Forgive the Knife, Not the Lie

Adrian used to trust Natalie completely.

She remembered once, when someone falsely accused her of stealing, Adrian had rushed forward and fought that person, insisting she would never steal. He had said that even if the whole world doubted her, he would believe her.

But now, he had changed.

"Yana wouldn't falsely accuse you. Apologize!"

"I won't." Natalie spoke stubbornly. "I, Natalie Harrington, will never admit to something I didn't do!"

"You're hopeless!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Adrian grabbed the water pitcher from the table, raised it above her head, and poured it down.

Ice-cold water streamed from her scalp into her clothes, the bone-chilling cold spreading through her entire body in an instant.

Natalie slowly lifted her gaze, barely able to believe the man standing before her.

"Adrian… you're treating me like this because of her?"

"If you refuse to apologize, this is the only way! I'm telling you, Natalie Harrington, since I've decided to give Yana a proper status, I won't allow you to bully her anymore! If you dare do anything else that displeases me, then a year from now, we won't remarry at all."

After throwing out those words, Adrian wrapped an arm around Yana and went upstairs.

As they brushed past her, Yana deliberately slammed into her.

Natalie lost her footing and fell heavily to the floor.

There was a loud thud, but Adrian never once turned his head.

Since he was this heartless, she no longer felt any attachment to him.

Natalie pulled out her phone and booked a ticket to Valoire for the next day.

Adrian had no intention of remarrying. So be it.

Whatever lay between them was over. Completely.

Early the next morning, Natalie left the mansion, pulling her suitcase behind her.

She went to the company's HR department and submitted her resignation.

The HR manager asked in disbelief, "Ms. Harrington, are you really resigning? What will happen to the company if you leave? We all know that although Mr. Brown is the CEO, almost everything is managed by you. If you go, the company will collapse!"

"Whether the company collapses or not has nothing to do with me. I've decided to leave, and starting tomorrow, I won't be coming back to the company." After saying that, without giving the HR manager any chance to respond, Natalie turned and walked away.

Dragging her suitcase, Natalie stood at the entrance of the building and took one last look.

Then she hailed a taxi and headed for the airport.

Before boarding the plane, her phone suddenly vibrated. It was a call from her father.

"Natalie, if you've already left the Brown family, then I'll start taking action. All business dealings with the Brown family will be cut off from this moment on. Are you alright with that?"

"No problem, Dad. Whether the Brown family lives or dies from now on has nothing to do with me."

Not long after she hung up, Adrian's calls started coming in.

One after another.

Natalie didn't answer. Instead, she turned her phone off.

This time, Adrian was truly part of her past. They would never meet again.