Natalia was taken aback and looked quite awkward.
She couldn't fathom why Wilhelm's attitude towards her had suddenly gotten this way.
Max was similarly confused at the side, and didn't react to what was going on until Wilson and Wilhelm left.
He turned to look at Archie. "What's this all about, Archie? I keep feeling like old man Kawn is being strange towards Natalia."
Natalia didn't speak. It wasn't just Max. She felt that way too.
Archie's gaze dimmed slightly.
But he didn't take over the topic and just muttered, "All right, it's getting late. We should go."
With that, he took Natalia with him and left.
On the way back home, Natalia wondered, "What could Grandpa Kawn and Wilhelm want to talk to me about?"
Archie looked down at her. "Want to know?"
Natalia nodded.
"You'll know if you go over tomorrow."
"Oh?" Natalia showed a disappointed expression. "I thought you knew. If I have to go to the Kawn family to learn it, I'd rather stay in the dark."
Seeing how let down she was, the man smiled, his gaze coloring.
"Natalia, can you tell me why you're so set against the Kawn family?"
Natalia blinked. "Set against them? Am I?"
"You are."
The man's reply was very firm.
Natalia hummed. "Maybe because we're just not meant to be together. I keep feeling like the Kawn family are strange, but I can't put my finger on it. I just don't like them that much."
Archie murmured, "Do you think you might be biased against them because of Matthew and Jessica?"
Natalia frowned and looked dubiously at him.
"Why are you standing up for them repeatedly like this? Are you keeping something from me?"
The man's expression flickered, and he hurriedly said, "No."
Natalia stared at him. "Really?"
He nodded. "Really, I swear."
He wasn't sure what he thought, either, but he just thought of the problem seeing Wilhelm and Wilson's attitudes.
"To be honest, I like Wilson well enough. He's a good person, and I have nothing against him. Grandpa Kawn, though... well, I just feel like he's always got something up his sleeve. I'm reserved about him."
Archie chuckled. "If you saw through him that much, looks like Grandpa Kawn's several decades of hard work still haven't got him there yet."
Having him praise her, Natalia was a little flustered.
"All right, let's not talk about them behind their backs."
"Yeah, okay."
The two didn't continue on the subject.
Natalia, naturally, didn't go over the second day. Wilhelm had been disappointed, but there was nothing he could do about that. He'd wanted to come out regardless and say it, but Wilson had stopped him.
As Wilson meant it, Natalia had already developed some opinions about the Kawn family because of what happened before. If the truth came out at a time like this, she might not accept that identity, nor accept him as a grandfather.
After all, with this time they had to get to know each other, he'd seen through a bit of Natalia' s personality.
Her likes and dislikes were clearly defined, and she didn't like to step on other people to get to a higher place. Besides, she was a McCarthy lady now, and might not consider the Kawn granddaughter that high of a position.
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