Chapter 996 Gift of Shares
At that moment, Jeffery came downstairs and dropped a manila envelope on the coffee table.
Ruben looked at Natalie and said, "This is for the future lady of the Howard family. Go ahead, open it."
Natalie picked it up and found a share agreement inside.
The future lady of the Howard family would own 10% of the Howard Group, which was enough to leave Natalie stunned.
Not just Natalie, but Melissa and Joe were also taken aback.
Claire glanced at Ruben.
Ruben said, "Hold onto this agreement. From now on, you're Adrian's wife. It's yours."
Natalie kept the agreement, not expecting such a valuable gift from Ruben.
Adrian chimed in, "Grandpa, since this is for the future lady of the Howard family, you must've planned this a while ago."
Ruben chuckled, "You're always trying to outsmart me. I have a property in my name, and I'll give that to Natalie too."
Natalie then realized Adrian thought Ruben's gift wasn't enough.
Seeing Ruben had accepted Natalie, Melissa said, "Natalie, since Ruben gave you a gift, I should too. Adrian didn't give us a heads-up, so I don't have anything good right now. I'll get you something tomorrow."
"Thank you, Melissa," Natalie said.
"Don't mention it, we're family," Melissa replied.
Ruben called Adrian upstairs to the study.
Claire looked at Natalie. "Natalie, come with me."
Natalie stood up, feeling a bit nervous.
Joe smiled kindly, "Go ahead."
Natalie nodded, finding Joe to be easygoing and pleasant.
Natalie had been watching everyone's reactions and felt that Claire hadn't accepted her yet. She followed Claire to the greenhouse.
In the greenhouse.
Claire was watering the flowers, making them look even more vibrant. She asked, "How long have you known Adrian?"
"More than two years," Natalie replied.
"Two years? So that means..." Claire remembered two years ago was when Adrian was engaged to Alice.
'So, Adrian and Natalie have known each other since then. But if Adrian likes Natalie, why did he get engaged to Alice?' Claire wondered as she looked at Natalie.
Natalie seemed gentle and polite, but after being deceived by Alice, Claire learnt a good lesson on how deceptive a woman be to attain what she wanted. Claire had once thought Alice was a kind and excellent girl. "How did you and Adrian meet?"
'Since I'm marrying Adrian, Claire will be my mother-in-law. I don't want to deceive her. Genuine relationships are built on honesty.' Thinking about it, Natalie briefly explained the situation to Claire.
Claire was shocked. "You mean, you were the girl who saved Adrian? But you and Alice look similar, so Alice took the credit?"
Natalie nodded.
Claire was surprised that the woman who saved Adrian was Natalie and the woman Adrian wanted to marry was also Natalie.
But because Natalie and Alice looked similar, and Natalie came from an ordinary background while Alice was a wealthy heiress, Alice naturally took Natalie's place.
No wonder Adrian treated Natalie so well.
Those who had a mutual understanding were destined to be together.
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