Kristen was secretly pleased but still pretended to be concerned.
"Nate, did you two have a fight? Is she mad at you because of me? If that's the case, maybe… we should stop talking. I don't want to be the reason you're fighting.'"
"It's not that. It has nothing to do with you."
Nathaniel did not want to discuss Mavis further, so he and Kristen continued chatting about trivial things.
It was not until Kristen began to shiver and hugged her shoulders that Nathaniel said, "It's cold out there. You should head back inside before you catch a cold."
Kristen nodded, her breath visible in the chilly air.
"I'll go back in, Nate. We can keep chatting by text."
"Alright."
Once Kristen was back in her room, they continued their conversation for a long time before finally going to sleep.
The following day, Nathaniel woke up with dark circles under his eyes.
As he went downstairs, he ran into Gabrielle, who was returning from her morning jog.
Gabrielle eyed Nathaniel's dark circles suspiciously.
"Nate, what were you up to last night? Didn't you sleep?"
"I had some work to finish last night and went to bed late. Don't forget to have breakfast."
With that, Nathaniel hurried off.
Gabrielle wanted to ask about Mavis but did not get the chance.
"Strange. Mae has been gone for so long, and he doesn't seem worried at all," Gabrielle muttered to herself.
Though she knew Mavis was with Sheena, she found it odd that Nathaniel did not seem concerned about her absence.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Wait, She’s a Billionaire (Sheena Lawson)
The novel is too abusive it spoils the joy of reading it. I hate the punishment part between sheena and Eliot....