CHAPTER 25: CHAPTER 25: MR. THORNE! DANGER! COME QUICKLY!

Natalie Vaughn had never been so curious about a man before, even though Zane Thorne was recommended by James Vaughn, he couldn’t help but feel jealous at this moment.

The little brat who followed him around since childhood has grown up and is about to get married, and the man in her eyes will no longer just be him, her elder brother.

James Vaughn looked deeply at Natalie Vaughn.

"You’ve only known each other for a few days, and you already like him?"

Hearing the jealousy in James Vaughn’s words, Natalie Vaughn raised her eyebrows and teased.

"It’s thanks to you, brother. Without you, how could I have met Zane Thorne?"

James Vaughn’s face looked a little unpleasant. When a man makes a decision, he is always incredibly rational, but afterward, he feels the emotional turbulence.

Natalie Vaughn could be said to be pampered by him since childhood, and now she hasn’t even married yet, and she’s already mentioning Zane Thorne in front of him casually, so naturally, it doesn’t feel good.

James Vaughn narrowed his eyes, raised his hand, and flicked Natalie Vaughn’s forehead. It seemed forceful, but in the end, he couldn’t bear it, and it landed lightly on her forehead.

"I can ruin this marriage too."

Natalie Vaughn knew very well that James Vaughn could say it, he could do it.

"I’m just curious about him now, can’t say I like him."

James Vaughn snorted coldly, looking at Natalie Vaughn’s eyes with displeasure.

"Once you start getting interested in someone, you’re not far from liking them."

Natalie Vaughn laughed, mischievously wiping the sticky residue left in her palm after applying the medicine on him.

"You want me to get married, and also want it to be someone within our circle. If I really fall for Zane Thorne, wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds?"

In this circle, how many couples are truly sincere with each other?

Even though it was such a reason, James Vaughn knew that the best ending would be for Natalie Vaughn to like Zane Thorne, and Zane Thorne to like Natalie Vaughn. But it didn’t feel right in his heart.

Seeing James Vaughn silent, Natalie Vaughn couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

"I think it’s all because your wife is outside for study exchanges, and you can’t hug her, so you’re venting your frustration on me."

James Vaughn raised his hand to rub Natalie Vaughn, not refuting, but his expression was indeed not as unpleasant anymore.

"That was five years ago, Zane was not in a great state at that time, but I reckon the sick person wasn’t him."

Five years ago....

Natalie Vaughn’s eyes flashed, wasn’t that the year Zane Thorne retired?

"Then who was the sick person? His old flame?"

When she said the words old flame, Natalie Vaughn felt a tickle in her heart, an indescribable feeling.

James Vaughn looked at her with a smile.

"Now that I don’t know, I quite admire Zane Thorne. All the exciting stories from the past few years were about him. The Thorne Family only has him as their son; eventually, he will have to go back and take over."

Just the fact that Zane Thorne was willing to risk his life to race and pursue his dreams made James Vaughn admire him from the bottom of his heart, thinking he was a man of character.

In this circle, there’s too much that can’t be helped. The descendants of each family must bear a lot and mostly follow the rules.

Perhaps it should be said that Zane Thorne’s unrestrained and wild youth was something he envied.

"Of course, I don’t think he’s someone who gets tangled up in relationships. What happened five years ago, you have to find the answer yourself, and whether Zane Thorne is willing to tell you, depends on your own abilities."

Natalie Vaughn’s eyes flickered, finding it increasingly intriguing.

One day, she would have Zane Thorne willingly unveil his mysterious past and tell her all about his passionate youth.

...

The first training session with Theodore Langdon was scheduled for Sunday, at the dojo where Natalie Vaughn usually trained. James Vaughn’s company had an unexpected issue, leaving someone else to fill in at the last moment.

Natalie Vaughn had met this acquaintance before; he had joined the training several times and wasn’t unfamiliar.

