Chapter 1849


    "You told me to find these girls, and I still have to be beaten up for doing my job. Isn''t that too


    unfair?"


    Chloe''s expression chilled instantly as she turned her gaze toward Damon.


    Yulia, standing off to the side, stared at Damon in shock. Could he really be that kind of guy? It


    didn''t seem right. Even if he was having affairs, he couldn''t have called so many beautiful women to


    the estate when Chloe was so pregnant.


    Damon''s face darkened further, his grip tightening. "Who told you to drag these people over here!?"


    His head was practically throbbing with irritation at Nathan''s boneheaded move, bringing all these


    women to the estate.


    Trying to dodge the impending storm, Nathan cradled his head and sidestepped, "You didn''t specify


    where to send them. I thought... I thought you wanted them to cheer Chloe up."


    Chloe''s brow twitched, her eyes scanning the group of women.d2


    Cheering her up with a selection of rosy-skinned, beautifully poised women? That would be quite


    unusual.


    But if it were Damon''s doing, it wouldn''t be too surprising.


    The women, upon seeing Damon, puffed out their chests and tried to look their best, as if they were


    contestants in a beauty pageant, each vying for the crown. But Nathan''s words seemed to let the air


    out of their sails.


    Cheering up a woman? What was this all about?


    They turned their eyes back to Chloe, who was standing across from them with a protruding belly,


    and thest shreds of their confidence suddenly disappeared without a trace.


    Her facial features, though calm, had an intimidating presence. Indeed she was the legendary


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    Competing with her for a man? The thought had barely crossed their minds before being quickly


    dismissed.


    One by one, they looked downcast, no longer daring to meet Chloe''s gaze.


    Chloe, however, just gave a faint smile and stepped forward, taking a closer look at them. "Do you


    even know why you were called here?"


    The women shook their heads, one of them speaking up, "We were told we''d be attending to


    someone."


    Chloe raised an eyebrow, "Well then, you should..."


    "Better take back your words. They weren''t brought here for you," Damon cut her off before she


    could finish. He had already moved to her side, his face a stern warning.


    Chloe turned to him, "They are already here. If they are not for me, do you need them for yourself?"


    Damon''splexion darkened even more, "They weren''t called here by me."


    Chloe replied with augh, "Your little brother setting you up, huh?"


    Nathan was frantically shaking his head on the side, "Chloe, please spare me. There is no way that


    I would dare to cross my brother."


    "So what''s the real story?"


    "I don''t know either. I just followed instructions. You gotta ask my brother for the details."


    Chloe''s gaze returned to Damon, who pursed his lips, ncing toward the neighboring hill. "Maybe


    the guy next door is just too lonely. Thought I''d help him settle down."


    Chloe''s mouth opened, but for a moment, no sound came out.


    The two were always at odds, but how did it get to the point where Damon was helping Stanley


    settle down in life?


    The conversation dropped into a brief silence. It was Yulia who broke it, unable to suppress her


    laughter.


    Chloe snapped out of it, her eyes drifting toward the neighboring hill. Finding a wife for Stanley?


    Why did she find this situation so unimaginable?


    Knowing Stanley for years, she''d never pictured him with a woman. The mental image was


    awkward and bizarre. Damon was really something toe up with this idea.


    She looked at Damon helplessly. Although she had long known that these women were just a


    misunderstanding, she really hadn''t expected it to turn out this way.


    "He won''t ept it." She meant no slight to the women, but Stanley definitely wouldn''t choose a


    wife from among them.


    With his rebellious streak, how could he possibly ept an arranged marriage, especially one from


    Damon.


    Damon''s face grew stormy, "How can you be so sure he won''t ept it without even meeting


    them?"


    With a sense of resignation, Chloe replied, "I know him at least a little bit."


    "Don''t you dare know him." Damon''s voice was low and possessive as he looked at her.


    Chloe paused and thenughed. "Alright, alright, I won''t mention him. You two keep up with


    whatever you are doing."


    "He''s the one who started it," Damon exined, as if he''d ever stoop to bicker with that man.


    Chloe just smiled, "Sure, it''s all his fault." Sometimes, a man just needed a little coddling.


    Anya had been watching Nathan, clinging to his leg and looking up at him with concern. "Nathan,


    does it hurt? Let me blow on it."


    Nathan lifted her into his arms, "Here, it hurts."


    Anya''s little hands rubbed his face, then she blew gently on his cheek. "Better?"


    Nathan smiled down at her, "One more kiss and it''ll be all gone."


    With a smacking kiss, Anya obliged.


    Nathan nodded in satisfaction.


    Yulia watched the exchange with a soft smile, her thoughts a serene mystery.


    It was then that Chloe spoke up, "Nathan, be mindful of your boundaries. Going to those ces by


    yourself is one thing, but taking Anya along is entirely inappropriate."


