Leaving Preston and Fort Group, Natalie had a nagging feeling that she was being followed. At first she chalked it up to her paranoia but when she saw a shadow creep up behind her when she left her car to get some snacks, she made a sharp turn. As she would expect, the shadow disappeared when she turned and that only confirmed her guess. She was indeed being followed. There was no other way to explain why the person behind her hid away.
She called her mother's number while in the store and reported her suspicion. She had thought that at the very least, Ava would send bodyguards to take her home. She thought wrong.
"This is all because of your stubbornness. Doesn't your father always ask you to take bodyguards wherever you go?" She reprimanded her.