Shattered Then Healed By His Love (by Haley Blanton) novel Chapter 160

Chapter 160 A Veiled Threat

Natalic grabbed her bag and phone and stood to leave.

“I’ll walk you out.” Marcus rose as well, picking up his suit jacket.

“Don’t worry about it. Stay and eat with Ms. Adelyn. I can get a cab.”

But Marcus took her hand and led her firmly toward the door. “Adelyn, we’re leaving.”

* Free Coms

Adelyn watched them go, her hand tightening around her fork until her knuckles were white. The first time she had seen Natalie in prison, she had noticed it–the way Marcus looked at her was different. And now, he was walking out on her, right in front of her face. Their relationship was clearly not as simple as it seemed.

They walked toward her apartment building in near–total silence. It wasn’t until they reached her front door that Marcus finally spoke. “You’re still hungry, aren’t you?”

Natalie looked up, meeting his deep gaze. “I’m full.”

A moment later, her stomach let out an embarrassing growl, betraying her lie. She wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole.

until A low laugh rumbled in his chest as he stepped closer. Natalie instinctively backed away she was pressed against her front door. He braced a hand on the door beside her head, looking down at her. “If you didn’t want to have dinner with her, why did you agree?”

So, he had seen right through her. But Adelyn was the woman he loved. How could she have been rude to her in his presence?

Natalie changed the subject. “It’s getting late. You should go.” She sidestepped, slipping out from under his arm.

Natalie nodded. “I see her.” The clinic was empty of patients; it was the perfect time for a private conversation. The woman certainly knew how to pick her moments.

Ignoring her, Natalie walked straight to the break room. Adelyn followed, her expression impassive.

The door slammed shut, the sound echoing in the small space.

“Please be gentle with the door, Ms. Adelyn,” Natalie said, her voice dripping with ice as she hung her bag on a hook. “If you break it, you’ll have to pay for it.”

“I think you owe me an explanation, Ms. Foster,” Adelyn said, her voice just as cold. She sat on the sofa, her eyes fixed on Natalie. “Why were you having dinner alone with Marcus?”

“Do I need a reason to have dinner with someone?” Natalie shot back, her own voice sharp with annoyance. “Besides, you haven’t gotten your divorce yet, have you? And you’re not with him. Why can’t he have dinner with another woman?”

“Have you forgotten that you and Jackson aren’t divorced yet, either? Dining alone with his uncle… if word of this got back to Jackson, what do you think he would do?” Adelyn’s tone was calm, but her words were laced with a veiled threat.