It'll Come Naturally

to get his chest ready for another blow.

"Of course you can give yours. I only gave my opinion. You can contradict me anytime you want," Rain never stopped looking at her face since he sat there. She had become pale but he didn't think too much about it. She probably didn't like what he just said, thus, he had "It's quite impractical to let you see them at any time you want. You see, we both often have some things to do. I think it would be better to define a regular schedule for the kids. Let's say once a week?" Annie wet her lips unconsciously after she talked. 'That is it! Rain is only after the kids!' she thought.

"Okay. I'm taking what I said back. I'm not going to demand 'anytime I want anymore. However, don't you think that once a week is too harsh for me? Let's adjust it and make it twice a week. What do you think?" Rain said his words as if he was debating for a business proposal. He had already reached his rock bottom and was ready to let her go. It wouldn't make sense to keep her into something she wouldn't be happy about anyway. Regardless of how long he had been loving her, doing so would only be a waste of time. He just wanted to let her go as fast he could.

"Fine if that's what is convenient for you. However, I have to remind you that we will only stay here in S City for more or less three months. We will be back to living abroad after this. Are you sure that you can keep seeing them twice on that setup?" Annie's words sounded a bit defiant. His casual retreat hit her heart really bad, thus, she felt a need to defend herself. What he had said made her as indifferent as he was since she didn't want to look pitiful.

"Please know that I will not give up any of my right to love my kids no matter what," Rain raised his chin with pride and looked down at her. His expression was still blank when he added, "By the way, thank you for introducing me to the kids as their father. Please forgive me for all the financial damages they have caused you since I didn't know about them before. Anyway, I will be starting with my duties to them from this point and will be paying for the alimony." It was obvious that he had already planned for everything. These were actually the exact things that were playing in his mind while he had been waiting for her text earlier inside his room.

"I don't think that it is necessary for us to talk about that. I'm fully capable to bring the children up," said Annie in an equally freezing tone. Everything that Rain said since he came to that place was like a bitch-slap against her face. It was easy to see from where she stood that things were never going to be alright between them anymore. They were back to being complete strangers. He was pushing her to be desperate and she was now beginning to doubt everything she said. She probably should not have refused him so firmly earlier! "I insist!" Rain pinned about the financial support for their kids. That was the most he could do for Huey and Joyce for now and he wouldn't allow Annie to steal that from him. It took him some seconds to calm himself again and said, "In the end, please accept my best wishes for you and Fred. That's all I want to say. Goodbye!" He sprung out of his chair as soon as he finished talking and didn't even taste his coffee. Then he began walking away from her with false calmness. He silently thought that he should be clapping for himself the moment he finished this performance. He didn't even know how he managed to stay that calm. Nevertheless, his heart knew better and it just couldn't stop from breaking silently with his every step.

"Well, Fred and I..."

"What?" Rain turned upon hearing Annie's hesitant voice. However, what he saw just made his heart crashed even more. She just coldly evaded his gaze as if he just blurted things out of nowhere.

"Nothing. Goodbye!" Honestly, Annie meant to clarify her relationship with Fred by that time. She wanted to tell him that what he saw yesterday was just a friendly meal. She wanted to urge him to trust her since she already told him that Fred and she were nothing but friends. But on the second thought, she found it pointless to explain anymore since Rain had already decided. He gave up on her, thus, she should be giving up on him too.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

"Bye!" Rain felt worse as he left. 'What was she about to explain back then? Was she about to admit her relationship with Fred? Probably!'

Annie couldn't tear her gaze from Rain's back as he walked away. She had been holding her tears for so long and she couldn't keep doing it with all the emotions flooding her right now. She was silently crying and hoping for Rain to look back at her direction at least. Rain's false calmness completely broke down as soon as he stepped out of the cafe. He wanted to scream and just pick a fight with anyone. However, he didn't do it and just ended up gritting his teeth the whole time.

Tiana walked towards him immediately as soon as he reached the KD Group. She had been waiting for him here for nearly the whole morning.

"Rain, thank God you're here now! I've been waiting for you since morning and I already missed lunch," said Tiana as she pouted her lips.

"Say what you have to say," It was unfortunate though that Rain wasn't in the mood to talk with anyone at all. He completely ignored her and walked straight to the CEO's office.

"Well, after you left yesterday, I found that the little boy from the family that you know looked quite like you," Tiana flew a kite while observing his reaction. She followed him to the office but then remained just right at the door.

"It's none of your business. Have you finished the market research I told you to do last week? Give me the reports immediately," said Rain as he shot her with a freezing glance. This girl had to prove her value if she really wanted to work together with him. "Eeeek! That... I haven't finished it yet," Tiana stuck her tongue out and thought, 'Damn it. I kicked an iron plate!'

"Then make yourself busy with it! You might as well do that rather than poke your nose on things that are not your business!" Rain didn't want his private affairs to be known by the Ke Family, including Tiana.

"Yeah! But Rain, is that kid actually your son?" Nevertheless, Tiana was unwilling to give up. She badly needed to hear what her brother got to say since she had been restraining her curiosity for a whole night and a whole morning now.

"Aren't you supposed to go now? Fine, Tiana! You are not allowed to work at KD Group anymore," Rain scolded her harshly. His stare on her went even colder than how it had been earlier.

"No! Don't say that! I'm going to do that market research now!" Tiana left the room unwillingly. Her disappointment was showing on her face since she hadn't found anything.

Meanwhile, a slight smile escaped from Rain's lips the moment he was left alone. He rarely smiled because of his family. However, he felt different for Tiana as his sister was the only one in the Ke Family who could make him happy. He was aware of how Tiana had stood by him during the years that he was going against all the members of the Ke Family. He might be reluctant of sharing things with her but still, Tiana was someone he trusted most.