Suddenly, the doorbell rang, so Natalie let go of Yulia and pulled a couple of tissues when she saw how red her mother’s eyes were. Natalie then went to get the door after handing Yulia the tissues.
Standing outside was Silas waving at her. “Sorry to bother you this late, Ms. Natalie.”
“It’s fine.” Natalie shook her head before asking curiously, “Is there anything I can help you with, Mr. Campbell?”
“Oh, Mr. Shane and I came here to pick up something very important, but we couldn’t get the box opened, so I was wondering if you have the superintendent’s contact number.” Silas adjusted his glasses and tried to peek into Natalie’s living room as if he were looking for something.
However, Natalie did not notice the man’s peculiar behavior. She just smiled and nodded. “I do. Just give me a second. I’ll go get you his card.”
With that, Natalie turned and went back to the living room.
“Who is it, Baby Girl?” Yulia glanced at the door.
Natalie was squatting in front of the coffee table looking for the business card when she answered her mother, “It’s my boss. You should go to bed, Mom. I’m sure you’re jet-lagged.”
“Sure.” Yulia dropped the grapes and dusted her hands off before going to the bathroom.
Natalie returned to the door when she found the card and passed it to Silas.
After thanking Natalie, Silas did not seem to be in a hurry to leave. Instead, he pretended to be curious. “You have a guest, Ms. Natalie?”
“Oh, no. That’s my mother,” replied Natalie with a smile.
Silas let out a sigh of relief. “That’s good to hear!”
“What?” Natalie gave the man a puzzled look. “Why do you look so happy to hear that, Mr. Campbell?”
“Do I?” Silas looked away and played coy. “You must’ve misread my expression, Ms. Natalie. I’ll go now. Goodbye!”
With that, Silas walked away with the business card and entered the opposite apartment.
After closing the door behind him, Silas sighed as he looked at the card in his hand and smiled bitterly.
Mr. Shane’s face has been darkened ever since Ms. Natalie left the party. I know he must be concerned about the person Ms. Natalie was going to pick up. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come here.
For Mr. Shane’s sake, I had no choice but to knock on Ms. Natalie’s door. I’m sure he’ll be relieved to hear that she went to pick up her mother and not a man.
Silas then proceeded to the study with the business card.
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