Chapter 88

At the villa, Stella accompanied a troubled Natalie for a drink, but while Natalie didn't drink much, Stella got a bit tipsy. As the intoxication deepened, they lay on the bed in the guest bedroom, chatting intermittently. An hour later, Natalie, looking at the now asleep Stella and glancing at her missed calls on her phone, decided to leave. Just as she went downstairs, she heard a noise at the door. After leaving the Golden Brilliance, Ethan had the driver circle the main district twice before he leisurely returned to the villa. Seeing the man at the door, Natalie greeted him and advised, "Stella drank a bit and fell asleep. You should go check on her." Ethan glanced upstairs and nodded. "The driver is still outside. Let him take you home." "That would be good." Natalie didn't refuse. As she reached the door, she suddenly recalled the first time she met Ethan 4 years ago. He had seemed oddly persistent when he asked about the jade Buddha. "By the way—" Natalie turned around,