fanqie novel
Chapter 1222
Chapter 1222
Chapter 1222 With No Strings Attached Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.
That’s impossible. How could Natalie possibly come into contact with this organization when her world is so pure? Even I only stumbled across it five years ago and got in after expending much effort. Therefore, Shane might not even know about this organization. So, where did she see this logo?
“From a friend, but it was on a badge,” Natalie answered, her gaze evasive.
At once, Sean’s expression changed imperceptibly.
From a badge? Only the top brass of the organization has badges, and they speak volumes! I’ve got one, but I didn’t expect her friend to own one as well.
“Don’t tell me your friend is…” His expression turned wholly solemn.
Natalie knew what he was trying to ask, so she shook her head. “My friend isn’t a member of the organization. She found that badge by coincidence. Her boyfriend’s parents were murdered by someone from the organization more than ten years ago, and the mastermind misplaced the badge at the crime scene.”
“I see.” Sean could tell that she wasn’t lying, but suddenly, he jerked his chin up. “However, you seem to be keeping something from me!”
Indeed, she didn’t lie, but he could tell that there were too many flaws in her narrative.
Things didn’t quite connect, so it was abundantly clear that she glossed over a crucial part without telling him about it.
Natalie wasn’t surprised that he could tell as she herself was aware of the problem in her account.
Tucking her hair behind her ears, she admitted placidly, “Indeed, I’m keeping something from you. The truth is, my friend’s boyfriend really wants to know who exactly killed his parents. That person has the same totem as you, so I think you’ll be able to help in determining his identity. But I know you won’t help me, so I wasn’t planning on saying anything about it.”
“That’s not entirely impossible.” Sean regarded her with a half-smile.
Natalie clenched her hands into fists. “Why, are you planning to help investigate the matter?”
“If that’s what you want, I can help you.” Sean stared straight at her.
Natalie’s heart skipped a beat, but something then she thought of something, and she pursed her lips before shaking her head. “No, it’s okay. I don’t need your help. If I ask you to help, you might propose a deal again. I know there’s no free lunch in this world, and I also understand that I’ve got to pay the price if I need someone’s help. If it’s a reasonable one, I’m willing to do so, but you…”
Sneering derisively, she continued, “I can’t afford to pay the price you demand, so I don’t need your help.”
He’ll undoubtedly propose that I get together with him or some other unreasonable request. In that case, I might as well not ask him to help. Anyway, I believe that Shane and Stanley will succeed in investigating that organization and find the culprit sooner or later.
Upon hearing that, Sean sighed. “I’m truly wounded that you think that of me, Nat. Am I really such a person in your heart?”
“Are you not?” Natalie shot him a sidelong glance.
Sean chuckled lowly. “Well then, you’re already convinced that I’m such a person, so you won’t believe me even if I were to claim otherwise. Never mind, I’ll save the explanations. But I really don’t mind
helping you investigate this matter with no strings attached this time. How about that?”
Natalie’s eyes constricted. “You’re going to help me with no strings attached?”
“Yes.”
Natalie pursed her lips warily. “Would you be so kind?”
In her impression, Sean was a person whose actions were bound to his own interests, someone who would never help another if it didn’t benefit him.
For that reason, she didn’t believe that he could possibly be so charitable.
“Of course!” Sean twirled the fork in his hand, annotating, “Back when we fell off the cliff together, it would’ve been you suffering broken arms and legs if I hadn’t broken your fall.”
“You’ve still got the audacity to bring that up with me, huh? Was it not you who kidnapped me back then and forced me to jump off the cliff with you? Why is it that your version of the incident sounds as though our fall from the cliff was an accident, and I even owe you a debt of gratitude?” Natalie scoffed.