Natalie bit down on her lip at the thought of that and grew cautious of Justin before she even met him.
However, those suspicions were soon gone when she saw how pleased Caitlin looked when she talked
about Justin.
It became obvious that Caitlin had taken a liking to Justin and wished for her daughter to date him.
Not wanting to make her unhappy, Natalie made sure to not show any sign of displeasure toward
Justin.
"How long have the two of them been out, Mrs.Rivers?" she asked while taking a sip of her tea.
"They've been out for quite a while now" Caitlin replied.
"Will she be coming back for lunch?"
"Yes, she will."
Caitlin nodded and smiled as she continued, "You should stay for lunch too, Nat! I'll have Jonathan
cook for us today!"
Natalie's eyes lit up upon hearing that.
"Sure thing!"
Although Caitlin was the one who usually did the cooking, Jonathan's cooking tasted a lot better.
That was mainly due to his previous job as an award- winning chef.
Natalie often got to taste his cooking while she was abroad, but it all stopped ever since she came
back.
Hearing Caitlin mentioned his cooking caused her to start drooling as memories of the good food
flooded her mind.
"What dishes would you like, Nat? I'll have Jonathan buy the ingredients later!"
Caitlin said with a chuckle when she saw Natalie's response.
"Really? In that case, I would like..."
Natalie then listed two dishes.
Jonathan had just come out of the kitchen with a plate of fruits when Caitlin told him, "Go buy some
ingredients, Jonathan! Nat is drooling just thinking about your cooking!"
"All right, sure,"
Jonathan agreed and nodded without saying much.
Judging by the fact that Caitlin was the one who did most of the cooking, it was obvious that he didn't
really like to cook.
However, he would gladly do so whenever they had guests over and left after taking the money from
Caitlin.
As the two women were the only ones left in the living room, Caitlin began to ask Natalie about her life
before she returned to the country.
Natalie pretty much told her everything, while carefully avoiding the unpleasant experiences she went
through.
Caitlin let out a sigh when she heard about Natalie's third child still being in an incubator due to his
health condition.
"It's almost been a year since Yulia passed, huh?"
Natalie lowered her gaze when she heard Caitlin mention her mother.
"Yeah..."
"I bet Yulia would be overjoyed to have another grandchild if she were still alive.It's such a shame she
left so soon..."
Caitlin let out a wry smile and shook her head helplessly.She had only known Yulia for a few years, but
they became so close that they were practically best friends.
As such, Caitlin was in denial and disbelief when she first heard the news of Yulia's death.
It wasn't until she attended the funeral that she finally accepted the fact that Yulia was gone.
The loss of a close friend was so devastating that Caitlin ended up falling very ill as a result.
"You're right, Mrs.Rivers.My mom loved kids a lot, so she was the one who looked after Connor and
Sharon when they were little.She was even willing to give up on her travels just to take care of them,
and you know how much she loved traveling.She waited till Connor and Sharon were old enough to
walk on their own before going traveling again.Had she not passed away, my mom would probably look
after Anders the same way she did with the other two kids, Natalie replied with a sigh.It had almost
been a year since her mother's death, and she had gotten over the pain of losing her by then.
Even so, talking about Yulia would still upset her and cause her heart to start aching again.
"It's all because of your shameless father and stepmother!" Caitlin said angrily.
A look of disgust appeared in Natalie's eyes as she said with a frown, "Yeah! Susan pushed my mom
off the building, and Harrison helped cover up for her.They both paid for their crimes in the end with
Susan being sentenced to death and Harrison dying a nasty death"
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