NovelEndChapter 346: "I'll cdown and meet you. Let's grab safternoon tea." "Sure." Given everything that had happened earlier, Rachel expected Natalia to be feeling down. But to her surprise, Natalia seemed as upbeat as ever, completely unfazed.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSince she was heading out anyway, Rachel figured this was the perfect chance to check in on Jeffrey.
"Miss Carpenter, lettreat you to something," Rachel offered suddenly.
Natalia blinked at the formal address, then waved it off. "Just callNatalia. No need to be so formal." Rachel hesitated. Were they even that close? "I don't know why, but I just can't bring myself to dislike you," Natalia murmured, almost to herself.
At the café, Rachel deliberately picked a seat outside. It was just far enough that Jeffrey wouldn't spot her, but close enough that she could keep an eye on him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThey had barely placed their order when Natalia suddenly looked up. The moment her eyes landed on someone, she lit up and grabbed Rachel's hand. "Wait-is that your brother? What was his nagain?" "Jeffrey." Natalia raised a brow. "He works here? Don't tellyou broughthere just for this?” "Yeah, it's his first day, and I'm a little worried. But he doesn't wantaround, so this is the only way I can keep an eye on him." As Rachel finished speaking, a sharp clatter rang out nearby. A coffee cup had just crashed onto the floor. Rachel's gaze darted over. Jeffrey was crouched down, hastily picking up the mess while apologizing over and over. "I-I'm so sorry... I'll... I'll get you a new coffee!" Rachel sat back and watched as Jeffrey hurried to fix the spilled coffee. The patron scowled, "What's the problem? You can't even talk properly?" Rachel's hand immediately formed a tight fist, her restraint keeping her from confronting the harsh patron. If not for her self-control, she might have whisked Jeffrey away right there. Jeffrey, meanwhile, bowed deeply.
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"Fine, just be quick about it." "Understood, I'll handle it now."
Jeffrey's relief was evident as he hurried off to fix the situation. When Comf he successfully served the replacement coffee and the patron raised no further complaints, he exhaled deeply.
From afar, Rachel let out a breath she didn't realize she'd been holding. At that moment, Natalia, who had been stirring her coffee, turned to Rachel with a puzzled look. "I'm curious-why is your brother working, given his condition?"
Rachel's eyes snapped up, her look sharp. Natalia immediately sensed she might have overstepped and hurriedly added, "Please I didn't m mean any disrespect to him. I'm just предпа concerned that his condition might expose him to mistreatment or undue stress at work. Besides, wasn't your financial situation quite stable? And Brian was quite generous during your ttogether. It doesn't seem like money is an issue."
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