Spoiled By The CEO: Why The Wife Is Kinda Sweet? novel Chapter 364

Wilhelm’s insistence was utterly uncharacteristic.

But he’d gone this far, and even though Archie did doubt him, he knew that the possibility was slim.

Even if you discounted his identity, too great to target Natalia over something that small, but just the fact that the method was this clumsy, it didn’t seem likely that it was done by this calculating old man.

So, after a bit of a stalemate, Archie moved out of the way all the same.

Wilhelm hurried inside.

Natalia hadn’t woken up. She needed anesthetic for the stitches, and with her high fever, she was in a deep sleep.

He looked on from a distance. That pale little face of hers was buried in the pillow, looking so fragile, so heart-wrenching.

His eyes reddened.

“How are her wounds? Will she be fine?”

Archie’s frown grew deeper. He really couldn’t tell what was going on with the old man’s reactions.

Still, he replied, “She’ll be fine for now.”

Hearing that, the old man breathed a sigh of relief.

Behind her, Emma reminded quietly, “Old sir, Mrs. McCarthy is out of danger for now, and Mr. McCarthy is here. It will be fine. Your health matters. Please don’t worry too much.”

Wilhelm nodded and turned to Archie. “You have to look after her. I’m leaving her to you.”

Archie grew more and more dubious as he said, “Are you sure you’re all right, Grandpa Kawn?”

Wilhelm waved it off.

“I’m fine. I owed this girl for what happened that night, so I came over to check on her. Since she’s fine, I’m leaving. Take care of her.”

With that, and Emma at his arm, he left.

Archie looked at his receding back, his handsome brow furrowing.

Another half-hour later, Natalia finally woke.

Seeing Archie there, she wasn’t surprised. Asking him what happened when she was out, she heard that Wilhelm had come around and thought the old man had just caught wind by accident and stopped by to look, and so she didn’t get hung up on it.

Archie murmured, “Have you upset anyone in the cast lately?”

Natalia thought about it, frowned, and shook her head. “No.”

She paused, then looked up at the man. “Was it intentional?”

Archie nodded.

Natalia went quiet.

Afraid she’d overthink things, Archie soothed, “Don’t worry, I’ll deal with it. You need to rest up.”

Natalia nodded.

She wasn’t worried about the incident. With Archie there, she knew he wouldn’t let her suffer for nothing.

And since there was intent behind her incident, they had to have left evidence.

After waking, Natalia ate. Because her hands couldn’t move, Archie fed her spoon by spoon.

She asked about the old home. Afraid that the two elders would worry, the cast had sealed off the news, and he hadn’t told them, either. So William and Ariana were still in the dark.

Natalia appreciated that.

After her meal, Natalia still wasn’t feeling too energetic, so Archie had her rest for a while and sent Nancy in to watch over her.

Seeing Natalia conscious, Nancy blamed herself.

Originally, no matter where Natalia went and unless she was with Archie, she followed behind.

But she had to take care of something with her brother today, so she’d asked for a break. She hadn’t thought this would happen after leaving for just half a day.

Natalia was worried that Archie would blame her, so she spoke to Archie about it in private.

Archie didn’t say anything about it, though. Nancy was not to blame. The wires had already been tampered with, and even with Nancy there, she couldn’t have flown down towards the cliff to save her.

Archie stayed with her for a while longer, then took a phone call, said there was business, and left.

Natalia was tired, so she chatted with Nancy for a while and fell back asleep.

Meanwhile.

Natalia’s injury might have been hidden from the public and the media, but they couldn’t keep it from their own people.

After all, even Selena had caught wind, so Jessica couldn’t have remained in the dark.

So ever since news came that she’d failed, she’d been in a panic.

She already knew that a fair number of people were investigating the affair. Both the McCarthy and Kawn families were digging things up. With their capabilities, they’d come up with her before the sun rose.

What was she supposed to do?

At a time like this, of course she wasn’t stupid enough to stay at home. The moment she’d been exposed, staying at home was tantamount to throwing herself into the fire.

Wilhelm already knew Natalia was his flesh and blood granddaughter, and with something like this having happened, he’d definitely take revenge for hr.

So she needed a way out.

Jessica stayed in her hotel room, frantically making calls.

But at this critical moment, she couldn’t reach Matthew’s phone.

No matter how much she called, he had it off!

The bastard!

Jessica already understood that she’d been used. With the cat out of the bag, she had lost her value as a pawn, so she was being tossed to the wolves.

Hate filled her.

So Matthew Kawn wouldn’t help, her, was it! Then she had no reason to let him off easy!

Leering, Jessica picked a recording out of her phone and sent it to Matthew.

She also added a text.

“Trying to burn bridges? Don’t even think about it! We’ll go down in flames together if we have to.”

On the other side, Matthew hadn’t actually turned off his phone and only blocked her number from calling.

He looked at the recording she’d sent him and frowned.

Finding a quiet corner, he listened to the recording and whitened.

He’d never imagined that the little bitch had made a recording of when they’d discussed how to eliminate Natalia.

If the recording leaked and the old man found out, his place in the family was done for.

Forget his current wealth and power, Wilhelm might even chase him out of the country without a single bit of the inheritance.

In his rage, his face contorted. After considering it, he concluded that he couldn’t let this recording get out.

Returning to his room, he removed Jessica’s number from the blacklist, dialed her phone, and growled, “Where are you?”

“What? Taking my calls now, Uncle?”

Matthew took a deep breath and suppressed his hatred. “Quit with the bullshit! Give me the recording. I’ll have someone escort you out of the country and keep you alive.”

“Escort me out? Why?”

“You think there’s still a safe place for you in this country? The person who tampered with the wire was one of yours; they’ll follow the lead back to you soon enough! If you know what’s good for me, give me the recording, and I’ll have someone send you away.”

Jessica paled.

She never thought, after all her effort, crawling to her position now from Julio to Eqitin, that she’d end up like this.

She snarled, “No! Escort me out of the country first. Not just me, but my mother. By the time we’re in a safe spot, I’ll send you the recording.”

“You!”