SWNOVELS Chapter 25 The Groans in the Room
Chapter 25 The Groans in the Room
Looking at those emojis on his phone screen, Kendrick smiled lightly.
Natalie took back her mobile phone contentedly and smiled at him.
"OK," said Kendrick submissively.
Natalie was satisfied and thought he was very obedient. She put some food into his bowl and said, "Eat more."
Kendrick didn't talk much and ate quietly.
Natalie also quieted down. She was probably tired after setting the table. After finishing one bowl of rice, Natalie went to fill another. Since she was hungry, she ate without scruples or manners.
Kendrick looked at her in silence.
He felt that Natalie had a better appetite recently.
After eating two bowls of rice, Natalie filled another bowl with soup. Since it was hot, she was forced to drink it slowly.
"There is something on your face," said Kendrick.
Natalie looked up. "Where is it?"
Kendrick pointed to her cheek and said, "On your right cheek."
Natalie directly leaned her face over and said, "I can't see it. Help me."
Kendrick slightly raised his slender finger and wiped the rice grains away from her face.
Natalie's fair face was also stained with oil. Kendrick couldn't stand it, so he reached out and wiped her face with a piece of tissue.
"Eat slowly and be careful of indigestion."
Natalie took the opportunity to suggest, "Then I'll push you out for a walk after dinner."
In the past, all these things were done by Baron.
Natalie, however, was a little dominating, and she arranged it all directly.
Kendrick made no objection.
The weather at the end of August was still a little hot and dry at night.
The place where they lived was Wonder Villa.
The surrounding environment was excellent, and the evening wind blew away some of the heat.
Natalie pushed him and talked all the way.
Kendrick knew for the first time that one could say so much.
He had always loved quiet.
However, he didn't feel annoyed at all at the moment.
A group of children were blowing bubbles in the sunset, running around, and having a great time.
As Kendrick watched them, his thoughts wandered suddenly.
Natalie didn't notice that. She asked, "I've checked the schedule, and you are free from four to six this Sunday. Can I make an appointment with you?"
Kendrick did not answer.
Natalie bent down to look at him and found him staring at the children in front.
Kendrick snapped back to his senses and said, "Go on."
"I said I wanted to make an appointment with you after 4:00 on Sunday. My project plan can be completed this week. I will come to you at your company at that time. Is that OK?"
"OK!"
"Then that's the deal!" Natalie laughed and then said, "Wait for me here!"
She walked quickly to the children, took out the chocolate bar she had put in her pocket at noon, and exchanged it for a bubble-blowing toy.
Natalie came back and handed the bubble water to Kendrick. Then she said, "Do you want to blow bubbles? Try it!"
Kendrick had not done such a thing for years. Without any surprise, he failed on his first attempt.
Standing aside, Natalie laughed and said, "Let me teach you a way to blow big bubbles."
After saying that, she squatted down and took his hand. "First take a deep breath, then slowly exhale, and finally use great strength. See? Just like this."
A huge bubble appeared in Kendrick's hand and flew towards the setting sun.
"Quickly make a wish."
Natalie had always been obsessed with making a wish on any object.
Perhaps there were so many tests in school that she often made a wish to pass every one of them.
Kendrick was forced to close his eyes.
In the sun, the bubbles reflected a variety of colors. Natalie clapped her hands and said, "Let me blow more."
She puffed her cheeks and blew bubbles at the sunset.
The night breeze blew gently, and Kendrick was lost in trance for a moment as he looked at her bulging fair side face.
Natalie didn't stop until she found that the bubble water was dry. Then she said, "I feel that I was taken advantage of just now. I gave away a large bar of chocolate, but I only got half a bottle of bubble water. I should have given that child half of the chocolate."
Natalie didn't think too much at that time.
Therefore, she directly gave the child the whole bar of chocolate.
Kendrick remained silent.
The reason was that he didn't know what to say.
In the evening, Natalie was lying in bed after a bath. She took out her mobile phone and found that Matthew had sent her a message.
He told her the statement was finished.
In addition, he had also gotten the medical examination report and counted the mental damage fee for her.
Looking at the message, Natalie thought, "No wonder Kendrick recommended him to me.
He's really considerate and careful.
I didn't even go to the hospital, but he's already got my medical examination report."
Natalie, lying on the bed with her legs crossed, read the message again.
Then she took a screenshot, drew a circle, and sent it to Matthew. After that, she sent him a message. [Natalie: Ten thousand is not enough. What about forty thousand?]
Matthew was a little speechless. [Matthew: Ten thousand is reasonable.]
[Natalie: You don't need to be reasonable when dealing with those people. They must be unwilling to pay ten thousand and will definitely entangle with you, trying to reduce the compensation. Therefore, just ask them for forty thousand.]
It was difficult for Natalie to blackmail the Quinn family, so she didn't want to miss the chance.
Her main purpose was to immediately break up with the Quinn family and say goodbye to her stepmother and sisters.
Therefore, she knew that if the Quinns were entangled in compensation, they would naturally have little energy for pestering her.
Matthew soon sent her the amended statement.
Natalie read it over again in the light of the lamp and then asked Matthew to send it directly to Reuben's office.
[Natalie: By the way, how should I pay you the consulting fee?]
[Matthew: Mr. Ramsey has already paid me.]
Natalie didn't expect that.
She raised her eyebrows in surprise.
She sat up straight, and Kendrick's handsome but unsmiling face suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
She thought, "I know that Kendrick supports me in breaking up with the Quinn family.
He even helped me a lot.
I guess he's determined to deal with the Quinn family.
After all, Reuben has been playing tricks in business and stumbling Kendrick secretly, although he's Kendrick's father-in-law.
Kendrick cannot tolerate cheating and treason."
Thinking of this, Natalie suddenly felt something was wrong.
She said to herself in her heart, "The original host of this body also seems to have done a lot of cheating and backbiting.
Kendrick never said anything about that.
Even so, it doesn't mean that he has no complaints about that.
However, he seems to be very nice to me recently. He even defended me at the Ramsey's mansion that day.
I'd better not think too much. It's possible that we can live together in peace, right?
And, Kendrick may not be in the mood for love, either.
After all, he's devoted to his career in the original novel."
Thinking of this, Natalie said to herself, "Does he really have no feelings for me at all?" She tilted her head and sighed. Then she took the neurology book she had just bought from the bedside bookshelf and began to read.
After reading for some time, she carefully took out a set of gold needles which she had just obtained. She took one and held it in front of her eyes.
Under the light, the tip of the needle refracted a cold ray of light.
...
Kendrick woke up in the middle of the night. He glanced at the time and saw that it was three o'clock in the morning.
Then he thought, "Did she go to sleep?
Or is she still in the study writing her project plan?
It's hot at night in midsummer, and the air conditioner is on all night.
If she sleeps on the desk again, she'll catch a cold sooner or later."
Kendrick turned over, thought for a moment, and turned on the light. Then he got up from the bed, moved to his wheelchair, and covered his legs with a thin blanket. After that, he slowly pushed himself out. He needed to pass Natalie's bedroom to get to the study.
When he reached the door of Natalie's bedroom, he saw that the light inside was still on. He couldn't help but think, "Has she not gone to sleep yet?
But it's already so late."
Kendrick approached slowly and then heard a strange sound from within.
It sounded like a groan of pain.
Besides that, he also heard someone sobbing in a subdued low voice.