Chapter 524


    Despite knowing the tablecloth was hiding the situation from the others, Maja felt really awkward.


    Her one hand was injured, and the other was busy with a spoon and soup, leaving her defenseless


    againstn.


    She had previously spilled wine all over him, embarrassing him in front of everyone. He sure wouldn’t


    let her off the hook, so he was out for payback.now.


    Maja gripped her spoon tightly, unable to swallow any more soup, fearing that someone would notice


    what was happening under the table.


    Across the table, Nathan noticed her flushed face and quickly asked, “Maja, are you running a fever?


    Your face is all red.”


    Maja shook her head, biting her lip.


    From a distance, both looked perfectly normal, except for Maja’s excessively flushed face.


    His tongue hurt like hell.


    Maja’s bite had really stung, and the hot soup only made it worse.


    He casually pinched her leg and leaned back, then asked Nathan, “Have you wrapped up things at


    Crystalbrook Valley yet?”


    Nathan, surprised thatn would ask him, quickly replied, “Not yet, but they don’t need me there for the


    next few days. I might head there the day after tomorrow.” “Must be exhausting dealing with the


    construction crew, huh?”


    Nathan responded as if answering a superior’s question, his demeanor formal: “It’s fine; the people


    actually working on–site are too busy to socialize.”


    “I’ve heard that many construction workers, due to being away from home for long periods, tend to


    cheat. There’s even a term for it: ‘construction couples, satisfying each other’s needs on–site, then


    going home to y the good husband.”


    Nathan felt awkward. While he could handle workce issues, discussing these matters with a high–


    ranking CEO made him ufortable.


    Although whatn said was true, men on construction sites, away from home for long periods,


    sometimes found women to satisfy their needs.


    The phenomenon of ‘construction couples‘ did exist; if there happened to be a woman on–site, the two


    would often satisfy each other’s needs.


    This type of rtionship was usually kept secret, short–lived, and thrilling.


    “Nathan, you’re quite a looker. You wouldn’t cheat on your wife now, would you?”


    Maja caught on thatn was deliberately making Nathan ufortable.


    Just as she was about to speak up for Nathan, the hand on her leg suddenly found a spot and


    squeezed. Startled, her hand shook, and she sensed someone standing up behind her, probably done


    with their meal. Afraid that what was happening under the table would be discovered and humiliate her,


    she quickly stood up. “I need to use the restroom.”


    With her heart pounding, Maja paid no attention to the other three and made a beeline for the


    restroom.


    But in reality, she didn’t head for the restroom because this wasn’t a high-end hotel and the restroom,


    used by many, wasn’t clean enough.


    She went out to the garden for some fresh air, feeling a little suffocated. She even took out her phone,


    intending to text Nathan to say she wouldn’t being back.


    But just as she took out her phone, a long, good–looking hand appeared behind her.


    That very hand had been teasing her under the tablecloth in front of everyone earlier. “Give it back to


    me,” Maja said to him.


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