From Divorce To Dominance

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Five years ago, when he fell into a coma, he remembered hearing those exact words.

At that time, he had injured his eyes and couldn't see anything. All he could sense was a weak light, realizing someone was nearby.

Having gone through a huge change, he felt like a frightened animal. His instinct was to flee from anyone unfamiliar. But after falling from such a height and suffering multiple fractures, he was too weak to even crawl. "Stop squirming around. It's not a good look." A cheerful, teasing voice echoed at that moment. "In my territory, where do you think you're going?" Then the sound of footsteps grew closer until they stopped right in front of him. He heard a girl clucking her tongue and then speaking softly to someone else. Overwhelmed and in Over

and in pain, he struggled to hold on, his eyelids getting heavier by the second. Just before he lost consciousness entirely, he heard that same arrogant phrase once more. You're lucky to have met me." Darren had no idea how long he had been unconscious. When he finally came to, someone told him he had been rescued. They reassured him not to be scared and said they had already fixed his eyesight. In just over a month, he would see the light again. The one who saved him was Vivian. She said she found him by the beach, but he vaguely remembered falling into the mountains, though he couldn't be sure.

When he fell into the hands of those people, they injected him with an unknown drug. It caused his head to pound and made him see things that weren't there. At its worst, he felt his heart racing and sweat pouring down, leaving him unconscious. So, he thought that falling into the mountains was just a hallucination. And the phrase he heard before he blacked out must have been just a figment of his dying mind.

Years went by, and his life finally got back on track. He was about to forget that most humiliating and helpless time when he suddenly heard those same words again. This time, they were spoken in the exact tone he remembered, uncaring yet filled/ with wild audacity. What s tshocked him the most was that the person saying these words was Natalie. He thought, 'How could that be? Is it just a coincidence, or...? Darren's emotions churned, and his mind clouded. His gaze cut through the crowd to fixate on the woman at the

the center.

She was still wearing half a fox mask, so he couldn't see her expression clearly.

But for some reason, he felt she must still look calm, just like she always did when she looked at him **lly, with a touch of rebellious disdain and pride.

Darren pressed his lips together, gripping his hands tightly,

Despite being surrounded by so many people, Natalie appeared completely unfazed. While swiftly loosening the elderly man's collar and belt, she calmly asked the woman, "Has he ever suddenly fallen before?"

The woman was a bundle of nerves, panicking and answering without thinking. "Yes! Over a month ago, he just collapsed, but he didn't pass out, so we didn't think much of it. Natalie nodded. She reached out and pinched the old man's arm gently. Instantly, he let out a low groan.

The woman, seeing this, shot her hand up in a panic, trying to stop her, but in her fluster, she inadvertently hit Natalie in the face, pulling off her mask.

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"What are you doing to him?" The woman looked up in anger and confusion, only to freeze when she saw the breathtakingly beautiful face before her. "Are you Natalie?" latest Sweet Love had been a massive hit, and she had been watching it. Her husband was a director, so she was somewhat in the know and recognized Natalie right away. The crowd around them was just as shocked as the woman. One person after another started recording videos while a flurry of voices erupted.

"Wow,

the internet is buzzing about her! She actually came to an amusement park?

here with?"

"She's wearing a pink bracele with the romance! The important question is whether she can actually save him!"

"Can you believe it?!! it?! Enough

with the

"If she can't, then she shouldn't pretend to be a hero! If he dies, is that considered murder?"

The woman hesitated. Before the mask fell off, she had pinned all her hopes on Natalie. But now she felt uncertain, or maybe she just didn't believe in Natalie. 'She is just a popular online celebrity. Could she save my husband?' the woman wondered. "Natalie! Can you do it? This is a serious situation. If you can do it, step aside! Suddenly, a voice in the crowd shouted out. voicing what everyone was thinking. Darren frowned,

ed, about to step in to diffuse the situation, when he caught sight of Natalie shooting a glance at the man and c**ly asked, "If I can't do it, then can you?" The man was at a loss for words. He didn't want to get involved in this thankless rescue. Natalie smirked slightly.

Seeing that the man diane she noted that the elderly man still had some awareness after she pinched his arm earlier. She turned his head to the side, making sure that any vomit wouldn't block his airway and cause choking. Without wasting a any more e time,

Then she lifted her gaze to the crowd. Suddenly, her eyes landed on Darren, who had appeared closer without her noticing. She immediately got to her feet. Darren f felt her gaze and frowned slightly as she made her way to him in quick strides

Lower your head, she commanded the tone left no room for refusal, bringing a wave of familiarity that caught him off guard.

Her voice was light, almost calm, I

calm, but t

He hesitated for a moment, and before he knew it, his tie was being pulled, forcing hirm to lean down.

Just as he was about to ask her what she was doing, her soft hand slipped around his neck. In an instant, her sweet scent invaded his senses

Darren momentarily lost his train of thought, but anger flared up just as quickly.

He thought, 'She isn't going to help anyone right now. Instead, she's trying to flirt with me? What does she want to do? Doesn't she think doing this in public is...

As he was pondering this, he saw her pull away his tie and leave without looking back.

Darren's icy gaze darkened, and his expression turned as cold as frost.

Natalie returned to the old man's side, kneeling down to wrap a clean tie around her fingers. She dipped it into the man's

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mouth, clearing out the vomit as she asked, "He must have mentioned feeling dizzy or having headaches recently, right? "Wait, how did you know?" the woman exclaimed, wide-eyed.

Natalie assessed the situation and suspected the old man was showing signs of a brain hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage. Once she cleared away the mess, the older man groaned even more painfully, his eyelids fluttering open slowly. The woman was overjoyed, ready to rush forward, but Natalie snapped, "Don't touch him! He might have a seizure."

As soon as the words left her mouth, the old man indeed began to convulse, shaking uncontrollably.

People around them gasped, some shouting that he was going to die, while others blamed Natalie. The woman covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face in panic.

Ignoring the chaos, Natalie maintained her focus as she felt along the old man's calf, seemingly searching for an acupressure point, before gently applying pressure. about a minute, the convulsions stopped, and his vacant stare began to return to normal.

After a

In just a few minutes, the woman felt like she had been through an emotional roller coaster. Watching her husband wake up. tears streamed down her face as she sobbed. "You scared me to death! Do you have any idea how much you scared me?" The old man, completely worn out from everything that happened, tried to comfort his wife. He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound. Natalie spoke up. I think there's an issue with his blood vessels, but we need to get him to the hospital for a check-up. At your age, even a little headache shouldn't be taken lightly."

Just then, the ambulance arrived. Medical personnel rushed in and lifted the old man onto a stretcher, and the woman followed into the vehicle.

Natalie found one of the doctors and quickly briefed him on the situation. Afterward, she rubbed her neck and, ignoring the whispers from the crowd, walked through them toward the exit

Darren hurried after her, catching up to ask, "Natalie, you know medicine?"Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

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