“I’m bringing you out for dinner.” Shane glanced at her stomach out of the corner of his eye.
All at once, Natalie placed a hand over her stomach, and her face turned bright red. “You heard that?”
Her stomach rumbled again a moment ago, but she didn’t expect him to catch it.
As Shane maneuvered the steering wheel, displeasure was written all over his face. “Why didn’t you eat?”
At that, a wry smile tugged at Natalie’s lips. “I hadn’t the time.”
Ugh! I’d been bustling about today, what with giving my statement and investigating the matter. The thing is, my hands were so full that I couldn’t even spare the time to eat!
Hearing that, Shane’s thin lips drew into a tight line, but he didn’t comment further.
In no time, he came to a stop outside a cozy and romantic restaurant. “We’re here.”
“Okay.” Natalie unfastened her seat belt and alighted from the car.
Meanwhile, Shane waited for her in front of the car. When she had walked over, he took her hand and made his way into the restaurant with her.
It was almost ten o’clock when they were done eating and returned to the villa. The children were already in bed while Jacqueline was still watching television on the sofa.
When she saw them both coming in, she immediately turned off the television and stood up. “You’re home, Shane?”
Standing beside Shane, Natalie said nothing.
Shane, on the other hand, inclined his head a fraction. “Why aren’t you in bed yet?”
“I didn’t feel like it, and I couldn’t sleep either. So, I decided to wait up for you.” Jacqueline righted her wig with a smile.
In the next moment, Shane yanked at the necktie around his collar.
Upon seeing that, Jacqueline instantly started forward to give him a hand.
Her eyes narrowing, Natalie stepped forward and moved right in front of Shane while looking at Jacqueline with a fake smile. “I’ll do it, Ms. Graham. As his wife, it’s more appropriate for me to help with such an intimate task. What do you think?”
Jacqueline’s expression froze before she promptly schooled it and put on a smile once more. “You’re right, Ms. Smith. I apologize for overstepping earlier.”
“It’s okay, just keep that in mind next time, Ms. Graham.” After saying that, Natalie turned around to face Shane and removed his tie.
After doing that, she groused while smoothing the tie out. “I’ve told you time and again not to simply yank on your tie, Shane Thompson. As I’m a costume designer, that irritates me, you know?”
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