A murderous glint shed in Marshall''s eyes. "I''m so sorry, Natalie. You got dragged into this because of me."


    Natalie shook her head. "It''s fine. Some things are unavoidable. Since I chose to help you, I''m not afraid of the risks."


    Marshall was so moved by her words he was on the verge of tears.


    For the rest of his life, he would be Natalie''s most loyal man.


    She was risking her life to help him. The thought made Marshall''s eyes turn red with emotion.


    "Natalie, on my way here, I got a call from my assistant. Mr. Wilson lost a major project to a foreignpany. Do you think it could be..."


    Natalie froze for a moment. The car crash had made her forget all about it.


    "But....." Natalie thought for a second, then asked, "Are you talking about the plot ofnd for the Bailingmercial building?"


    "Ah... Natalie, how did you know about that plot?" Marshall felt like she could see the future.


    Natalie carefully recalled the events of her past life.


    Yes, that was it.


    "So Mr. Wilson also wanted to buy thatnd, and someone else snatched it up. If I''m not mistaken, they''re going to build an oceanarium there, a research base for breeding marine animals, in partnership with the government."


    "That plot was always a hotmodity. The location is a gold mine."


    She remembered that the research failed, and thepany sold thend. Back when she was a wandering spirit, she had overheard Sebastian and Joanna talking about it.


    It waster redeveloped into a massive oceanarium with a resort built around it, and business was booming.


    But she remembered that thend ultimately fell into Sebastian''s hands. The Sebastian of that time was a strange man.


    He became increasingly gloomy, cold, and ruthless. Watching him from afar, she found him terrifying.


    Even Joanna was afraid of him.


    "Ah... Natalie, doesn''t that mean the foreignpany will just get stronger? My dad


    is investigating them overseas, but he hasn''t found anything yet."


    Natalie smiled. "You''re being too impatient. What we need to do now is wait."


    "Wait for what?" Marshall was itching with anxiety. He couldn''t wait any longer; those people were despicable.


    Natalie raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Wait for their marine research base to fail. Then we have to buy thatnd as quickly as possible."


    This time, she couldn''t let Sebastian beat her to the punch. She needed to be powerful herself, to be the one in control.


    "Ah..." Marshall was surprised. "Natalie, are you sure they''ll fail?"


    Natalie nodded. "They will. But the Wilson family losing thisnd must have infuriated Mr. Wilson."


    Marshall scoffed. "He deserves it. He brought this on himself. I wonder if he''ll die of anger when he finally learns the truth."


    He was d it wasn''t his family. Joanna had moved so fast.


    Using such disgusting methods to acquire resources, knowing the reserve price— how could they not seed?


    Mr. Wilson had dug his own grave.


    Natalie didn''tment on that,


    instead saying, "Marshall, I won''t let what your cousin did slide. I won''t ept a settlement. He thinks that because I was kicked out of the Scott family, he can bully me That''s why he''s so arrogant."


    "I''ll handle this myself from now on You should hurry home. Your unde is going to make a move and this is a good opportunity for you to clean out his moles in yourpany."


    II


    "The project is probably going to run into trouble. This is a major reason for your family''s downfall. I don''t know the specifics only that your uncle''s partner is a construction materialspany called HenSen Group. Their materials don''t meet regtions."