Chapter 98: It Takes Two To Tango
Victor leaned back, still casual. "Now that we’re done, how about a celebratory lunch?"
"I’m busy," Natalie replied curtly, already returning to her work.
"Dinner?"
"Even more busy."
"One dinner with another man—your husband won’t mind, will he? He can’t be that petty."
At Victor’s comment, Natalie’s thoughts immediately went to Justin, and without thinking, she muttered, "He’s the epitome of pettiness and jealousy."
Victor chuckled. "Then my advice is to leave him and come to me. Men like him are walking red flags."
"I know," she said absentmindedly, "but I like the way he is." The words slipped out so naturally that Natalie didn’t realize what she meant.
"Women can be truly brainless when it comes to men like that, and you’re no exception."
"I never claimed otherwise."
"Yeah, if you had any brain, you wouldn’t have fallen for that idiot Ivan Brown in the first place."
Natalie looked at him curiously. ’Why do both Justin and Victor call Ivan an idiot?’ She wondered if she was the only one who couldn’t see what they saw.
"Why do you always call him an idiot?" she asked, genuinely perplexed. "I was the one who wronged him on our wedding day."
Victor’s playful demeanor faded for a moment, his voice turning serious. "Some people are just born idiots, and Ivan is one of them. There’s no deeper reason."
his jacket.
seem to value your time when you’re flirting with me," Natalie shot back. "But the moment we start talking about
full force. "Flirting with you is part of my fitness routine. It’s good for my heart. But serious talk with
she called
voice echoed down the corridor, even though he was out of sight. "Not my fault as you have a
resisting the urge to chase after him and give him a piece of her mind. She took a deep breath, tamping down her irritation and resumed
"Ms. Natalie, we’re receiving a flood of emails and calls from various artists inquiring about our
You and Dan will handle the interviews. As for the new staff we’re
Ms. Natalie. We’ve already received a number of applications,"
Ford Group or has been associated with them in any capacity—reject them immediately,"
you think there could be a
scoffed. "I’m
Ella nodded, fully aware of the
excused herself and stepped out to take the call. As soon as she left, Natalie’s
eye on her,"
you suspect her, why not
keep an enemy close. She might
glances, and returned to their
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but the house felt emptier than usual.
"Grandpa, where are you?"
tonight," the old man replied,
tone. "What
heard him chuckle on the other end. "Of course, I’m fine! I just thought I’d give you and Aiden some space tonight. Let the
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