Chapter 51

Natalie paused mid–search, her fingers hovering over the cluttered surface of her desk. She was pretending to look for something, but the hesitation hadn’t gone unnoticed.

Brian narrowed his eyes as he watched her. Without saying a word, he picked up his laptop and came up behind her, sliding it into her suitcase.

Natalie clenched her teeth and stood up to face him, her voice barely above a whisper. “I’m broke, Brian. Dead broke. But I love gadgets, okay? I couldn’t bring myself to part with it. That’s all.”

“That’s your explanation?” Brian stared at her intently, almost unblinking.

“I gave you enough to cover four years of college, Natalie. Ten million dollars would buy you a new laptop.”

“Ten million?” Natalie blinked in surprise.

Brian locked eyes with her unreadable expression, then fell silent. It was clear from her reaction that she had no idea about the ten million dollars he had given to send her abroad. Even as the Howard family faced financial ruin, he had managed to scrape together the sum for her.

Samuel knew the real reason behind

of silence, Brian said

same one he had given Natalie years ago, which she

towards him, she had cherished a mere trinket he had given her for five

the first thing

the small and sleepy voice of Nate, who sat up in bed,

his son and

times. Natalie

and patted his

slightly, he glanced at Natalie

posed too much of a risk

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deflect. “No need, take Nate home. I’ll just grab his clothes from

taken a few steps away when Brian’s hand clamped down on

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