Deceiving Her Ears: Ignoring Your Call-Chapter 146: Are You Still Going to Pretend?
"I just saw him, almost didn’t recognize him."
Isaac tightened his arm around Natalie’s, his voice a bit hoarse: "My grandfather wants me to take over The Grant Group. The current Grant Group is a mess."
Weighing the pros and cons.
Ignoring it is the right choice.
Taking over would mean inheriting a hot potato, a huge hassle.
But based on her understanding of Isaac, he likely wouldn’t agree.
After all, he’s someone who values profit greatly.
He wouldn’t do something with no benefit.
Natalie said nothing.
Isaac held her, not continuing to speak.
Later, Natalie somehow fell asleep.
When she woke up the next day, Isaac was not by her side.
After freshening up and changing, she came out just as he was coming from the dining room.
Their eyes met.
He looked at her with hope, his tone gentle yet pleading: "I made breakfast, eat before you go."
But Natalie remained expressionless, pretending not to hear, and stepped toward the entrance.
Hearing the door close, Isaac stood there silently for a long time before returning to the dining room to clear away the warm breakfast.
Now his relationship with Natalie was like a desert, no matter how hard he tried, pouring all his heart into it, all he received was barren sand.
He seemed to have reached a dead end, with no way out.
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Beckett Group.
Just as Natalie entered the office, Matthew burst in with a face full of anger.
"What’s going on with Jason Grant!"
Surprise flashed in Natalie’s eyes.
She had just heard about this from Isaac yesterday, how did her dad find out today?
"His... his involvement with that stuff is trending! It’s all out! Now both Isaac and you are also trending! With things blown up like this, it’s bound to affect the Beckett Group too!"
As Matthew finished speaking, Natalie immediately took out her phone and checked the trending searches.
Indeed, just as her dad said.
"I told you long ago to break up with Isaac, to draw a clear line, but you wouldn’t listen! Now look!"
Natalie tightened her grip on the phone, her face cold and somber.
At this moment, Julian arrived.
"Dad, Nat."
He walked in, glanced at Natalie’s troubled expression, and said to Matthew, "Dad, I’ve already arranged for people to take the trending topic down. I’ll handle the follow-up, ensuring this matter impacts Beckett Group as little as possible, don’t worry."
Matthew glared at Natalie coldly and stormed out.
Julian approached Natalie, patted her shoulder, and comforted her: "Was this a shock?"
Natalie said, "I heard about this from Isaac yesterday."
Julian nodded and sighed: "I really didn’t expect Jason Grant to get involved with that stuff. He’s basically ruined. The Grant Group was already teetering, and now it’ll be even harder for them to recover."
After a pause, he asked Natalie: "You mentioned wanting to divorce Isaac before, what about now?"
Natalie put down her phone and said softly, "I’ve already had the divorce papers drawn up."
Julian’s eyes flickered, "Nat, frankly speaking, distancing yourself from Isaac at this time is the right move. He and Jason are uncle and nephew, and associating with them now isn’t beneficial for you, the Beckett Group, or our family."
Natalie walked behind her desk and sat down.
"I’m not divorcing Isaac because of this matter."
It’s just that now, it inevitably feels like she’s kicking him when he’s down.
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The Vaughn Residence.
"Honey, why didn’t you say anything about Natalie wanting a divorce?"
A dark shadow passed through Isaac’s eyes, but he smiled and said, "Mom, who told you that?"
Seeing him still holding on, Vanessa’s eyes instantly turned red.
From the side, Ansel said coldly, "Natalie has already brought the divorce papers to your mother and me, are you still going to pretend?"
