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.

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, but

“Have you ever considered that it might all be

There can’t be so many coincidences happening around me in such a short span of time. Brandon has also helped me numerous times in the company. I only

presumptions. “Besides, you said so yourself that Brandon isn’t into women, so there’s no way he’s doing these things because he likes me. So why would he go to such lengths for

come up with

misunderstood everything. It’s not what you think.” Sebastian closed his eyes and rubbed his nose. He racked his brains for

you make it clear to

earlier. You were right there when he went inside, weren’t you? You stayed there for minutes on

the hell had they been

head, and she couldn’t bear to think any further

didn’t see Brandon,” he said, following it up with a silent curse at Garrett. He shouldn’t have gone along with the bastard’s plan in the first place. Sebastian had practically just shot his

a deep sigh. She didn’t believe a single word he said. 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 in front

into their home and angrily tossed her mask into the trash bin, feeling upset for some

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

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 now,but I need you to trust me when I say that you

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