Chapter 226 Kids Choose Fun Over Drama Natalie had worried the kids might not want to go to preschool after what happened yesterday ; to her surprise , the moment they heard they were going , they lit up with excitement . After making absolutely sure they were fine , Natalie and Chris drove them over . The preschool director personally welcomed Natalie . It was the kids ' first time being around so many other children ; they were thrilled , waving at Natalie and calling out their goodbyes . Seeing them so happy put Natalie at ease . " Mrs.
Gunn , don't worry ; the children will be just fine here with us ," the director assured her quickly . Natalie nodded , stayed for a while to watch , and , once she was sure the two little ones were fully immersed in play , let Chris drive them back . On the way , Renee sent Natalie a message : " Natalie , Jensen just sent some files to our studio's email . Do you want to take a look ? " Natalie frowned as she read . " Jensen ? " " Yes ." Renee sighed , but still forwarded the documents to Natalie's phone . The moment Natalie opened them , her face darkened ; her hands clenched into fists .
Jensen had actually dug up their private conversations from when they were dating . Not only that he had printed them out and sent them to her . Reading those words made her anger rise , hot and sharp in her chest . How shameless could Jensen possibly be ? " Did he say anything else ? " Renee asked , clearly exasperated . " He said you should reach out to him directly - you have his number . Natalie , what is this ? Is he trying to threaten you ? How did I never notice before what a shameless man he is ?
" 1/3 " I only just realized it myself ." After hanging up , Natalie told Chris to pull over . He didn't know what had happened , but he always did exactly as she asked . Natalie scrolled through the conversation logs . Reading those words felt like looking back at her old self - someone who had caged herself in for love . Her feelings for Jensen back then had been real . Every line she'd written back then had been real - every joke , every tender word , every bit of support . And now he was using them to threaten her . What did that say ?
It meant Jensen no longer cared to preserve any of the good that had once existed between them . She read through the entire record coldly , her expression hard . It wasn't hard to understand his motive . Was he trying to claim that the past five years of my designs counted as some kind of gift to him ? The thought made Natalie laugh bitterly . She truly wanted nothing more to do with Jensen . Pulling out her phone , she called Baron . " Baron , I need you to find a lawyer to deal with Jensen for me . " " What happened ? That bastard bothering you again ?
" Baron's expression hardened instantly ; the room around him went quiet . Even the scar - faced man who had been under interrogation was forcibly silenced . Baron stripped off his bloodstained gloves and tossed them into a trash bin . The violence in eyes dimmed ; his deep , magnetic voice lost some of its menace , softening instead . his In the blood - scented basement , his voice was the only sound that remained . Natalie had no idea what he was in the middle of . She simply explained what had happened 2/3 with the conversation logs . " I don't want to deal with him anymore .
Please have a lawyer handle it ." Baron couldn't have been happier to hear it . Jensen was digging his own grave , and Natalie had finally reached the point where she didn't even want to speak to him . " All right . Leave this to me ; I'll take care of it . Where are you now ? Want to grab lunch together ? " It was already past nine o'clock . Natalie laughed . " I'm heading to the studio . I need to wrap up some design work . The kids are at preschool , so I'll pick them up this afternoon . " " Good . What do you want for dinner ? I'll cook .
" Right then , Baron sounded like the most ordinary , dependable man in the world . Natalie thought for a moment , then smiled . " Why don't you make steak ? I've been craving it ." " Done . I'll have someone pick up fresh ribs . " They chatted for a bit longer before hanging up . Baron's men stood frozen , stunned . Seriously ? That was Mr. Baron ? Did that really just happen ? He's actually going to cook ? For real ? When Baron turned , he caught them all staring at him , torn between disbelief and words they dared not speak . " What are you standing around for ?
Did you get the confession or not ? " Every one of them jumped .