It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1702

"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 to get his chest ready for another blow.

"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.

"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.