The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Brother-in-law? You Knew Nathaniel Sloan Was Married, Too?

Estelle Lockwood had already squeezed her eyes shut, but the pain she expected never came. Instead, she crashed into the man’s powerful chest, her face instantly flushing red.

"Let go!"

Nathaniel Sloan raised an eyebrow. "Miss Lockwood, I was the one who saved you. Shouldn’t your attitude be a little better?"

Estelle Lockwood’s face grew redder, but she said stubbornly, "Who asked you to save me?"

One of Nathaniel Sloan’s eyebrows rose. "You don’t want my help? Then I suppose Miss Lockwood will have to fall."

Estelle Lockwood felt the atmosphere was strange. She had the mistaken impression that she was flirting with Nathaniel Sloan. "Then let me fall—Ah!" she said, a bit stiffly.

Nathaniel Sloan pretended to let go. Estelle Lockwood really thought she was going to fall and instinctively threw her arms around his neck. "What are you doing!"

"Nothing much. Just wanted to see if a certain someone would keep being stubborn."

Feeling mocked, Estelle Lockwood was so angry she simply shut her mouth.

The knocking at the door continued.

Estelle Lockwood suddenly snapped back to reality. She hurriedly pushed him away and rushed to the door, as if trying to hide something.

To ease the awkwardness, she opened the door—

Noelle Lockwood?!

Noelle Lockwood stood outside, her face gentle, wearing a carefully prepared smile. "Nathaniel... Yara?!"

Estelle Lockwood looked Noelle Lockwood up and down, then turned back and said sarcastically, "President Sloan, you’re just so charming."

Nathaniel Sloan’s Adam’s apple bobbed. For some reason, even though she was mocking him, he wasn’t angry at all.

Estelle Lockwood walked back to her seat. Iris Sloan had stopped eating as well, her face a mask of contempt, practically radiating disgust.

Nathaniel Sloan looked at the person at the door, his gaze turning icy. "Why are you here?"

Noelle Lockwood sensed the change in him, her heart souring with jealousy, but she still smiled and said, "Nathaniel, I heard you were having a meal here, so I came to see."

Nathaniel Sloan frowned. "There’s nothing to see."

With that, he actually started to close the door.

Noelle Lockwood’s heart was about to break. She quickly blocked the doorframe. "Nathaniel! Actually... it’s because everyone at the company is saying that since you and Yara are eating out alone, you must be having an affair... I was thinking, Yara just joined the company, and having these kinds of rumors is bad for her, so I thought I’d join you for your meal."

"With me here, people can’t possibly still misunderstand Yara. After all, a man and a woman alone in a private room isn’t good for her reputation..."

"Not good for her reputation?" a middle-aged woman’s voice cut in, interrupting Noelle Lockwood. Noelle jumped in fright.

Iris Sloan was already looking over coolly. "What do you mean, a man and a woman eating alone? What am I, invisible?"

Noelle Lockwood’s face turned deathly pale. ’What’s going on?! Why is Iris Sloan here too?’

"Aunt, I didn’t expect you..."

"Don’t call me Aunt. I don’t have a junior like you." Iris Sloan said, then added, "Nathaniel, since she’s already here, it’s not good for her to be stuck in the doorway. Let her in."

A flash of delight crossed Noelle Lockwood’s face.

She hadn’t even reached the table when she heard Iris Sloan speak again. "However, what you just said reminded me of something. It doesn’t matter what rumors are flying around outside—as long as Yara marries Nathaniel, it’ll all be fine."

Iris Sloan said breezily, "If they’re husband and wife eating together, it’s not a man and a woman alone, is it? Gossips can stick their noses into anything, but can they really interfere with a young couple’s business?"

Estelle Lockwood’s chopsticks paused. Nathaniel Sloan’s gaze instantly deepened.

As for Noelle Lockwood, it was as if she’d been struck by lightning!!

’What did that old hag Iris Sloan just say?! Let Yara marry Nathaniel!! No way!’

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