Chatper 50


    Chapter 50


    Her breath, light and ephemeral, tickled the palm of his hand, scratching an itch deep within his heart.


    A flicker of emotion danced in his eyes for a moment.


    Releasing her, he dipped his head, intending to seal the moment with a kiss. But at thest second,


    Natalie shot her hand up to cover her lips, denying him ess.


    He had just been with Madelyn. Although he didn’t mind, she did.


    Brian’s cool lips found refuge on the back of her hand instead, pausing momentarily.


    Natalie stood still, feeling the soft pressure of his lips as they journeyed from her hand to the tender


    skin beneath her ear, along her neck, grazing her earlobe.


    Nate was nestled against Brian’s chest, and Natalie, fearful of waking Nate, dared not push Brian away.


    “You broke your promise,” he whispered hotly against the delicate shell of her ear.


    Her lips pressed tightly together and she couldn’t even bring herself to meet his gaze.


    A sudden, awkward cough from upstairs broke the intimate spell.


    Natalie’s eyes darted up, catching sight of Reid and a few of bodyguards from the Howard family on the


    Being kissed by Brian in front of the members of the Howard family was more than a mere


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    embarrassment for her.


    Reid quickly turned away, giving them privacy. The other bodyguards catching on did the same. Brian,


    looking intently at Natalie, who had averted her face, took a deep breath before asking in a low voice,


    “Have you checked inside?”


    “Yes,” Reid replied quietly: “The intruder has left. It seems nothing is missing. It’s possible they were


    after Natalie or the young master.”


    The security at Prestige Penthouses was known to be the best in Streamville, a go–to haven for those


    with delicate identities. However, there was a w. The security system wasworked, and a power


    outage could spell trouble.


    Today’s ckout must have been linked to the intrusion in Natalie’s room.


    Upon hearing Reid’s report, Natalie, momentarily stunned, forgot everything else and hurried upstairs.


    The first thing she did upon entering her room was to check if herptop was still there. Her lifelong


    work was on that device. Despite having backups and encryption, a theft by a skilledpetitor could


    be disastrous.


    Seeing theptop untouched, she exhaled in relief. She quickly powered it on to check if anyone


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    had attempted to crack her password. After a brief inspection and finding no signs of tampering, she


    finally allowed herself to rx.


    Brian, holding Nate, watched Natalie as she busied herself with theputer, furrowing his brow


    slightly with concern.


    Her attachment to theptop seemed unusually strong.


    Natalie, feeling his questioning gaze, met his eyes briefly. Without a word, she closed herptop,


    turned around, and began to examine her suitcase and the contents of her nightstand for any signs of


    theft.


    Brian passed by her, delicately cing Nate on the bed. He nced once more at the closedptop,


    noticing a waterproof sticker affixed to its lid.


    He paused, then looked back at Natalie.


    Pretending to be oblivious to his scrutiny, Natalie continued to check the inner linings of her


    suitcase.


    “After five years, you still keep it close,” Brian murmured from behind her.