"Preston, thanks for today. My brother and I will treat you to dinner later."

Xavier Preston looked at Natalie Vaughn, his face slightly flushed, adjusting his glasses with a gentle and humble demeanor.

"It’s no trouble at all, don’t worry about it."

Xavier Preston paused, calling her junior sister.

Natalie Vaughn waved her hand.

"If you don’t mind, you can call me by my nickname like my brother does."

Being called senior brother and junior sister always felt a bit weird.

Thinking of this, Natalie Vaughn added another sentence.

"I’ll call you Mr. Spencer then."

Natalie Vaughn had a good impression of Xavier Preston. He usually didn’t talk much, wore glasses, was humble and polite, like a gentleman, but once he changed into his martial arts uniform and entered a match, his gaze was sharp like a leopard.

Hearing this address, Xavier Preston’s ears turned red, his throat dry, and he hoarsely called her Nina like James Vaughn did.

However, Natalie Vaughn was adjusting the camera position and didn’t hear him.

Theodore Langdon arrived a bit late, panting.

"Sis-in-law, I’m late; I ran into paparazzi on the way and took some time to shake them off."

Theodore Langdon wasn’t alone; he was accompanied by his agent, dressed in a white business casual outfit, smart and efficient, with an image of a strong woman.

Natalie Vaughn nodded at her, then began to introduce.

"This is my brother’s friend, Xavier Preston. Originally, my brother was supposed to be here, but he had business to attend to. Mr. Spencer is also very capable."

Xavier Preston heard the address "sis-in-law," straightened his lips when he looked at Theodore Langdon.

Theodore Langdon didn’t notice and called out along with Natalie Vaughn.

"Hello, Mr. Spencer, thank you for your help today."

Natalie Vaughn also introduced Theodore Langdon to Xavier Preston.

Xavier Preston adjusted his glasses and extended his hand toward Theodore Langdon. Theodore Langdon returned the handshake, but in an instant, his eyebrows furrowed, looking up at Xavier Preston, only to see him with an unchanged face before letting go of his hand.

Theodore Langdon was puzzled; were all people who practiced karate so strong-handed? It was just a handshake, and he felt like his bones were about to crack.

Xavier Preston no longer looked at Theodore Langdon; his gaze fell on Natalie Vaughn, with his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

He hadn’t heard from James Vaughn about Natalie Vaughn getting married; given his relationship with James Vaughn, he would definitely be invited to Natalie Vaughn’s wedding. Furthermore... wasn’t Natalie Vaughn still in school?

"Nina, there are no new uniforms here; we need to go to the back warehouse to get some."

Natalie Vaughn was taken aback, she was too busy and forgot about the uniforms.

"Then I’ll go get them now."

After all, Theodore Langdon couldn’t just wear his own clothes to learn; they were either studded or chained, and he might see blood before he learned anything.

"The warehouse changed locations a few days ago; I’ll take you."

With that, he went to fetch the warehouse key.

Standing aside, Theodore Langdon raised his eyebrows at the sound of ’Nina.’

He finally understood it wasn’t about every karate practitioner having a strong grip. Just one person was enough to pick up a uniform; why go together?

Theodore Langdon clicked his tongue, took out his phone, and immediately sent a message to Zane Thorne.

"Mr. Thorne, danger! Come quickly!"

He also attached a location.

After sending it, and seeing the two getting ready to leave, Theodore Langdon quickly followed.

"Sis-in-law, I’ll go with you too."

Natalie Vaughn was puzzled, not understanding what he was up to.

"Just tell me your size. You can rest here for now."

Theodore Langdon raised his hand to scratch his red hair.

"I’ve never been here before, and I will need to come here in the future too. Sis-in-law, why don’t you show me around and familiarize me with it?"

Theodore Langdon called her sis-in-law every time, with a meaningful glance at Xavier Preston each time.

Natalie Vaughn didn’t notice.

"Alright then, I’ll show you around."