Chapter 1220

How About Making A Deal

“Never mind if you don’t want to go to the kitchen, but I’m not eating then.” Natalie stood up as well and
made to leave.

It was true that she didn’t want to dine at the same table as Jacqueline, but at the same time, she also
wanted to see her importance to Sean.

She wanted to know who mattered more to him, between her and Jacqueline.

If I’m more important to him, perhaps she’ll have to think twice before doing anything to me. But if it’s
the other way round, then I’ll resign myself to putting up with her moving forward. After all, this is their
territory.

Of course, she hoped that it was the latter. If so, perhaps Sean wouldn’t stop her if she wanted to teach
Jacqueline a lesson.

“Don’t go,” Sean called out to Natalie, a frown marring his countenance.

A flash of something flickered in Natalie’s eyes, and she halted in her tracks. “I can stay, but you have to
send her away right this instant. I don’t want to see her.”

“Okay.” Sean nodded in acquiescence.

Jacqueline’s expression turned grim. “Sean-”



“That’s enough. Hurry up and go to the kitchen. Don’t forget your place.” Sean’s gaze was glacial, and he
eyed her as though he was a venomous snake that would strike anytime.



Jacqueline’s face contorted endlessly. Wrath and resentment stained her features, one after another.

My place? Hah! Isn’t it just because I don’t matter as much to him as she does?

She glared at Natalie as though she wanted to kill her right then and there. “Fine, I’ll leave. I’ll see how
long you can protect her! It’ll be far too late for regrets when she tramples all over you one day!”

Right after saying that, she whirled around and stomped toward the kitchen.

Sean flashed Natalie a smile. “Now that she’s gone, will you sit and continue eating?”

Natalie’s lips twitched, but she nodded in the end and sat back down.

Again, this is his territory. I can target Jacqueline without any qualms, but I’ve got to be exceedingly
careful with him. In particular, I can’t anger him, for I can’t even begin to guess what he would do then.

She picked up her fork and started eating again.

Sean had a hand propped against his head, gazing at her with an affectionate yet strange look in his
eyes. “How about we make a deal?”

“A deal? What kind of deal?” Natalie’s brows knitted together.

“I know both Shane and you have been going all out to locate me and Jacqueline. Other than hurting you
and your two children, Jacqueline was one of the culprits who killed Uncle Seth and Lindsay, after all.
Therefore, the two of you really want to bring her to justice,” Shane remarked.

Natalie’s hands clenched into fists. “Sure enough, you know that she’s the second culprit. So, why do
you still want to help her? Hadn’t my in-laws been good to you?”

At her question, Sean’s expression turned solemn, and he lowered his eyes to mask the indescribable
emotion in his eyes.



Seeing that he was keeping mum, Natalie grabbed his collar and demanded loudly, “Well? Hadn’t my in-
laws been good to you? Why do you want to protect a murderer? She killed the person who regarded
you as her biological son!”

“I naturally know that, but I have my own plan,” Sean murmured with his head hung and his eyes trained
on her hand.

Natalie’s hand was shaking as she gripped his collar. “What’s your plan?”

“You don’t need to know that. Anyhow, it’s not entirely impossible if you want to bring her to justice.
That’s why I offered to make a deal with you.” The corners of Sean’s mouth turned up again.

A sense of dread inexplicably deluged Natalie.

Instinct told her that his deal was definitely not one she would find acceptable.

But at the thought of bringing Jacqueline to justice, she wavered.

After deliberating for a few seconds, Natalie curled her hands into fists and stared right into the man’s
eyes. “What exactly is the deal?”

“As long as you promise to divorce Shane and be with me, I’m willing to hand her over to him. How’s
that? This deal is actually a piece of cake for you, no?” Sean reached out and toyed with a strand of her
hair, twirling it around his finger.

Natalie’s pupils abruptly constricted. She instinctively released her grip on his collar and backed away.

Following her retreat, the strand of hair in Sean’s hand slipped away from his finger.

He sighed regretfully and rubbed his fingers before putting his hand down. “Why, are you not willing to do
so? Haven’t you been hoping that she’ll pay the price? Not only did she attempt to murder you time and



again and hurt your children, but she even killed my aunt and uncle. Do you still want such a person to
roam around freely?”






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