CHAPTER 123: CHAPTER 123: SUCH A BEAUTIFUL YOU BELONGS TO ME

In the midst of the teasing voices, Natalie Vaughn’s face finally turned red with embarrassment. After all, she was still a young girl unfamiliar with such intimate experiences, feeling shy about being deeply kissed by Zane Thorne in front of so many people was only natural.

She buried her head in the man’s neck, unable to resist hammering his chest with her hand.

It’s all Zane’s fault, using his gaze to entice her into surrender.

Zane was in a joyful mood, holding the young girl’s waist, chuckling quietly, gradually laughing more boldly, even his chest began to tremble slightly with laughter.

"Feeling shy?"

Natalie rubbed her head, seemingly annoyed, with a little ’ow’. As if that wasn’t enough to relieve her embarrassment, she opened her mouth and bit the man’s neck.

The force was neither too light nor too heavy.

Zane gasped and patted the back of her head.

"Attempted murder of your husband?"

At this moment, Natalie couldn’t care less, surrounded by a group of people watching them.

Zane seemed to know what she was thinking.

"They wouldn’t dare to truly tease you."

The most they would do is say a few words to indulge themselves.

Naturally, Natalie’s personality was nonchalant, she didn’t mind the teasing among friends. After a while, the shyness passed, and she wanted to push Zane’s embrace away.

The man raised his eyebrows slightly, a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and his arm hugged Natalie tighter, pulling her off the motorbike with one hand.

However, separating the two was not so easy. The wind, reluctant for the intimate moment to end, blew Natalie’s long hair, tangling it in the zipper of Zane’s jacket.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!"

Zane paused in his steps, his eyebrows instantly furrowing, grabbing Natalie’s disorganized hand.

"Don’t move."

Early in the morning, Natalie had left in haste, didn’t even have time to apply makeup, let alone do her hair. After a night, her hair, which was already slightly curly, became more tangled, resulting in a situation where Zane couldn’t quickly free the strands entwined with his jacket zipper.

Natalie fiercely warned.

"You better not break my hair!"

Prepared to snap the strands, Zane’s action froze, reluctantly heeding Natalie’s words. Both found the position awkward for untangling the hair.

Jay Sterling, seeing this, wanted to help but was stopped by a look from Zane.

Well then, let the couple sort it out slowly themselves.

This possessiveness made Jay sigh with resignation, wondering how he could teach her to ride a motorbike without inciting Mr. Thorne’s jealousy.

"It’s rare to be up this early, let’s watch the sunrise! Watch the sunrise! Don’t waste it."

Laughing and teasing, the friends left Zane and Natalie alone.

Initially puzzled about Zane being arranged for a marriage by his family, the group now understood; it wasn’t simply an arranged marriage.

Someone suddenly said.

"Could it be Mr. Thorne orchestrating this marriage behind the scenes?"

Who knows?

No one knows, nor needs to know. As long as the two of them are happy and content, it suffices.

...

Coming down from the mountain, the group planned to spend the whole day at a farmhouse. After lunch, Natalie lazily lounged on the sofa, intending to rest, when she received an email from Vivian.

In the email, Vivian first expressed her joy at receiving Natalie’s reply, then informed her of the specific showtimes and arrangements, inviting Natalie to come over a few days before the show for fun. At the end of the email, she shared her and Bartley’s longing for Natalie and provided Bartley’s contact information.

After staring at it for a long time, Natalie still didn’t contact Bartley. After all, she had rejected him outright back then, truly hurting him.

Kensingport, a city Natalie adored.

The reason for her affection was rather peculiar, just that a couple from an anime she liked first confessed under Grivorn. So whenever she went to Kensingport, Natalie made sure to visit beneath Grivorn.

Calculating the dates, if she put in some effort in filming, expedited the filming process, she could finish just in time to go.

With this thought, Natalie replied to the email.

Bartley was right, she shouldn’t waste her talent. Standing high, she could stand alongside Zane.

In the yard, a few were busy preparing some mountain delicacy, Zane with a cigarette, occasionally lending a hand though mostly on calls.

Natalie lounged over the sofa back, gazing at his figure outside the window.

Zane said that once she was better, he’d be busy, and it was just as he said. GN’s first domestic project indeed required his focused attention as CEO.

Moreover, after yesterday’s press conference, while the media remained calm, Astra City’s circles were already in upheaval. The sole heir of the Thorne Family surprisingly turned out to be GN Group’s leader, something entirely unexpected. This implied the Thorne Family’s growing influence, its status in Astra City nearing the Lawson Family with its military, political, and commercial ties.

In addition, everyone knew about Zane’s good relationship with Caleb Lawson.

For a while, everyone envied the Vaughn Family’s foresight in marrying Zane early, claiming the first-mover advantage.

Mr. Vaughn was so irked by these remarks he couldn’t even eat. What was all this talk about the Vaughn Family’s luck? His family wasn’t lacking, nor was their Nina! However, Mr. Vaughn had just learned about Zane being the leader of GN Group, worried about him being too excellent, yet fearing he might not be enough, ultimately worried about Natalie suffering.

Therefore, Mr. Vaughn called Natalie, and she spent a good while reassuring him. James Vaughn wasn’t too surprised, he’d long realized that someone like Zane wouldn’t remain ordinary, even jesting.

"The wife of GN Group’s CEO? Tch, I dare not mess with you anymore."

Of course, this earned him a glare from Natalie.

However, jest aside, James still cared for his sister, worried nonetheless. Previously he felt only Zane could handle Natalie’s temperament, now he feared Natalie might be overwhelmed by Zane.

Hearing this, Natalie merely smiled.

"I don’t need to control him."

Because Zane would willingly bow before her.

Natalie didn’t know where her confidence came from, but she simply felt it.

Upon hearing this, James said no more.

Perhaps Natalie’s gaze was too intense, for during his call, Zane suddenly turned to face her, accurately meeting her gaze.

In Natalie’s eyes, there was unrestrained admiration and fascination yet, Zane evidently satisfied with her gaze, spoke casually into the phone and headed inside.

Soon, Zane entered the room and sat beside Natalie, wordlessly grasped her chin, and leaned in for a deep kiss.

He lifted his gaze, capturing Natalie’s eyes.

"Am I that good-looking?"

Natalie’s eyes sparkled as she smiled alluringly.

"Such a handsome you, belongs to me."

The man’s eyes instantly flared with passion, kissing Natalie fiercely until she was breathless before releasing her. Zane raised his hand fondly caressing Natalie’s earlobe.

"I have to return tomorrow."

Natalie paused, then leaned in to bite the man’s mouth corner, with a bit of force, leaving a clear bite mark.

"Then you wait obediently at home for my return, don’t you dare flirt around!"

Zane’s eyes carried a subtle smile.

He was very satisfied with Natalie’s declaration of ownership.

His hand rubbed Natalie’s waist.

"Don’t force yourself filming, take care of yourself, I’ll be checking when you come back."