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Natalie and Darren followed Ms. Dowd’s instructions and divided the tasks, then started cleaning. Darren, who was not exactly known for his housekeeping skills, had never even swept the floor before. The way he held the broom made Natalie cringe.
Natalie rolled her eyes and said, “Mr. Luther, haven’t you ever seen anyone sweep a floor before? How can you not know how to do this?”
Darren, with a straight face, replied, “I don’t need to know how to do these things.”
“Now you do,” Natalie said, taking the broom from Darren to demonstrate. “See? Like this. Now you try.”
This time, Darren managed to get it right, even though it still looked a bit awkward. At least it was passable. The two of them continued like this, with one teaching and the other following, and the morning flew by.
By noon, Ms. Dowd asked them to prepare lunch. Darren walked into the kitchen like he owned the place, looking at everything with disdain. Natalie could tell that if he stayed, he might end up burning the whole kitchen down. So, she shooed him out and told him to go feed the cows instead.
Darren walked to the kitchen door and, as he turned to look back at her, his usually intense eyes softened. He remembered many times when Natalie had cooked for him. For a moment, it felt like they were back in the early days of their marriage.
“What are you standing there for?” Natalie looked up and saw him, frowning as she warned, “Go feed the cows! If you dare mess up my task, I’ll twist your head off and stuff it in a cow’s stomach!”
The comment section erupted with excitement over Natalie’s words.
[HAHAHAHA! Natalie really wants to break up with him, always talking about it!]
[What else? She’s working so hard just to get away from Mr. Luther. It’s kind of touching, actually!]
[By the way, Natalie is really efficient! She even knows how to make feed for the cows! She must be from the countryside!]
[Natalie has a farm on TikTok! Is it really that surprising?]
[Natalie can do anything! No arguments!]
[Some people, no matter how successful they become, are still just lowly farmers at heart. So, a country bumpkin like her should stop pretending to be a rich lady. Everyone knows she’s just a hick from the countryside!]
[Why are you being so mean? What’s wrong with coming from a humble background? Heroes come from all walks of life! Stop spouting nonsense!]
[People from low backgrounds are naturally cheap, that’s why they become mistress!]
For the rest of the day, the live stream’s chat was filled with arguments about Natalie’s background, as if someone was deliberately stirring the pot. It didn’t stop there; the comments eventually shifted from her humble origins to accusations of her being a mistress.
The chat was flooded with messages claiming that Natalie was a mistress who broke up Vivian&Darren, creating a toxic atmosphere. Vivian’s fans, seeing these comments, immediately jumped in to defend Natalie. The die–hard fans of the Vivian&Darren couple were especially vicious in their attacks. Natalie’s fans, not ones to back down, refused to take the insults lying down, especially when they were being falsely accused of being a mistress. As a result, the two groups of fans went at each other, turning the chat into a chaotic battleground.
Until Natalie completed the task, received her reward, and rushed back to the Vibe Hotel in BurgCity, the online arguments were still raging. After a full day of hard work, Natalie returned to the hotel after 9 PM. She washed up and went straight to
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Aber Darren finished his shower and entered the room, Tony called His voice was a bit tense, Mr. Lother, there’s been some controversy online today about Ms. Xavier
Darren paused, the cigarette between his fingers, “Tell me more
Tony then recounted the entire online argument from the livestream Mr. Luther, how do you want to handle this?”
“Ban the accounts that are causing the most trouble,” Darren said exhaling a cloud of smoke. Also, look into whether Vivian is involved
Tony thought for a moment and added, “But it’s also possible that Ms. Zavala has nothing to do with this. The die–hard fans of the Vivian& Darren couple are very passionate, and many of them still don’t believe that you and Ms. Zavala have broken up. They’ve done some crazy things before, so it’s quite possible they’re behind this attack on Ms. Xavier
I only care about the results, not the guesses. If some crazy fansare making me uncomfortable, should I just let them go? If they don’t know how to behave, I don’t mind teaching them a lesson. Investigate further, and even if they are fans, deal with each one of them, Darren said, his tone firm. Then, he remembered something important, “Have you set up the meeting with Mr. Chance?
“Mr. Chance is out of BurgCity for the next few days. He’s flying abroad for a lecture and won’t be back until the weekend‘ A faint look of disappointment crossed Darren’s otherwise calm face. Then, schedule it for the weekend”
“Yes.
The reward from Ms. Dowd included the specific address of the stone sculpture that needed to be repaired, along with a complete photo of the puzzle. This made it easy for them to find the stone sculpture. Natalie contacted Mr. Brown, who was in charge of the restoration, and by that afternoon, the stone sculpture was fully restored.
Gary, the assistant director, announced that they were the first team to complete the task and informed them that they would receive a luxury couple’s trip to Halthia Island, which they could take at any time within the next year, as well as an A- grade TV drama resource. Natalie wasn’t particularly interested in these rewards. She just wanted to end things. So, when Gary asked if they wanted to spend one more day together or end the recording early, she didn’t hesitate to choose to end the recording. That night, she returned to her luxurious villa in Greton.
Arthur was there to greet her, holding Rafael in his arms. Natalie hadn’t seen her son in three days and missed him terribly. She scooped him up and showered him with kisses, first on one cheek, then the other. The little guy was clearly just as happy to see her, covering her face with slobbery kisses and waving his arms and legs in excitement.
Natalie’s eyes were full of tenderness. To ease her longing, she spent a long time playing with him. It wasn’t until Rafael was exhausted and fast asleep that she reluctantly placed him in his crib.
Arthur waited for her to come out of the room, pushed up his glasses, and asked, “How was the Dating Show this time?”
“Don’t even mention it,” Natalie frowned. “It was a disaster.”
Seeing her reaction, Arthur added fuel to the fire, “There’s more bad news.”
After a full day of brewing and spreading, the rumors about Natalie being a mistress were getting even more intense online. Some sharp–eyed netizens somehow dug up a video of her and Darren at the amusement park. Even though Darren’s face wasn’t shown in the video, the netizens were like Sherlock Holmes, using magnifying glasses to find every little clue.
So, on that day, everything Darren wore–his clothes, shoes, and accessories—was thoroughly compared. After scrutinizing
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all the details, about 60% of the netizens were convinced that the person with Natalie was indeed Darren.
When Natalie sat down at her computer, the top Twitter trends was [Natalie Interfering with Vivian& Darren. J The most popular post under that hashtag had already reached 200,000 likes on Twitter.
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