    Nathan blinked, then turned his gaze to Yulia. "I''m not up to no good. And I wouldn''t teach Anya


    anything bad. I''m careful."


    Chloe continued with a smile, "Taking her to a VIP room to pick up women?"


    "I... I had Anya with me. Picking up women in the VIP room was just to carry out my brother''s


    mission. I wouldn''t do anything else with Anya there."


    "So what you''re saying is, if Anya wasn''t there, you might consider doing something else?"


    Nathan''s scalp tingled with dread, "Ohe on, Chloe, don''t do this to me."


    Chloe justughed and said no more. From the corner of her eye, Chloe nced over at Yulia.


    There didn''t seem to be much of an expression on her face. How could she still manage to smile at


    a time like this?


    Damon, with his arm wrapped around Chloe, said to Nathan, "Take thesedies next door for me,


    will ya? Tell him I don''t mind keeping the whole lot, no returns epted, and he doesn''t even need


    to thank me."


    Nathan, holding Anya reluctantly,ined, "Why''s it always me?"


    Damon turned, still holding Chloe close, "Nathan''s out of town on business."


    In other words, the assistant wasn''t around, so Nathan had to y the workhorse.


    Nathan didn''t even have a chance to argue.


    --


    Nathan scooped up Anya and put her in the car, cing her on the space he''d cleared between his


    legs. With one arm around her and the other on the steering wheel, he drove out of the estate.


    Yulia had just asked Anya to stay with her, but the little girl refused to leave Nathan''s side, so she let


    them be. She''d met that Stanley guy a couple of times before. He was kind to Chloe and seemed a


    bit aloof, even quirky, but he looked after anyone connected to her. She figured they''d be fine.


    Chloe had Damon forpany, so Yulia went to the guest room, where she asionally stayed


    over.


    It was early summer, and the estate was breathtakingly beautiful. Standing at the bedside, Yulia


    recalled the conversation she''d had with Chloe not so long ago.


    Marriage...


    It wasn''t long before Nathan returned, carrying Anya out of the car and straight into the vi.


    The staff were bustling about preparing lunch when the guest room door opened. Nathan stood


    outside while Yulia turned to look around, but she couldn''t spot Anya''s petite figure. "Where''s


    Anya?"


    "In the dining room, causing a ruckus."


    Yulia nodded, "I see."


    Nathan closed the door and watched her quietly. "Why didn''t you tell me you wereing over


    today? If you had said something earlier, I could have brought you along."


    Yulia leaned against the window, looking back at him. "You haven''t been home for two nights. I had


    no idea when you''d be around, or when you''d decide toe."


    Nathan nodded and strode towards Yulia. "My brother''s been all wrapped up with his wifetely. All


    thepany business, big and small, has been dumped on me. You have no idea how exhausted I


    am."


    Nathan’s words sounded pitiful, but he didn''t stop walking, his gaze fixed on Yulia''s face. His


    emotions were so obvious, and it was hard for her to feign ignorance. But she didn''t move, just


    watched him with a faint smile, "Yeah, Damon has always doted on Chloe. Now that she''s expecting


    twins, it''s only natural for him to be anxious."


    "So, I''m just bearing the burden withoutint."


    Nathan continued to speak as he approached, loosening his tie and unbuttoning his suit. His actions


    were hurried, and as soon as he had shrugged off his jacket and dropped it on the floor, he stood


    before Yulia and pulled her close.


    Yulia had watched his every move, her heart racing. His kiss was eager, and she wrapped her arms


    around his shoulders, meeting his advance without the usual shyness or resistance.


    Nathan enveloped her, hisrge hands almost melding her into his body. Yulia clung to him, her soft


    form pressing against his, the heat, the sensation, all too vivid.


    As he began to undo the buttons of her blouse, Yulia turned slightly, giving him room. When he


    wanted to free her hair, she tilted her head to let him remove the band. As he tried to strip off her


    clothes, she lifted her arms, eagerly cooperating. Their rhythm together seemed to grow more


    intuitive by the moment.


    Sometimes, Yulia even took the lead, responding to the asional risquément he made in the


    heat of the moment, her proactive entanglement was simply too much to resist. Nathan, of course,


    reveled in her boldness, but each time he couldn''t shake the feeling that something was off.


    Yulia remained silent. Each time, she simply cooperated with him perfectly, as if both were indulging


    in each other''s bodies.


    Nathan pushed Yulia back onto the bed, pulling her close and kissing her deeply before suddenly


    looking up and asking in a husky voice. "Miss me?"


    Yulia''s breath was fast, her hair a tousled mess on the pillow, her lips a deeper red against her skin.


    "Did you miss me?" Nathan asked again.


    Yulia reached up, wrapping her arms around his neck, and kissed the corner of his mouth.


    "Shouldn''t we hurry? Anya mighte looking for us soon."