Chapter 419

Taylor remained unfazed even after being exposed. "Huston Villa is our marital home, after all. I don't want other men sitting here eating with you." "Then next time I want to cook for friends, I'll find another place." "Nat—" She didn't let him continue and interrupted, "Is there anything else you need, Mr. Jones?" "Are you trying to send me away?" "It's almost lunchtime, and I'm about to eat. I'm afraid I can't stand here chatting with you, Mr. Jones." He looked at her, hesitating to speak several times before finally mustering up the courage. "Since you were going to cook for Evan, you must have bought a lot of ingredients. Could I join you for lunch?" "This isn't a place for you to mooch a meal. You can go to Jones Manor." "I have something I want to talk to you about." Natalie met his gaze, studying him before asking with a faint smile, "Do your words mean anything?" "What do you mean?" "You've said more than once that you'd let me go and wouldn't come to Huston Villa to