Natalie took a deep breath to steady her breathing. She patted her cheeks to regain her composure.
Just like Rowan had said, around noon, the hospital announced that the resuscitation was unsucce at 12:15 pm.
il, and Kevin passed away
When Kevin’s parents rushed to the hospital in the afternoon, Natalie went to meet them personally.
His parents were just ordinary wage earners. After meeting them, Natalie understood why they had rejected his suggestion to study abroad.
Anyone would want a better future for their children if they could afford it. However, they just weren’t capable of supporting Kevin in studying abroad.
After they met, Natalie immediately told them the truth. The two were shocked at first, but they burst into tears after confirming that Kevin was safe and sound. They also agreed to work with Natalie.
Kevin’s parents had to play along with Natalie’s plan in the hospital so that Jason would fall for it.
Meanwhile, the investigation report of the accident was out, and fatigued driving was the cause of the crash. The driver had dozed off when the mini truck arrived at the Hallsbrook College’s entrance, and it hit Kevin when the driver was unconscious.
The personal information about the driver given by Rowan stated that the driver had no family and had a gambling debt of more than one million dollars.
Natalie sneered when she saw the information. “He’s good at picking the right person.”
Rowan said, “It isn’t easy to make him spill the truth when he has nothing to lose. Besides, the driver is no fool. This will be taken as a car accident as long as he doesn’t expose the person behind it, and he’ll be out of jail in ten years.
“However, if he admits it, he’ll be charged with intentional homicide. He knows the weight of his decisions well.”
Natalie tightened her grip on her bag. She swore that one day, she would make Jason pay for everything he had done.
Natalie stayed in Hallsbrook for five days to deal with Kevin’s matter. She only bought a flight ticket back to Grendale after settling everything.
She boarded the plane with the suitcase she had brought there. When she found her seat and wanted to lift her luggage, a big hand acted faster than she did.
Natalie turned around subconsciously and almost bumped against Rowan’s well–built chest. Embarrassed, she took a step back and watched as he placed her suitcase. Only then did she greet him “What a coincidence! Mr. Mattel, are you taking the same flight, too?”
Rowan’s seat was next to the aisle. He sat down gracefully and nodded at Natalie. “Yeah. It’s such a coincidence.”
She didn’t know how to describe it, but his response was rather neutral. It wasn’t as unfamiliar as the response from a stranger, but it also felt somewhat distant.
Natalie responded with a polite smile and stopped interacting with him.
Perhaps that was what Rowan was like. He always dealt with people and things with indifference.
After that, Natalie took out her eye mask, ready to sleep.
It was only when Natalie put on her mask that Rowan shifted his gaze to her again.
Landon, who was sitting in front, felt sad for Rowan and couldn’t stop lamenting deep down.
How could there be so many coincidences? It was all because Rowan wanted to meet her.
Before this, Rowan had told Landon to look into Natalie’s flight information. Then, he had bought the seat next to her from
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Rowan had been hiding his feelings for Natalie so well. If not because of his strange illness, Rowan wouldn’t have had to just protect her secretly for many years without fighting for a chance.
“Poor Mr. Mattel. Why…” Landon thought.
Just when the plane was about to take off and the air stewardess reminded all the passengers to switch off their phones, Natalie received a message from Kevin.
She smiled when she read the message.
“What is it? You look so happy,” Rowan said.
