Keith could tell she didn''t want to win.


    He sighed. He really didn''t understand why his sister was so afraid of Joanna.


    Natalie didn''t know what Keith was thinking. She only knew that now was not the right time.


    Sebastian and Sean also spotted Natalie and Keith.


    Sean found the dynamic between Natalie and Keith unusual.


    He tilted his head, thoughtfully. "Sir, why do I get the feeling that Keith is always so respectful to Madam? It''s like she''s the real boss."


    Sebastian gazed at Natalie''s back, his voice low. "People are drawn to power. The capable always lead. Natalie has another identity: the legendary designer in the fashion world, Cora."


    "What....." Sean''s jaw dropped in astonishment.


    Cora!?


    Wasn''t that the designer he had been trying to find for two years?


    How could it be Madam?


    Sean waspletely reeling from Sebastian''s revtion.


    Natalie was Cora!?


    Unbelievable!


    Who said Natalie was just some girl from the sticks? They were about to get their faces pped!


    So, the master had been by his side all along.


    And he had never noticed anything unusual about Natalie. He had seen her at her craziest, losing her mind over Sebastian.


    He had been so moved by the way she had loved Sebastian, so carefully and with all her heart.


    How lucky Sebastian was!


    It was his own fault he hadn''t cherished her, and that''s why they had reached this point.


    Sean felt like his feet were floating as he followed Sebastian into the venue in a daze.


    At nine o''clock sharp, thepetition began.


    Under the shing lights, the host enthusiastically introduced the sponsors and the rules for the day.


    After the introductions, the judges took their seats, and the online voting channels opened.


    As eachpany''s name was called, their models began to take the stage.


    Natalie and Keith found theirpany''s seats and sat down, only to see that the seat for the president of the Griffith Group was right next to her.


    She paused, feeling an inescapable sense of being tied to Sebastian.


    Coincidentally, Joanna''s seat was next to Keith''s.


    Natalie looked at the name of thepany she had registered.


    J Company, President Joanna.


    She had named thepany using her own initial.


    Natalie raised her phone and casually took a picture. The venue was noisy, so she sent a message to Keith.


    [Keith, when you get back, check how manypanies in the country are registered with these two letters. See who the legal representatives are.]


    Joanna''s secretpanies were never registered under her name, but under the names of her most trusted subordinates.


    Joanna was very cautious. So far, they had only managed to uncover one, Nora.


    Keith looked at her. "Got it, Natalie."


    He then handed her a hottte. "Natalie, it''s hot. Your favorite vor."


    Natalie''s smile was radiant.


    Sitting beside her, Sebastian saw Keith give her the milk tea and watched the brilliant smile light up her face.


    Her genuine joy seemed to make everything else fade away.


    He watched as she took a sip, her lips curving in a satisfied smile. Her girlish delight


    was impossible to hide, and he understood it at a nce.


    Keith said something, and sheughed happily.


    Sebastian''s expression clouded with a bitter envy. He had never seen her radiance directed at him.


    In that moment, he finally


    understood the crushing weight of


    the void Natalie must have felt for years a chasm between them that no amount of money or regret could ever bridge.


    Suddenly, the name "J Company" was announced. Natalie looked up at the models on stage, and a wave of familiarity washed over her,


    instantly turning to rage. She


    whipped her head to the side ring at Joanna who was sitting next to


    Keith.


    Joanna returned her gaze with a provocative smile.