The Year She Stopped Being Crazy for Him novel Chapter 427

That one call stopped Hassan, who had been heading toward the elevators. He glanced back and saw Natalie and Finn.

"Here for dinner?" Finn asked her.

Natalie nodded, looking up with a smile. "Want to eat together?"

Finn clearly hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Now that I've run into you, how could I not treat you to dinner?"

He walked over to the front desk and asked them to book another private room.

Natalie watched him.

It seemed Finn wasn't being forced by those people to do their bidding—he was the one calling the shots.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to just ditch the other party to have dinner with her.

By the elevator, Gardenia, standing next to Hassan, saw Natalie getting chummy with another man. She looked at Hassan. "Hassan, does Natalie already have someone she likes?"

The man lowered his gaze, stepping into the elevator. "I don't know," he said coldly.

Gardenia smiled and followed him in. "That obviously looks like someone she's into. The guy across from her even looks a bit like you."

The moment she said that, she could feel his expression darken further.

Gardenia's heart tightened. Lately, with Joelle's appearance, all her attention had been focused on her. She hadn't realized Natalie was this manipulative, deliberately finding a man who resembled Hassan. Wasn't she just trying to provoke his possessiveness?

"Should we invite them over for dinner? After all, you and Natalie grew up together. Even if you're divorced, there's still some history there. You could vet the guy for her."

Hassan looked down at her. "You don't need to test me. I have no feelings for Natalie."

Gardenia's smile froze. Ever since Hassan saw through her drugging him, his attitude had subtly changed. Gardenia couldn't pinpoint exactly how.

But the fact that he hadn't retaliated against her was enough to prove her status in his heart.

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