Chapter 186

Curiosity wasn’t just the talk of the town. Natalie was dying to know herself.

“Natalie,” Rosie exhaled, a note of exasperation in her voice.

She was about to continue when a car barreled around the corner out of nowhere, skidding to a dramatic halt right in front of them.

Rosie barely had time to react before letting out a shriek of terror.

“Hit the brakes!” In the nick of time, Natalie reached over from the passenger seat, yanking the steering wheel hard, and slammed the car against a sidewalk railing to stop.

Smoke filled the interior, and airbags burst out in all directions.

“Has that driver lost their mind?” Rosie gasped for air, her voice shaky with the aftershock of their near miss.

Thank goodness Natalie had buckled up, or only God knows what might’ve happened!

forehead in the chaos,

Natalie could check if Rosie got hurt, she heard a gentle tapping from outside the

a mask of urgency as he peered through the glass. “Miss Natalie,

glanced at Rosie, their eyes meeting in shared bewilderment,

soon as Natalie pulled open Brian’s car door and hadn’t even settled in, his hand shot out, pulling her close in a rush, his voice a deep growl, “Where’s

you do if something happens to Nate?

her heart, Natalie knew she’d treated Nate like her own son ever since he first reached out to her. But Brian’s words stung

have I ever been bad to Nate?” She held Brian’s gaze for a few intense seconds, a bitter

didn’t he go to Madelyn instead of taking it out

Natalie caught a glimpse of the caller ID. It was Brian’s

Grandpa.

a call

she directed softly, nodding toward his phone. “Find out where

a bench outside, taking in

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