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    Natalie fell asleep in Brandon’s arms, and when she woke up, it was already morning. She opened her


    eyeszily and saw Brandon standing with his back facing her.


    Brandon was typing away on his phone with his slender fingers.


    Numerous texts were sent back and forth, and finally, he switched off his phone and returned to bed.


    Brandon wrapped his arms around Natalie’s petite b*ody. “Who were you texting? Is there an


    emergency in thepany again?” Natalie asked sleepily while rubbing her eyes. She finally


    understood how busy Brandon was as the head of the Larson Group, having been by his side for just a


    few days.


    “It’s Sean. He told me that the n had just begun,” Brandon said softly as he held Natalie tightly and


    buried his head in her hair.


    Natalie’s warm and sweet fragrance prated his nose, and his fingers wandered under the covers,


    brushing against her n*aked skin.


    “Stop it. A nurse ising in to take your temperature soon,” Natalie snorted as she held his hand and


    kissed his cheek.


    “Do you still remember what happenedst night?”


    Brandon flipped over effortlessly and pressed himself against her b*ody. He then bent over and kissed


    her on the neck.


    Natalie tried to push his tight shoulders away as she said shyly, “I don’t know what you’re talking


    about.”


    Brandon bit her smooth shoulder yfully and joked, “You’d better be careful when the nursees in.


    She’ll definitely ask why you didn’t open the doorst night.” “You are the patient here. So, wouldn’t the


    nurse ask you instead of me? But if she really asks me why then I’ll tell her it’s because you were in top


    condition yesterday,” Natalie refuted defiantly. After all, Brandon’s performancest night indeed


    showed that he was healthy enough.


    Natalie slipped out of Brandon’s arms. She got up and put her clothes on. She then threw the hospital


    gown to Brandon’s face and said, “Put your clothes on. You look so tardy.”


    “I can’t do it. My hands are too weak,” Brandon pouted as he threw his hospital gown aside and looked


    at Natalie with a goofy grin.


    Natalie pursed her lips and hurriedly tidied herself up before involuntarily helping Brandon with his


    hospital gown. Before she finished buttoning up the hospital gown, a rhythmic knock sounded on the


    door.


    “Mr. Larson, are you up? I’ming in to take your temperature and give you your medicine.”


    A hint of panic shed through Natalie’s eyes. However, Brandon remained calm and said in a low


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    voice, “Open the door. I’ll get dressed by myself.”


    Natalie was worried that the nurse might suspect something was wrong, so she hurriedly went to open


    the door.


    The nurse came in and took Brandon’s temperature professionally. She then asked nkly, “Were you


    not in your roomst night, Mr. Larson? I couldn’t record your temperaturest night, which made it


    difficult for us to exin to the doctor.”


    “Oh, I’m sorry about that. If there is any trouble with the doctor, please direct him to me,” Brandon said


    gently as he stole an affectionate nce at Natalie, who was hiding behind the nurse.


    Catching Brandon’s gaze, Natalie jerked her head down guiltily, and her cheeks were flushed red,


    spreading to her ears.


    “I’m going out to get some breakfast for us,” she said hurriedly and disappeared quickly from the ward.


    ******


    After Sean had announced that Brandon had gone abroad for a meeting, all the employees in the


    Larson Group stopped gossiping that something awful had happened to their boss anymore.


    One day, Vivian was having lunch with her colleagues when she received a notice from Sean for the


    first time, informing her about a meeting. Being very sensitive to sudden changes, she immediately


    sensed something was wrong. She recalled her actions and felt that she had executed her ns


    wlessly. She couldn’t figure out why Sean had to hold a one-on-one meeting with her.


    Were her schemes discovered?


    Vivian pushed open the meeting room door warily and saw that Sean was already sitting upright and


    waiting for her. He met her eyes and greeted, “Hi, I’m sorry to bother you during your lunch break.”


    “It doesn’t matter,” Vivian said with a smile as she sat down, subconsciously clenching her fists.


    “I would need you to hand over your current projects to your coworkers, please,” Sean said matter-of-


    factly as he pushed a document to Vivian.


    “Excuse me? What do you mean?” Vivian asked in bewilderment. She quickly lowered her head and


    tried to hide the panic in her eyes. “Is Mr. Larson firing me?” she asked in confusion.


    Sean gave Vivian a mysterious smile, making it difficult for Vivian to guess his intentions.


    He continued observing her silently for a moment to build more suspense before exining, “Actually,


    you have nothing to fear. Mr. Larson asked me to hand over some bigger projects to you. He thinks that


    the current projects you’re handling are a waste of your talents. Besides, you mentioned during your


    interview that you’d like to make contribution to thepany. So, Vivian, Mr. Larson has given you a


    chance to prove yourself. I hope you will cherish it.”


    Vivian stared cautiously at Sean as she opened the file he gave her with trembling hands. After reading


    the details, it seemed that the project was what Charis was responsible for in the past.


    Vivian was both surprised and shocked. Every step that Brandon had taken was out of her


    expectations, and people were always afraid of things they couldn’t control.


    Vivian couldn’t help questioning, “Why is Mr. Larson putting so much faith in me all of a sudden?”


    After thinking for a while, Sean replied honestly, “To be honest, I can’t figure out what Mr. Larson is


    thinking either. But Mr. Larson thinks you are smart. Do you still remember the rumor about Mr. Larson


    being hospitalized? That rumor is actually true. He had gotten into an ident and had to be


    hospitalized. However, he is still secretly keeping tabs on thepany these past few days. He


    probably saw your devotion to thepany and believed you are qualified for the job. By the way, Miss


    Turner used to be in charge of this project. Since she… Anyway, you can direct any questions to me.”


    “Please help me thank Mr. Larson for the opportunity,” Vivian said with a hint of skepticism. She felt


    uncharacteristically timid today.


    As Sean noticed the suspicion in Vivian’s tone, he quickly came up with another story to dispel her


    suspicion. “You should be thanking Mrs. Larson instead. She seems to like you very much. She said


    that you were a person of action, and you know how Mr. Larson always values her opinions.”


    After saying his piece, Sean nced at his watch for the time and excused himself.


    Vivian thought that Sean’s words were reasonable. After all, Natalie was just an idiot in her eyes who


    would trust people easily. She felt lucky that she had tried her best to win Natalie’s trust before, and


    now it came in handy.