Why did his old wounds worsen, and new ones appear after he came back home? She needed to understand the hardships he''d faced over the years. She had to fight for his justice.


    Lizzy was puzzled. "Sis, didn''t the Rond family already wave the white g and decide to partner up with you?" Lizzy couldn''t figure out why her sister would have any dealings with the Rond family beyond business.


    Nathalie replied, "I''m looking into an old issue with the Ronds."


    "Oh." Lizzy hit the gas and sped off.


    When Nathalie got to the Rond estate, the guard stopped her as part of his routine, "Ms. Ashley, let me announce your arrival."


    Nathalie, bold and defiant, said, "No need for that. I can find my own way in. It''s not like it''s my first time here."


    With that, she walked in confidently. The guard, taken aback by her boldness, quickly reached for his phone to alert his employer.


    Inside the Rond estate''s brightly lit living room, Mason and Gavin sat on the sofa, their faces dark and displeased as they red at her.


    "Ashley, seems like your career''s on the rise, and so is your arrogance," Gavin said sarcastically.


    Nathalie, fierce like a lioness, red back with fiery eyes, her fury palpable. "I''m not here to talk business today. So, no need for the fake niceties."


    "Then what are you here for?" Mason asked coolly.


    "To ask about someone."


    "Who?"


    Nathalie settled onto the sofa next to the Rond men, ready for a showdown. "Morris."


    Gavin scoffed, "Morris? That troublemaker had the nerve to change his name. Who does he


    think he is, ditching the Rondet


    name for his mom''s? And ''Nathan''?


    It''s so unrefined, hardly fit forpolite society."


    Nathalie shot back, "Some names are for show, but some tell a story. ''Nathan, for example, represents a spark of hope beneath the Rainbow Bridge Mr. Gavin, it''s a shame you don''t know the story behind your son''s name, yet you criticize it. That''s a parenting fail."


    Gavin was clearly blindsided by the meaning Nathalie revealed about Morris''s name, leaving him a bit ashamed.


    "Ashley, the Rond family business is none of your concern."


    Nathalie propped her feet up on the footstool, making it clear she nned to stay


    a while. She nced at Gavin, ignoring his angry outburst. She zeroed in on her goal: "Nathan''s matters are my matters."


    "Mr. Gavin, I''m here to find out how Nathan got those awful scars."


    Gavin''s guilt was evident. His eyes darted around. "Those scars, he''s had them since he was a kid."


    "That story might work on someone


    else, but not me. When he came


    home, he already had threesh marks on his back, a fractured ankle, and a minor eye injury. So how did


    he end up with even more scars aftering back home?"