After dinner, Jayden walked past Natalie's bedroom door. He paused for a moment, looking at the closed door, but didn’t open it. Instead, he went into the room next door.
He spent the night without dreaming.
The next morning, when he woke up, he saw breakfast on the table. Natalie was still wearing an apron, about to take it off. Seeing Jayden come out, she stammered, “I... I just put this on casually. I didn’t make the breakfast!”
Jayden, looking tired from a restless night, said, “Do you think I’m stupid?”
Natalie fell silent, standing by the table with her head lowered.
“Stop pretending. Sit down,” Jayden ordered impatiently.
Natalie’s head shot up, looking at Jayden in disbelief. Was he asking her to sit and eat with him? Jayden didn’t look at her again but sat down at the
