Escape the Billionaire's Grasp

Chapter 24--You and Mr. Wellington Were Photographed!

Natalie dragged her suitcase downstairs, drowsy like a wandering ghost. Sebastian's black Bentley was parked downstairs, and he was leaning against the car in the night, a cigarette with a burning ember still held between his fingers. The dim street light cast a long shadow of him.

Seeing her come, he stubbed out the cigarette and took her suitcase. "Is this all?"

"There are five more large boxes. Should I trouble Mr. Wellington to move them personally now?"

Sebastian put the suitcase in the trunk. "Brooks will take care of the rest tomorrow."

Natalie snorted and opened the car door to get in. Sebastian put away the suitcase and drove off.

"Is this what you meant by staying on set?"

"Where can I stay when filming hasn't even started?"

Sebastian glanced at her. "You've made quite some progress."

Natalie yawned and asked in confusion, "What progress?"

"Your temper has grown quite a bit."

Natalie: "..."

She muttered in dissatisfaction, "Obviously it's you who insists on bothering people in the middle of the night."

She was already cooperating with him to pack and move in the middle of the night. Her temper was already as good as it could be!

Sebastian didn't say anything else, but the corners of his lips curled up, and his mood inexplicably improved a lot.

Returning to South Spring Bay, Natalie directly collapsed on the bed and fell asleep. Sebastian went to take a shower.

Hearing the sound of gushing water from the bathroom, Natalie's originally drowsy eyelids suddenly didn't feel heavy anymore. All the tossing and turning on the way seemed to have driven away her sleepiness. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

The sound of water stopped, and he walked out of the bathroom. Natalie quickly closed her eyes.

The mattress beside her sank a little. He had already lain down beside her and casually turned off the light.

She thought he was going to do something, but he didn't do anything.

Natalie felt confused. She didn't know what was wrong with Sebastian today. Everything he did made her feel strange. But she didn't have the energy to guess. As soon as she relaxed, her eyelids couldn't stay open, and drowsiness swept over her. She quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Sebastian didn't have much sleepiness yet, but returning to this familiar house, that sense of loneliness disappeared, and his restless mood calmed down a lot.

But it still didn't seem to be enough.

He turned over and pulled the woman into his arms from behind. There was a sense of fulfilling satisfaction. Much more comfortable.

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The next day, when Natalie woke up, Sebastian had already left. This extremely self-disciplined man wouldn't let yesterday's disturbance of making her move until three in the morning affect his seven o'clock wake-up.

Natalie's schedule was at noon, with an alarm set for ten o'clock, but at nine o'clock, her phone rang.

Natalie drowsily grabbed her phone. "Hello."

"What did you do last night?! What did you do?!"

James' explosive voice almost pierced her eardrum. Natalie moved the phone away from her. "What happened?"

"You and Sebastian Wellington were photographed!"

Natalie sat up from the bed with a start, instantly awake.

"Come to the company right now, immediately!"

Natalie rushed out the door in a hurry, not even having time to wash up. On the way, she opened Twitter, and the top trending topic was her.

"Natalie's Late-Night Meeting with Boyfriend."

Clicking in, it was a photo of her and Sebastian downstairs last night. She scratched her head. She had been careless last night. She was too sleepy to be on guard against paparazzi.

The comments below were even more exciting.

"Natalie's romance? Is it with Jacob Hayes?"

"It's not Jacob Hayes. I'm his old fan. I can tell from the back that it's not him. Moreover, Jacob Hayes' casual clothes are always hoodies and sportswear. He never wears suits!"

"Impossible! Impossible! Natalie and Jacob Hayes are obviously together. This must be a misunderstanding. I'm waiting for a clarification!"

"How shameless. Already having a partner and still hyping up a ship. Just gained a bit of fame and already daring to date. Better stay as an unknown actress forever!"