"Nate, it's not like that," Erica said in a low voice. She touched Nate's hand and grasped it. Her hand was icy cold from the beach chill, while Nate's was warm. Maybe it was because he was angry.Erica never thought that she would choose John over Nate. She knew that Nate was thinking positively that she would get an invitation to a fundraising event. But the event was a few days away again and she hadn't gotten the invitation yet. And she didn't know what to do when John offered to give him the invitation.Her mistake was not telling Nate because she thought it was a trivial matter. She was just going to meet with John and then leave after she got the invitation from him, but she didn't expect that Nate would think otherwise about meeting the two of them.She was doing it for Nate and his family. She thought that if she could go to the event, she would get some colleagues to work with her. So that his company will shine even more and everyone will no longer dare to demean and insult

Nate was surprised to see that Erica hadn't gone to bed when it was already one o'clock in the morning. And Nate didn't know that Erica was waiting for him in the living room."Why aren't you asleep yet?" asked Nate, walking up to Erica. He reached out his hand to touch Erica's hand, but she brushed it away."I asked you, why did you just come home?" Erica asked again with an annoyed expression on her face. She crossed her arms over her chest. Staring at Nate who said nothing. "Nate, I'm talking to you," she said firmly.Nate didn't know what to say to her. They had just fought. Even their relationship was still awkward. He didn't want to tell her what had happened because he was afraid Erica would misunderstand him. Moreover, he had no proof at all.Nate swept his face with the palm of his hand. He let out a long breath and looked at Erica."It's getting late. You'd better go to bed soon. I'm tired too and I want to take a shower," said Nate trying to teach Erica to go up to the seco

Nate rushed to his company after he settled all the issues outside. He attended meetings and video calls with colleagues abroad to discuss work issues. That is the cooperation that some companies have with Nate's company. And he always did his best for his work.By lunchtime, Nate was out of his office and looking for Morgan. He had contacted her but her call was not active, so Nate asked one of the staff at his company.“Where's Morgan?” Nate asked one of the female staff.“Oh, Ms. Morgan is out of business. She left a while ago,” she informed him.“Okay. Thank you,” Nate said with a smile to the female staffer.The female staffer then bowed respectfully before she walked away leaving Nate alone.Nate had originally planned to take Morgan out to lunch, but it looked like Morgan had something important to do. Although she didn't tell him, Nate didn't feel upset at all because he knew Morgan had a lot of things to take care of considering he always gave orders to Morgan about whatever

As usual, after dropping Erica off at the office, Nate went straight to his company at Bluebell Holdings. Nate had previously asked his secretary to look for some small houses in the suburban area. He wanted to prepare a house for Flo because today Flo would be discharged from the hospital.After the meeting, Nate went straight back to his office and his secretary came into his office. Nate sat in his chair while his secretary stood right in front of Nate's desk.“Did you look for the small houses I asked for a few days ago?” Nate asked her.“Yes, sir,” she replied. She then handed Nate a catalog of houses.Nate took the catalog and examined it carefully.“There are some small houses I found not far from the company,” she informed him.Nate looked at the houses in the catalog one by one. From the yard, kitchen, bedroom, and facilities in the house. Including the distance between the house and his company. Because Nate intends to visit Flo's house for some time to ensure her condition.

Nate felt very guilty for lying to Erica, but he did it for the good of both of them. Nate didn't want Erica to misunderstand and think he was cheating on her. Meanwhile, he helped Flo because he felt sorry for her and only out of humanity. And he didn't tell Erica because he thought that this was just a trivial matter.After all, Nate never thought that Erica would be at the hospital and suddenly run out crying. So, he continued to chase after her."Erica, I'm sorry if I lied to you. I can explain what happened,” said Nate, holding the open end of the car window and looking at Erica with his serious eyes.Erica bit her lower lip. She felt annoyed and disappointed with Nate because his attitude in the last few days was strange and seemed to have changed. She just remained silent without saying anything and continued to stare at Nate while crying.“Erica, please,” Nate whispered, bringing his head closer to the glass window. He pleaded in a soft, low voice for Erica to get out of the c