Chapter 53: The Other Lover
“Master Zak,” Laura greeted Zak with a slight surprise in her voice. Although it was common for Natalia to go over to Zak’s mansion, the opposite was not true. Zak rarely showed up at Lucien’s mansion even with a prior appointment. However, today Zak was here in person and unannounced.
“I’m here to see Natalia,” Zak stated the purpose of his visit before striding past Laura into the mansion.
“Master Zak! Please wait. Umm...Miss Natalia is not feeling well and is resting...” Laura tried to explain in a panic. She wasn’t sure if everyone would get in trouble if she let Zak in or not. Afterall, Lucien did not instruct her to allow visitors for Natalia...well, on the other hand he didn’t explicitly disallow it...
“I know. That’s why I’m here. You can get back to work,” Zak brushed Laura and her concern off as he headed straight for Natalia’s bedroom.
Natalia hasn’t replied to any of my messages or calls for a few days now. Something is wrong. She also hasn’t left her house at all for a few days which means that she’s no longer going to her internship at the lab. The maids have been gossiping non-stop that Natalia apparently got into a huge fight with Lucien at dinner. The fight was apparently so intense that Lucien practically smashed all the dishes on the table. Well, that much seemed to be credible. There were also a lot of other details which seemed over the top and could not be counted as a valid source of information. Regardless, I need to make sure that Natalia is ok.
I’ve also heard that Natalia got a new bodyguard. It’s high time that I meet the lucky man...
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**Knock Knock**
“It’s me,” Zak called out to Natalia as he stood in front of her bedroom door.
“Zak? Come in!” I replied with joy. I would know that voice anywhere. Zak is here!
The door opened and Zak came in. He looked confident and a little cocky as usual but I could sense that he was quite upset and worried. This is my fault for not replying to his text or calls. I just didn’t know what to say to him if he asked about my fight with Lucien. News and gossip travel fast, especially when you’re living practically next door to each other. Zak knows me very well so lying to him would be useless, he would catch on immediately. If he did not call me out on it, then that means that he has decided to play along with my lie.