It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1750

"Careful," Rain said to Tiana as he helped her walk into the house.

Annie rushed down the stairs as she heard the commotion. She saw Rain supporting Tiana by the arm. "Tiana, what happened?" Annie said.

"I'm fine. Just feeling a bit faint, that's all," Tiana replied with an embarrassed smile. Rain sat her down on a chair. She slumped down, trying to catch her breath.

"I'll tell you what happened. But right now, she needs something to eat first," Rain quickly interjected. Although taking Tiana home was not Rain's intention, he felt an explanation was in order.

"Okay. Maybe Tiana would like to freshen up a bit first?" Annie offered. Tiana looked like a mess -- her hair was in disarray, and her clothes looked sweaty and wrinkled.

Rain cast a sidelong glance at Tiana, and thought to himself that Annie had a point. "Okay, how about this? You take Tiana upstairs to freshen up while I go to the kitchen and ask them to prepare something for her to eat."

"All right. Tiana, let's go." Annie extended her hand to Annie, helping her up to her feet.

"Thank you, Annie," Tiana said, her eyes starting to water.

"Don't mention it. We're family," replied Annie with a comforting smile. Tiana felt so many emotions going through her -- it was as if her whole world had turned upside down. The people whom she had thought were her family had tried to hurt her, and then someone she barely even knew was helping and being kind to her right now!

"Huh." Tiana nodded absentmindedly.

They walked over to Annie's room with small, sure steps. "Okay, you sit over here for a while," Annie said as she guided Tiana towards the bed. "I'll just run a bath for you." Tiana sat down. Her gaze was still far off. 'What could have happened to her?' Annie thought worriedly. With a light sigh, Annie walked into the bathroom to fill the bath with warm water.

Tiana was still in shock and pain. She couldn't stop thinking about what happened.

She couldn't understand why the people she had loved and known her whole life were willing to sacrifice her for their own interest. Her very own family! What did all those years with them mean now? All the laughter, affection, and priceless memories... was it just fake all along?

"Hey, Tiana. The bath's ready for you. I'll put out some fresh clothes for you to wear." Annie had walked back into the bedroom. Tiana had not moved since Annie left. Annie couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor girl. Although Annie's own family were not close to her, they had not harmed her at least.

"Okay. I'm sorry for all the trouble," Tiana replied meekly.

After her shower and putting on some clean clothes, Tiana looked much better. Her eyes, however, were still clouded with sadness.

Annie had been waiting for her outside. "See, doesn't that feel better? You look good," she said encouragingly. "Let's go downstairs and have something to eat."

Tiana only nodded silently and followed Annie to the dining room.

"Tiana, come. Have a seat. Please, eat," Rain offered. He worried that it might only be a matter of time before Tiana went through a nervous breakdown. She had been listless ever since she knew that he had traded something for her freedom.

"Okay," she responded mechanically like a marionette.