“I accept your challenge,” Nathaniel piped up.
As expected, even saints could make mistakes. No matter how smart he was, he still fell into my trap.
However, he shattered my wishful thinking in the next second by saying, “Do you think that I don’t know what you’re thinking? You want me to fall in love with someone and take control of her so that you can use her to negotiate with me. Isn’t that right?”
He was right, but what could I possibly say? There was no way that I would compliment him for being smart.
Since he already knew that I was plotting against him, I wondered what he would do next.
Although I was looking at him while keeping my composure, I was actually thinking that as long as he could let the children go, I would not mind kneeling and begging for mercy.
While I was deep in thought, I heard him saying in a low voice, “But even so, you will not succeed. I’ll prove to you that even if I fall in love with someone and have a weak spot, you’re still no match for me.”
At that, he rubbed the wine glass with his fingers. Seeing that I did not respond after a long time, he turned around and asked, “Why are you silent?”
“What do you want me to say?” I secretly gulped and maintained a poker face. “What you said is beyond my understanding. I’m sorry, but I’m not as smart as you. I’m afraid that I can’t communicate with you.”
“I know that you’re provoking me to attract my attention, but I must remind you that I’m not a good- tempered person. You’d better restrain yourself. Otherwise, you may not have the chance to live until the day you successfully scheme against me.” Nathaniel’s expression darkened. He was exuding an intimidating aura.
I stopped feeling afraid the moment I did not feel any murderous intention from Nathaniel. Nevertheless, I still restrained myself and did not argue further with him.
Then, he turned his face away, took out two stamps from his pocket, and threw them on the table.
One of them rolled on the table and stopped in front of me. At a glance, I saw that it was Featherstone Corporation’s corporate seal.
“What do you mean?” I questioned.
“I’ve sent some of the documents to your email. From today onward, Anthony Featherstone and Featherstone Corporation have nothing to do with you anymore.”
Subsequently, he looked at me and smirked. I saw the hint of mischief in his eyes when he said, “And what you have to do is make me fall in love with you.”
I held my breath, and my mind went blank. Emery was right. I had gotten myself into big trouble.
Setting aside whether I could handle a man like him, I was a divorced woman with three children. Not only was I not young anymore, but I was still in love with my ex-husband. How could someone like me possibly make a man who was not interested in love fall for me?
Fate had to be toying with me. How could this happen to me?
Nathaniel observed my reaction and incited, “You can’t do it? It seems like the love that you worship like a god isn’t that miraculous. I’m here in front of you, not fighting back nor resisting, but you can’t make me fall in love with you.”
With that condescending look, he sounded as if he had secured the victory and was waiting for me to admit defeat.
I remained silent because I was well aware that it was impossible to hold sway over another person’s feelings. I could not fight a losing battle.
Mustering up my courage, I tried to bargain with him. “Can’t you change your target to someone else?”
“No way.”
“Then there’s no need to continue this talk. You should leave now.”
“Don’t try my patience,” he warned.
Closing my eyes, I leaned forward and said, “Since I’m going to die anyway, why don’t you kill me here and now?”
Silence blanketed the entire house. For a long time, there was no reaction from him at all.
I opened my eyes slowly, only to find that Nathaniel had been looking at me for the whole time. We were very close to each other, but I did not feel any hostility from him.
“Since it’s a comparison, then I must fall in love with the same woman as Anthony. Moreover, you’re the only woman who has surprised me over and over again. This is your only chance to defeat me. Do you really want to give up?”
He was right. It was my only chance.
At the same time, it also meant that he had already decided to destroy us. If I did not agree to his plan, then all of us would have to suffer destructive damage from him.
“Okay, I agree.” It would not hurt to give it a try. Sooner or later, Anthony would be able to find the evidence of his crime. And before that, I would have to deal with him.
Besides, a person’s feelings are not inflexible. Maybe I could use this opportunity to change him.
“Good.” Nathaniel crossed his legs and smiled with satisfaction. He still had not realized the seriousness of the matter.
“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s start now,” I said while loosening my muscles.
He spread his arms wide and raised his eyebrows frivolously, telling me to do anything I want.
“Okay. Since you want to compete with Anthony, I’ll teach you how to love me like him. Can you cooperate with me?”
“It depends,” he said.
I gave him a sideways glance. “You were the one who talked about fairness, but if you can’t do it, why bother?”
In response, Nathaniel sighed and gave in. “Fine. I’ll do as you say.”
“Then now I need you to do something for me.”
“Hmm?”
“Please leave my house right away.” Emery was right. I did not need to be so careful after taking control of the situation. “I don’t want to see you anymore, and I need to rest. If you stay, you’ll only make me hate you more. It’ll affect me from doing my best.”
Nathaniel shrugged. “That’s reasonable.”
With that said, he stood up and went out.
“Wait!” I stopped him before my eyes drifted toward the scarf on the couch. “Your scarf.”
Nathaniel turned around to look at it. The first look that flashed past his eyes was a nonchalant one, but a beat later, he took the scarf and swiftly made himself scarce.
I kept staring at the door until I heard the sounds of a car starting up downstairs. After making sure that he was gone, my heartbeat slowed down a little, and I let out a deep sigh of relief. In the next second, I fell back onto the couch and stared at the ceiling.
Even now, I could not believe that I had just ordered Nathaniel.
Patting my chest to calm myself further, I then recomposed myself to scan my surroundings. Only when I saw the stamp on the table did I recall that Nathaniel had mentioned Anthony earlier.
Almost immediately, I jerked upright and grabbed the stamp. Then, I studied it and realized it was the real thing.
Nathaniel said that the email was already sent to me…
With that thought in mind, I hastily turned on the computer.
Upon logging into my email, I saw the signed digitalized copy of Anthony’s divorce agreement, as well as the transfer agreement of all his assets.
Like Nathaniel had said, Anthony was going to leave without taking a single cent.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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