Novel Palace
Chapter 173 I Miss You
Chapter 173 I Miss You
Chapter 173 I Miss You
When Natalie had been gathering soil in the garden next to the ancestral temple, Kendrick had
accompanied her, picked up a straw, and woven it into a delicate ring. He had dotted the ring with a
blue flower after looking for it for a long time.
It was romantic for a rich young man with a net worth of hundreds of billions to give her a straw ring!
"Ms. Quinn, the ring is simple. I hope you won't dislike it!"
He had solemnly called her Ms. Quinn instead of Nat as if it were their first meet.
After Natalie had asked him if he liked her that day, he had thought about it for a long time.
He had never chased after her and had missed all the necessary rituals, so she felt insecure. Although
they were married, they still needed a sense of ceremony in their life.
He added, "I'll give you a diamond ring soon. You just need to wait for it!"
He would buy a super big fancy-vivid level diamond ring. It would be at least 20 carats. Otherwise, it
would not be worthy of Nat who was the best person in the world! But there had not been such a
diamond at auctions recently, so he needed to wait.
He wanted to buy a pink diamond which was more suitable for a marriage proposal, but Nat seemed to
prefer blue. Maybe he should buy two rings for her.
After thinking about it, Kendrick decided to keep a low profile and stay mysterious. It would be boring if
it did not surprise her.
Once a man cared about a woman, he would naturally become romantic.
Natalie raised her hand before her eyes, pretended it was a real ring, took a deep breath, and
exclaimed, "Look! It's shining!"
After putting her hand down, she said, "I will keep it in a box when we return home."
It was too exaggerated!
Kendrick laughed, "Why don't you boil it and make it a specimen?"
"Good idea!"
When the method for making leaf specimens in biology textbooks flashed through Natalie's mind, she
accidentally saw faint bloodstains on his fingertip. It seemed he had gotten hurt when looking for the
ring materials.
He was noble and cold, so he should not have used his hands to do such things.
She instantly held his hand up and blew it. She felt so distressed that she sucked his finger.
When her warm and humid mouth wrapped around his slightly tingling finger, he instantly raised his
eyes in shock.
Natalie widened her eyes to look at him, unaware her action was a fatal temptation for a man.
Kendrick felt thirsty. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his deep eyes darkened.
After cleaning up the blood stains with the tip of her tongue, she wiped his fingers with an alcohol swab
and said, "The cut is small, so it will heal soon."
He withdrew his hand and covered his eyes, suppressing his sexual urges.
--
Natalie arranged her domestic affairs, packed her luggage, and flew to Audale in the early morning.
Getting into the private jet, she once again felt nice to be rich.
Kendrick had bought this Gulfstream G650 the year before last for international long-distance business
trips.
Seth was more tolerant toward Kendrick because of the latter's health condition. When Melvin had
wanted to buy a private jet, Seth had objected. The old man was clear about many things but inevitably
had limitations.
When the plane landed at the airport in Audale, Alin had come to pick her up after taking Kendrick's
order. The mixed-race girl looked haggard. But seeing Natalie, she still smiled, "Nat, nice to meet you.
I'm Alin. Kendrick's cousin!"
After a brief communication, Alin drove Natalie to the hotel. She would take her to visit Susan
tomorrow.
Natalie then read the document from Owen to study Susan's condition in the hotel room.
The tumor had widely spread. They could only cut part of it and then remove the rest.
But it required accurate surgical skills. Any mistake could cause Susan's death. That was why the
medical team was reluctant to conduct the surgery. No one dared to take the risk.
So, they had delayed the surgery until now and tried to prolong Susan's life with conservative
treatment.
Natalie had a surgery plan. But the surgery would take a long time. She was not sure whether she
would hold on for so long. After all, her health condition was not good either. Moreover, the risk was
high. The chief surgeon must have courage and perseverance under increasing pressure.
Natalie took melatonin at night. But after going to bed, she could hear her heartbeat. She raised her
hand to stroke her chest and found she was not sleepy at all.
Looking at the time, she knew it was early morning at home. She somehow picked up her phone and
sent a goodnight message to Kendrick.
Unexpectedly, he quickly replied, "Why haven't you slept?"
Thinking she was tired from the long flight, he had planned to call her tomorrow after she had a good
sleep.
"I lost sleep because I miss you!" Natalie tremblingly said and sent him a voice message.
Kendrick quickly called her, and his voice gave her great comfort.
Although she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, she still said, "I want to hear you read a
poem!"
He hoarsely said, "Okay! What poem do you want to hear?"
His deep voice had a hint of sleepiness, so she guessed he had also lost sleep.
Natalie smiled, "A love poem! Have you ever written a love poem?"
Of course not.
Amidst the sound of the electric current, his clear and gentle voice slowly began to read a love poem.
After passing through thousands of miles, it reached her ears.
I want to live with you in a small town,
We will share the endless evening and church bells,
In the inn of this small town,
The ancient clock faintly ticks like time gently dripping,
Sometimes, we hear fluting from a room on the top floor at dusk,
The player leans against the window with a big tulip.
--
Natalie went to the hospital to see Susan in the morning.
Audale's morning was cold and quiet. The birch trees' fallen leaves whirled on the ground. But Natalie
didn't have time to look at them. She hurried to Susan's intensive care unit, who was unconscious.
"Susan!" Natalie sat down, held her hand, and said, "I'm Natalie, I came to see you."
She put the soil from her hometown on the table next to the hospital bed and said, "This is the soil from Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.
your hometown."
Tears rolled down Susan's temples because she could hear.
People wandered around the world in pursuit of dreams. But most of them wanted to go back to the
place where they had been born and grown up in the end because of their eternal memories. However,
too many fetters such as lovers and children prevented them from returning. So, they must choose
between the past and the present.
No matter where they would be buried, they did not want regrets.
Natalie took out a tissue to wipe Susan's tears off and said, "You will be fine. Please trust me."
--
Natalie met Susan's medical team and chatted with her attending doctor Roy in the afternoon.
Owen had talked with him in advance, so their communication was smooth.
But when she said they should continue the surgery to remove the tumor, Roy hesitated, unwilling to
take this risk. So, she patiently explained her plan to convince him it was feasible.
When their talk reached an impasse, the meeting room door was suddenly pushed open.
Then, a cold and calm male voice said outside, "Roy, please trust her!"