After the Divorce, CEO Realizes He’s the Stand-In Lover
Chapter 265

Chapter 265

Chapter 265 Natalie was trapped.

Lara stared at the talisman on the marble shelf, her eyes filled with shock.

In order to scrutinise it more carefully, she took a few steps closer.

The design of the talisman was antique and simple, with some lifelike carvings. At a

glance, it exuded a historical atmosphere.

The quality of this amulet was priceless and not something that ordinary people could

afford.

Even Lara, who came from a noble background and was born with a silver spoon, rarely

saw such a high-quality talisman…

Looking at the entire Turner family, only a handful of people could afford this quality talisman… onlypeople like her father could afford to consume items of the

corresponding level.

How could it be affordable for Natalie to keep such a thing?!

And she still put it on the shelf so casually. Was she not afraid of others taking it away?

A suspicious look dimmed Lara’s face, and she slowly approached the shelf with a tight.

body.

Perhaps this talisman was not Natalie’s, but someone else’s?

But as Lara approached the talisman, the closer she got, the more striking the letter “N”

on the talisman became.

This amulet had such a clear letter “N” on it… who would give something with such an

eye-catching logo?

It meant it belonged to Natalie.

Lara’s face darkened seriously.

At that time, regardless of various obstructions, she tried hard to rescue Niki from under Jaxton’shands. When she interrogated Jaxton who had made them kidnap Niki.

Jaxton was unwilling to say anything and kept his lips tight to death.

If it weren’t for Uncle Terry’s good eyesight, he wouldn’t have found a breakthrough point

and got any clue.

Otherwise, they couldn’t make Jaxton open his mouth open until now.

What Jaxton said back then was still vivid in her brain; she remembered it correctly.

Natalie was exactly the vicious woman Niki described to them; she was taking a deadly

hit on Niki.

She even hired someone to kidnap Niki, too bold and too ruthless!

Was she afraid of being caught by the police and sent to prison when she realise the scheme sorecklessly?!

Lara initially thought that even though Natalie was ruthless, her heart might not be much

evil. At most, she was just playing around and threatening Niki.

To her surprise, under Natalie’s extremely stunning face was such a cruel heart…

Lara stared closely at the talisman, with various emotions surging in her chest.

Unconsciously, she reached out to the jade pendant.

As her hand touched the edge of the talisman, a hand knocked off her touching.

A displeased voice rang out, “Miss Turner, what are you doing?”

“It’s no good to touch others’ things without permission.”

As Natalie spoke, she took the talisman from Lara’s hand and held it in her hand.

Lara was so suddenly startled that she almost jumped up.

As soon as she turned her face and saw Natalie looking at her with an unpleasant expression, she felta surge of fear in her heart.

“I… I… I’m just taking a look.”

Lara awkwardly withdrew her hand, with a tone of resentment.

Natalie raised her eyebrows and said, “Having a look? You don’t need to touch it to have

a look.”

“If you broke it accidentally, I’m afraid you can’t afford to pay for it.”

She casually spoke as she lowered her head and carefully hung the talisman inside her

dress.

Without careful observation, no one would know that she wore a talisman.

“What are you showing off?”. Lara looked at Natalie’s unfriendly expression, and her

tone conveyed dissatisfaction.

She knew that such an expensive talisman was… beyond her economically.

She dreaded to watch Natalie take the upper hand… at least she couldn’t lose to Natalie

in words!

She still had to fight for the dignity she deserved.

“Am I showing off?

A hint of doubt flashed on Natalie’s face, she almost made a wry smile.

Since she was a young girl, no one had ever said she showed off or something sort of.

If she remembered correctly, Lara had just marked she was “ugly”, hadn’t she?

Natalie’s face immediately became indistinguishable.

Great. The record was broken by Lara today.

“What is there to show off about a talisman? Even touching it isn’t allowed? Do you think. it’s somethinggood?” Lara said disdainfully.

Natalie smiled, noncommittal.

“It’s not a good thing to catch Miss Turner’s eye.”

“You must have many good things, right, Miss Turner? Bring them to show me

someday.”. Natalie looked at Lara seriously.

As soon as Lara heard this, she suddenly lost morale. Even her language became weak. “Of course,We Turner family have a lot of good things… No doubt about that!”

But there were not many talismans like those in Natalie’s hands.

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Although her confidence was insufficient, Lara quickly raised her tone again as if giving

herself a boost.

“Not everyone can have a look at our things!”

Implicitly, Natalie didn’t deserve to look at the Turner family’s belongings.

Natalie looked at Lara expressionlessly.

For a girl like Lara who wasn’t familiar with worldly affairs and had a simple mind,

Natalie could almost see her through at a glance.

Natalie saw through the emptiness in Lara’s eyes at a glance.

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However, she didn’t feel like exposing Lara. The corner of her mouth curved. “In that case, never mindit. I don’t deserve to go and see a noble family like the Turners.”

She reluctantly echoed with Lara.

Lara heard this and raised her eyebrows to look at Natalie. She was surprised.

She didn’t expect Natalie to be quite flexible in such situations.

Her impression of Natalie had improved a little bit.

But it was only limited, just a little bit.

The fact that Natalie hired someone to kidnap Niki alone, however well Natalie behaved,

was unforgivable.

Lara stood in place, expressionless as she watched Natalie’s movements.

Then she cleared her throat and spoke slowly, “Take your time, Miss Spears. I’ll go first.”

Natalie looked up at her.

‘She just hung on and didn’t want to go. Why is she suddenly willing to leave now?”

Natalie wondered.

Without waiting for Natalie to answer, Lara immediately pushed the door open and left, as if there wassomething urgent.

Natalie raised her eyes and glanced at her back, feeling puzzled.

But soon, her grandfather was to turn up. She didn’t have time to reflect so she just let

Lara out.

She lowered her head and carefully tidied up her new dress.

Then she put the soft woollen blanket she had worn into the bag, ready to replace a chance

to return it to its owner.

As for the dress that became stained with alcohol… Natalie thought for a second. If she

were to carry the woollen blanket in her hand, she wouldn’t be able to take the dress.

She pursed her lips and pondered for a short moment before choosing to throw the

dress into the trash can.

Although this dress was high priced, she was not short of this high priced one. The best

choice was to throw it away now.

She expressionless threw the clothes into the trash can and casually picked up the

lipstick on the shelf to apply it on her lips.

Her lips were scarlet. Natalie returned to her usual and pure appearance. Wearing a dark

red off-the-shoulder dress, she exuded an extraordinary radiance.

After everything was done, she carried the bag and was ready to push the door out.

She pressed the handle and pushed hard, but failed to push the door open in any ways.

What was going on?

Natalie furrowed her brows slightly, and a hint of a bad premonition flashed in her mind.

She looked serious and increased her strength, but the door remained motionless.

Natalie’s bad premonition intensified.

This time she put down the bag in her hand and pushed the door with all her strength, but the door wasstill motionless…….

Natalie realized something was wrong.

Was it that someone intentionally locked the door?!