This time, however, Damian didn't go berserk. He just watched Natalie laugh coldly as his eyes gradually reddened.

Then, he shook her off and left without a backward glance.

A few days later, Damian went to Snowpeak Hills for business. Natalie hadn't known about it at first, since he never usually told her where he was going. She only learned about it after hearing the maids whispering to each other.

"I heard that Mr. Abbott went to Snowpeak Hills for business and got caught in an avalanche on his way back. We haven't heard back from him since!"

"Is that for real? Then, what are we supposed to do? I heard that it was snowing very badly at Snowpeak Hills this year. Wouldn't an avalanche mean that his chance of survival is very slim?"

"It's for real! I overheard Ms. Garcia talking to Mr. Abbott's secretary, Terrence Dudley, about it on the phone. They've already sent rescuers to find him, but it's still snowing very heavily on the mountains, and the rescue team doesn't dare to head in. We don't even know if they'll even be able to find Mr. Abbott!"

Natalie felt herself stiffen at that. She felt as though someone had just poured a bucket of icy-cold water over her head. She shakily unlocked her phone and went online to check the news.

Just like the maids said, the first news report she read was that a massive avalanche had happened at Snowpeak Hills, and the CEO of Abbott Group was still missing.

Natalie had never felt this afraid in her life. She was so frightened that she couldn't even hold her phone steady, and it dropped to the floor with a thud.

A million images flashed before her eyes, and her face instantly turned pale.

It couldn't be. She couldn't let anything happen to Damian.

Natalie hurriedly got up, found her coat and scarf, and put them on before rushing out of the mansion.

When she arrived at the foot of Snowpeak Hills, she saw that the rescue team was trapped by the blizzard there and didn't dare to proceed up the mountain.

She rushed to the front of the crowd of people resolutely, grabbed a snowmobile, and was just about to start the engine when someone stopped her.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed? The blizzard is too heavy, and the visibility is far too low! You won't be able to save anyone, and you might not even make it back down alive!

"The only thing we can do now is to wait for the blizzard to stop before going in to rescue anyone."

Natalie gritted her teeth and shoved the person aside. She said, "Leave me alone. I will make sure I bring him back safe and sound."

Just as she was done saying that, she revved the engine and shot forward into the white abyss.

The blizzard was even worse uphill than it was at the foot of the mountain. Despite wearing thick winter clothing, Natalie still couldn't help shivering hard from the cold.

The entire mountain was covered in white, and finding Damian seemed like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Still, she wouldn't stop calling out his name in the snow.

"Damian! Damian Abbott! Where are you?"

The blizzard drowned out her voice. Her throat was hoarse from all the shouting, but she didn't give up and called out his name relentlessly.

An hour later, she finally spotted Damian under a tree.

She immediately rushed up to him like a madwoman and took off her hat and scarf before putting them on him. At that point, Damian had already passed out from the cold, and his face was as cold as ice.

Natalie couldn't stop crying as she dragged him back onto her snowmobile.

"You'll be fine, Damian. You'll be alright. I won't let anything bad happen to you."

On the way back, Natalie's leg was stabbed by a branch hidden in the snow, but she didn't even seem to register the pain. There was only one thing on her mind, and it was to safely bring Damian back to the foot of the mountain.

She drove the snowmobile for three hours before finally reaching the foot where the rescue team was.

The rescuers were all shocked to see both Natalie and Damian returning in the snow and hurriedly rushed up to them.

They never thought that a woman like Natalie would have enough strength and courage to brave the harsh weather conditions on the mountain to bring Damian back to safety.

When she saw the crowd rushing toward them, Natalie glanced back at Damian one last time before finally passing out in relief.

She didn't know how long she stayed unconscious before waking up again.

Damian was long gone from the hospital by then. Natalie then quickly tidied herself up and got herself discharged from the hospital.

It wasn't until she finally got home that she realized Cheryl had long brought Damian back home. Meanwhile, Cheryl had also claimed credit for braving the snow and saving him from the blizzard.

When Natalie saw that Damian was safe and sound, she said nothing and simply turned around to go upstairs.

Behind her, Damian saw that Natalie didn't seem the least bit concerned about him, so he called out to her coldly.

"Are you seriously going to be that cold-blooded, Natalie Underwood?"

Natalie shivered slightly. However, she didn't reply and continued up the stairs.

There was no need for her to explain anything anymore anyway. She would just let him continue hating her like this.

Damian became even more excessively kind toward Cheryl ever since the blizzard rescue. Even the maids knew that Cheryl was literally the second-in-command at home, second only to Damian.

He had promised her that he would do anything for her and fulfill any of her wishes.

Cheryl leaned into his arms and spoke to him in her ever-gentle voice. "I don't really want anything. I just want you to acknowledge what we are.

"You know it, Dam. I've always wanted to marry you and be your wife."

Damian's hand froze. After going quiet for a while, he said slowly, "I can give you anything but that."

Cheryl immediately looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"It's because of Natalie, isn't it? You love her so much, but does she even love you?

"Can't you see who has been by your side this whole time, Damian? Or are you just choosing to be blind to it?"

Then, she shoved him aside and rushed out with reddened eyes.

Damian hadn't even managed to rush out after her before hearing a loud screech of the tires and a sickening thud at the door. When he rushed out, he saw that Cheryl was lying in a pool of blood again.

His face fell immediately as he ran up to her and gathered her in his arms.

She was so frail, and she looked like she was about to disappear from his life forever.

