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Natalie froze for a moment. When she finally realized what he meant, she asked, \u201cLucian\u2026 What could you possibly lack? What can I possibly do to thank you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t expect Lucian to put her on the spot like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a second, she felt tricked. She thought Lucian was different from Rowan. After all, one of them was bright and cheery while the other was cold and emotionless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now, by the looks of it, there didn\u2019t seem to be any difference between the men of the Payne family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can cook, right? Why don\u2019t you make us dinner?\u201d Lucian suggested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie blinked. She was good at cooking. After all, she had been cooking for Rowan for seven years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah wanted to spend some more time with the puppy, so she urged Natalie to start cooking. That way, they wouldn\u2019t be in a hurry to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were many ingredients in the fridge, and everything was fresh. It didn\u2019t feel like Lucian only stayed here on some\u00a0<\/p>\n
occasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat would you like to eat?\u201d Natalie asked Lucian as she stood in the open kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was on the couch in the living room, keeping Sarah company as they played with the puppy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll eat anything you make. I\u2019m not picky at all, remember?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucian was leaning sideways, one arm propped on the couch. He rested his chin on his hand as he gazed at the figure in the\u00a0<\/p>\n
kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in another luxurious villa, the storm raged outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside the master bedroom, a man and a woman tangled together beneath the covers. Soft, suggestive sounds filled the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Imogen wrapped her arms around Rowan\u2019s strong waist. As they moved together, her long, slender nails left faint scratch\u00a0<\/p>\n
marks on Rowan\u2019s skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled in ecstasy, her laughter mingling with the sounds of Rowan kissing her skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan had finally divorced Natalie. From now on, she would be the lady of this house and the wife of the future head of\u00a0<\/p>\n
Payne Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, rushed knocks sounded on the door, interrupting their moment. Rowan got off Imogen and grabbed the blanket nearby to cover their bodies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDaddy\u2026\u201d Roger opened the door to the room and walked in. He was sobbing pitifully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it this time?\u201d Rowan sat on the bed, frowning in extreme displeasure as he stared at his son\u2019s small figure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Around ten minutes ago, Roger had already entered the room once. He said that he was scared of the thunder, and he wanted to sleep with Rowan and Imogen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan had said that he was a big boy now, and big boys didn\u2019t sleep with their parents. It was only then that the kid went back to his room, still crying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Roger kept this up, it would affect Rowan\u2019s performance in bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy teeth hurt\u2026 It hurts! It hurts so much\u2026\u201d Roger was covering his cheek with his tiny hand. He was in so much pain that he couldn\u2019t stop crying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve already brushed my teeth before going to bed, but it still hurts\u2026 Daddy, I can\u2019t stand it anymore.\u201d Roger continued\u00a0<\/p>\n
wailing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust get Pamela!\u201d Having been interrupted twice that night, Imogen looked quite annoyed as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait outside,\u201d Rowan said to Roger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Roger went out, Rowan grabbed his pants off the floor and put them back on. Then, he went downstairs and called for Pamela.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pamela couldn\u2019t do anything about Roger\u2019s toothache either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you eat earlier, Mr. Roger?\u201d Pamela asked carefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI ate the same things Daddy ate,\u201d Roger answered through tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChocolate cake\u2026\u201d Rowan suddenly remembered Natalie saying that Roger shouldn\u2019t eat too many sweets. \u201cYou ate the whole cake?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d Roger nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCall Natalie. Ask her where she put the medicine for Roger\u2019s toothache,\u201d Roger ordered Pamela<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Chapter 40\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 40\u00a0 Natalie froze for a moment. When she finally realized what he meant, she asked, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorced-upgraded-and-married-rich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions\/307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}