Nothing had happened between Natalie and Remington. She'd always thought of him as a friend.
But now that she was with Tobias, Remington's attitude had become very strange.
Natalie did not know how to describe it.
It was as if she owed something to Remington for being together with Tobias. Remington behaved so coldly and cynically.
After a while, Natalie took a deep breath.
She suppressed the emotions in her heart.
She thought that perhaps she had thought too much.
Natalie deliberately asked in a relaxed and pleasant voice, "How have you been lately, Remington?"
Remington didn't answer.
Instead, he asked, "What about you?"
"I'm doing great," Natalie said sweetly. "Tobias and I are getting married soon, and we're working out the details of our wedding ceremony."
Remington was Tobias's little brother. He would find out about her and Tobias' wedding eventually.
Natalie knew that Remington had some feelings towards her, but she had no clue on how deep these feelings were.
Now, she only hoped that Remington's feelings towards her would soon disappear.
"Wedding?" Remington sounded even more cynical now. "Natalie, don't you think it's so mocking to say that? Don't you think you marrying Tobias is just so ironic?"
His words made Natalie frown.
She was not very happy.
Even if Remington didn't bless their marriage, there wasn't any need for him to take a jibe at it.
Natalie's tone turned rather severe. "Remington, why would Tobias and I getting married be ironic? I don't think there's anything ironic about it!"
"Which part of your marriage do you think isn't ironic?"
Natalie's hand tightened around her phone. "Why would it be ironic? There's nothing wrong with two people who love each other marrying each other. We might not be equals in terms of our background, and our love is more than enough to overcome that." "Natalie, you know that's not what I'm referring to." "Fine, then. Tobias didn't cheat on me, and I didn't cheat on him. We've only loved each other from the start, and now that we're together, what's so ironic about getting married?"
A brief emotion flashed across Remington's face, making his eyes darken.
"Natalie," He raised his voice and said. "You forgot the hurt that Tobias had inflicted on you!"
Natalie's breathing hitched.
"Remington, if I've managed to work through things, why can't you?" Natalie's tone turned a little helpless. "Tobias didn't hurt me in any way. It was all a misunderstanding. Yes, it's true that I hated Tobias, but now I know that that was the best choice that he could have made at that point of time. It was the best way to protect me."
Natalie now understood that Tobias had been in so much more pain than she had.
Back then, Tobias choosing to hide things from her and break up with her was what Natalie hated the most.
But now, Natalie finally understood Tobias's predicament.
Because breaking up with her was much better than wrongly thinking that they were related to each other.
Tobias broke up with her because he wanted to make her suffer for a while.
But once she knew the relationship between them, she would suffer for the rest of her life.
"Natalie!" Remington's voice was a little hoarse.
"Remington, I can continue talking to you if you're here to congratulate me. If not, then I don't think there's any need to continue this conversation." Natalie's tone was becoming harsh.
"Natalie, are you sure you want to marry him?"
"Yes, I'm sure, absolutely sure about it." Natalie said.
After that, all Natalie could hear was the dial tone.
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