Damian's hands shook as he held on to her, looking at her with a sorry and heartbreaking expression on his face.

"I'll marry you! I'll give you anything you want!"

Cheryl finally smiled after hearing his reply.

The accident wasn't a serious one. She just had her injuries bandaged up at the hospital before she was sent back home.

The first thing Damian did after they got back from the hospital was to bring up divorce with Natalie.

They sat on the living room couch, treating each other coldly and indifferently.

Damian was the first to speak.

"How much money do you want? Name your price."

Meanwhile, Natalie flipped through the divorce agreement casually and said, "It's up to you. There's only one thing I really want."

He frowned. "What is it?"

Natalie turned the divorce agreement over and replied nonchalantly, "The opal locket you gave me years ago."

The locket wasn't just any locket. It was something like a token of their love.

If she failed in her mission next time, she wanted the opal locket to be buried with her ashes.

In a way, it was akin to her finally fulfilling her own wishes and also giving herself a keepsake.

At that, Damian's eyes lit up at once. He suppressed the trembling in his heart as he said in a low voice, "If you don't want the divorce, you can just say it…"

She knew what Damian wanted to hear, but she wasn't going to let him hear it from her.

"Of course, I want the divorce! I'll be able to get more money from you with the divorce. Why wouldn't I want the divorce?

"I've already asked around about the price for the locket, and they told me that it's a very valuable piece. You have to give it to me!"

Damian's face went purple with anger when he saw how shamelessly greedy Natalie was. He curled his hands into fists as his dark gaze pierced into her.

"You're a heartless wench, Natalie Underwood. I'll see you at the courthouse tomorrow for the divorce!"

Natalie never imagined that her marriage to Damian would end this way in such a simple manner.

Given his personality, she initially thought that he would be the one refusing to let her go and tormenting her until she finally broke down and fell into despair.

Yet, when she looked at the finalized divorce papers bearing both her and his names on it, she couldn't help feeling a pang of sadness in her chest.

From that day onward, she would have nothing to do with Damian anymore. They were like parallel lines now, who were bound never to meet again for the rest of their lives.

Before the divorce was finalized, however, Damian had made a request of Natalie.

He would be giving her a large sum of money. However, the catch was that she had to attend his wedding with Cheryl and stay by her side for the rest of the preparations and frills and fancies, including trying on wedding dresses, wedding shoes, and ring shopping.

Also, Natalie was to be Cheryl's only bridesmaid.

He would only truly let Natalie go after she'd fulfilled everything.

Natalie simply couldn't understand why he would make her do this. Wouldn't it be awkward for him to have his ex-wife at his wedding?

However, soon, she quickly found out the reason why.

Everything he did for Cheryl had been things that he'd promised he'd do for Natalie. And now, Natalie was forced to witness with her own eyes as he fulfilled all of his promises to her, but with another woman by his side.

Back when she and Damian got married, there was no wedding ceremony and no wedding photos. He had simply taken her to the town hall to register their marriage before living together.

That marriage was nothing but just a fever dream—it was also his revenge on her. It was meant to hurt her. So, he naturally didn't need to put his heart into it.

Now, he was about to begin a new life with another woman, and his marriage would finally be a happy one.

While Cheryl tried on wedding dresses, Natalie sat by the side, watching her change into wedding gown after wedding gown in the boutique.

The wedding dresses were already stunning in the display windows. However, when Cheryl wore them, they seemed to look even more ethereal than ever.

It was no wonder that they said every woman's dream was to try on wedding dresses. Wedding gowns really looked and felt different when they were being worn.

Damian stood below the tiny stage, watching Cheryl with doting eyes as she changed into outfit after outfit and giving her reassuring nods every single time.

The staff around them were full of praise for Damian.

"Mr. Abbott really adores you, Ms. Garcia! You don't usually get a groom who's so attentive whenever accompanying his bride to choose a wedding dress!"

"You're both a match made in heaven! You're perfect for each other!"

"Mr. Abbott must spoil you rotten, Ms. Garcia! These wedding gowns all cost a fortune each. Regular people would never even dare to touch them in the display window!"

Cheryl lowered her head shyly and glanced occasionally at Natalie.

"Yeah… Dam really treats me very well."

After they were done trying on wedding dresses, the three of them then made their way to the beachside venue where their wedding ceremony would be held.

It was Cheryl's idea to have the ceremony there. She said that she loved the sea, and that the ceremony would first be held on the beach before they moved onto a yacht that night for the reception and afterparty. It would be a free and easy yet romantic wedding.

After getting on the yacht, Damian began discussing details with the staff there while Cheryl and Natalie rested on the deck.

For some reason, Cheryl happened to catch sight of the locket that Natalie had carefully tucked away.

Back when Natalie first received the locket, she had excitedly shown it to Cheryl first, so Cheryl naturally knew what it was and how much it meant to them.

Her face fell at once as she snatched the locket from Natalie without another word.

"Didn't you say you were going to break up with him? Why are you still holding on to this locket?"

Natalie anxiously tried to get the locket back from Cheryl.

"It's just a locket. Give it back to me."

Cheryl grew even more resentful when she saw how nervous and anxious Natalie was about the locket. She flung it to the ground in fury and stomped hard on it.

"If you're going to break up with him, then you should be severing all ties with him completely! What is the point of this lingering attachment?"

The opal locket shattered into pieces instantly. However, before Natalie could even get upset about it, Cheryl suddenly grabbed her and jumped into the sea with her.