Chapter 299
After thinking for a long time, since everything has been clarified, there is no need to be angry with Katniss anymore. Now what I most want to know is the cause and effect of the situation.
If I don't go home tonight, Katniss will definitely accompany me at the company, and in the end, I can only leave the company with Katniss to go home.
In the car, Katniss remained silent, perhaps feeling very guilty and conflicted inside. After all, this time an accident occurred. Originally, she and Nathan had convinced each other to agree to have a sexual relationship with me at home, but it was not what I had instructed.
Furthermore, Katniss seemed very nervous, looking at me hesitantly several times, perhaps afraid that I wouldn't believe her words. After all, anyone can move a cup. If Katniss had just lied and used the excuse of the cup being moved by someone else to deceive me, then I really wouldn't have anything to say.
But what Katniss didn't know was that there were surveillance cameras at home, and I could see everything that happened there.
Back at home, the first thing I noticed when I walked in was the shoe rack. Last night, Nathan was at home because I hadn't paid attention to the shoe rack, which led to what happened last night.
But this time, I saw that there were no Nathan's shoes on the shoe rack, indicating that Nathan had indeed left.
When I got home, I didn't say anything, and Katniss didn't dare to speak. She lay on the bed waiting for me to sleep, but I told her that I actually had work to do. Using this as an excuse, I turned on the computer at home.
At first, I did some work on the computer, but I was actually waiting for Katniss to fall asleep. However, Katniss lay on the bed playing with her phone, occasionally stealing glances at me, as if waiting for me to go to bed with her. At this point, she was feeling uneasy.
When I finally ran out of work to do, Katniss was finally tired and fell asleep, giving me the opportunity to finally open the home surveillance video.
To see everything, I set the time to after I left home yesterday.
In the footage, the first thing I checked was the bathroom surveillance video after leaving home. The toothbrush cup had indeed not been moved, with all the handles facing the same direction.
After I left, Katniss didn't immediately clear the breakfast table but instead glanced at Nathan's room. After hesitating for a moment, she didn't take any action and started tidying up the house.
While Katniss was tidying up, Nathan came out of his room. He timidly peeked out after opening the door, taking a look at the living room where only Katniss was.
"Kevin left?" Nathan asked Katniss, seemingly confirming.
"He left. Let's have breakfast," Katniss replied without looking back at Nathan, focusing on sweeping the floor. It was unclear whether she didn't want to see Nathan or was too embarrassed due to her desires.
Upon hearing Katniss's words, Nathan confidently came out of his room, still wearing the same pajamas he hadn't changed for who knows how long. Nathan's expression at this moment didn't seem like he had just woken up; it was as if he had been awake for a while. Without looking back at the video, I knew Nathan must have been awake for a long time, hiding in his room until he heard the sound of the door opening and closing before daring to come out.
"I'm going out to buy something. Wait for me to pick you up after breakfast," Nathan said as he walked to the table. Katniss put away the mop, casually telling Nathan, and then took off her apron and went to the door to put on her shoes.
After Katniss put on her shoes, she walked out of the house, only glancing at Nathan once.
After Katniss left, Nathan finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he was about to have breakfast, he realized he hadn't washed up yet. In the past, Nathan wasn't very particular about hygiene habits, probably living the same way on the island. But now, it wasn't acceptable at home, especially with Katniss showing some indifference, making him unable to understand Katniss's intentions. So after thinking for a while, he put down his breakfast, went to the bathroom to freshen up.
After washing his face, Nathan picked up his toothbrush from the cabinet and started brushing his teeth. After brushing his teeth, Nathan wiped his hair and found some dandruff falling. He turned on the hot water and started washing his hair.
After wetting his hair, Nathan lowered his head with his eyes closed to prevent water from getting into his eyes. His hand reached for the shelf of the sink because the shampoo was there, next to our toothbrush cups.
Since Nathan was looking down, he definitely couldn't see what his hand was touching. So when he touched the shampoo, he accidentally knocked over my toothbrush cup into the sink.
Upon hearing the sound, Nathan quickly dried his hair with a towel, took my cup out of the water.
Fortunately, the toothbrush fell outside the sink when it dropped.
Nathan didn't show any surprise, as there are always ups and downs in life. He washed my cup clean, put the toothbrush and toothpaste back into the cup, placed the cup back on the shelf. However, when Nathan placed the cup, he turned it in the opposite direction, with the handle of my cup facing the opposite direction of Katniss's cup.
Nathan continued to wash his hair after fixing it, unaware of the special significance of the cup's placement. He had no idea that this unintentional act of rearranging the cup would lead to unexpected consequences.
After washing his hair, Nathan started having breakfast. At that moment, Katniss also returned with some items.
Seeing what Katniss was holding, Nathan quickly put down his breakfast to help, showing great enthusiasm. Katniss didn't refuse and let Nathan take the items from her.
Katniss bought a lot of daily necessities. After taking off her shoes, she went to the bathroom to freshen up.
Katniss was a clean person. When she went shopping, she picked out groceries and sweated a bit going upstairs. Katniss would definitely wash her hands and face as soon as she got home.
After Katniss finished freshening up in the bathroom, she picked up a tissue to dry her hands.
She glanced at the cups unintentionally, but after the glance, she turned her head back to look at the cups again, showing a hint of disbelief in her eyes.
During the process of my leaving in the morning, Katniss had breakfast with me after I freshened up, then cleaned the house. She didn't check the bathroom during this process, probably not expecting me to rearrange the cups on my own, so she didn't bother to check the cups immediately.
Now that she had returned from shopping and unexpectedly saw the cups rearranged, Katniss would definitely think that I had done it.
After pausing for a moment while drying her hands, Katniss began to dry her hands again.
After finishing, Katniss stood in place, looking at the cups. A hint of blush slowly appeared on her face. She put her finger in her mouth, gently biting her nails, showing a mix of surprise, shyness, and hesitation. After all, her sexual encounter with Nathan failed last night, but now she unexpectedly got my permission again. How could Katniss not be excited and surprised? After adjusting her breathing, Katniss walked out of the bathroom again. When she had just returned from outside, Katniss could face Nathan normally, but after coming out of the bathroom, she became awkward again when she met Nathan's gaze, avoiding eye contact and blushing.
Perhaps she had already thought about what she might get tonight, something she had longed for. But what Katniss didn't know was that the cups were still in their original positions before she left, and the cup's rearrangement happened a few minutes ago, accidentally touched by Nathan. All of this, triggered by the seemingly ordinary cups, would lead to a big surprise and make me uncomfortable all night.
"I should go back now," Nathan said after finishing breakfast, wiping his mouth with a tissue, then turning to Katniss.
After all, Nathan knew what his mission was when he came home, but since the mission wasn't completed, staying at home now was meaningless. He was also afraid to face me, his biological son. So Nathan suggested leaving, but there was a hint of reluctance in his eyes. After all, he had gained nothing from this trip back home, but what else could he do?
"Don't go back. Stay one more night tonight," unexpectedly, Katniss said with a trembling tone. Although Nathan had been hoping for Katniss to persuade him to stay, he thought it was just wishful thinking on his part, something he could only dream of.
But Katniss said the one thing he most wanted to hear but thought was impossible to hear. Nathan stood there dumbfounded after hearing Katniss's words, finally showing a faint smile.
His smile was subtle, but the excitement in his eyes was strong.
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