Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 233

“I see. I guess he won’t be making it for dinner then. I’ll go out for dinner first. Can you let him know that I’ll be back for him?” I asked.

“Sure, Madame. I’ll do that. Please enjoy dinner,” Dan replied politely before I hung up.

It’s unfortunate that Edward won’t be able to make it to dinner with me. It was slightly disappointing, but I guess that was ok. I grabbed my bag from the sofa and headed out to grab something quick to eat. Hopefully, by the time I was done with dinner, Edward would be done with his meeting too.

I decided to have dinner at a nearby mall where many restaurants were available. Dan mentioned that the meeting would likely last for another couple of hours which meant that I had extra time on my hand after dinner as well. Going to the mall was perfect because I could do some retail therapy while I waited for Edward to finish his meeting.

I was in the middle of my shopping spree when my phone starting ringing in my bag. Reaching my hand into my bag, I got hold of the phone and answered the call immediately. As I had anticipated, it was Edward on the other end of the line. I guess his meeting ended already. My wristwatch showed that it was around three hours since I had left his office.

“I’m so sorry, Natalia…the meeting ran over…” Edward quickly apologized when the line connected.

I couldn’t help smiling a little to myself at how flustered he seemed.

“It’s ok…where are you?” I asked.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t have dinner with you. The meeting just ended, I’m still in the meeting room. I called you first thing,” Edward said, his voice sounding tired.

“I’m at the nearby mall. I’m just about done here, what about you wait for me in your office?” I suggested.

“Ok…see you soon,” Edward said.

“Have you eaten?” I asked, slightly worried.

“I did. It was a sad meal in the meeting room…but yeah…” Edward replied, followed by a depressing sigh.

“See you….” I said before hanging up.

I quickly paid for the clothes and shoes that I had just selected using my credit card before asking the saleswoman to get it delivered to the mansion.

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When I arrived back at Edward’s office he was already there, seated at his worktable. I went in quietly as I tried not to disturb him from his work. The meeting was over, but Edward seemed to be working. His eyes were focused on the computer screen in front of him and his face was stern.

I walked up to his worktable and sat down on the chair on the opposite side of his table. He looked up at me when I sat down and smiled at me.

“You’re back faster than I expected,” Edward said.

“Is that a good or a bad thing?” I asked teasingly.

“Always a good thing…” He replied without hesitation.

“How was the meeting? It seemed very long. Had trouble?” I asked, slightly worried about how tired and stressed-out Edward looked.