Inside Natalie’s office, Mia and Cathy t for lunch after finishing their work. They were watching the news, where Briena and Princess Charlotte were showing off.
"Are these bitches looking down on you, Nat?" Cathy asked, nearly stabbing the at with her fork.
Natalie continued eating quietly as she observed Charlotte on the screen. It reminded her of Justin’s words—that this princess was real trouble.
Mia, also watching, looked at Natalie. "You’re going to Belvorn. If Briena is that princess’s friend, you have to be careful there."
Natalie humd in response.
"Nat, do you want to co with you?" Cathy asked. "Trust , I’m good at teaching lessons."
"Don’t worry, I’ll be fine," Natalie assured her.
"First, deal with your own troubles," Mia said playfully. "I’m still waiting for the day when you’ll stop eating my ears off complaining about Vincent."
"This at suddenly tastes bad," Cathy muttered, her expression scrunching as she pushed the at aside. "Just hearing his na is enough to turn my mouth sour."
Mia and Natalie chuckled softly, enjoying Cathy’s misery for once.
"To , he looks absolutely stunning," Mia said.
Cathy rolled her eyes. "That beggar of a man? Stunning? The one who doesn’t even have his own ho? Huh, don’t joke around. What does he have other than his looks and a good body?"
"You seem to have seen his body really well," Natalie comnted.
Cathy pulled a mocking face. "That man keeps roaming the house only in a towel. Do you expect to close my eyes?"
"Absolutely not. You should enjoy the view of a perfect body," Mia added.
Cathy stabbed a spoon into her veggies as she mumbled, "That ’perfect body’ is going to be stabbed by sooner or later."
The other two could only smile, amused by Cathy’s threats.
"Anyway, Nat, we have an important eting tomorrow with our investors regarding your new perfu launch," Mia inford her. "Make sure to be there. I’ll send you ti and location."
Natalie nodded in acknowledgnt.
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The news of Briena and the Princess of Belvorn being friends spread like wildfire, prompting reporters to chase after them to capture more of their monts together. Briena had posted pictures with Charlotte on social dia, which made her popular even in Belvorn. Her popularity spiked overnight.
The next day, Natalie went to one of the luxury malls where the eting was arranged in a private room of one of the restaurants.
As she entered the mall, she happened upon a scene where Briena and Charlotte were on a shopping spree, surrounded by caras. Both of them were putting on quite a show.
She ignored them and walked ahead, but Briena noticed her. A light smirk spread across her lips as a thought crossed her mind.
Briena walked toward her. "Natalie."
’What a terrible place to arrange a eting,’ Natalie thought as she continued walking, but Briena wasn’t one to give up.
"Natalie, are you here for shopping as well?" Briena asked.
"None of your concern," Natalie replied, not sparing her a glance and ready to move on.
"Just wait. Let introduce you to soone," Briena said, grabbing Natalie’s hand.
’Are you asking for an insult in public?’ Natalie thought as she glared coldly at Briena’s hand.
Briena quickly released her hand. "et my friend, Princess Charlotte."
Natalie glanced at Charlotte briefly, not bothering to greet her. In response, Charlotte looked back at her, but no words or greetings were exchanged.
Briena imdiately spoke up. "Natalie, she’s the Princess of Belvorn. Aren’t you going to greet her?"
Offering a light nod, Natalie said, "I hope you enjoy your stay in my country. Now, I’ll excuse myself," and turned to leave.
"Natalie, is this how you greet a princess?" Briena asked, as if trying to teach her sister so manners.
Natalie glanced at her watch impatiently and, offering a cold gaze to Briena, said, "Did you stop from attending to my important matters just to create another drama?"
Briena was montarily taken aback, but Natalie continued, "It seems you’re doing well on behalf of this entire country by taking care of her. Now excuse ." She then walked away with John and Ryan following her.
Briena hid her smirk well and turned to Charlotte with an apologetic look. "My sister lacks manners. I just wanted to introduce her to you. But..."
Charlotte glared at Natalie’s retreating figure. I’ll show you what I am when you co to my country.
Briena observed Charlotte’s expression and grinned inwardly—this was exactly what she wanted. I’m sure now things won’t be easy for you in Belvorn, Natalie. I’ll make sure this Princess hates you and thinks of you as her enemy.
The reporters captured the entire scene, and soon news began to spread about how Natalie Ford had disrespected the Princess of Belvorn. Comparisons quickly surfaced: Briena was hailed as the perfect host, making the country proud, while Natalie was accused of disgracing it.
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When Natalie reached outside the private room, she instructed, "John, Ryan, you two can turn blind eyes when soone cos here to annoy ."
The two understood and nodded.
Later Natalie was busy in a eting with her two friends and a representative from NextEra. The eting lasted for an hour.
"Ms. Mia, we trust your decision," the representative said. "We believe that, just like the previous perfu created by Ms. Natalie, this one will also be a best-seller. You can go ahead with your plans."
"Thank you for always trusting my company and products," Mia replied.
As the representative left and the three friends were alone, Cathy suggested, "How about a nice coffee?"
Both friends agreed, and they ordered coffee.
Cathy glanced at her phone, scrolling through her notifications, and raised a brow. Natalie noticed and looked at her. Cathy pushed her phone toward Natalie.
As if it were nothing unexpected, Natalie ignored it.
"Natalie, you’re going to Belvorn soon. This princess might hold a grudge against you," Mia said.
"She’ll hold a grudge anyway," Natalie comnted, already aware that the princess must have learned her identity by now. It explained why Charlotte had co to the country and befriended Briena.
Both friends didn’t entirely understand why Natalie said that but agreed nonetheless. If the princess was Briena’s friend, it was to be expected.
As the server left the room, through the opened door, soone noticed the three friends sitting inside the private room.
Before the door could close entirely, two figures entered the room and their bodyguards stood outside.
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