Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 195

**6 months later**

“Natalia, over here please,” one of my senior colleagues called out to me as he waved me over.

“Be right there!” I called back as I heaved a heavy pile of research files into my arms.

“Let’s go through these files one more time and then let’s review the flow of the event tomorrow. It’s a big event so we can’t make any mistakes…” he said as he took the files from me.

Placing the files on the table between us, he started rearranging and then flipping through them. Tomorrow we have a big press conference to announce some important research progress on a couple of skincare projects which could pave way for our big brand clients to launch their new line of skincare.

It's been a little over six months since I’ve started working here full-time and work is as busy as ever. Everyone here was extremely talented and there were many things I had to quickly pick up to catch up. It was difficult for me to adjust to my new life at first, but I think that I was starting to get the hang of it.

“I think it’s better if we change the sequence of the celebrity appearance here a bit…” I suggested as I pointed to the list of celebrities that were going to be at tomorrow’s events.

I spent my weekdays at work and alternated between going back to Lucien’s mansion and staying at Edward’s penthouse. I usually spent two weekdays at home and Saturday. The other remaining weekdays and Sunday, I spent at Edward’s place.

Reiner supported me and stuck with me wherever I went like Lucien had requested as I alternated between my two homes. He drove me to and from work and helped me with everything outside of work that I required assistance.

I saw Lucien and Edward from time to time. I saw Lucien when he was home when I went back to the mansion. Edward, on the other hand, made the effort to drop by to spend time with me at the penthouse and took me on dates. However, true to his word, he always jumped from place to place or was abroad and was rarely at the penthouse except to explicitly see me.

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It was Saturday and as always, I returned home back to the mansion. The mansion was dead quiet and felt gloomy compared to the times when I was regularly here. I guess it was to be expected because Lucien was too busy with work that he only came back to the mansion occasionally and when he did, he was holed up in his study or his wing of the mansion.

Reiner was left to run the household along with the other members of staff. Now that I wasn’t living there every day, the mansion started to lack personalized touches of the owner. Lucien was satisfied as long as the mansion was presentable and up to standard which meant that the mansion was sparkling clean and appeared luxurious like a professional hotel.