After paying the cab fare, Natalie walked into the hotel.
Sebastian, who had been following her, let out a sigh of relief.
It was freezing outside.
At least Natalie was no longer braving the cold winds outside 1 He got out of his car and followed her into the hotel, in a hurry to catch up to her.
“Give your manager a call.”
This chain hotel also happened to be one of the properties that Sebastian had invested in.
When the hotel manager caught sight of Sebastian, he came over right away with a flattering smile.
“Mr.Larson, it’s so late at night. What can I help you with?”
Sebastian’s eyes were locked on the woman who had just walked into the elevator.
“I want you to arrange the room opposite hers for me.”
Holding the room card in her hand, Natalie swiped the card and opened the door wearily.
She was obviously worn out by the events of the day.
The moment the door was opened, she heard a sound coming from the opposite room.
Natalie looked back subconsciously and before she knew it, her eyes were looking into Sebastian’s deep ones.
Sebastian fixed his gaze onto her.
He wanted to say something but stopped after thinking things over.
At a loss for words, his hand frozen in mid-air.
He somehow managed to squeeze a few words from his thin lips.
“Natalie, I…”
With a snort, Natalie turned back and proceeded to march into her room as if she hadn’t seen him at all.
She slammed the door closed in front of Sebastian’s face.
And just like that, a door seemed to isolate their two worlds. After hesitating for a good while, Sebastian made his way to the door of
Natalie’s room.
He wanted to start knocking on the door, but he was afraid that he might say something wrong to make Natalie even more upset.
After all, he wasn’t that good at coaxing girls.
But if he used some sort of tough method, the result would be the exact opposite.
At the same time, Sebastian didn’t want to leave either.
His tall body leaned against the wall and his eyes were covered with layers of unreadable emotions.He simply stood outside the door the entire time.
Lying on the bed, Natalie fixed her gaze on the closed door.
Upset, she tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep a wink. It was not until early in the morning that she finally closed her eyes and was able to take a nap.
When she opened her eyes again, the sun was shining brightly into the windows.
With bags underneath her eyes, Natalie proceeded to brush her teeth and wash her face, mulling it over in her head whether she should go to the company later.
Even if she had some setbacks in her love life, she still had a job to get to and a tot of things were still waiting for her at the company.
She opened the door with her coat in her arm and bumped into the man, who was standing outside her door.
The dark circles under Sebastian’s eyes were telling of how exhausted he was.
When he saw Natalie come in, he blinked nervously Holding up the paper bag of food, he said hesitantly.
“Let’s have breakfast.”
Suddenly, Natalie felt a lump in her throat.
It was obvious that Sebastian had been standing here waiting for her for a whole night. Natalie lowered her head, trying to hide the mixed feelings in her eyes.
“You can eat by yourself,” she said indifferently, pulling out the room card and closing the door.
She was still undeniably angry with Sebastian. Seeing that he had waited outside her door only annoyed her even more.
“Mr.Larson, don’t get in my way, okay?” Sebastian had kept his identity a secret from her.
In a word, he had deceived her..
It was all just so ridiculous! She didn’t even care whether she was Sebastian’s wife or Brandon’s for they were the very same person.What she did care was Sebastian didn’t trust her and lied to her!
If they were just ordinary friends or strangers on the road, it would’ve been fine for Sebastian to conceal his secret identity as
Brandon.
But they were a couple who lived under the same roof.
Sebastian had never considered her feelings “Natalie, can we find a time to talk it through?”
With his arm on the door, Sebastian lowered his head and seemed to want to say something, but he frowned, as if something was stuck in his throat.
Without answering him, Natalie looked away, walked past him and left.
Natalie walked the streets aimlessly, surrounded by crowds of people.
When she made it to a rental agency, she paced back and forth outside restlessly.
“Miss, are you looking to rent a house? Come on in.We have many good houses that are fit for anyone’s budget.”
An agent opened the door and greeted Natalie with a smile.
Natalie hesitated, wondering if she should get her own apartment i She couldn’t live in Sebastian’s villa anymore.
Just the thought of going back there angered her.He had told her countless lies.He was a liar! But she didn’t enter the rental agency just yet.
Her things were still in the villa, so she had to go back to get them first As for her job at the Larson Group.
Natalie was not in the mood to work at all.Her mind was a complete mess.
So she texted Tiffany and asked her for a leave. Moreover, many senior executives of the Larson Group had found out yesterday about her relationship with Brandon, and she wasn’t in the mood to face them.
In a daze, Natalie hailed a taxi and went back to the villa to pack up her things.
Unexpectedly, she ran into Laney at the gate to the villa.
Sitting on the steps outside, Laney stood up at once when she saw Natalie approaching
“Natalie, why didn’t you go to work today? I was so worried about you.”
Laney’s concern was genuine.She had learned from Garrett that Sebastian’s identity had been exposed, so she immediately came to see Natalie.
But Natalie never came home, nor did she answer her phone calls.So Laney settled for waiting for her here.
“Hello, Miss Garcia.l’m fine.”
A faint smile appeared on Natalie’s face.
Truth be told, she wasn’t as angry with Laney as with Sebastian.
She was just disappointed with her..She had considered Laney her good friend, but it turned out that she was just a bodyguard hired by Sebastian.
Come to think about it, Laney was probably only here to fulfill her duty to protect her client.
“Miss Garcia, aren’t you tired of protecting me twenty-four hours a day? I don’t need anyone to protect me now,” Natalie said with an indifferent smile.
