Autumn had finally arrived.
âI want to ask you something.My adoptive parents suddenly returned the money.Did you do anything?â Natalie asked.
A smile tugged at the corners of her lips when she heard his resonant voice.
Sebastian sat in his office, a beam of light streaming through his floor-to-ceiling windows and falling on his voice.
His eyes softened as he listened to Natalieâs voice through the phone.
âYes, I did have a hand in exposing your sisterâs substitution matter and your parentsâ debt. The Quinn family does business with a lot of notable partners, so itâs only a matter of course that they try to save their reputation as soon as possible. Thatâs probably why they decided to finally pay you what they owe.They have no other choice at this point.â
Garrett rarely heard Sebastian speak this much in one breath.
With raised eyebrows, he pricked his ears and leaned forward slightly, trying to hear more of the coupleâs conversation.
On the other side of the line, Natalie frowned.
Sebastian sounded calm and casual about his explanation, but she knew it couldnât have been so simple.
âTell me the truth.Did you spend a lot of money to make this happen?â
âOf course not.It cost nothing just to spread a bit of news. Youâre thinking too much.â
Sebastianâs tone remained patient.He swiveled his chair and looked out of his massive office windows.
Garrett struggled to contain his laughter and ended up snorting.
The CEO of the Larson Group was so powerful that people were willing to bend over as soon as he gave the word.
He didnât even need to lift a finger to have them do his bidding. Natalie sighed.
âI know, I know.Stop patronizing me.â
Her life was already a mess to begin with, and now she even got Sebastian involved in her troublesome affairs.
He had neither the money nor the power to stand up against people like her adoptive family.He must have gone to great lengths in order to bring their selfish deeds to light.
A small smile tugged at the corners of Sebastianâs lips.He threw a pointed glance at Garrett, who was now openly and shamelessly eavesdropping.
The man immediately straightened and nodded.
He understood the message-Sebastian was about to say things that werenât meant for anybody elseâs ears.
Garrett strode to the door and left the office.
When he was gone, Sebastian leaned back against his chair and tapped his nose with his forefinger.
âHmm?â he said on the phone, his voice quiet and lazy.
âWhat is it that you know?â
âI know that youâre awfully good to me.â
Natalieâs voice had also fallen into a whisper.She covered her phoneâs receiver and looked around to make sure no one could hear her.
âIs your husband reliable?â
âYes, yes.â
âCome to my room tonight.â
âWhy?â
âIâm going to fuck you senseless until morning,â Sebastian rasped.
A delicious shiver ran down Natalieâs spine.She looked around again as she felt her ears burn.
âStop it! Itâs still the middle of the day.â
âWhy are you being shy all of a sudden?â Sebastian chuckled.
âSebastian Klein!â Natalie snapped.
âCut it out.Iâll cook something delicious for you when I get home.â
Despite her protests, she already felt hot all over her body.
She hung up the phone and covered her face with her hands, as if that could stop the desire and temptation from coursing through her veins.
It was well into the afternoon when she returned to her office desk.
Gerda saw Natalie approach and gave her a wink.
âHey, I heard that the old couple downstairs earlier were your adoptive parents, is that right? The whole company is talking about Of course, they were.
They were probably badmouthing her, too.
Natalie looked around, and sure enough, her colleagues were staring at her with morbid curiosity.
She instantly lowered her eyes.
âThey came for some family matters.â
Gerda could tell that there was something else Natalie didnât want to talk about, something that wasnât particularly pleasant, like a secret.She decided to offer the new girl some advice.
âYou had better make things clear as soon as possible.Everybody loves to gossip, and they tend to exaggerate every little detail. You never know what those silly rumors would eventually become.â
Natalie said nothing and just sat at her desk.
She had been expecting this much.
After all, Lauren had raised quite a ruckus in front of so many people this morning.
It didnât help that Natalie made no response and just walked out on Lauren and George.
Without any explanation from Natalie, the onlookers were naturally led to believe that she was an ungrateful daughter, just as Lauren had so publicly claimed.
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