He didn''t like seeing other men standing next to her. A shot of her alone was much better. He buzzed for Sean.


    "You wanted to see me, sir?" Sean said, entering the office. He was still dealing with the online fallout from the livestream. Joanna was still waiting downstairs for Sebastian, just like Natalie used to do. How the tables have turned, Sean thought, feeling an urge to shout, "Karma''s a bitch!"


    Sebastian''s face was impassive. "Find me a diving instructor."


    Sean blinked. "Sir, do you have time to go diving?"


    "I have two hours on the weekends. From now on, I''ll be learning on Saturdays and Sundays."


    Sean''s mouth twitched. Why the sudden interest in diving? He wondered if the man''s chronic leg pain could even handle the cold water. "Of course, sir. I''ll get right on it."


    After Sean left, Sebastian continued to stare at Natalie''s post. She didn''t share on Facebook often before, but she did asionally now that she''d left him. He knew that in a few hours, she''d post again to show off her catch for the day. He suppressed his restless energy and tried to focus on his work.


    Nine meters down, the visibility was only average, but Natalie quickly spotted a lobster den. She was an expert at catching them barehanded. Her training before the age of sixteen had taken ce on a small ind, and her diving skills were excellent, thanks to Owen. She''d been diving on her own since she was ten, free- diving with sperm whales an unparalleled, sublime experience. In no time, she had caught threerge lobsters. Seeing them in her, her eyes sparkled. After catching the lobsters, she spotted two spider conches. They were heavy, so she brought her haul back to the shore.


    Zenobia was astounded. "Natalie, you''ve only been down there for half an hour, and your bag is already full!" She saw the three massive lobsters and couldn''t stop smiling. They would be eating well tonight.


    Natalie emptied her catch onto the sand. "There''s so much out there today, Zenobia!" she said happily. "Wait here, there are a ton of groupers down there. I''ll catch a few more so you won''t have to buy fish for a while."


    Zenobia looked worried. "Natalie, we don''t have a spear gun. How will you catch them?"


    Natalie pulled a specialized fish from the trunk. "I can''t catch them by hand," sheughed. "I''ll use a small fish as bait to set a trap and let them swim right in. There''s a spot over there teeming with fish. After I set the trap, go look for I more conches and some cuttlefish. I''m taking a spear down this time."


    With that, Natalie went back into the water with her gear. Zenobia shook her head and smiled. Freediving was truly Natalie''s greatest passion. When they had first met, all of Natalie''s photos were with whales, sharks, sea turtles, and coral.


    Joanna waited downstairs at


    Sebastian''s office for hours, but he


    refused to see her. She had her to assistant keep an eye on any news from Mr. Wilson''s side. Finally, she decided to go see Mr. Wilson herself. But before she went, she had her assistant find another woman. She had no intention of letting Mr. Wilson touch her, but she could create the illusion that something had happened. There was always a way around a problem, and Mr. Wilson would not escape her grasp.


    At five in the afternoon, Natalie emerged from the sea, struggling to pull her fishing onto the shore. When Zenobia saw more than a dozen farge fish inside, sh? speechless. She gaped, then pointed at a crab that was bigger than her own face. "Natalie, you''re incredible! You even dared to catch a crab that big?"