Bye-bye Trash! Hello Queen! novel Chapter 140

“You’re the only one who’s so good to me, Joanna,” Jerome said with a smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything illegal. But she set me up six months ago and made me betray Yvonne. I won’t let her get away with it.”

“Thank you for being so good to me…” Joanna started to cry with gratitude.

Jerome comforted her for a while before hanging up. He stared at the entrance to Natalie’s office building. “Natalie, I didn’t want to do this, but you’ve gone too far.” If his own sister had just agreed to apologize to Joanna, he wouldn’t have had to resort to this. Without another thought, he left for the racetrack.

At home, Joanna was practicing the piano for an upcoming competition she was determined to win. When Jerome called to say he had hired someone to deal with Natalie, she was thrilled. The scheme from six months ago had been designed to make Jerome despise Natalie completely, and now he was finally taking action. Once Wendy’s company fell, she could secretly start acquiring its shares.

Joanna sent a quick text message and then returned to her practice, eagerly awaiting good news about Natalie.

You want to fight me, Natalie? You’re asking for it.

Sebastian hadn’t contacted her since that night on the island, which meant he no longer trusted her. She was furious. After all her scheming, Natalie had still escaped, and now Sebastian was doubting her. She needed a new plan. If his mother was off-limits, what about his beloved grandmother?

A vicious smile spread across Joanna’s face.

…

Natalie was oblivious to all of this. In her past life, she hadn’t seen Jerome until just before the competition. This time, everything was happening sooner.

At four in the afternoon, she finished her work and left with Luna to walk to a nearby spa.

Natalie’s eyes flickered. “Jerome sent you, didn’t he?”

The five men froze, surprised that she knew.

Natalie glanced at Luna and whispered, so low only she could hear, “Let them take us. I want to send them to prison.”

Luna understood instantly and discreetly pressed a button on the side of her phone. On the other end, Keith received the signal.

The leader stepped forward to grab Natalie. She feigned terror, waving her hands and backing away. “Stay back!” she cried. “Get away from me! Don’t touch me!”