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.

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

would have even thought they were from vintage

Natalie said, her curiosity getting

on earth is it that you

had this small house, a deceased mother, and the

it came down to it,

in the morning and came home late

mean that he was toiling rather hard throughout the

reading and picked up a different one

a part-time worker.I do odd

had just occurred to him.He

have a stable job.Do you think

replied without a

just happened to ask out of mild

she’s okay with it?’ Sebastian

His eyes gradually softened.

about to tell her that he would work hard in order to earn more in the future, but

nothing more than a couple in name.I didn’t actually expect you

grip tightened

said after a while, his voice low and

him, confused at the sudden shift in

he who had proposed a contractual marriage in the first place, and

was he so displeased

interview on the date the Larson Group had assigned

the month, she

Larson Group had two separate buildings in

department was on the seventeenth floor of the first

a talented team of designers

the designers had graduated from

the Larson Group would be the ideal place

going upstairs, Natalie went to a convenience store near

change is on the

nudged her

“Oh, thank you.”

turned around, took the money from the man,

welcome.” The

and

widened

“Chris?”

“What a coincidence!”

black hair and brown eyes that twinkled with glee.He was wearing a navy blue shirt

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