It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1689

Blowing out a breath, Rain blurted, "Okay, you're right! I'm no longer the same person I was before. I'm almost a stranger to myself. I no longer have any interest in other women except for the one who stole my heart, and she doesn't even care about me!" Rain shouted out his resentment. It broke his heart to hear Annie doubting his love for her. She had no idea how he continued to pine for her, and only her.

She stared at Rain with astonished eyes, and her heart started to pound violently. Amid jumbled emotions, she thought, 'Is he serious about what he's saying? Is the woman he's referring to really me?'

"It's unbelievable, right?" Rain scoffed. "But as I said, you managed to steal my heart, and I'm laying bare my feelings for you," he said bitterly. Any proud man would be upset to give in to the woman in a relationship. But Rain had no other choice but to open himself up to her. After all, he was already in too deep with this woman, and it was nearly impossible for him to pull away from her.

"Are you saying that you've fallen in love with me, Rain?" Annie gasped. It was pleasure she felt once she realized his feelings for her. Happily, Annie thought, 'It seems that all my efforts through the years have finally paid off!' His admission was such a surprise that Annie wondered if it was all a dream.

Pouting, Rain grumbled, "I must say you're quite an insensitive woman. Did you really think that every woman who falls in love with me will be allowed to live in my home?" He thought he had already expressed his feelings for her through his actions, but it seemed he had overestimated her perceptiveness.

"I didn't know," Annie said helplessly. She looked stunned, never thinking that his actions meant he was in love with her. When Rain brought her home with him four years ago, Annie thought he was merely doing it as a favor to her parents. It never occurred to her that it was an expression of his love for her.

"Er... I think I need a little time to absorb all this," a confused Annie remarked. The man's sudden confession overwhelmed the woman. But with her answer so vague Rain at once fell silent, fear gripping his heart. What did she mean, he wondered.

With her thoughts in a mess, Annie casually said, "Be careful on your way home." While Rain had no intention of leaving, he interpreted Annie's words as her way of dismissing him. Grinding his teeth in his fury, he quickly turned around and left.

His heart plummeted. After much hesitation, Rain eventually decided to confess his feelings for Annie. Now that he'd done it, he felt disappointed that things didn't work out the way he thought it would. Rain sank deeper into depression as he pondered over his situation.

Still in shock, Annie watched Rain leave wordlessly. Then she snapped out of her trance and realized what she had told him. She remained seated, even more dumbfounded, and her mouth agape. "What the hell have I done?" she shouted at herself. "I've waited so long for his love, and now that he's declared it, I drove him away without a thought," Annie said in despair.

Annoyed at being told to leave, Rain drove at full speed. With his state of mind, he stepped towards the bar counter in the kitchen after he returned home. He took out a bottle of whiskey and poured himself a glass which he drank bottoms up. Rain wanted to get drunk to drown away his sorrows.

He felt his phone ringing incessantly inside his pocket but ignored it. He refilled his glass but resorted to sipping rather than gulping it all down. His mind eventually calmed down with the alcoholic beverage. Rain tasted the drink as he began to collect his thoughts.

At the other end of the line, Kevin stared curiously at Leena, who was holding the phone to her ear. "Why isn't he answering?" Kevin asked.

Leena finally hung up and replied worriedly, "I don't know. Maybe, he's taking a shower and can't hear the phone. We'll let him be. I'll call him again tomorrow. Besides, it's late now and he might be tired. Uhmmm... Where's Richard? Is he in bed now?" She finally nestled her head on Kevin's chest and settled herself comfortably.

"Richard is already sleeping. After having so much fun today, the boy was worn out. He didn't even need to be told to go to bed early," Kevin reported. His lips curled into a soft smile as he spoke about his son. He lovingly stroked Leena's disheveled hair with one hand, while the other held Leena's hand.