Everyone at the dining table was in silence. Natalia had been eating with no expression on her face.
After a while, she put down the tableware and said, "I'm finished. Take your time."
Then she got up and was about to leave.
Suddenly, Archie McCarthy put down the bowl and chopsticks and said, "I'll leave with you."
Natalia raised her eyebrows.
Molly Rogers had been busy taking care of Natalia and Archie McCarthy, so she didn't eat much.
Now that Natalia and Archie McCarthy had left their seats, she didn't know whether she should continue eating.
Natalia smiled and said, "Miss Rogers, I'm sorry. You've been so busy that you don't have time to eat. I'm tired, so your cousin is going to accompany me to have a rest now. Would you mind being here alone?"
Molly Rogers smiled and said reluctantly, "Not at all."
"I'm so relieved to hear that."
Natalia turned around and left and Archie McCarthy held her up to the bedroom.
As soon as they entered the bedroom, Natalia said bluntly, "I don't like your cousin."
Archie McCarthy smiled, helping her sit down on the bed, and said "I don't like her either."
Natalia looked up at him and frowned.
"Your cousin is very narrow-minded. If it weren't for your grandma and your mother, I really wouldn't want to talk to her."
Archie McCarthy pondered for a while.
"How about I go downstairs and drive her away?"
Natalia was speechless.
She was silent for a few seconds and waved her hand in annoyance.
"Forget it! Although your grandma may not say anything, if the people in her hometown knew that we treated her so bad, they will always say that your grandma and we are bullying your cousin. It will be bad then."
Archie McCarthy chuckled and took off her shoes.
He helped Natalia lean against the bed and kissed her forehead. Then he said, "Today is an exception. If she is going to come over again, just let the servants tell her that we are not at home. She won't come again after being rejected several times."
Natalia nodded and closed her eyes.
"I'm a little tired and I want to sleep for a while."
"Okay. I'll stay here with you."
"Thanks."
Natalia fell asleep soon. Archie McCarthy held her hand and waited until she was fully asleep before leaving.
Instead of going downstairs, he went to the study.
He stood in front of the bookshelf and looked through all the books, finally he chose a book talking about Western history.
As soon as he walked out of the study, he saw a slender figure walking toward him.
He could not help but frown.
"Cousin, is Sister-in-law asleep?"
There was no expression on Archie McCarthy's face. He saw that Molly Rogers was holding a cup of soup in her hand.
Archie McCarthy thought that Molly Rogers would leave after dinner, and he didn't expect that she was still there.
He said, "She is asleep. What's the matter?"
"Nothing. I just saw that you didn't eat much at noon, so I specially made a cup of tea, which is good for the lungs. It's the most suitable as afternoon tea..."
Before she could finish her words, Archie McCarthy interrupted her.
"No, thanks. I'm not interested in sweet food."
After that, he walked past her and was about to walk out.
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