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    He stood in the aisle between Natalie and Derek’s seats, carefully scrutinizing Derek’s business card.


    Atst, he threw it back onto Derek’s pizza box.


    “If you want to cooperate with Draco Wesley,” he said to Derek coldly, “you should pay a visit to W


    Marks in person. It’s insincere if you ask someone else to pass your card along. Plus, don’t bother my


    wife.”


    Derek pursed his lips and stood up straight. He looked at Brandon with an unfriendly expression.


    Brandon, who was half a head taller than Derek, put his hands in his pockets and looked down at


    Derek churlishly.


    The two men eyeballed one another, and the atmosphere grew tense.


    Afraid they might fight, Natalie reached out her hand and pulled Brandon back into his seat. “The ne


    is about tond,” she urged. “Don’t just stand there.”


    Derek returned to his seat and, for the moment, their battle was adjourned.


    The stewardess’ voice soon came over the loudspeaker; the ne had arrived at Barnes’ airspace.


    Watching the clouds billowing past the window, Natalie suddenly heard the manining. “You


    went to a show and brought back an admirer.”


    She turned to look in the direction of theint. Brandon was casually reading a magazine, as


    though nothing had happened. He didn’t even look like he’d just been speaking.


    Natalie was amused. In the past, when Charis had pestered Brandon, Natalie had been jealous, too.


    Brandon hadn’t known about that, though.


    “I didn’t expect you to be like this,” Natalie said yfully. She turned her head to look at Brandon, her


    eyes smiling. Brandon frowned. He didn’t say anything more, but began flipping the pages of the


    magazine more aggressively.


    Just as the ne was about tond, it jolted suddenly, several times.


    The smile on Natalie’s face disappeared, and her chest tightened. She instinctively held Brandon’s


    hand.


    At first, Brandon didn’t respond. Then, when he saw that Natalie was scared, he immediately held her


    hand and said, “Don’t worry. It’s normal for the ne to toss up and down a bit when itnds.”


    Natalie nodded silently, still covering her chest. Gradually, she managed to calm down.


    Brandon and Natalie held each other’s hand tightly until the ne came to a stop.


    “Let go of me already,” said Natalie, flustered. “I’m going to take my backpack.” Blushing, she tried to


    get rid of him. Brandon still held her hand. Graciously, he took the backpack from Natalie, and they


    exited the ne together affectionately.


    Derek walked behind them, his eyes hidden behind sunsses, watching their intertwined hands.


    “Stop watching. Let’s go. We have something important to do.” Seeing Derek absent-minded, Wilder


    elbowed him to get his attention.


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    “Wilder, do you think married couples still feel passionate about each other after many years?” The


    sudden question startled Wilder, who was still single.


    “How should I know? Only married couples know how marriage works.” Afraid that Derek might really


    fall in love with Natalie and get himself into trouble, Wilder warned him, “Whatever it is that you’re


    thinking, stop it. I’ve heard that Brandon and his wife have a really strong rtionship that no one can


    destroy. Besides, the Larson Group is not easy to deal with. Your career is on the rise. Don’t misstep at


    this moment.”


    But Derek didn’t take Wilder’s words seriously.


    Love and women were just games for him. He was once involved with a married woman, and she left


    her husband for him; but in the end, Derek didn’t choose to be that stupid woman.


    On the other hand, Natalie wasn’t interested in him at all, which caught his attention. He hadn’t been so


    excited for a long time.


    “Wilder, I know what I’m doing.” Derek put on a mask and took his backpack, walking forward in a


    rxed posture.


    Feeling helpless, Wilder patted his forehead and sighed. Even if Derek told him there was nothing to


    worry about,


    Wilder knew that he was definitely nning something. “Don’t go through themon exit. I was


    informed by thepany that many fans are waiting for you outside there.” As he spoke, Wilder pulled


    Derek towards the VIP exit. “Let’s leave quietly through the VIP exit. We still have work to do in the


    afternoon.”


    However, the stubborn Derek jerked his hand away. “My fans have been waiting for me for a long time.


    How can I let them down? Besides, if I have ns to build my career here, I’ll need to get along well


    with them.”


    Thanks to his fans, Derek became sessful. He knew that, so he didn’t want to disappoint them.


    Unable to change Derek’s mind, Wilder had no choice but to sashay his way through themon exit


    behind Derek. Walking out of the airport, Derek immediately caused amotion among the people


    outside. He took off his sunsses and waved at his fans who were screaming and raising banners


    with his name on them. Fans who came to see him blocked the exit. It was hard for Natalie not to


    notice Derek as she and Brandon walked past the exit because his looks really stood out, and many


    people surrounded him.


    In her mind, Natalie said to herself, “Derek is really popr locally and internationally.” She tore her


    gaze off him and looked ahead.


    It was Sean who came to pick them up. He reached out to take the bags and suitcases from Brandon.


    The first thing that Sean noticed was that the two had been holding hands since they came out. It was


    a bit surprising because they rarely showed affection while in public.


    It was not until they got into the car that Sean expressed his amusement. “It seems that your


    rtionship has improved greatly after your trip to Northcliffe.”


    Noticing that Sean was looking at her and Brandon’s hands, Natalie tried to unsp their hands. The


    latter knew she was embarrassed, so he let go.


    Flustered, Natalie immediately changed the topic. “I’ve brought you a gift, Sean. I hope you like it.”


    Then she handed a small box to him, which had a bottle of perfume inside. The moment Natalie


    smelled the scent of this perfume, she thought it would be perfect for Sean. “It’s the first time I’ve


    received a gift from a girl in my life. Thank you, Mrs. Larson.” Touched by her generosity, tears welled


    up in Sean’s eyes.


    However, Brandon frowned, ruining the moment. “Stop pretending, Sean. On your birthday partyst


    year, youined that the red underpants your mother gave you were too small.”


    Pursing his lips, Sean put away the gift.


    Suddenly, Natalie snickered and said, “Since you have epted my gift, Sean, I expect you to help me


    keep an eye on Brandon from now on. I know Brandon has a lot of secrets that I don’t know.”


    It was actually just a joke. Natalie didn’t feel like Brandon was hiding something.


    But when Sean heard her words, his smile froze.


    Upon remembering that Brandon asked him to investigate the mysterious pharmacist, he became


    hesitant.


    Natalie didn’t expect Sean would suddenly turn serious at her joke. She had the vague sense that


    something was wrong.