It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1699

"Stop acting like you don't care, dude. You wouldn't have asked us out if you didn't feel upset about all this," Duke said, rolling his eyes at Rain. He had seen right through this friend, and he didn't think that he could maintain the pretence for long. 'Let's see you keep at it, ' he thought.

"Why are you all ganging up on me? This isn't the first time we come out here for a drink. I don't need an excuse to get drunk. I'll drink whenever I want!" Rain refuted. What he was doing was what people called "to be more nice than wise". The throbbing pain in his chest wouldn't go away. Rain grunted, tightly gripping his glass. There was no chance that he would admit how he felt about Fred... how he felt about Annie. It would just hurt him even more.

"You are really something, eh? If you never planned on telling us anything, you shouldn't have dragged us out here to watch you sulk," Duke snapped at him. In truth, although Duke was getting angry at Rain, he was deeply concerned for his friend. 'Come on, Rain, ' he had wanted to say. 'Annie's just a girl for crying out loud!'

"Calm down, Duke. Stop putting him down. Let's just drink the night away," Edward interrupted. He had no idea what had happened between him and Annie. But right now, the best thing to do was to give him the company he needed.

"At least Edward gets me. Cheers to that!" Rain grinned. It was dim in the bar -- nobody had noticed that tears were already welling up in his eyes.

Edward clinked his cup to Rain's. He wondered what was going on in Annie's mind. He knew for a fact that Annie was hopelessly in love with Rain at first. What else did she want now that she finally won his heart and had his children? What was behind all her hesitation?

They no longer touched on that topic for the rest of the night. The drinks seemed to flow endlessly, one bottle after another. It was no surprise that they all ended up extremely drunk. With a sigh, Luke called out the other bodyguards to help escort them back home.

The next day, Annie showed up in the CEO's office of FX International Group. It was Edward who asked Anna to invite her there.

When she entered, she saw Edward gazing out the window. He looked up upon her arrival, and gave her a friendly smile. "Hey, Edward. What do you need?" Annie greeted him with a smile of her own. She walked across the room, and sat down on the chair in front of Edward's desk. She bit her lower lip nervously. She had no idea yet what Edward wanted from her.

"I heard that you are the designer of Doyce Jewelry? I was wondering if you would do something for me," Edward said slowly, pouting his lips at her with great interest. He leaned his shoulder on the wall with his arms crossed over his chest.