Brad's expression was anything but pleasant, so Zara wisely avoided starting a conversation with him.

Instead, she chatted incessantly with Nadine. As colleagues working under Seraphina, and given that they hadn't known each other long, they had plenty to talk about. Their conversation flowed naturally, full of energy and laughter.

Meanwhile, Brad sat there with a face so sour it looked like everyone in the room owed him a fortune. His expression couldn't have been more miserable.

Seraphina, who was more familiar with him, occasionally leaned over to chat with him. He responded in short, clipped sentences, but his face remained dark the entire time.

Throughout dinner, Zara's eyes kept darting toward Brad, which didn't escape Nadine's notice. Her sharp intuition as a woman told her there was something unusual in the way Zara looked at him.

As a woman herself, Nadine understood what that look meant. But she wasn't planning to say anything-she just wanted to watch and see how things played out.

her business. Even if he remarried, it was his prerogative. In fact, a part of her

Hence, whenever Brad looked at Nadine, his peripheral

he never noticed her at all. Still, every time Brad's eyes traveled

smiled. "Sure, if that's

her arm with Nadine's, smiling innocently. "I'll call you Nad, then!

wasn't wearing any perfume. The scent came from her body

to Seraphina's liveliness and Nadine's efforts to keep the atmosphère pleasant, Brad's hardened expression softened, and things weren't as tense. By the time the final dish, steak tartare, arrived, the mood was almost cheerful.

ordered this for you, Nad! This dish is so extravagant—I've only ever seen it on TV. Mr. Hamilton is so

she deliberately nudged

impossible

plain as day. The fact that he had checked himself into the hospital and went as far as asking Seraphina to mentor Nadine spoke volumes. Who

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