It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1669

"Fine. It's your own private matter. Sorry for intruding. Maybe I asked for too much." Rain fidgeted, his lips turning into a wry smile. From her frown, he could tell the question had annoyed her.

"No. I want you to be clear. Who was this other man?" Annie would never admit to doing something that didn't happen. Rain obviously held a misunderstanding.

"Annie, oh no, Mrs... I don't know...You have kids, don't you?" He recalled the photo of the two adorable children on her phone. Rain wished they were his kids, instead of some unknown bastard's.

"You... How did you know that?" Annie turned white. She should have guessed this would happen. Janice was Duke's right hand; she would have told his boss everything.

"It's easy to know. You must love the man a lot, so you had his kids." A wretched look dominated his expression, revealing his prolonged suffering. He felt as though his heart was sinking.

"Yes, I love him very much." Annie gazed at him profoundly. Rain, having lowered his head, missed the deep feeling in her gaze.

Her answer almost tore his heart apart. It was time for him to move on. Finally, he had her answer. She truly fell in love with someone else.

"I should have known." Rain picked up his cup of bitter coffee and swallowed it neat. It tasted like water to him, overcome as he was by disappointment and sorrow. His chest felt heavy.

"What should you have known?" Annie frowned, wondering if he knew the man was him. She was in love with Rain, but he was already a married man. She couldn't tell him the kids were his and ruin his family in the process. Besides, he didn't love her. Why would he care?

"Nothing. Is he nice to you?" Rain smiled sardonically. There was nothing he could do now but wish her happiness.

"He..." Annie bit her lower lip. Her heart felt like it was being stabbed. "No, he is not," she finished.

"What?" Rain didn't expect her answer to be in the negative. His head snapped up to her in confusion.

"Rain, can't we just move on? I don't want to talk about it anymore." Annie was unwilling to linger on the issue. The man they were talking about was right in front of her. How could she criticize him when he was around? The only thing she could do was cover up her feelings for him.

"That's why you came here all alone, with your kids?" Rain cast his eyes down, miserable. He wished he were that man. He would have never left her in the lurch.

"Yes." Annie looked away, mortified. She could not convey the grief she felt.

"Call me whenever you are in need while you're at S City." 'Damn, ' he thought. 'Fred looked so decent. I didn't expect him to be such a jerk. How could he not cherish Annie?'

"Okay, sure. You..." Annie debated whether or not she should remind him of something, but dropped the idea eventually.

"What?" Rain was confused when she didn't finish her sentence.

"Oh, it's nothing." After all, it was none of her business.

"Give a call to your family. They are worried about your safety." A month ago, Annie's brother had come to see Rain, thinking he'd find Annie with him. Her brother had blamed him for not convincing her into staying. He didn't even know her phone number then. Rain admitted to his fault. He should have been more responsible.

"How are my parents?" Annie hadn't been in touch with her family. Once they knew where she was, they would have definitely told Rain. The same would have been true for the opposite. She wondered if Rain had already told her family where she was.

"What do you think? All of a sudden their beloved daughter was nowhere to be found. How could they have been okay?" Annie had sent them a message when she left, but there hadn't been any communication since then. It was natural that they were worried about her safety.