Natalie turned back into the room, not taking the incident too seriously.
Still, Marcus’s proposal left her somewhat unsettled. Did she truly care about Caroline to the point of stepping aside for her, or had she simply been testing him?
Knock.
The door opened, and a nanny walked in carrying a tray. “Natalie, here’s the soup from the kitchen. Please give it a try.”
She glanced at it and nodded. “Just set it down over there.”
“Alright.”
The nanny stepped out and gently closed the door.
As Natalie shifted her gaze away, she caught a familiar shadow passing by the opposite window from the corner of her eye, causing her to pause.
But when she looked directly, the curtain across the way had already been drawn, making her wonder if she had imagined it.
She lowered her head slightly, the
