Sebastian walked into the house and found Natalie stretched out on the sofa, her eyes fixed on her laptop screen.

She had cucumber slices plastered to her face, and one of her hands was holding a large tumbler with a straw peeking out of its rim.

“You’re back? Have you eaten yet?”

She had heard him arrive, yet she just couldn’t bear to miss a second of the TV series she was watching.

Sebastian found her endearing.

“I already had dinner with a friend,” he said softly.

Noticing that her long, slender legs were bare, he quietly fetched the gray blanket from the sofa and draped it over them before plopping down next to her.

“How did your job interview go?” Natalie perked up.

She closed her laptop, then grabbed the cucumber pieces from her face and popped them into her mouth.

“You won’t believe what I’m about to say,” she said seriously.

But Sebastian already knew everything.

Chuckling under his breath, he leaned back and listened intently as Natalie recounted the day’s events.

“Maybe the company just values your talents,” Sebastian said lightly when she was done.

“I saw your resume yesterday, and even I think that you have excellent skills.”

Natalie had been looking forward to his shocked face, so she was caught off-guard by his reaction.

Sebastian didn’t seem the slightest bit surprised.

“Maybe,” she murmured.

In the end, Natalie brushed it off, thinking that the gravity of the situation might be beyond his understanding.

She opened her laptop again, meaning to carry on with her series.

But then she paused at the last minute, and looked back at Sebastian.

He was reading a magazine beside her, looking all relaxed and unbothered.

into a dull yellow color, and his jeans were worn-out, but his face more than

even thought they were from vintage designer

curiosity getting the

earth is it that

he had this small house, a deceased mother,

it,

out early in the morning and came home

looked tired, too, which could mean that he was toiling rather hard throughout the

was reading and picked

of a part-time worker.I do odd jobs here and

an idea had just occurred to him.He lifted his eyes and

I don’t have a stable job.Do you think you’ll grow to resent me

course not,” she replied

she just happened to ask out

and she’s okay with it?’ Sebastian was

His eyes gradually softened.

cleared his throat and was about to tell her that he would work hard in order to earn more in

didn’t actually expect you to support me.Don’t put too much

tightened on

said after a while, his voice low and

confused at

was he who had proposed a contractual marriage in the first place, and she had just said that she wouldn’t take his

was he

interview on the date the Larson Group had assigned and successfully passed

the end of the month, she received an

two separate buildings in the

the seventeenth floor of the

designers who possessed exceptional skills

designers had graduated from well-reputed universities with

the Larson Group would be the ideal

upstairs, Natalie went to a convenience store

your change is on

nudged her

“Oh, thank you.”

turned around, took the money from the man, and put it

welcome.” The voice sounded

and met the man’s

widened in

“Chris?”

“What a coincidence!”

that twinkled

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