Dumping Him for His Uncle (Natasha and Zachary)

Natasha felt that she should thank Nicole sometimes. If not for Nicole's constant harassment over the years, Natasha would not have developed such a mature and strong mind.

She smiled bitterly and replied, "If I don't show up, you're going to become the scapegoat instead."

Zachary just so happened to overhear her words. "What do you mean by scapegoat? What happened?"

Xavier crossed his arms and said, "Why not tell your uncle-in-law about it?"

Natasha glared at Xavier and replied, "What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with Mr. Foster. There's no need to take it out on him."

Zachary was slightly unnerved by how formal Natasha was when talking to him. "Can't you try trusting me a little more, Ms. Bradley?"

Natasha found his words rather baffling, especially when he just appeared out of nowhere. "What do you mean, Mr. Foster? I've never said that I don't trust you."

Xavier replied, "It's not his fault, but it still reflects badly on the Foster family as a whole. Since when were you this patient, Natasha?"noveldrama

He ruffled his hair in frustration and headed back to the lab, not knowing what else

to say.

Zachary explained anxiously, "The lab belongs to Foster Group. So if anything happens, you can definitely tell me about it."

His explanation only left Natasha even more confused.

"Mr. Foster, I'm supposed to report to my direct superior when it comes to matters relating to my job. Reporting directly to the top is a major taboo in the workplace!" Natasha replied.

She gave him a distant smile as she got into the car, leaving Zachary standing by himself at a complete loss.

He wondered why she had been deliberately keeping her distance from him. He had thought that he had managed to get closer to her one step at a time.

Julian chimed in at this moment with an analysis nobody asked for. "Please don't be discouraged, Mr. Foster. Maybe Ms. Bradley doesn't want to deal with anyone from your family right now because of Mr. Matthew. That's perfectly understandable."

If Natasha still cared about the matter that much, it would mean that she still cared about Matthew.

But judging from the current situation, there was no way that Natasha still had feelings for Matthew.

Zachary glanced at Julian and ultimately gave up on thinking about it. "Forget it. I'd waste my breath talking to you about it."

Back in his office, Zachary stared at a certain number on his phone for a long while before finally making the call.

The call was picked up after just three rings, and a man's lazy voice came through the phone. "Mr. Foster, you're finally calling me! I almost thought that you'd really forgotten about me!"

Zachary replied, "I need your help with something. Come here, now."

With that, he hung up. He frowned as he set his phone down.

Even though he was late by many years, he still wanted to ease Natasha of her burdens every time he saw her face.

He was not capable of doing so back then. But things were different now.

Half an hour later, a man's voice echoed across the office. "No way, man. You called me over here just to ask me about how to chase after a girl?"

The man in front of Zachary wore a mask and sunglasses, but the shock in his tone was clear.

He then pulled off his mask to reveal a slightly tired but still rather handsome face. He continued, "I can't believe that there's a woman who could resist you with all the advantages you've got."

The man was none other than Nigel Lindell, a superstar.

Nigel used to be an unknown extra on set five years ago. He first met Zachary when the latter accidentally ran over his fingers while driving on a fateful night, which caused the two of them to become friends.

Nigel was at his wit's end back then. He was distraught by the fact that his acting skills had not yet been discovered.

He even began to entertain the idea of faking an injury for compensation.