Chapter 53

After leaving the Knight family villa, Nathaniel made a quick call to a woman. Victor tailed him all the way to a luxury residential complex, then had someone look into it. Turned out, the woman living there was Natalie Lane—Nathaniel's personal assistant… and one of his many lovers. Yep, she was the same woman who had spent the wedding day rolling in the sheets with him at the estate. Victor didn't hesitate. As soon as Nathaniel drove off, he had Natalie taken away. Julian arrived at a quiet little VIP room tucked away in a corner on the second floor of a bar. Victor was lounging on the sofa, one leg over the other, shaking his foot with an effortless air of cocky ease, full-on slacker vibe. Natalie sat across from him, stiff and upright, clearly nervous and unsettled. She was trying hard not to lose her cool. "There you are," Victor said lazily, eyes lifting to watch Julian walk in. Hearing his voice, Natalie turned her head too. The second she spotted Julian, her panic amped up—it w