Chapter 363
“When we were in college, you mentioned that you aspired to be a celebrity agent or a reporter. Does your new job have something to do with those?” Skylar guessed.
Natalie didn’t expect Skylar to guess so accurately and quickly. “I stayed at home after graduation and never worked, so all my resumés were rejected. I had no chance of an interview. But God blesses me! My idol offered me a job!”
“Your idol?*
“Austin Powell. He heard that I was looking for a job and said he happened to need an assistant. His previous assistant had other career plans, so there was a vacancy,” Natalie explained.
When she received Austin’s invitation, she was hesitant. After all, her family didn’t agree with her going to work. They claimed working was exhausting, and Jeremy could afford to support her, so she didn’t have to work.
She also cared about what Jeremy thought of her.
During this period, she was always uneasy. Only after visiting the doctor did she realize the seriousness of the matter. She wanted to get out of the predicament.
So, she accepted Austin’s job offer. It would be wonderful to see her idol perform up close while working!
Natalie was looking forward to it.
Skylar supported Natalie’s decision to change her current situation. She became even more supportive after seeing Natalie’s enthusiasm.
“I’m glad you got a job! Congratulations!”
Natalie appeared pleased. “I’m so excited to think about seeing Austin every day from now on! He’s such a gentleman.”
Skylar joked, “If you weren’t married, I would’ve congratulated you on getting the best chance to pursue Austin.”
Natalie’s smile froze. Acting as if nothing had happened, she explained calmly. “My feelings for Austin are those of an idol and a fan. It will always stay that way! It differs from liking Jeremy. I’ve loved Jeremy since I was a child. It’s just that I don’t know if he still likes me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that she had let slip something she didn’t want
to disclose.
Skylar glanced at Natalie. “Is there something going on between you and Mr. Hughes?”
The doubts she had suppressed resurfaced. The “Mr. Hughes” she had heard at the hot spring resort reappeared.
Was that person Jeremy?
Natalie had never been emotionally sensitive. But she had been uneasy and wasn’t in a good state of mind. There must be a reason for this situation.
“I can’t tell what was going on. He has been busy and hasn’t spent much time at home in the last month. Even when he went home, he only came back to see me, went to sleep, and returned to work the next day. He was so busy that we didn’t have time to talk properly.
“Especially in the last ten days, he has barely spoken to me or made video calls. I don’t know if I’m too sensitive. I always feel that he doesn’t like or care about me that much. This feeling has been particularly strong recently.”
Natalie spilled the beans and expressed all of her thoughts.
“Perhaps it’s because I’m always at home. I’m bored and overthinking it. He’s just too busy to spend time with me.”
Sure enough, a woman would easily become worried and even begin to doubt herself once her whole world revolved around a man.
Skylar thought it over before asking. “Have you ever gone to the company to find him?”
“Yes, I have, but he’s not at the company. He’s too busy traveling for business and entertaining clients. Even if I go to find him, I’ll only add to his burden and trouble,” Natalie said, sighing.
Suddenly, she pointed at a restaurant not far away. “Well, let’s stop talking about this. I spotted a
Wiscadian restaurant. Jeremy used to take me there. How about we dine at that restaurant rather than the buffet?”
Women were naturally fickle, so Skylar immediately agreed, “Okay, let’s go!
Chapter 364
There were few people at the restaurant. It was more than half an hour before dinner time.
Skylar and Natalie chose the seats in front of the floor–to–ceiling windows to watch the sunset outside.
After placing their orders, they chatted, and the conversation went toward Austin’s Instagram.
“It’s said that if fans get too close to their idol, they’re more likely to become disillusioned. But whenever i look at Austin’s private Instagram, I feel he’s being his true self. I like him even more! It’s wonderful that I can watch how he works afterward!”
Skylar looked at Natalie, who was in high spirits as long as she didn’t mention Jeremy. She never thought a rich lady like Natalie would be a celebrity assistant.
If Jeremy did something unforgivable to Natalie, it would be his loss. But in this case, she hoped he was only too busy to spend time with Natalie.
Skylar said, “I can tell he added you as a friend isn’t a pretense because he allows you to view his Instagram. He’s worthy of becoming your idol.”
Natalie couldn’t help chuckling, then she held her stomach and said, “I feel like I have an appetite after seeing you today. Now, I’m starving that I could eat a horse! Is the food we ordered enough?”
She began to worry. She could eat a lot when she was hungry.
“Let’s go to the barbecue restaurant near our college after this,” Skylar proposed without hesitation.
“I agree!” Natalie instantly replied.
Meanwhile, three cars were parked outside the restaurant simultaneously. Joe was the first to get out of the car, followed by Jeremy and John.
All three of them happened to be free that day. So, they gathered in the best Wiscadian restaurant in Jipsburg, which Jeremy owned.
“How long has it
been since we got together?” John asked.
When they were little, they didn’t have much time to play together. They were both assigned a lot of study throughout the day.
They had almost no childhood. When they grew up and became independent, they had a lot of social activities and challenges to tackle.
They rarely had time to relax at the same time.
