However, when she saw Natalie arrive at work in Brandon’s car, her concerns dissipated.
Elizabeth appeared relieved and affectionately nudged Natalie’s shoulder, “I wouldn’t have thought you were so skilled at smoothing things over. Brandon was pretty grumpy yesterday. But he drove you here today. Spill the beans, what did you do?”
Natalie’s face turned red as she covered it with her hands and said, “I just clarified everything and we made up.”
“Ah, I see,” Elizabeth said with a knowing smile. Seeing the love bites on Natalie’s neck, she couldn’t resist giggling.
Perhaps it was Elizabeth’s conspicuous gaze that made Natalie aware of them. She quickly grabbed a scarf from the drawer and wr*pped it around her neck. “Don’t stare at me like that all the time.”
Natalie held her flaming cheeks with her hands, feeling extremely embarrassed.
“Did I see something? No! The thing is, Derek’s manager sent me the final confirmation message, requesting that I commence production on the clothes.” All things being equal, Elizabeth had successfully acquired the cooperation.
Exhaling a sigh of relief, Natalie said, “Derek won’t be a thorn in our side anymore.”
Elizabeth nodded with a grin and mentioned another thing before leaving, “Estella called the studio this morning in a hurry, looking for you. I assume she couldn’t get through to you, so she called the studio. Be sure to call her back promptly. She sounded quite flustered.”
Natalie then called Estella.
Estella was indeed very anxious, and her voice was quite irritable. “Natalie! I thought you had vanished from the face of the earth. Remember to come to the award ceremony this weekend. I’ve told the organizers that you are the designer of my dress and you must be there!”
“Calm down. I’ll be there.” Natalie smiled. She hadn’t expected Estella to invite her, but she agreed without hesitation.
But, if it was only for such a little thing, how could Estella keep calling her instead of sending her a message directly?
“Do you have anything else for which you need my assistance?” Natalie inquired cautiously.
Estella laughed over the phone. “You do know me.”
She coughed a bit and then continued, “I’d like you to do me one last favor. Since our collaboration is about to come to an end, it will be difficult for me to ask for your help in the future.”
“Are you going to look into Brandon again for your new novel?” Natalie asked. Then she refused without hesitation. “I’m afraid I can’t help you this time. Last time, I promised you without his permission. He was already upset. I can’t make a decision for him again.”
Estella was not surprised by Natalie’s refusal. Instead, she was joyful. “You misunderstood me, Natalie. I’m not going to ask him for help this time. I’m hoping you can help me ask your husband if he could give Sean half a day off for the award ceremony this weekend.”
Then Estella’s voice turned soft. “I want to go to the party with Sean.”
Natalie was taken aback. “He has to ask for leave on weekends? Oh my goodness! Is Sean actually working all year around?”
Estella was helpless. “Shouldn’t you focus on why I asked Sean to come with me?”
Natalie suddenly realized something. “I had a feeling something was wrong with you the last time we met. Instead of asking Brandon for assistance, you discovered a new way to gather the materials.”
“Didn’t I tell you last time?” Estella admitted, a little embarrassed.
“I can’t decide on my own, but I can ask him for you when I go back.” Natalie finally agreed.
When Brandon returned home in the evening, he immediately saw Natalie busy cooking in the kitchen.
He had been working so hard all day that he didn’t even have time for lunch. He even felt a dull pain in his stomach in the afternoon.
So when he now smelled the delicious aroma of the food, he felt very hungry.
When he saw Natalie busy in the kitchen, his heart softened and his tense exp**ssion relaxed.
Brandon removed his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to go into the kitchen to help her. But at that exact moment, Natalie emerged from the kitchen with a big bowl of fish soup.
“You’re back. Let’s have dinner first.” Natalie put the bowl on the table and walked up to him with a smile. She pushed Brandon and p**ssed him onto the seat.
Brandon was taken aback. He wasn’t sure if it was his sixth sense, but Natalie’s actions seemed strange today. “Just tell me what you want,” he said directly.
Natalie removed her apron and ladled a bowl of soup for Brandon. “Estella asked me to attend the award ceremony with her. And she wants to know if Sean is free this weekend. Why don’t you give him a day off and let him attend the award ceremony with Estella?”
Brandon breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing it.
He had a negative imp**ssion of Estella and thought she was a loud woman.
After putting the bowl in front of Brandon, Natalie sat back in her seat and talked about Sean. “For many years, Sean has been single and working with you. You can’t be too controlling. Give him some time for himself. He’s finally showing signs of falling in love. You can’t put him off.” “Can Sean be in love?” Brandon took a while to realize Sean liked that type of loud woman.
“What are you talking about? Can’t Sean enjoy the beauty of love?” Natalie asked as she served some food on his plate.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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