Chapter 259 Secrets in the Photo

Inwin looked at Natalie, then he reached out to ruffle her soft hair affectionately.

His movements were incredibly gentle as he said, “It’s because Uncle worries about you that you

shouldn’t let him be so concerned. What do you think?”

Natalie was silent.

Upon hearing this, her heart sank.

She h

Irwin was right. She had been causing Stephen constant worry.

But at this moment…

She took Irwin’s hand and said, “You’re right. I’m trying.)

“Okay.” Irwin nodded.

Without saying more, they continued with their meal. Seeing no unusual expression on Irwin’s face,

Natalie secretly breathed a sigh of relief and discreetly looked at Stephen.

Her gaze, however, held a sense of doubt.

Stephen had always liked Irwin and had great confidence that Irwin could take care of her. He had been

trying to match them for the past two years.

But in recent times….

Upon careful reflection, Natalie found that Winona was not the only one who was acting weirdly in the

past two years. Stephen was also the same.

A meal that Natalie initially thought would be easygoing concluded under the current confusing

circumstances.

Afterward, Natalie accompanied Irwin to the door. “What did you and Uncle talk about in the study just

now?

Intuition told her that Stephen’s noticeable change had occurred after the conversation with Irwin in the

study.

However, when she asked Irwin, he only smiled slightly and sald, “Nothing.”

See, it was like this again!

Now, It wasn’t just Stephen and Heather. Even Irwin was avoiding her questions!

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lips,

didn’t want to

some things were best kept at a distance.

expression and chuckled. “If you were my wife, I would naturally be open

cast a reproachful glance at him before turning

seem gentle and refined on the outside, but

people.

to display this side

Irwin left, Natalie entered the house. She watched as the servant brought a bowl of

was her

“Aunt, where’s Uncle?”

figure, Natalie

replied. “In the study.”

then I’ll go see

Natalie rushed upstairs. At the staircase landing, she received a

discussing work matters.

was her current life–even after working hours, there was

return to her room. So, she

had previously intended.

then entering, she didn’t

in the

and leave. But then she thought of something and entered the study.

to the bookshelf.

she smiled and

Thud!

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Another book fell.

and a photo slipped out from between the pages.

it back into the book. However, when she saw the

is… Cedric

of them looked very young. They stood shoulder to shoulder and appeared exceptionally close.

Natalie frowned…

to be close? Based on what she knew about the two, it didn’t seem likely.

fingers over the photo, she noted that it was slightly worn. It looked like perhaps they were

their twenties.

and Cedric really have such a good relationship

are you

Natalie was lost in thought, Stephen’s

held the photo in her

help but

approached and took the book from Natalie’s hand. Incidentally, he also took

photo, Uncle?

straightforward, asking whatever was on

this habit to some extent over the past two years in the

before her family.

it yesterday,”

Irwin were discussing in

opened up, her questions would follow the trail

large chair on the side. He took out a cigarette box from the drawer and grabbed a cigarette.

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were furrowed tightly.

probably related to herself and

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