"Don''t call me that!" Natalie warned him coldly. The nerve of him.


    "You once told me I didn''t deserve it. Now, I''m throwing those words right back at you. You, Sebastian? You don''t deserve it either!"


    Sebastian''s dark eyes widened in an instant.


    A wave of fury crashed through his chest.


    Pain, wrapped in rage, shattered hisposure, making him want to wrap his hands around her neck.


    But seeing thepleteck of emotion in her eyes, he deted instantly. When he had said those words to her, she had burst into tears.


    Sebastian tried desperately not to think about the past. He forced a casual smile. "Natalie, you have to at least give me a chance to make it right, don''t you?"


    Natalie shook her head with a bitter smile. "I''ve already given you countless chances, Sebastian. I gave you ny-nine chances, and you wasted every single one. The Scott family hurt me over eighty times, but you... you hurt me ny-nine times. So, why should I forgive you?"


    Sebastian was stunned. He clearly hadn''t known she''d kept such a precise count.


    Ny-nine times. Only after that had she given up on him. He was the only one who could truly understand just how much she must have loved him back then.


    Taking advantage of his surprise, Natalie shoved him hard.


    Caught off guard, Sebastian could only watch as she deftly slipped past him, changed her shoes at the entryway, and left.


    He watched her retreating back, a sharp pain shing in his eyes.


    Ny-nine times. The staggering number made his entire body tense and tremble.


    A hard smile touched his lips. "Natalie, I don''t care what you think. From now on, between us, this isn''t over until one of us is gone."


    He took out his phone and called Sean, telling him to get the car ready for a trip to the police station.


    When Natalie got outside, Luna was already waiting for her.


    She opened the car door and got in Luna turned to her. "Sis, I''ll drop you at the station first, then I''ll I''ll go pick yo


    Mrs. Wilson: She''s all set on ber


    end."


    Natalie nodded slightly. "Okay. Let''s go."


    Luna drove toward the police station.


    Behind them, Sebastian''s car followed.


    Sitting in the back seat, Sebastian stared out the window, his expression grim.


    The inte was flooded with posts from people attacking Natalie.


    Natalie sent a message to Keith, telling him not to do anything about the online situation yet.


    It wasn''t the right time. If Sophia and Mr. Wilson liked stirring up trouble this way, she would return the favor in kind.


    After making the arrangements, Natalie arrived at the police station.


    Evelyn Carrington was there, dressed in a white down jacket, her hair tied up in a bun. She wore a mask and sunsses.


    The moment she saw Natalie, she stormed over to her in a rage.


    "Natalie, you''re the one who killed my mother! Your clothes and your fingerprints were found at the scene!"


    Behind her sunsses, Evelyn Carrington''s eyes were filled with venom.


    Natalie offered her a faint smile.


    "Ms. Carrington, don''t get so worked up. You know perfectly well how


    your mother died, you just don''t want to admit it. Fools like you are only fit to be someone else''s pawn."


    Evelyn was taken aback. She hadn''t expected Natalie to be so shameless and sharp-tongued at a time like this.


    "You..."


    Natalie just smiled and patted her on


    the shoulderfortingly. "Take it


    easy, little girl. There''s more toe. You should watch closely and see what happens to a heartless ungrateful daughter who wishes her own mother dead and calls her father''s mistress ''mom."