Natalie snuggled into his tight embrace and pondered her options. After some hesitation, she decided it would be better to just ask him directly instead of repeatedly overthinking matters without reaching a conclusion.

“You and Brandon… Are you…” Her voice was so quiet that Sebastian had to lean close to hear her properly.

“Are we what?” he prompted.

Natalie took a deep, fortifying breath, then pulled back and looked Sebastian in the eye. “Are you sleeping together?”

Sebastian choked on air with shock. His hold on Natalie slacked as he covered his mouth and coughed violently. He was flushed and out of breath by the time he recovered, and even his ears were burning.

Sean was just as startled by Natalie’s question that he lost control of the steering wheel. The car swerved to the side of the road and almost ran into a tree before he finally got it back on trackSean thumped his fist against his chest and bit his lips in an effort to compose himself.

“Where in the world did you get that idea?” Sebastian asked, his face a mask of disbelief.

It was Natalie’s turn to blush. By all accounts, she was still a conservative and rather pure woman, and this topic was throwing her out of her comfort zone.She lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers nervously.

said you were going to see Brandon, you made it sound like you two are very close. And remember the big fight we had over Christopher? Shortly after, he was transferred to Snape. I heard that Brandon was behind it,

out a short, helpless sigh. “Have you

time. Brandon has also helped me numerous times in the company. I only told him a few words regarding that incident with Hannah, and he took care of it right away.

presumptions. “Besides, you said so yourself that Brandon isn’t into women, so there’s no way he’s doing these things

that she made a lot of sense. He floundered for a moment, unable to come up with anything to refute her claims with. Sean glanced at them through the rearview mirror and snickered under his breath. He silently praised Natalie

racked his brains for a reasonable explanation, all to no avail. Worse,

don’t you make it clear to

you and Brandon were holed up in the men’s bathroom earlier. You were right there when

the hell had they

and she couldn’t bear to think any further

gone along with the bastard’s plan in the first place. Sebastian had

She fell back wearily against her seat and looked out the window again.They had arrived at their neighborhood at this point, and the car slowly came to a halt

outside, leaving Sebastian staring at her back. She burst into their home and angrily tossed her mask into the trash bin, feeling upset for some reason. Despite their intimacy and relative closeness, she felt as though she knew nothing about

the door just a few moments later. He had taken off his suit jacket and draped it over his

to Natalie and pulled her into his arms. His face was serious, and his tone was firm when he said, “I promise you, it’s not what you think. I can’t give you a proper explanation right

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