"What''s he doing here so early? Talk about a buzzkill."


    The servant chimed in, "The gatekeeper almost didn''t let him in. But he seemed really on edge and imed he had something super urgent to discuss with you. The gatekeeper didn''t want to risk it, so here I am to let you know."


    Nathalie raised an eyebrow, "Something urgent, huh?"


    Might as well give him a few minutes.


    Nathalie showed up in front of Cameron looking like she just rolled out of bed.


    Cameron was caught off guard by her appearance. He remembered Nathalie as someone who always made sure she looked her best. Seeing her now, without any makeup, made it crystal clear that he wasn''t on her list of VIPs anymore. Her indifference spoke volumes about how little was left of their past connection. "Nathalie, has Ninae by here?" Cameron asked, almost pleading.


    Nathalie shot back, "Didn''t she go with you? She hasn''t reached out to me in ages, so it seems she''s made up her mind to stick with you."


    "Nina''s gone missing," Cameron confessed, shame written all over his face.


    Nathalie''s face froze. Despite being let down by Nina''s decision to turn her back on Nathan, Nina was still her daughter. Nathalie''s maternal instincts couldn''t just switch off.


    "How did she go missing?" Nathalie''s gaze pierced through Cameron, demanding


    answers.


    "She''s never been one to cause trouble. Cameron, what did you do to her?"


    Cameron hung his head in regret, "I just left her outside the hospital while I took Greta in first."


    Nathalie turned pale. In a sh, she pped Cameron hard across the face. Her anger was palpable.


    She was so furious that her whole body shook as she yelled, "Cameron, you left her in the lurch once before, and it broke her heart. She swore back then, if her dad didn''t want her, she didn''t want him either."


    "This time, she forgave you, which


    Ine


    you should''ve been grateful for. But here you are, making the same mistake, ditching her again for Greta f you always put herst, why did you even bother getting close to her? Your idea of fatherly love is worthless. You''re not fit to be a father."  swnovel


    Cameron looked down, defeated.


    "I''m


    Nathalie. I know I''ve


    dup big time. I''ll change


    messed


    leave her again."  swnovel


    Nathalie was drained. "Let''s just focus on finding her."


    Cameron was taken aback. "Nina didn''te to you?"


    ????


    Nathalie scoffed, "Nina''s got her pride. When she chose to leave Nathan for you,


    she knew there was no going back to me."


    Cameron finally grasped the gravity of what he had done to Nina.


    He vowed, "Don''t worry, I''ll find her," then dashed out.


    Nathalie nced at the gloomy sky, a knot of worry forming in her chest. "Looks


    like rain''sing. Nina, where are you?"


    By mid-morning, the heavens opened up, and a fierce storm rolled in, with thunder and lightning crashing around.


    Yet, there Nathalie stood, under her umbre, outside the hospital. Lizzy, herpanion, looked puzzled, "Sis, what are we doing here?"


    Nathalie replied, "Nina''s probably hiding in the hospital."


    Lizzy was skeptical, "How do you know that, sis?"


    "She''s got her reasons," Nathalie said,


    bet


    Cmewhat mysteriously, before


    closing her umbre and stepping through the hospital''s ss doors.  swnovel


    "Lizzy, you go look for Nina. I''ll check on our dear sister."


    "Got it, sis."


    Sure enough, Lizzy found Nina tucked away in the hospital stairwell.