Five Years Later, He Goes Wild for Her Again의 모든 챕터: 챕터 61 - 챕터 70

Just then, Natalie pushed open the front door and came in. She changed into house slippers by the shoe cabinet.Austin turned to look at her. Caleb reacted fast, immediately spinning around and sliding the balcony's glass door open. "Natalie, tell Austin the truth. Did we ever sleep together?"Natalie's breath hitched, and she froze. Her fingers slackened around the shopping bags, and the things slipped from her hands and fell to the floor.Her reaction landed squarely in Austin's line of sight. Their gazes locked, and it felt like even the air thinned out.Natalie slowly balled her hands into fists. She knew Caleb would do anything to get a guy, but she hadn't expected that, just to clear his own name, he'd even sell out his best friend.Her chest tightened with frustration, and her breathing turned heavy. The rage rushed to her head, and she blurted out, "Caleb, you promised me you'd never tell. What the hell are you doing?"Caleb turned back to Austin. "See? She admitted it."

Feeling diffident, Natalie avoided Austin's eyes, edged closer, then quietly reached up and flipped the valve.Her little maneuver fell completely within Austin's peripheral vision, but he didn't process what was happening. The handheld shower in his hand cut off, and the overhead rain shower blasted on. Like a sudden downpour, icy water rained down on his head.The cold doused him so hard he shuddered. He couldn't dodge it in time, so he ended up soaked from head to toe. He hurriedly stepped back, shut off the water, and stared at Natalie in total confusion.She felt ridiculously guilty, but keeping him here in this way was still a hundred times better than letting him be alone with Caleb, who was up to no good.Austin clicked the handheld shower back into place. He was chilled to the bone from the cold water, and his hair and body were dripping. Even so, there wasn't the slightest trace of anger on his face.He knew Natalie had done this on purpose, though he didn't yet know why

Amid Austin's confusion, Natalie chided him reproachfully. "You're a grown man now. Don't you know how to protect yourself? Why didn't you put on clothes after you showered? Aren't you afraid someone might get ideas about you if you walk around like that?"Austin's lips quirked up slightly. He stood there without moving, soaking in the warmth of her comforter with its lingering trace of her scent.He said almost lazily, "It's not cold in here, and my clothes are in the room next door. I was just about to go get dressed."Only then did Natalie realize she'd forgotten to bring him any clothes. It was her mistake, but she was still extremely annoyed.The thought of Caleb seeing Austin's body made her uneasy, and her tone grew even sharper. "Then, you could've called out for me. I would've gone to get them for you."Austin took a step closer and tilted his head slightly. His face was so close to touching hers. Natalie swallowed, forcing herself to look calm. She could even feel the he

After she finally stopped crying, Natalie lay limp on the floor. The cold seeped through her clothes and into her bones, slowly pushing away the doom and gloom in her chest.Minute by minute, time slipped by. It took her the whole morning to calm down.She pushed herself up from the floor, grabbed the comforter, and threw it back onto the bed. Then, she ran her fingers through her hair and walked out of the room.When she stepped into the living room, Caleb was still there, sprawled on the couch, completely absorbed in a game on his phone.Natalie stood still, unable to help herself from glancing toward Austin's room, at that firmly closed door.Caleb glanced up at her once, then dropped his gaze back to the screen. His thumbs flew as he drawled, "Don't bother looking. After he came out of your room, he went back to his room, got dressed, and headed out. He completely ignored me when I asked where he was going. He looked like he was in a really bad mood."Natalie trudged over in

Feeling awkward, Natalie said, "I told you on WhatsApp not to wait for me. You guys could've started eating first."Hestia tugged her down into the seat. "We're all friends here. I told them we didn't have to wait either, but Austin insisted that we wait until everyone was here for the food to be served."Natalie heard that as soon as she sat down. She tensed up, not sure what to do with herself. She stole another glance at Austin out of the corner of her eye.He was sitting between Caleb and Shane. Between her and him sat Shane and Hestia. It was a small round table, and her seat was directly across from him. All she had to do was lift her head, and she would crash right into his gaze.Ten days had gone by since their unpleasant parting. She'd been having a really hard time; every day had felt miserable. She hadn't even known Austin had been away for work; she'd just spent her time overthinking everything and stewing in her own gloom.Right now, it felt like there was an entire g