Chapter 23 The sophisticated champagne tower toppled over with a loud crash The glasses shattered into pieces , and everyone in the crowd watched with abject horror as Isabel and Natalie lay on the ground . Save for a small cut on her face , Isabel was relatively unharmed by the broken glass thanks to her jacket . But Natalie wasn't so lucky , her face was fine , but her dress left much of her skin exposed , and the broken glass had left tiny cuts on her arms . The golden pink of the champagne mixed with blood formed a jarring sight . " Nat ! " Eleanor cried in alam as she ran over to inspect Natalie's wounds . Anathea limped over to Isabel , who'd eased herself upright . Isabel seemed shocked as she gaped at Natalie's unmoving form on the ground . It was like she'd passed out Tabel didn't remember being too forceful with Natalie . More importantly , she'd nearly lost a chunk of her hair courtesy of the latter's vicious grip . And yet , it was Natalie : ie who'd blacked out from the fight , not Isabel , It was even more baffling that when Isabel had tried to weer away from the champagne tower upon noticing they were staggering in its direction , Natalie had clutched her art and dragged her toward it . " Isabel ! How could you push Nat ? " Eleanor demanded seethingly Isabel went still at the accusation , then argued , " It wasn't me ! She was the one who frigid gaze . A chill ran down her spine as the rest of her words died on her tongue . She broke off when she met Gregory's y's frigid Gregory mutely scooped Natalie into his arms and told a maid to fetch the family doctor . " Right away , " the maid replied dutifully . In her hurry , she knocked Anathea on the shoulder . Anathea had to grip the table beside her to keep from losing her footing . She'd only just regained her balance when she met Gregory's gaze . She froze when she saw the deadly look in his eyes . It was as if he wanted nothing more than to throttle her . The next second , he walked past her with Natalie in his arms . When he thought no one could get a clear look at them , he hissed menacingly , " I'll settle the score with you when I get home . " Anathea stiffened . It wasn't until Gregory had left the garden with Natalie that she snapped to her senses . Her lips curled in exasperation . Was that what he thought of her - that she'd manipulated Isabel into picking a fight with Natalie ? Did he think she was so petty that she'd stoop so low for his attention ? She nearly snorted . Eleanor stood up and stared at the broken glass beneath her feet . Her birthday party was ruined ! Her chest tightened with anger as she glared at Anathea . " If anything happens to Natalie , I'll make you and Isabel pay y With that , she stormed off in her high heels , leaving a few members of the cleaning staff to clean up the mess on the ground . The main takeaway of the fight was Gregory's heroic actions . The guests couldn't help gushing over his vallant effort to save his precious damsel - in - distress . While they were horrified by the fight , they were also eager to discuss Gregory and Natalie's blossoming relationship . " Did you see how Mr. Sinclair scouped Ms. Whitman up in his arms after she blacked out ? He's like a shining light in annor from a fantasy novel ! " " I totally get it ! I can't think of a better match than a stoic but soft - hearted CEO and a beautiful , delicate young lady ! " " From the looks of it , Ms. Whitman is on her way to marrying intothe Sinclair family . No wonder Mr. Sinclair and his mother Chapter 23 +25 BONUS made such a fuss over her . " As the guests chatted among themselves , Isabel peered at Anathea cautiously , thinking she would blow her top over the incident Surprisingly , Anathea said nothing as she stepped forward to pick off the shards of glass from Isabel's clothes and helped her up . Isabel was so taken aback by Anathea's gentle actions that she couldn't help the guilt that rushed through her . She'd seen how condescending Gregory had been with Anathea when he'd left with Natalie in his arms . He'd been fuming , and the look he'd given Anathea was nothing short of mutinous . Chapter 24