Reborn From Oblivion

Benjamin tried to plead his case, "Come on, Nathan, your demands are way too steep. You're asking for everything we've got left. Isn't that basically making us penniless beggars?"

Nathan chuckled, unfazed, "Oh, please. You tried to back me into a corner, and all I'm after is your measly assets. You still think that's unfair? Well, I've got nothing more to say. Gentlemen, get lost."noveldrama

With that, Nathan turned on his heel, roses in hand, and headed inside.

Benjamin, feeling the sting of a wasted effort, stomped in frustration, "What a sly fox."

Cameron watched Nathan closely, his gaze deep. He saw Nathan walk towards the door just as Nathalie stepped out.

Nathan handed over the roses with a casual smile, "Hey, these are for you."

Nathalie's face lit up, and she took a long sniff of the roses, grinning like a kid on Christmas morning. "They're beautiful and smell amazing. Thanks, Nathan."

Nathan teased, "So, are the flowers prettier than me? Smell better than me?"

Nathalie laughed, giving his nose a playful tweak, "Not a chance. You're the most handsome and

definitely the best smelling. My Nathan is the best."

A little way off, Benjamin watched the scene with a twinge of jealousy. "Seriously? What kind of guy is this? So childish. Nathalie really needs better taste in men."

Cameron sighed, a bit more level-headed. He figured that a guy like Nathan, both dashing and loaded, who could love Nathalie so deeply, was something neither of them could compete with.

Benjamin's bitterness was just sour grapes, plain and simple.

Cameron, on the other hand, found himself wondering why someone as distinguished as Nathan would fall for someone as unassuming as Nathalie.

As Benjamin dragged Cameron away, they overheard a conversation in the garden.

One of the younger maids gushed, "The master gave the mistress flowers again. She's so lucky!"

An older woman countered, "You

only see how well he treats her, but not how well she treats him. When he was down and out, she took him in, ignoring the danger, and cared for him. When his family cast him out, she gave him everything she had so he could start over in East Woods. When he's sick, she worries herself to tears... Girls like her, who love so purely and care nothing for fame or fortune, are rare. The master knows her worth, and that's why they live like they're in a fairy tale."

Cameron stopped in his tracks, those words hitting him like a bolt out of the blue, leaving him with a headache.

He finally got it. The reason for his life's failures was crystal clear.

He had met Nathalie first, but dismissed her because of her background, ignoring her inner beauty.

Instead, he married Greta, who was all about appearances and deception, making a mess of his life. Nathan, it seemed, had the better judgment.

Cameron stumbled away from Nathalie's house, feeling defeated.

Slumping into the car, he found

Benjamin already in the passenger seat, grumbling, "We've gone up against Nathan twice and both. times got our butts kicked. Are we seriously going to keep this

Cameron, drained, replied, "If we don't want to end up as his next meal, we don't have much choice."

At the entrance of the McCoy family

villa, Ashley stepped out of a luxury car. She looked absolutely stunning, her high heels clicking as she

gracefully carried an elegant box.