Personality V: I will save everything

"Sit down! Listen!"

Natasha waved the whip in her hand. She had been a tamer for some time, so she stood up bravely when facing the lions. Fortunately, these lions were really trained, and they really sat down under Natasha's command.

Natasha swallowed nervously and slowly approached the lion.

She gently reached out her hand and stroked the lion's fur.

The lions lay on the ground docilely, enjoying Natasha's touch.

Natasha was secretly delighted, it seemed that her method was indeed effective.

At this moment, a naughty little lion suddenly jumped up and pounced on Natasha.

Natasha was startled and quickly dodged.

The little lion missed his target, looked at Natasha in confusion, and then ran back to his companions happily.

Natasha breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and shook her head.

"What a naughty little fellow."

However, this also indirectly proves that these lions are very friendly. Are they really trained by humans?

Originally, in order to find out where the beasts running around on the street came from, everyone in the manor chose an area to investigate. Unexpectedly, Natasha encountered this group of lions.

But fortunately, these lions were all well-behaved, and Natasha was also a slightly experienced animal trainer, so no accidents occurred.

Natasha decided to test the lions again. She picked up a piece of meat and threw it far away. The lions immediately became excited and jumped up and ran towards the meat. However, they did not fight with each other, but shared the food in an orderly manner. Seeing this, Natasha's doubts gradually disappeared.

These lions are so obedient, they really seem to be professionally trained...

This reminded Natasha of the time when she didn't know what happened to the lion in the noisy circus. It was very obedient and close to her, but she didn't know what happened to it later.

Just as Natasha was thinking, a gust of wind blew, bringing with it a strange smell. She raised her head alertly and found a figure not far away watching her and the lions. It was a mysterious man, with deep and sharp eyes, as if he could see through people's hearts.

Natasha felt a little uneasy. She didn't know what this man's intention was...

"Do you like these children too?" The man's hoarse voice on his first morning made Natasha take a few steps back.

What surprised Natasha even more was that the man was wearing a huge goat horn on his head.

The pair of goat horns were very heavy. The man even walked with his head down and looking at his waist, but he did not take off the huge pair of goat horns.

"Are you ok?"

Natasha felt a little strange. She reached out to touch the horns on the man's head, but he dodged her hand.

"Do you like these children too?" the strange man asked again.

“Yes, I like these animals very much.”

"Really? This is really..." A huge joy appeared on the face of this strange man. He seemed to want to share more things with Natasha, but was suddenly interrupted by a sound of metal collision.

The man's face instantly darkened, and he even took a few steps back, as if he didn't want Natasha to notice his embarrassment.

But Natasha still found, um... a broken shackle and a chain, and...

"Oh my God." Natasha couldn't help but exclaimed when she saw the scene in front of her. The man's left leg was twisted at a strange angle, as if it had lost its normal shape. Obviously, he was disabled.

Natasha covered her mouth in surprise, but her reaction made the man in front of her feel even more inferior and uneasy. He couldn't help but retreat again and again, trying to hide himself in a dark corner, not wanting others to see his mutilated body.

Natasha slowly squatted down, her eyes fixed on the twisted left leg, and an inexplicable feeling of pity welled up in her heart. The man's appearance reminded her of Joke, who also had a disabled left leg, and Natasha felt a strong sympathy for the man in front of her.

However, seeing the man's horrified and shrinking expression, Natasha realized that her actions might make him more uncomfortable, so she decided to do the next best thing and gently lifted the chain connected to the man's leg shackles.

"This is too much... Who did this to you?" Natasha's voice was full of anger and injustice. She couldn't understand why someone would treat others so cruelly, especially a man who had already suffered misfortune.

She gripped the chain tightly, feeling its cold touch, as if she could feel the pain and torture the man was enduring.

However, at this time the man didn't know what to do. It was the first time that a creature other than an animal showed kindness to him. He felt overwhelmed and didn't know how to respond.

"Thank...thank you." He still remembered that he had seen tourists saying these words when expressing their gratitude to each other through the fence of the zoo.

"My name is... Natasha, what's your name?"

Natasha raised her head and said to the other party with a smile.

"Jay, Jeffrey Bonavita."

The man replied nervously.

His voice was a little low, as if it was a little shy and uneasy. Natasha couldn't help laughing, she thought the man in front of her was both cute and interesting.

"Nice to meet you, Geoffrey Bonavita," Natasha said friendlyly, extending her hand.

Jeffrey hesitated for a moment, then gently held Natasha's hand. His palm was trembling slightly, as if he was not used to contact with others.

"Nice to meet you too............" Jeffrey whispered.

His eyes flickered and he didn't dare to look Natasha in the eye. Natasha noticed his nervousness, so she smiled and patted his shoulder, trying to make him relax.

"Don't be so reserved, we can be friends." Natasha said gently.

When Jeffrey heard this, a trace of surprise and emotion flashed in his eyes. He had never thought that he could have a real human friend, let alone the other person was the first person he met, and such a beautiful lady.

"Okay... okay." Jeffrey stammered, but his eyes never left Natasha's beautiful face.

