NovelGoldChapter 174 ProtectOr Ruin Me
sen tried to lighten the mood.
alie, this is your favorite cappuccino. Try it! They say the coffee here is really good; I'd
meaning to ask you out for one, but I just never found the time.”
poke, his voice trailed off.
new better than anyone whether it was truly a lack of time.
talie answered coolly, “Mr. Jensen, I've never liked coffee. What | enjoy is black tea.”
At those words, Jensen froze.
His mind flashed back to their tat Lanju; Natalie had indeed liked to steep a pot of tea on the balcony and
drink alone.
But every the chome, she would grind the beans herself and brew him a cup of coffee.
So why was | only realizing it now? Even during those five years, she never truly drank with him -she’d take a sip
at most, then set it aside.
And in all that time, he never once noticed that she didn’t even like coffee.
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Jensen's throat tightened; he had no idea what to say.
Natalie looked at his expression, a cold laugh curling in her heart at her own past foolishness.
Now, seeing Jensen like this only made her feel disgust.
From the corner of her eye, Natalie caught sight of reporters already lurking outside.
She quickly smoothed her expression and said evenly, “Mr. Jensen, let's get to the point. | hope you'll stop
spreading lies about our relationship online. As far as | know, you're a married man. When you stand in front of
reporters and claim I'm your lover, what exactly do you mean by that? Do you want the public to attackas
the mistress in your marriage, forceout of the design industry?”
If her tone before had been restrained, this ther words were razor-sharp; she left Jensen no room to hide or
retreat.
His eyes widened in shock.
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“Natalie, what are you saying? How could | ever treat you that way?”
By then, Natalie saw that the reporters had reached the café’s entrance.
Her eyes flickered; the guards at the door immediately let them through.
Her voice rang out in the sinstant.
“Oh? Then what you're saying, Mr. Jensen, is that you never intended to destroy me?”
“Of course! I'd ruin anyone in this world before I'd ever ruin you!”
Jensen blurted the words, terrified she might walk away from him forever if he hesitated.
Natalie only let out a cold laugh, leaning back in her chair before speaking. “Then Mr. Jensen isn’t married? The
non your marriage certificate isn’t mine?”
Her words struck Jensen like a hand around his throat; he couldn't force a sound out.
His face flushed, his voice strained as he said, “Natalie, you know-it was never about loving Sharon. It's not what
you think. The only woman I've ever wanted to marry in this life is you.”
“Mr. Jensen!”
Natalie cut him off before he could launch into another declaration.
“Letclarify a few things. First, whoever you choose to marry is your business, not mine; | have no right to
interfere, and you certainly don’t owean explanation. Second, you and | are not close enough for you to
casually say you want to marry me-otherwise my husband might get the wrong idea. Third, every design |
created under the nMs. Sunny was never licensed to you, nor entrusted to Luke Corp for sale. So over the
past five years, every cent earned from my work-please prepare a full accounting, and have your lawyer contact
mine to return it as soon as possible.”
Her words lit a fire under Jensen.
“Natalie, even now, you won't admit who you are? If you weren’t my Natalie, how could | have five years’ worth
of your designs? Five years ago, | was the one who took you out of the Summers family and fell in love with you.
Every design you made was to helpsecure my position in Luke Corp, wasn't it? You toldyou were willing
to stand behind me; you toldeverything of yours was mine. That's why we never signed any licensing
agreements— because putting something like that on paper would have cheapened our love.”
“Oh?”
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From her angle, Natalie caught the reporters’ astonished expressions perfectly.
Her lips curved into the faintest smile.
“If everything you're saying is true-if | really did spend five years in love with you, working tirelessly to help you
secure Luke Corp-then tell me, Mr. Jensen, why in all that tdid never once make our relationship public?”
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“That was because so many shareholders in Luke Corp still opposed me. | needed you-Ms. Sunny’s name-to hold
them in check. Not making our relationship public was to protect you. Natalie, you have no idea how ruthless
those shareholders are. Five years ago | pulled you out of the Summers family’s mud; how could I ever let you
suffer again because of me?”
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