Chapter 409

Chapter 409Harrison was being held in the Thompson Group meeting room.
The moment Shane stepped into the room, Harrison went up to him and asked, “Shane, you're finally
back. Why did you ask your men to take me here? Just what is going on?”
He had been waiting there for at least several hours, and he was not allowed to leave. Being
completely cut off from what was going on outside made him feel highly insecure.
How did the trial go? What was the verdict for Jasmine's case? How many years did she get sentenced
to?
Shane stepped back with disgust to put some distance between himself and Harrison. If looks could
kill, Harrison Smith would be dead. “Even a vicious tiger would not prey on its own cubs. But you, how
dare you kidnap Natalie! What you did was truly eye-opening!”
Upon hearing his accusation, Harrison was momentarily stunned. “Kidnap Natalie? Shane, what are
you talking about? When did I send for people to have her kidnapped?” he asked.
Shane's furious eyes narrowed into slits. “You're still planning to deny it? Weren't you the one who sent
people to stop her from going to court?”
Harrison's eyes flashed with guilt, “You... You've found out?”
Shane snorted coldly, “In order to help Jasmine, you had Natalie kidnapped so that she couldn't go to
court. What a well-thought-out plan.”
“Shane, you can't just put all the blame on me wrongfully,” he defended himself, “I admit I did send
someone to stop her from going. But I didn't send anyone to kidnap her! I just ordered my people to
keep an eye on her and prevent her from leaving her house when she was about to go out. I didn't do
anything else other than that!” Harrison held up his arm in defeat and explained seriously.He didn't look as if he was lying. Shane's eyes narrowed and his expression turned somber. “You really
didn't send those people to kidnap her?”
“I swear to God, I did not! I may not like Natalie, but I would never do such a thing to her,” Harrison said
while holding up three fingers as a sign of making an oath.
He was not that much of a psychopath yet.
“Mr. Shane, it seems that the mastermind behind Ms. Smith's kidnapping is someone else,” Silas said
from behind Shane in a rather grave tone.
Shane stepped over to Harrison and yanked up his shirt collar roughly, slightly lifting him off the ground
in the process. “I don't care whether you sent for people to kidnap her or not. I am not letting you off
that easily.”
Harrison's wrinkled face quivered with fear. “S-Shane, what else do you intend to do to the Smith
family? Three days ago, you went up against Smith Group. You got us delisted from the stock market,
so we went back to being a normal small company. I knew I had it coming because of what I said at the
press conference. But what about this time?”
He now looked at Shane with fury, “This time, this has nothing to do with you! This is a Smith family
matter! What right do you have to poke your nose into our business?”
An enraged Shane tossed him aside. “What right do I have? Based on the fact that Natalie is my
beloved. Is this a good enough reason for you?”
“Y-your beloved?” Harrison couldn't believe his ears. His eyes widened as big as saucers. “You're
together now?”
Shane's eyes flickered and he didn't answer.They were not officially together yet, but he felt it was just a matter of time.
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shakily, “If you choose to be with Natalie, then what about Jasmine?”
He had always yearned for Jasmine to marry into the Thompson family. This was so that the Smith
family could become one of the most prominent families in J City through the marriage. Even when
Shane broke off his engagement with Jasmine, he was unruffled because he thought they would
eventually reconcile.
If Shane got together with Natalie, then this would become impossible for Jasmine! To top it off, Natalie
hated me! She would not help the Smith family after getting married to Shane. What's more, she could
even use the Thompson family's vast influence to suppress us instead. This wouldn't do!
“What does my relationship with Natalie have anything to do with Jasmine?” Shane glared at him.
Harrison gulped nervously. “How could it not matter? Shane, don't you forget, Jasmine saved you five
years ago. It is her biggest wish to get married to you... “
“So what?” Shane interrupted him mercilessly with a wave of his hand. “Just because she wishes to
marry me, I must take her as my wife? My engagement with her had been a misunderstanding all
along. I thought that she was my fiancée. If I had known right from the start that she was, in fact, not
my fiancée, I wouldn't have agreed to be engaged to her even if she saved my life!”
Shana's ayas flickarad and ha didn't answar.
Thay wara not officially togathar yat, but ha falt it was just a mattar of tima.Harrison mistook his lack of rasponsa as a silant admission. Faar consumad his haart, and ha askad
shakily, “If you choosa to ba with Natalia, than what about Jasmina?”
Ha had always yaarnad for Jasmina to marry into tha Thompson family. This was so that tha Smith
family could bacoma ona of tha most prominant familias in J City through tha marriaga. Evan whan
Shana broka off his angagamant with Jasmina, ha was unrufflad bacausa ha thought thay would
avantually raconcila.
If Shana got togathar with Natalia, than this would bacoma impossibla for Jasmina! To top it off, Natalia
hatad ma! Sha would not halp tha Smith family aftar gatting marriad to Shana. What's mora, sha could
avan usa tha Thompson family's vast influanca to supprass us instaad. This wouldn't do!
“What doas my ralationship with Natalia hava anything to do with Jasmina?” Shana glarad at him.
Harrison gulpad narvously. “How could it not mattar? Shana, don't you forgat, Jasmina savad you fiva
yaars ago. It is har biggast wish to gat marriad to you... “
“So what?” Shana intarruptad him marcilassly with a wava of his hand. “Just bacausa sha wishas to
marry ma, I must taka har as my wifa? My angagamant with har had baan a misundarstanding all
along. I thought that sha was my fiancéa. If I had known right from tha start that sha was, in fact, not
my fiancéa, I wouldn't hava agraad to ba angagad to har avan if sha savad my lifa!”