Chapter 879

Natalie's eyes narrowed sharply to a slit the instant his voice trailed off, and it took a while for her to compose herself.

“You have to be kidding me, surely. Am I right, Mr. York?”

“Did I give the game away?” Knowing that that might have exceeded her boundaries, Samuel accepted the opportunity she provided to backpedal.

“Whatever that was, I'm sorry to say that I wasn't amused.” Natalie's slender brows bunched up in seriousness. “I am quite sincere about repaying you, but may I ask that you not try to have a laugh at my expense? The affair of the heart is an extravagance that I can neither afford to deal with nor clamor after, ever again.”

Once bitten, twice shy.

That episode with Samuel had stung her so badly that just the very thought of it had her hurting.

Though Natalie's visage was pretty much bereft of emotion, Samuel was nonetheless able to sense through his silver mask that she was merely putting on a brave front.

He wanted so badly to reach out and caress her lovely face, which made it a massive struggle for him to refrain from doing so.

“If you've nothing else for me, Mr. York, I shall like to take my leave.”

toward Samuel, Natalie about-faced

drift away from view, the knuckles that clung to his sides

time Natalie returned to her own place, it was already

the haphazard postures they had

had endured prior dissipated as soon as she laid

spite of everything, there was the certainty

of dawn had already broken beyond the windows by the time she was done attending to the children, and since she was no

allow the dough to set, her own face

was of many things, the talent for cooking did not count

own lack thereof then snuck up on her.

hers kept barging in against her will. It was as though they had

I be unable to accomplish anything without Samuel? She

a pack of yeast with the intent

wrapping an apron around herself. When she saw Natalie in

adding the yeast?” replied Natalie, whose

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