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    Sean initially thought Este was deceiving him when she said there were important files on herptop.


    After all, he felt that she was always too cunning for him to tell whether she was telling the truth or not.


    “I shouldn’t have touched yourptop without your permission. I apologize for my behavior.” Sean was


    feeling guilty and even embarrassed. Was it toote for him to make amends?


    “No worries. Didn’t you ask the technician to fix myptop? Now we’re even.” Este smiled brightly.


    She never held grudges for long.


    “That’s good.” Sean was relieved. He looked out of the window at the dull sky. It was already evening.


    “Aren’t you going to see Mrs. Larson? I’ll take you there now.”


    Este stared at Sean, thinking of something, and suddenly smiled. “I want to continue gathering


    information for my novel. Can you help me?”


    Sean frowned. “I’m sorry. I’ve already told you that I signed a nondisclosure agreement. It’s not in my


    best interests to discuss Mr. Larson’s personal affairs.”


    Sean took a more serious tone this time.


    “Why are you suddenly pulling a long face? Even if there is no confidentiality agreement, I believe you


    won’t say anything about Brandon.” Este could tell from today’s conversation that Sean was


    extremely smart for knowing exactly what to say and what not to say.


    “It’s good that you know it,” Sean said, unsure how to respond. “To put it bluntly, Mrs. Larson is a good


    and kind person, so she is usually willing to help her friends. However, you must also consider her


    situation. A simr heinous incident could ur in the future. If you add the plot to the novel, the


    readers will learn about them. It will affect Mr. and Mrs. Larson’s lives and bring them trouble.”


    He paused before continuing, “They prefer to keep a low profile.”


    Este burst outughing and eximed, “I’ve noticed that you enjoy nagging. Don’t worry. I’m not


    interested in writing a novel about a dictatorial president right now. I’m going to prepare…”


    With a mysterious smile, she looked Sean in the eyes. “I’ll exinter. Anyway, I’m going to ask for


    your assistance.”


    Sean stood still. Este just gave him a strange look. She must be up to no good.


    “You don’t have to respond to me right now. I’ll give you plenty of time to think about it. Of course you


    can also decline if you don’t want to do this.” Este reached into her bag for her business card and


    handed it to Sean. “Think it over. You can call me any time when you decide. I will be waiting for you.”


    Sean held the business card for a long time, lost in thought.


    Meanwhile, in the Larson Group’s office on the top floor… Leaning against the sofa, Natalie rested her


    eyes on Brandon, who was having a video conference. They said that men were most charming when


    they were focused on their work. Now, Natalie deeply understood the meaning of this adage.


    Suddenly, her phone vibrated. It was a message from Este.


    Este informed Natalie that she would drop the idea of talking to Brandon for the time being. It was too


    risky for her toe close to someone like him.


    Natalie was perplexed as to why Este had abruptly changed her mind since she seemed so


    determined that morning.


    Este then sent another message that answered her question.


    Este said she wanted to borrow Brandon’s “male mother”, Sean.


    Male mother?


    Natalie was amused by Este’s choice of words. Why did Este shift her attention to Sean?


    “Baby, what are youughing at?” After the video conference, Brandon turned around to face Natalie


    and saw her smiling widely.


    Brandon hugged her from behind and gently bit her shoulder.


    “It’s Este. She said she wanted to borrow Sean. She also said he was a male mother,” Natalie replied


    softly, grinning.


    Hearing this, Brandon stared at Natalie and smiled. “Tell Este she could borrow Sean and I have no


    objection. What I admire the most about Sean is his discretion. He is good at keeping secrets.”


    With raised eyebrows, Natalie replied, “I’m curious to know why you’re always so ruthless to Sean.”


    “All I can say is that Sean is a good actor. He has deceived you.” Brandon didn’t say anything further.


    Sean was his confidant, and he was sure Sean wouldn’t expose any of his or the Larson Group’s


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    secrets, even if he was tortured for the information.


    Able to tell that Brandon didn’t want to talk about it anymore, Natalie stopped her questioning. Sean


    must have been a capable man, since he had been able to work for Brandon as his assistant for so


    many years.


    A meaningful smile spread across Natalie’s face. “Sean would never sumb to torture and reveal


    your secret, but it’s hard to know if he would tell Este.”


    With a perplexed expression, Brandon asked, “What do you mean?”


    He felt that Este had misled Natalie.


    “It’s a secret. You’ll find outter.” A cryptic smile appeared across Natalie’s face.


    Brandon bit her shoulder. “Okay, I’ll wait and see.”


    Letting go of Natalie, he picked up the coat on the sofa. “It’s gettingte. Let’s go. What do you want to


    have for dinner?”


    “Didn’t you just have a video conference? Is it over already?” She couldn’t hide her grin as she spoke.


    “Nothing else matters. I just want to spend time with you.” Brandon squeezed her hand, and they went


    downstairs together.


    After the chaos of the afternoon, Natalie requested some time away from the studio. ???????.???


    They would normally be working overtime now, and hadn’t been home together for a while.


    The sun set was particrly beautiful this evening. Thest bit of afterglow had just dissipated into the


    night sky. The couple drove into the vi district. Before they reached their gate, Natalie suggested they


    walk the rest of the way home.