Chapter 29

"I'm not that hungry," Natalie said quietly. "I had half of the bun earlier." She hesitated before asking, "Anyway, will Rowan be busy this Wednesday?" Lucian glanced at her while eating and asked, "Didn't he tell you? There will be an important contract signing ceremony. Some of the directors from Payne Group's headquarters will be attending, too." "You'll be going too, right?" Natalie wanted to ask about where it would be held, but she didn't dare to be so direct. "Payne Holdings isn't under my care," he replied. "Rowan will take care of it on his own." Seeing Natalie had only been eating the vegetables from the pan-seared pork belly, Lucian pushed the dish toward her. "I have something else on that day, so I won't be going to the Imperial Hotel." Natalie had been racking her brain for ways to ask Lucian about the location, but to her surprise, he gave her the answer at the end. "You must be starving from working the whole morning. Please have more." Natalie's mood lifted in