Natasha smiled and continued, "Jeffrey, do you like these animals?" She felt that the previous preparation was enough and she could start asking the man the real questions.

However, Jeffrey was obviously mesmerized by Natasha's beauty and completely forgot where he was and who she was. He looked at Natasha with an obsessed look and murmured to himself: "They are all my friends, best friends! I can't stand them being locked in cages, they should be free."

Hearing this, Natasha was delighted. She immediately realized that the man in front of her was the culprit who caused the beasts to run all over the ground. She secretly thanked herself for finding the right person. The next step was to find a way to get more information from him.

Although Natasha felt a little compassion for the man in front of her because he, like Joke, had a disabled right leg, this emotion became insignificant when it came to her family. However, it was precisely because of that little bit of sympathy that Natasha decided to give the man a chance.

"Do you understand that doing this may hurt others?" Natasha said calmly to Jeffrey.

There was a trace of confusion and pain in Jeffrey's eyes, and his voice was low: "I know, but compared to wild beasts, humans are more terrifying."

Natasha frowned slightly, as if she didn't understand what he meant. So she continued to ask: "Why do you say that?"

"Humans are afraid of wild beasts, but they don't know that they themselves are the most terrifying creatures." Jeffrey explained softly.

Natasha thought about this sentence quietly, then raised her head and looked at Jeffrey firmly.

"What about me?" Natasha asked slowly, "Do you think I'm scary too?"

Jeffrey's eyes became complicated, as if he was thinking about how to answer this question. After a while, he finally broke the silence.

"No, you're not like them."

"But there are many people like me!" Natasha said excitedly, with a hint of urgency in her voice. "I know that maybe you met bad people in the first half of your life, but that doesn't mean there are no good people in this world. You will hurt everyone by doing this, including those who don't want to hurt you or even want to help you."

"Jeffrey," Natasha continued, her tone becoming soft but firm. "I sympathize with your situation because I have experienced similar pain. But that is why I have to stop you. You cannot use such an extreme method to solve the problem. We can work together to find a better way, a way that will not hurt innocent people."

Natasha's eyes were full of expectation. She hoped to impress Jeffrey and make him realize his mistake. However, Jeffrey's expression remained indifferent, as if he was unmoved by her words.

"You don't understand my feelings at all." Jeffrey said coldly, "Do you think you can understand what I've been through? Over the years, I have been living in fear and despair, and have been hurt by those so-called 'good people'. Now, I want to end it all in my own way, no matter what the cost."

"I understand!" Natasha suddenly said excitedly, "I understand this feeling very well! My mother was killed because she was not recognized by my father's family. I was raised by the enemy who killed my mother, and he even wanted to use me as a sacrifice. I escaped desperately, but I met a scumbag and endured his violence every day."

Natasha's words made Jeffrey stunned.

Natasha took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and continued,

"Jeffrey, I know it's really hard to face the pain of the past and heal it, but believe me, hold on. Once you grit your teeth and get through it, everything will be fine. I'm a famous dancer now. I have a husband who loves me and two lovely children. I'm very happy now, so I want to help you too. Please believe me, okay? I will help you."

Natasha reached out her hand to Jeffrey again, but this time, Jeffrey shook it.

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"I can't believe it!" Naib crossed his arms and frowned as he looked at Natasha in front of him, his face full of confusion and puzzlement. "So you just brought him back like that? Natasha, what on earth are you thinking?!"

"I...I'm sorry..." Natasha lowered her head, her face full of guilt and self-blame. She knew that she had indeed acted too hastily. How could she have brought this person into the manor so casually? She should have considered it more comprehensively.

However, when Natasha recalled Jeffrey's appearance, her heart softened again. She really couldn't ignore what happened to him, especially when she learned that the series of tragedies that caused Jeffrey were actually caused by the animal performances of the noisy circus.

In other words, the root of the problem lies with Natasha. If she hadn't forced the animals to perform and trained them to do all kinds of difficult moves, perhaps none of this would have happened.

After all…animal shows are more interesting and attractive than simply watching animals.

Therefore, the Hawthorne Zoo where Jeffrey worked forced Jeffrey to let the animals perform dangerous performances. And whether Jeffrey was willing or not, they always found a way to force him to comply.

"But you are like this......" Naib still felt that Natasha's behavior was inappropriate.

"Okay, okay." Lisa hurried over to smooth things over, with a helpless smile on her face, she said, "Things have already happened, let's think about what we should do next, right?"

After saying that, Lisa turned and ran towards her tool room. After a while, she found a huge pair of pliers from it, because they couldn't let Jeffrey keep the shackles on his feet.

"Come on, Uncle Jeffrey, don't worry, it will be over soon." Lisa gently comforted Jeffrey and carefully aimed the pliers at his shackles.

Antonio, who was standing by, frowned when he saw this. He didn't think a little girl like Lisa had enough strength to cut the shackles. So he took the initiative to walk over and said to Lisa, "Lisa, let me help you."

Lisa looked at Antonio gratefully and nodded. Then, they both held the pliers together and clamped the shackles tightly.

"Come on, get ready, 1, 2, 3!"