Chapter 783

Natalie finished her scenes at three in the morning and was finally free to head back

to the hotel, but she deliberately dawdled until five. Only when she was too

exhausted to keep her eyes open did she drag herself back.

Thinking of their passionate encounter earlier that night, she felt hopelessly conflicted.

She and Marico shouldn't have this kind of relationship. She had never intended for things to go that way, but... it happened anyway.

She prayed he was already asleep, hoping she wasn't walking right into a trap. Muttering the whole way, she opened the door to her room, only to find it completely empty.

Marico had left long ago.

The next half-month of filming went smoothly, and Marico didn't contact her again.

Taking advantage of a day off, Natalie hurried back to the city that evening to reunite with her daughter.

She picked Kristin up from Penelope Laurier's house. The mother and daughter ate dinner together, then lay in bed chatting.

Kristin told Natalie all the funny things that had happened at school and home, and Natalie shared amusing stories from the set. They talked until past ten o'clock.

Just as Natalie was about to coax Kristin to sleep, the little girl remembered something.

"Recently, after school, an older lady has been waiting by the gate. When people ask, she says she's picking up her granddaughter, but I've never seen her pick anyone up. One time, Hubert's dad was late, and she came up to me. She asked if I missed my dad and if I wanted to live with him."

"Hubert thinks she's a bad person trying to steal kids and told me to ignore her. But she doesn't seem like a bad person, just really weird."

Hearing her daughter say this, Natalie immediately thought of Alma.

Ever since Marico and Hamilton Amos had fought, the Amos family had been quiet. She certainly didn't believe they had just given up on Kristin, so she had been anxious this entire time.

Kristin's words only deepened her worries.

The Amos family was definitely plotting something and would inevitably try to snatch Kristin away from her.

Panic setting in, Natalie told Kristin to go to sleep and stepped out to call Marico.

If she married Marico, Kristin would legally become a child of the Stapleton family. No matter what, the Amos family wouldn't dare snatch a child from the Stapletons. When she had mentioned marrying Marico before, it was mostly out of impulse, but she had kept this strategic move in mind.

The call connected quickly. Marico's drunken voice answered.

"Do you have any idea what time it is?"

"I want to talk to you."

"I don't have time."

"I'm coming to find you."

"Natalie, what exactly do you want?"

"We agreed before that we'd... we'd get our marriage license. Since you haven't brought it up, I have to."

"Are you out of your..."

"I'm perfectly sane!"

Marico paused for a moment. "Fine. I'll send you the address, come over."

He quickly texted a hotel address.

Natalie narrowed her eyes. This scumbag was definitely up to no good.

In the hotel room, after smoking a cigarette on the balcony, Marico walked back inside. A seductive woman, had already showered and was lying on her side in bed giving him a sultry look.

Marico sat on the bed, and the woman immediately wrapped herself around him, sliding against his body as if she had no bones.

Normally, he would have taken her

for a few rounds by now. But right

now, his mind was a mess. Maybe it

was because Natalie was coming

was

er, and he needed to put on

over,

show for her...

Actually, it wasn't a show; it was him revealing his true nature. But the thought of

letting her see his true nature made him panic a little.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Marico immediately took off his

clothes. He opened the door without even looking at who it was, then threw himself onto the bed, tangling

with the woman.