Chapter 12 Do You Even Hear Yourself ? Chapter 12 Do You Even Hear Yourself ? Natalie touched her cheek . Crimson blood stained her pale fingers . +10 Free Coins There was a time when even the slightest cough from her would send Jensen into a panic , rushing to call every doctor he could find . But now - now she was bleeding , and he didn't even blink . And those words he'd just spoken ... they stabbed straight into her already shattered heart . She stared at him and let out a cold laugh . " Do you even hear yourself right now ? " " You knew I wanted to marry you , but you never brought it up once in the past five years . And now , suddenly , you're offering marriage to get me to retract the evidence against Sharon ? " " You said this hundred - million - dollar villa is enough to make up for what Sharon did to me . So tell me- can I do the exact same things to her that she did to me , then hand her a hundred million and call it even ? I've made far more than that for Luke Corp in the last five years ." " And you said if she hadn't nearly beaten me to death , you and I never would've met ? Well , let me tell you something - I'd rather we never met at all ." With each sentence , Jensen's expression darkened . By the time she finished , he looked shaken . " Natalie ... what are you saying ? You regret meeting me ? You regret falling in love with me ? " He stepped forward in a rush and grabbed her wrist , pinning her against the display shelf by the door . " Say it ! " He grabbed her chin , forcing her to look into his eyes . But the love that used to shine in hers was gone , replaced with a calm and icy clarity . Jensen's eyes turned bloodshot . With a hoarse voice , he said , " Natalie , from the moment I saved you five years ago , you've been mine . After everything we've been through , everything you've done for me - we stopped being two separate people a long time ago . Don't say that kind of thing again . I don't like it . Do you hear me ? " In that moment , the intensity in his eyes almost made her believe he still loved her . But how could that be ? Before she could respond , Jensen's phone rang . That familiar ringtone snapped her back to reality . Jensen immediately let her go and answered the call . Quincy's voice came through the speaker , panicked and crying . " Mr. Luke , Sharon just woke up . She remembered the press conference . She said if those videos get out , 1/4 7:30 pm P Chapter 12 Do You Even Hear Yourself ? +10 Free Coins she'll be too ashamed to face anyone . She'd rather die than live with the humiliation . Please , Mr. Luke , you have to help ! She's all I have . If she dies , I won't go on living either ! " Jensen's eyes narrowed sharply . " Tell Sharon I'll take care of the video . She just needs to stay alive . I'll be back to see her soon . " He hung up , then turned to Natalie with a colder , more commanding gaze . " Natalie . Go get changed . You're coming with me to the station to delete the video files . " " No. " Natalie didn't hesitate . She must've been blind earlier to think Jensen still had feelings for her . What was she compared to Sharon ? She'd gone through hell to secure those video archives . There was no way she was giving them up now . ensen didn't look surprised . He glanced down , slowly running his fingers over his phone , his voice dropping a few degrees . You know my temper , Natalie . When I want something , I always get it . " Her heart skipped a beat . What are you trying to say ? " He said quietly , " I think I still have some videos and photos from your birthday last year - when you got runk and started stripping . What do you think would happen if those got out ? " Jensen ! " he never imagined he'd threaten her with those . lack then , she'd done something crazy out of love , pouring all her courage into it . And now that love had ecome a weapon to destroy her . ust for Sharon , he was willing to tear her apart . Natalie raised her hand and slapped him - hard . The sound echoed through the room as his head snapped to the side . His cheek turned red and swollen Imost instantly . He ran his tongue along the inside of his cheek and looked at her - at the way she trembled , holding back ears , refusing to let them fall . Then he spoke again . Come with me to the station . Delete the video and the backup . Do that , and I'll delete those photos and / 4 7:30 pm Chapter 12 Do You Even Hear Yourself ? videos too . Natalie , don't force my hand . " Natalie suddenly laughed - loud , bitter . But this time , the tears finally fell . " I'm forcing you ? Jensen , you win ! " She stormed off +10 Free Coins She didn't want to erase the archive she'd sacrificed so much to get , but she also couldn't risk those photos being leaked . With Jensen smothering her identity and nude photos hanging over her , she'd have nowhere left to go . One leak and the world would drown her in scorn . She knew it . She'd lost . Her footsteps felt like lead . The helplessness - the feeling of being trapped no matter what she did - made her want to scream . Jensen watched her back as she walked away . The sting on his cheek felt like it was seeping into his chest , making it hard to breathe . Still , thinking of Sharon waiting at the hospital , he followed quickly after her . Meanwhile , in a villa across town , Baron had been staring at his phone for a long time . That woman , Natalie - she'd refused his help , said she'd take care of things herself . What could she possibly take care of ? His men saw the storm brewing in his eyes and immediately went silent , trying to shrink into the background . Just then , a subordinate walked in . " Mr. Baron , we just got word - Jensen and Ms. Summers are heading to the police station . " " What ? " Baron's expression darkened , and the air around him dropped to freezing . His pale , elegant fingers clenched tight around the phone . But then - he smiled . That smile made everyone in the room shiver . " So this is how she handles it herself ? By crawling back to Jensen and rekindling old flames ? " " She sleeps with me and still clings to her ex ? She's got a death wish ." He stood up suddenly , his presence turning razor - sharp in an instant . 3/4 7:31 pm Chapter 12 Do You Even Hear Yourself ? +10 Free Coins One of his men gulped and hurriedly added , " Mr. Baron , our people said Ms. Summers didn't look good . She might've been forced . " " Forced ? " Baron's killing aura vanished in a blink . His striking eyes locked onto the speaker . The man felt his scalp go numb and nodded frantically . " Yes! She must've been forced ! For all we know , she's just waiting for you to come save her ! " 4/4