novelxo Chapter 125 Honey
Chapter 125 Honey
Natalie immediately said, "Kendrick!"
Kendrick paused, moved his thin lips away from hers, kissed her earlobe, and said in a deep voice, "How should you call me?"
"Ken."
Her mind was unclear for the time being.
After he punitively bit her earlobe, she finally came to her senses and called him honey.
Hearing this, he chuckled, tilted his head, and stared at her with a gentle smile. The yellow light was dim. When it fell on his face, his smiling handsome face looked softer. Natalie's heart melted into sugar water by his smile, and it was bubbling.
Soon, he kissed her lips again. And then, the gentle kisses went all the way down her neck and collarbones.
Her long black hair hung freely over her fair-skinned and smooth back, making her look like Aphrodite born in the sea foam. And she was the symbol of beauty and love.
After a while, Natalie inexplicably shivered with cold because of the temperature.
Kendrick raised his head and asked, "Is it cold?"
He touched her skin and felt a little cold. He was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he restrained himself, put her coat on her, and then stretched his hands to her back to fasten the buttons. But he found it a bit difficult to button up her bra.
He knew how to untie it but did not know how to button it. Men were all like this!
"I can button it myself," Natalie said, but her voice was different from usual.
Leaning against his chest, she silently and shyly fixed her clothes.
When Kendrick looked down, he saw her cheeks blushing as if she were wearing rouge. And he thought she looked quite pretty like this. He could not help smiling. After all, she had boldly flirted with him several minutes ago but suddenly felt shy now.
He handed the blue velvet box to her and said, "I have a gift for you!"
Natalie took it over in surprise, raised her head, and asked, "What is this?"
Kendrick motioned to her to open it.
It was a delicate silver bracelet that was exquisitely shaped.
"I prepared it a long time ago," he said.
It was the Ramsey family's tradition that men must give their beloved women a bracelet with their family emblem. It was a token of their love.
Kendrick had prepared it before getting married but had not found a proper opportunity to give it to her. He took out the bracelet, pointed to the heart-shaped ornament, and said, "The ginkgo leaf engraved here is the Ramsey family's emblem."
Ginkgo was tenacious and calm. There was a petiole and two leaves. It meant the couple would stay together in harmony.
After listening to his explanation, Natalie felt sweet in her heart. And it felt pleasant to be his beloved woman.
She also saw his name engraved under the ginkgo leaf in an elegant curlicue. And it meant the bracelet was from him. Kendrick held her slender left wrist, carefully put the bracelet on for her, and said, "Don't take it off!"
She must wear it for the rest of her life because it was a token of his possession.
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Natalie had come to the company for a week but had completed the work others would spend a month doing.
She was extremely efficient and quickly implemented her plan.
After signing the contract with Royce, she required him to finish at least twenty live broadcasts about Flower Face from October 10th to November 10th.
At the same time, she began to contact beauty bloggers with loyal followers for advertisement.
After Daisy had left, her requests for budget and contract had all been approved quickly because everyone guessed she had a backer.
Even the HR vice president Mr. Levy was polite to her. After she said that she was short of hands and that it was troublesome to coordinate the work with other teams, Mr. Levy immediately communicated with other departments, saying her project was so important that everyone must cooperate. Mr. Levy had worked here for nearly 20 years, but Natalie had entered the group for a week!
Chad was the head of the financial business and Kendrick's uncle. But he was also very friendly to Natalie and had even offered to give his parking space to her.
So, all the employees believed her backer must be enormously powerful.
Natalie knew how people were talking about her behind her back. Many people were waiting to see her make a fool of herself because they did not believe she could accomplish the goal. But she did not care. Although she was aggressive and tough at work, she was easygoing at other times and never shirked responsibility. And she had never yelled at any of her team members.
Sadie admired her very much. Although Natalie was two years younger than her, the former's vision and ability were far superior to hers. Sadie wasn't jealous but just wanted to ride on her coattails. When Natalie was having a meeting with the supply chain and operation departments in the afternoon, Sadie opened Twitter to collect information related to Flower Face.
Soon, a negative message popped up.
A beauty blogger named Haylie posted a long tweet. She said after trying the lipstick of Flower Face, she had an allergy. Her lips swelled, and she had a rash around them. She even started to have allergies in her neck and cheeks. Now, she had been put on a drip in the hospital. During this time, she had only used Flower Face's lipstick. And the doctor had told her it might be a cosmetic allergy. So, she advised her followers to pay special attention. If they had sensitive skin, they should not try Flower Face's lipstick. Otherwise, they might suffer from allergies like her.
Haylie had millions of followers and was a top beauty blogger. Flower Fac had not selected her this time because her price was too high. The input-output ratio was too low, so it would not be cost-effective. Sadie had a bad feeling. If this matter was blown up, it would affect the subsequent live broadcast sale and even the whole promotion. So, she immediately sent a screenshot to their chatting group and @Natalie.
Natalie was speaking at the meeting and was stunned when seeing Sadie's message.
The number of retweets had reached one thousand and was still growing. Many media and Haylie's friends in the circle had retweeted it to support her. If things continued like this, it would become a PR crisis. Natalie rubbed the place between her brows, feeling a bit tired.
She immediately said, "Let's end today's meeting. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any problems, we can communicate online. The colleague from the quality control department needs to stay here for a little longer."
Natalie showed him Haylie's tweet and said, "A beauty KOL said she has an allergy after using our lipstick and has been hospitalized. The number of retweets has exceeded one thousand."
"Our lipsticks are made of natural materials and have undergone strict hormone and allergen tests. How could such a thing happen?"
Natalie wanted to bang on the table because he was talking nonsense.
She pursed her lips and said, "Send me the test reports issued by all authoritative organizations. Find out the production batch number of the lipstick she used and send that batch for future inspection." The colleague immediately went to execute her order.
Natalie then flipped through Haylie's tweets.
Haylie looked distinctive and was like two people before and after putting on makeup. Her videos were funny and relaxed, so she had a lot of loyal followers.
Many of her followers had left comments to comfort her, saying they would never buy any products of Flower Face in the future.
Natalie frowned deeply. She was not sure whether someone had maliciously framed them. Or maybe Haylie had indeed had an allergy after using their products.