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    Chapter 149


    Nate was gently roused from his sleep by the sound of hushed conversation. Blinking his eyes open,


    he called out softly, “Daddy…”


    Brian’s stern face softened, and he bent down, caressing Nate’s cheek, “I’m here, buddy.”


    “Where’s Natalie?” Nate looked around, not finding Natalie, and asked with a puzzled


    expression.


    “She’s on set, filming.” Brian darkened his eyes again at the mention of Natalie.


    A flicker of disappointment crossed Nate. When Natalie was here, Daddy was gone. Now that Daddy


    was back, she was out. The trip to the amusement park seemed to be off the table.


    “Feeling okay? Tell Dad if you’re not,” Brian gently took Nate’s small hand in his own, asking


    with concern.


    “I’m fine.” Nate replied. Then he buried his face a few times in the spot where Natalie had slept the


    night before. It smelled good. Natalie always had this faint, pleasant scent that was just irresistible.


    “Natalie slept with mest night,” Nate boasted proudly, “She even scratched my back. It was so nice!”


    Benjamin, who had keen eyes, noticed a faint red mark on the back of Nate’s neck.


    He stepped forward, lifting Nate’s shirt to inspect his back. There were purplish spots along Nate’s


    spine. It looked like Natalie had been doing some therapy on him.


    Considering Nate had a bit of a fever, he should have been feeling unwell all over, but since he imed


    to feel fine, it was probably thanks to the cupping.


    “Did you get all fired up this early in the morning because Natalie wasn’t here?” Benjamin eyed Brian’s


    “That’s where you’re wrong. Nate was running a fever, and she stayed with him, trying hard to make


    himfortable. Just because her work took her away, you got angry. Isn’t that a bit unreasonable?”


    Even though Brian had always been somewhat unreasonable.


    “Think about it, I told her to keep giving the kid his medicine without fail. I reckon she barely sleptst


    night. She…”


    Before Benjamin could finish, Brian cut him off with a frown, “Why do you talk so much?”


    “Fine, I have a big mouth,” Benjamin retorted, a little defeated.


    Benjamin had seen enough to know Brian was just a heartless jerk!


    As a family physician, a part–time psychologist, and confidante to Brian, not to mention al


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    doting uncle to Nate, Benjamin did a thankless job and wasn’t even paid extra for it. He might as well


    consider working for Remington.


    Though it might be risky, the pay was good, and nobody there dared to give him any lip.


    Natalie had just wrapped up two long scenes and looked a bit pale while resting on the side.


    Rosle came over with a bottle of water, peering at her, “You feeling okay?”


    Natalie shook her head. “No, I think It’s just because I didn’t sleep wellst night.”


    “What kept you up?”


    Natalie had never mentioned anything about the Howard family to Rosie, nor had she brought up Nate.


    When she had borrowed Rosle’s car before, she simply said it was to pick up a rtive’s kid from


    school.


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    “I was just memorizing my linesst night, got a bit wired, and then couldn’t sleep,” Natalie replied with


    a smile.


    “I’ll go grab you a cup of coffee,” Rosie said, getting up. Before Natalie could decline, Rosie was


    already out the door.


    Natalie wasn’t sure if Nate’s cold had been contagious or if it was something else, but ever since she


    arrived that morning, she’d been feeling dizzy and nauseous. Yet, she didn’t have a fever or a stuffy


    nose.


    It might just be theck of sleep.


    After forcing down a few sips of the coffee Rosie brought her, she felt a tad better. However, during the


    next scene, the wave of nausea hit her hard.


    Suspended mid–air in a harness, she turned to the director and gestured for a timeout.