Chapter 23 Caused a Scene Again?

Natasha paused for a moment, then went right back to straightening Luther's collar as if nothing had happened. Luther frowned. "She caused a scene again?" "No." Leslie shook his head. "She didn't. In fact, she didn't react at all. She just walked through the crowd like those words meant nothing to her." Luther's heart skipped a beat. Cressida didn't cry or cause a scene. Rather, she wasn't even hurt at all. That was far from her normal behavior. Suddenly, it felt all too real—Cressida might really be leaving him. She wasn't playing some game of hot-and-cold to bait him. She was serious. The realization left him feeling hollow inside, followed by a surge of annoyance. He waved dismissively. "Fine. You can go." Luther glanced at the agreement on the desk. The little seed of doubt he'd felt earlier was smothered again by Natasha's obedient, consoling presence. He must have been crazy to believe Cressida's stories. Cressida left Strudwick Group without returning home or to the ho