Chapter 47

Chapter 47

“Natasha.” Alexei’s magnetic voice drifted down from the stairs.

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Alexei leaned lazily against the banister, his eyes smiling as he reached out his hand to her. “Let’s go.”

Natasha rushed over excitedly. “What took you so long?”

She was honestly speechless. This family was so scheming, even the little kids were full of tricks.

Alexei glanced at the twins, who looked guilty as sin.

They were one of his uncles‘ kids.

He felt that they probably figured Natasha looked young and easy to fool, so they sent the kids over to fish for information.

If that didn’t work, they wanted to cozy up to her and get her to put in a good word for them

later.

However, Natasha was impenetrable. No matter who tried, she never took the bait.

A smile flickered in Alexei’s eyes as he looked at the complaining Natasha and gently ruffled her hair. “Did anyone give you a hard time?”

Natasha shook her head.

They’d tried, but they had failed.

He chuckled softly. “Alright, let’s go.”

Nobody was worth for him to stop for a chat. The whole room just watched in silence as they walked away.

As they walked out of the Turner Manor, Natasha glanced back before getting into the car.

This place looked gorgeous and grand on the outside, but all she could sense was a thick stench of rot lurking beneath its beautiful surface.

In the car, Alexei turned to Natasha.

He asked, “So, what were you chatting about with them?”

Natasha put on a dead–serious face. “How to handle a spy crisis.”

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He laughed. “Didn’t you say you’d always have my back? Was that just talk?”

Natasha shook her head, dead serious. “There is no way!

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I barely know those people. You’re more important to me. If you ever get into a fight with them, I’m taking your side.”

He asked, “So, if you get closer to someone else, you’d ditch me for them?”

“Yeah, that’s how it works.”

are

a little bit. Truth be told, they didn’t know each

then she thought about how much they’d crammed

parents today. That was something only people

“We are as close

her earlobe, his voice

matter how close they were now. Sooner or later, he would make sure to become

He was always patient.

make sure to become the person who meant

of the night, Natasha was supposed to head over

Natasha just went straight back to her apartment to crash

followed

into her bed like it was the most natural thing in the world.

innocent. “The couch is covered in stuff. I don’t have anywhere else

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they still needed to do her hair and makeup later, Lisa and the others had

to go home and get some rest,

wasn’t taking the birthday party nearly as seriously as she had the Turner

just show up and go through the motions. She had

hadn’t insisted on doing her hair and makeup, she would’ve just gone in

in the apartment, and the couch was piled with stuff. So

tonight, so she couldn’t just

stood there in her freshly changed pajamas, staring

together before. Don’t worry, I promise I won’t try

in surrender.

there was that one night when, for no reason at all, they somehow ended up sharing a

over their boundaries, Natasha figured there was no point

stacked the blankets right down the middle and waved her hand with authority. “You take the left, I’ll take the

Alexei lying right there, Natasha was out like a light

as her breathing slowly grew steady. Suddenly, his eyes snapped

eyes, deep as a bottomless lake, were churning with a storm

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sticking to their own side, until Lisa and the others

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rang the

time they finally

Natasha had blocked them, she had no clue they were

she still hadn’t taken them off her block list, and every single

all the guests already here and the party about to start, Natasha was still nowhere to be seen. They

stood beside Madeline Clark and let out a sigh. “If Natasha didn’t want to come, she could’ve

Clark’s face turned ugly. “She’s always

worried.

Clark snorted. “If she doesn’t want to celebrate her birthday,

the birthday part. Emmanuel and I will just

show up

a family by

bride–to–be to

as planned.” Lucas Wright’s cold voice cut through

tight, but

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