An Affair With The Ceo (Natasha and Jared) novel Chapter 289

Chapter 289 With Another Man

Chapter 289 With Another Man

For the next few weeks, Jared would pick Natasha up from work whenever he had the chance.

At first, Natasha made it clear she didn’t want him to do that, but Jared wouldn’t take no for an answer.

Eventually, Natasha stopped bothering to refuse.

She figured she might as well treat him as her free driver.

If Jared wanted to pick her up after work, so be it.

After all, she and Percy had already made their divorce public.

Now that she was single, no one would gossip if someone was pursuing her.

But Natasha never expected that Jared would actually pursue her one day.

One day, Jared showed up to pick her up again.

Natasha slipped into his car without a word.

“So, what do you want for dinner tonight?” he asked out of the blue.

Natasha shot him a surprised look.

Usually, Jared dropped her off at home after work.

But today, he actually suggested they have dinner together.

‘Is he planning to take me to that out-of-the-way place he took me to last time again?’ she thought.

She had to admit, the ingredients there were really special, and the flavors were fantastic.

But it was too far out of the way. She really didn’t want to go back.

“I don’t…” she started to say.

But before she could finish, Jared cut her off. “It’s not that place from last time.”

Natasha froze for a second.

‘Not that place?’ she thought.

“So where are we going then?” she blurted out.

Jared smirked. “You’ll see when we get there.”

Natasha stared at him, lost for words.

She regretted asking that question.

Now that she’d said it, there was no taking it back.

She had no choice but to follow Jared to the newly opened wetland restaurant.

The place was picturesque, with breathtaking scenery and a really pleasant vibe.

As soon as Natasha got out of the car, crisp, refreshing air washed over her.

She couldn’t help but take a few deep breaths.

“Let’s go, Jared said.

Jared casually took her hand and led her forward, like it was the most natural thing in the world.

Natasha looked at their hands and her first reaction was to pull hers back.

But Jared squeezed her hand tighter, refusing to let go.

Hand in hand, still tugging at each other, they walked into the restaurant.

And her luck, Natasha ran right into the one person she least wanted to see.

It was Percy.

Percy was wrapping up dinner with his new girlfriend, Joan, and getting ready to head out.

But as fate would have it, they crossed paths with Natasha and Jared, face to face.

The moment Percy saw Natasha, his eyes lock

He couldn’t help the surge of joy that showed

But then he realized Natasha wasn’t alone.

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Standing right next to her was Jared, tall and striking, with an impressive presence.

Not only that, Jared and Natasha were holding hands.

Percy was instantly rattled, caught completely off guard.

Percy thought, ‘Natasha and Jared?

‘Are they already together…

A weird, awkward vibe swept through the air.

Seeing Natasha and Jared holding hands was so glaring, it felt like a punch to Percy’s gut.

He felt a rush of anger, like he’d been lied to, toyed with, and made a fool of.

‘So Jared’s the other man in Natasha’s life?’ Percy thought.

He’d had it all wrong.

It wasn’t Zayn, and it wasn’t Nicolas.

It was Jared all along.

They’d kept things under wraps for so long.

That was why he never caught on at first.

Now that he saw it for himself, there was no denying it.

He was certain there was something going on between Natasha and Jared.

Percy’s eyes burned with a fierce, almost menacing anger.

His hands clenched into fists, knuckles turning white.

Joan, standing beside him, immediately sensed something was off.

She couldn’t help but ask, surprised, “Percy, what’s wrong?”

Percy was all over the place right now.

A whirlwind of emotions crashed through him.

He couldn’t even bother to answer her.

Joan was taken aback.

Since Percy started dating her, he’d never let another woman distract him.

But now, he couldn’t take his eyes off Natasha.

It was as if she wasn’t even there to him.

She felt utterly let down.

Her heart felt hollow.

Jared, of course, noticed Percy too.

Jared caught the expressions on Percy and Joan’s faces.

Suddenly, he felt like he was about to become the main man in Natasha’s life.

‘Percy never saw this coming, Jared thought.

Jared might not be Natasha’s official boyfriend yet, but he knew that was about to change.

“Percy, isn’t that your ex-wife?” Joan asked, her voice tinged with worry.

Seeing Percy still ignoring her, she frantically shook his arm, trying to get his attention back.

She was desperate to snap him out of it.

Percy’s lips were pressed into a thin line, his handsome face dark as thunder.

All his attention was locked on Jared and Natasha’s intertwined hands.

Seeing Natasha standing so close to a man who outclassed him in looks, family, and background, it was like a punch straight to Percy’s gut.

A searing pain, sharper than anything he’d ever felt, stabbed right through his heart.

Natasha tried to pull her hand away from Jared, not wanting Percy to misunderstand anything.

After all, she and Jared weren’t actually a thing.

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But Jared tightened his grip, not letting her go.

It was almost like he was deliberately showing off, dragging her along to flaunt their ‘couple vibes’ right in front of Percy.

Jared gave Percy a subtle nod from right across from him.

He took Natasha’s hand and walked right past them into the restaurant.

Percy couldn’t take his eyes off them as they walked away, hand in hand.

A surge of jealousy burned inside him.

For a moment, he wanted to throw caution to the wind and pull Natasha away with him.

But in the end, he forced himself to hold back.

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