Rather than stopping them, the housekeeper merely chuckled approvingly at the rambunctious two. After they had disappeared into the house, she turned to Natalie and welcomed her warmly, saying, “Ms. Smith! You’re here.”

Natalie flashed a friendly grin at the housekeeper in return. “Is Ms. Mackenzie home?” she asked.

“Yes, she’s entertaining guests today,” the housekeeper replied. She then looked curiously at Shane, who was standing beside Natalie.

Natalie smiled. Holding onto Shane’s arm, she announced, “This is my boyfriend, Shane.”

“Hello, Mr. Shane,” the housekeeper politely greeted.

“Hello.” Shane gave her a slight nod.

The housekeeper turned back to Natalie, then exclaimed, “This is wonderful! If Ms. Mackenzie were to meet Shane, she’d certainly be overjoyed.”

“Why?” Shane inquired, raising an eyebrow.

The housekeeper beamed at him. “Ms. Mackenzie has always thought that Ms. Smith’s life was a little too barren of romance. That lack of experience was rather apparent in her designs. She’s been longing for her to experience love in the hope that it’d translate into her work.”

“Oh?” Shane narrowed his eyes, examining Natalie’s face, which was now crimson with embarrassment. “Have you really never been in a relationship before?”

 

an

admit that she, a grown woman of twenty-six years of age,

 

curled up slightly. He seemed pleased

thought struck Shane, and his face grew

love, how

look at Natalie’s lovely face as if he could find the answer to

was greeted with nothing but

looking at me like that for? Is there something on my face?” Natalie asked self-consciously as she searchingly felt

averted his gaze, then

“Oh,” Natalie answered hesitantly.

the housekeeper saved Natalie and Shane from the inadvertent

cheerfully, pulling Shane along with her. They passed through the same door the

housekeeper directed them toward the sofa and poured them glasses of water.

proceeded upstairs in the direction of the

rather antiquated surroundings with interest. Frowning, he asked Natalie in a low voice, “Where are Sharon

behind the

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