Chapter 126


    Shane stood up and pulled out a dazzling red ne from his pocket. “Are you looking for this?”


    Natalie fixed her eyes on the ne and saw that it was indeed the Heart of Fire. Her head bobbed


    furiously. “Yeah!”


    “Here.” He held it out toward her.


    She hurriedly waved her hand in rejection. “Mr. Shane, please help me return that to Sean.”


    Once this ne was returned to Sean, she would owe him nothing anymore.


    “You want me to give this back to Sean?” Shane furrowed his brows.


    “Yes.”


    His fingers curled around the ne tightly as the surrounding temperature seemed to drop several


    degrees.


    Sensing the change in atmosphere, Natalie blinked in confusion. “What’s wrong, Mr. Shane?”


    The man shut his eyes and seemed to be reining in his emotions. A few secondster, he spoke up in a


    frosty tone, “This ne has absolutely nothing to do with Sean!”


    “What?” She froze in surprise.


    Does he mean that Sean didn’t buy this ne for me? Then it was…


    Swallowing hard, her heart was pounding as she ventured to ask, “Mr. Shane, were you the one who


    gave this ne to me?”


    He lowered his eyes and kept silent, clearly a sign of admission.


    Natalie’s lips twitched slightly. “I honestly didn’t know. I thought Sean bought it for me. But then why did


    you gift that to me, Mr. Shane?”


    “It was meant to be a reward for Project Rebirth,” he answered casually while pressing the ne into


    her hand.


    She bit her lip and protested, “But it’s way too expensive! I can’t ept this, Mr. Shane! You should take


    it back.”


    He did not move to ept the ne she thrust toward him. Instead, he locked eyes with her. “I can’t


    take back something I’ve already given out. Just throw it away if you don’t want it.”


    Cough! She nearly choked on her own saliva at hearing that.


    He must be joking! This ne costs tens of millions and he expects me to throw it away if I don’t want


    it? Only someone as filthy rich as him will be able to say something like that so flippantly!


    Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the door.


    Twisting his body slightly, Shane called out, “Come in!”


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    Click. The door swung open before a middle-aged woman stuck her head inside. “Sir, lunch is ready. Will


    you being down now?”


    Shane nced over at Natalie before replying, “Please prepare another set of cutlery.”


    The middle-aged woman blinked before smiling. “Is the miss awake already?”


    “Yes.”


    “Alright. I’ll set a ce for her right away!”


    With that said, the woman shut the door and departed.


    “She’s Mrs. Wilson, my housekeeper,” Shane informed Natalie of the identity of the middle-aged woman.


    Natalie nodded in understanding.


    Picking up a big box from beside him, he passed it to her. “Change into these clothes thene down


    for lunch.”


    “Okay.” She epted the box with both hands.


    She waited till Shane had left the room before opening the box and changing into the clothes inside.


    When she was done, she stared at the Heart of Fire lying innocently on the bed. After a few seconds of


    hesitation, she pocketed the ne.


    Since he doesn’t want it, I’ll just keep it for now. I’ll return it to him when I get a chance in the future.


    After that, she tidied the bed before heading for the door. She had only just stepped out of the room


    when she spotted Shane leaning against the wall beside the door. She jumped a little in fright, her hand


    coming up to soothe her racing heart. “Mr. Shane! I thought you had already gone downstairs.”


    “I was waiting for you.” Shane uncrossed the arms he had folded against his chest.


    Natalie grinned as she smoothed her ruffled hair. “Were you worried I wouldn’t be able to find the stairs?”


    He did not deny it. Turning, he strode for the stairs. “Let’s go.”


    She followed along dutifully, her head swiveling around all the while as she took in his vi.


    It was quite arge vi. Despite that, the interior design was incredibly simplistic. Much like his


    apartment, it felt cold and empty.


    They arrived at the dining room where the table was alreadyden with food.


    Natalie’s eyes were wide while she stared at the veritable feast. She blurted out, “Wow! What avish


    meal!”


    Mrs. Wilson, who wasing out of the kitchen with a pot of soup, burst intoughter. “Hurry up and sit


    down so you can try them out then!”


    “Sure.” Natalie made herself at home as she instantly pulled out a chair and sat down. Using a fork, she


    stabbed a slice of meat and popped it into her mouth.


    “How is it?” Mrs. Wilson asked her.


    Shane was toying with his fork as he, too, watched her for her reaction.


    Natalie shot them a thumbs up in response. “It tastes great!”