The Billionaire Alpha’s Contract Lover by Caesar Erickson novel Chapter 1398

Chapter 1398
Harper’s words dispelled Natalie’s suspicion that she relied on trading sex. “I understand now. Your experience is a bit similar to mine, except I had better grades and got into a prestigious university, which helped me establish myself. Being a woman is not easy, I can understand you.”
Natalie didn’t show overt rejection, but her words carried a sense of superiority that made Harper uncomfortable. Harper looked up at Jayden, who seemed oblivious to his mother’s implications and didn’t speak up for her. Instead, he focused
on serving her various foods.
Harper used her fork and knife to move the food on her plate but didn’t eat. Jayden noticed and asked with concern, “What’s
wrong? Is it not to your liking?”
Harper shook her head. Natalie glanced at the two of them
and quickly called a waiter. After ordering from the menu,
she handed it to Harper. “Miss Duke, if you don’t like the food, don’t force yourself. Order something more to your taste. My pack has some money, we can afford it, so don’t hesitate.”
Upon hearing this, Harper looked at the wealthy woman, then. at the middle-aged man silently sipping his red wine, before finally turning her gaze to Jayden. Seeing his approval, she
smiled and said, “Then let’s order a few more dishes.””
Natalie thought the two moderately priced dishes were too cheap, so she also ordered a few signature dishes and a
bottle of Lafite. As the waiter left with a smile, Natalie adjusted her silk beige dress.
Harper recognized that every stitch of the dress was handcrafted, but she didn’t pay much attention to Natalie’s constant displays of wealth in front of her.
Noticing that Harper didn’t try to flatter or please her, Natalie
was also tactful and withdrew her hand from touching the clothes. “Miss Duke, what I’m about to say might offend you, but you know my son. He hasn’t had much dating experience
or been mated, so I am quite curious about your past. Can you tell us why you unmated your ex-husband?”
Harper turned to Jayden and asked, “Did you not tell your parents about this?”
Before Jayden could respond, Natalie interrupted, “He did tell me. After you two confirmed your relationship, Jayden mentioned it to us, but he didn’t go into the details. I thought | would wait until we met in person to have a proper chat.”
Since Natalie put it this way, Harper no longer had a reason to question Jayden. After hesitating for a couple of seconds, she uncovered her own scars without any concealment. “I
unmated my ex-husband because he cheated on me with
his sister. When I found out, their pup was already over nine
months old.”
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