But now, it was different!
With Natalie present, even if something in the meeting displeased Oliver, he wouldn't lose his temper.
Natalie felt very awkward.
But now, it was even more awkward because the executive sitting to Oliver's left had already moved over, making space for Natalie and gesturing for her to sit.
As expected, this turned out to be the happiest meeting the executives had ever attended with Oliver. They didn't have to worry about a colleague making a mistake, causing Oliver to explode.
Natalie had thought someone might bring up the recent online rumors about Susan being forced by Oliver to donate bone marrow, but none of the executives mentioned it. It seemed like no one even cared about it.
The meeting discussed the recent sharp decline in the Windsor Group's stock market. However, the executives didn't see this as a bad thing. They were even using it as an opportunity for a thorough cleanup.
The incident where reporters surrounded Oliver and Natalie had caused a huge stir on the same day.
Both online users and people who knew Natalie in real life were shocked by her reaction at the time.
“ I saw Natalie arguing like this for the first time, not losing to Mr. Windsor at all.”
“Although Natalie said the reporters were leading public opinion without evidence, there are indeed many unethical reporters doing just that. Who knows if they were paid to do dirty work?”
“Not to mention, reporters leading a mob to block the hospital are idiots and don't deserve to be called journalists!”
“Unethical reporters disrupted hospital order and almost hit a child. Natalie didn't hide in the hospital but saved the child. This time, I believe in Natalie!”
“I suspect this is a conspiracy against Natalie and Oliver. Let's be honest, if Oliver wanted to forcibly take bone marrow, he could have done it long ago. Why wait until now? He's not stupid.”
“Agreed with the above!”
“So who stands to bring down Natalie and Oliver? The more I think about it, the more it makes sense, and the more thrilling it gets!”
Seeing the shift in public opinion, their opponents quickly had rumor spreaders steer the narrative, mainly attacking Natalie for being rude to reporters and Oliver for being domineering.
However, before this new narrative could take hold, the police suddenly released a statement. ‘After thorough investigation, it has been confirmed that Ms. Hastings was indeed restrained and forced to donate bone marrow. The suspect is Mr. Watson, male, Veridian. The suspect has confessed. Additionally, we urge netizens to carefully discern online information and not be misled by false information.”
Netizens' first reaction to Mr. Watson was Lucas, but he was quickly ruled out since he couldn't even get out of his hospital bed.
A foreign national, to some extent, was not subject to domestic laws and could apply for extradition.
As for “false information”, it was clearly referring to the online rumors that Natalie and Oliver were the masterminds behind the incident.
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