It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1790

"Anyway, I heard Eden is due back today. Why don't we take this opportunity to have dinner together? I haven't seen him in a long time," Edward said, taking another sip of coffee. Initially, he only planned to have a drink with his buddies tonight, but quickly changed his mind. Having dinner together was going to be better. After all, the more, the merrier.

"Sounds good. I'll inform Annie about it later. But you call Leena and Duke, okay? Between the two of us, you have more time. You handle the invitation." Rain stood up and got ready to head back to his office. There was a ton of work waiting for him.

"Who told you I had plenty of time? Justin's assigned more tasks for me than before. I don't know what he's thinking about," Edward complained. Although Justin was now the CEO of the FX International Group, Edward decided to help his son in managing the company. If he didn't, Justin would be exhausted.

"Don't be ridiculous!" Rain chided Edward. "I suspect you haven't been to the company today, huh? It's already afternoon!" Rain scoffed. He knew Edward so well that he could tell when he was lying.

"Well, I got up late this morning. Then my father asked me to play chess with him. So, you know..." It was a perfect excuse, and most people would probably buy it if they didn't know Edward as well as Rain did.

"Stop talking nonsense. I really have to go now, because unlike you, I really am busy," Rain declared. If Rain didn't leave, he knew the whole afternoon would be a waste. So, he fished out his car keys and turned to leave.

Breathing deeply, Edward stood up as well. He was planning to play golf with his daughter, but Jasmine left the house early that morning, so he ended up hanging out with Rain. "All right. I'll head out to the office, too. Otherwise, Justin would get mad at me. Can you imagine that? My son mad at me because I'm not working?" he sneered.

When Rain returned to his office, he was surprised to see Joyce sleeping on the couch. She hadn't slept well last night, so she quickly fell asleep not long after slumping on Rain's office couch.

"Joyce," Rain called her name softly and shook her on the shoulders. "What are you doing here? Have you been waiting here for a long time?" he asked. He was aware that Joyce had slept very late last night. When he got up to get a drink of water in the wee hours of the morning, the light in Joyce's room was still on.

Rubbing her eyes, Joyce recognized her father's voice and sat up.

"Dad! Finally, you're back," she yawned and finger-combed her hair.

Grumbling a little, she rubbed her eyes again to focus on her father's face.

"Why are you sleeping here? You might catch a cold. Have you eaten yet? Why didn't you call me?" he fired a series of questions. It was obvious how much he cared for his daughter, and that he was still worried about her welfare.

She rubbed his arm and replied, "Don't worry, Dad. I've already eaten. I had lunch with Justin and Jasmine. It's my turn to ask. Have you eaten? Where did you go and what took you so long?" Since Rain wasn't in his office, Joyce asked her father's whereabouts. William, his assistant, told her Rain was out for lunch. Joyce assumed he wouldn't be out very long, so she decided not to call him.

"I had lunch with your Uncle Edward.

We were talking about business," Rain answered.

He plopped down on the couch beside his daughter and wondered why she dropped by his office.

"How's Uncle Edward?" Joyce inquired politely. She heard about Edward being sick and was worried about him like his family was.

Rain was quick to assure his daughter about Edward's health. "Don't worry. Your Uncle Edward is in good health. And he has many, many more years to live." In so saying, he didn't realize that he had given away Edward's secret.

His daughter sighed in relief. "Well, that's good to know." Nodding slightly, Joyce leaned towards her father and rested her head on his shoulder.