“We haven’t gotten together for probably more than a year,” Jeremy recalled.
Natalie’s figure suddenly appeared in his mind. How long had it been since he went home and spoke with her properly?
Joe abruptly paused as he was about to step into the restaurant.
“What’s wrong?” John asked doubtfully.
Joe noticed a new energy vehicle parked not far away. It was parked together with several luxury cars and stood out among them.
“What are you looking at?” John followed Joe’s gaze and looked over.
He smiled when he noticed a small car that was inconspicuous in traffic but especially noticeable here.” This car has good sales. It’s energy–saving and environmentally friendly.”
That car was just a little out of place with its surroundings.
Joe looked away and said, “Let’s go in.”
Noticing Jeremy was distracted, John asked, “Jeremy, are you thinking about your secretary again?”
There were few secrets in their circle. Everyone knew about Jeremy and Annabelle. But they also knew Jeremy married his childhood sweetheart.
In the past, he doted on Natalie like a treasure. However, he soon developed an ambiguous relationship with his secretary.
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Chapter 365
Jeremy frowned and responded coldly. “She’s not worthy of my attention.”
John suspected Jeremy had lied. He heard that Jeremy and Annabelle were spending more time together, including on business trips. Jeremy rarely returned home, as well.
In this situation, he suspected that Jeremy was preparing to divorce the poor Natalie for Annabelle.
Joe glanced at Jeremy and said nothing. Then, he took out his phone and checked his WhatsApp.
“Where are you?” he texted Skylar.
However, she didn’t reply, even after he took his seat.
The Hughes family’s Wiscadian restaurant stood five floors high. It was large and crowded.
“You’re married?” Jeremy was surprised to know that Joe got married without informing them. If he hadn’t come over, he might only know Joe was married after Joe’s child was born!
Joe responded with a nod.
“His wife works for my dad. My dad said she’s far better than he was when he was young.”
When John talked about Skylar, his tone was full of appreciation. He rarely praised and complimented someone, but she was capable enough to get his praises.
He thought Joe had unintentionally found a treasure. And Joe appeared to like Skylar. Although Gloria was the one who was behind the marriage, Joe probably enjoyed it enough to agree.
Skylar.
“She’s indeed good.” Joe smiled, following John’s words and praising Skylar.
It was rare for Jeremy to hear Joe praise a woman. It was most likely the first time in over 20 years.
you tempted
“Are by her?” Jeremy asked curiously.
Joe had always appeared cold and aloof when they talked about love, as if being attracted to a certain woman would never happen in his life.
However, he now admitted Skylar was good. That was unusual.
John took a sip of red wine and gazed at Joe. He remembered Joe telling him at the Martin Group that he disliked Skylar. But now…
Joe sneered. “There is no love between us.”
Jeremy raised an eyebrow. Indeed, marriage didn’t need love in some cases.
“But you might find it tough to control your feelings sometimes. By the way, I can tell you look good today. Has your insomnia been much better lately?” John asked. He had a keen eye and noticed the changes in Joe’s condition.
Jeremy agreed, “You’re indeed different from the last time we met on the golf course.”
They found Joe’s cold air had significantly lessened
“It’s indeed much better Joe had rarely had insomnia recently. He had hardly slept, but meeting Skylar
seemed to change it.
John smiled meaningfully. Tve told you to find a woman After she makes you happy, you’ll have no insomnia problems ”
It was dull for a man not to have fun with women.
Joe snorted. “You’re overthinking it.”
He had little interest in other women, let alone those who could make him happy.
While the three of them were chatting, Skylar and Natalie walked over from the other side. They wanted to use the restroom before going to the barbecue restaurant.
When they reached the restroom, Skylar heard someone call her with a somewhat surprised tone, “Ms. Sullivan?”
She looked over and was surprised to see John. When she was about to respond, she noticed Joe seated beside him. Jeremy also looked over at the same time.
It turned out that he had free time. It was just that he gave all of his time to others.
“Nath…”
Joe exchanged glances with Skylar.
“Skylar and Nath are besties. She won’t say anything that may raise Nath’s suspicions if she’s uncertain. Il end things with Annabelle.
John stroked his nose. He’d met Annabelle once and knew she wasn’t easy to deal with. He had a feeling that Jeremy wouldn’t be able to solve this matter easily.
Chapter 367
“Skye, can you leave later? I can ask Jeremy to introduce Joe to you. I can tell you’re interested in him. You stared at him just now.” Natalie couldn’t bear that Skylar, a beautiful woman, was still single.
Unfortunately, no matter how powerful the statement was, Natalie still didn’t believe it. “Nah, stop kidding!
He abruptly became sober at that point. Why had he seemed to have forgotten her during this period? It seemed that he subconsciously hadn’t wanted to return to her.
Tve indeed been too busy during this time. Are you angry with me?” Jeremy suddenly held Natalie’s hand.
Jeremy softly reminded her, “Why did you run away when you saw me just now? We’re married, and you’re my wife. If you have any questions, just ask me. Don’t make random guesses. Understand?”
“Why did you say that all of a sudden?” Natalie was stunned.
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