Addiction to Temptation: His Mischievous Sweetheart Captivates Him-Chapter 250: Slapped Serena Blackwood

Natalie Vaughn woke up again to find that Zane Thorne was no longer in the room. Despite agreeing to stay with him, it was she who fell into a deeper sleep in the end.

When she went downstairs, the butler was still there.

"Miss, you’re awake."

Natalie’s yawn came to a halt; she realized Mr. Dawson must have known about last night, otherwise, he wouldn’t have kept the soup warm.

Mr. Dawson had been the Vaughn Family’s butler for over twenty years and was now merely there to train Lantheon’s service team on how to best accommodate Natalie.

"Mr. Dawson, you haven’t left yet?"

"I couldn’t rest easy until you woke up."

Natalie sat down to drink some perfectly warm milk, whispering to Mr. Dawson.

"You didn’t tell my parents about last night, did you?"

"Miss, the young master reminded me of that, I didn’t mention anything to Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn. Last night, the young master was very attentive in taking care of you."

Natalie playfully winked at Mr. Dawson.

"Mr. Dawson, I did well in choosing this husband, didn’t I?"

Mr. Dawson looked down and smiled.

"Miss, it seems it was the young master who recommended the young master Thorne, and you weren’t happy at first!"

Natalie: ...

"Mr. Dawson! Please, don’t tease me!"

Coincidentally, Zane Thorne happened to come out of the study and overheard the conversation.

The man leaned over the railing, looking down at Natalie who was drinking milk from the floor below.

"So Mrs. Thorne didn’t fancy me at first."

Natalie: ...

She suddenly looked up at the man standing on the second floor.

"You were eavesdropping!"

Zane raised an eyebrow.

"I was openly listening, Mrs. Thorne, turns out you didn’t fancy me initially."

Natalie couldn’t help but roll her eyes; how could it be that she didn’t fancy him? Upon knowing him, she actually fancied him from the very beginning, which is why she agreed to the match.

Of course, she didn’t plan on telling Zane that, lest he becomes arrogant. However, Natalie forgot that from the very start, the curiosity and interest she showed towards Zane had already given him ample confidence.

"Don’t you have to go to the office today?"

"No, I need to help my wife teach someone a lesson."

Natalie waved her finger.

"Nononono, you’re accompanying me, not helping me. The teaching has to be done by myself."

Only then did Zane smile and come downstairs, once seated, he affectionately pulled Natalie onto his lap. Mr. Dawson, being perceptive, stepped out of the room.

Zane lifted Natalie’s wrist.

"Does it hurt?"

"Just a little."

Zane didn’t believe Natalie’s "just a little" at all. He looked at the injuries on her arm and the back of her hand, and his expression gradually darkened inch by inch.

"Later they will hurt a hundred times more than you."

Natalie blinked her eyes; she realized that the "teaching a lesson" Zane mentioned might not exactly align with what she had in mind.

She merely intended to ruin someone’s career, whereas Zane seemed.....

"You intend to resolve this with violence?"

Having said that, Natalie tapped her chin with her finger.

"It’s not out of the question."

Since Serena Blackwood used such base methods, hitting her wouldn’t be unwarranted.

"There’s no need to stain your hands."

Natalie raised an eyebrow toward the man.

"Are you going to do it yourself?"

Zane didn’t reply, but when Natalie reached the hotel, she understood what Zane meant by a hundred times more pain.

Liam Archer had already had someone simply bandage her up, and Serena Blackwood had also changed into a clean outfit to avoid being an eyesore.

Both were still somewhat conscious.

Liam also finally realized the kind of people he had antagonized; The Thorne Group and The Vaughn Group were entities he couldn’t affiliate with despite his connections.

"President Thorne, Miss Vaughn, last night it was all due to Serena Blackwood’s incitement! She tricked me into believing that Miss Vaughn was her sister, that’s why I... that’s why I..."

As he spoke, Liam suddenly started kowtowing to Natalie.

"Miss Vaughn, I was too blind to recognize Mount Tai. Please have mercy, please have mercy on me, spare me."

The sound of his head hitting the floor grew louder, and the bandage on his head became bloody again.

Natalie found it irritating; she didn’t think apologies after making a mistake deserved forgiveness.

"I told you last night, you couldn’t afford to mess with me."

Liam kowtowed faster and harder in fear.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Miss Vaughn, I really know my mistake, I was momentarily bewitched into believing that cheap woman’s words, please have mercy, spare me."

Standing by, Serena Blackwood coldly laughed at Liam’s appearance. After being humiliated and whipped by him to within an inch of her life and filmed by Felix Langdon, she had nothing to lose.

"You’re truly useless, you couldn’t even handle a woman under the influence of drugs."

Just as the words fell, Natalie leaped up, walked up to Serena, and grabbed her chin.

"If even a useless person managed to bring you to your knees, what does that make you?"

Serena laughed grotesquely.

"Hahahahaha. You were taken to a room by him, even if nothing happened, how pure can you be?"

After saying this, Serena spat at Natalie.

Natalie deftly dodged, her expression turning completely cold, and her eyes bore a deadly chill, akin to the harshest winter snow.

She tightened her grip, making Serena’s lips bleed by sheer force.

Serena grinned, her blood-stained teeth giving her the appearance of an ancient, mythical monster from remote wilderness tales.

At this moment, Natalie understood why the audience in family ethics dramas cheer on the main character when they slap the mistress—because indeed, mistresses are due for a beating.

Even if Serena’s affection was one-sided, her actions and words were revolting a thousandfold.

Natalie took out her phone and projected the video filmed by Felix onto the large screen in the room, forcing Serena to watch.

"Take a good look at this once lauded jade maiden, praised as a snow lotus-like goddess."

In the video, Serena appeared as a disheveled lunatic with torn, ragged clothes, and the whip marks across her body were shockingly evident.

Suddenly, Serena started screaming and yelling, desperately trying to free herself from Natalie’s grip, but her years of being pampered in the entertainment industry left her no match for Natalie’s strength.

Natalie even opened up Weibo.

"You didn’t still think you have fans who love you, did you? Look at how your fans are commenting."

As Natalie and Zane had arrived at the hotel, Felix had already circulated the edited video. Although parts were blurred, Serena’s outfit from that day, the birthmark on her calf, and the leaked photos were unassailable evidence.

The internet was filled with curses.

Staring at the offensive words from fans who had once defended her, Serena finally broke down.

"Natalie Vaughn, you will die a horrible death!"

Upon hearing that, Natalie merely smirked.

"I’m teaching you the lessons the Blackwood Family failed to impart."

Natalie leaned in closer, releasing her grip before delivering a slap to Serena.

"Don’t covet what doesn’t belong to you—it never will."