Chapter 60 Come Here, Don't Make Me Repeat

She knew he would be unhappy. After all, he was a man accustomed to commanding and ordering people around, how would he like to hear people going against him?

It did not matter if it was about herself, but if it was about Howard...

As an older sister, she had a duty to protect him. "It doesn't matter how you treat me but please spare my brother, he's still a child."

"Spare him? I'm just asking him to accompany my daughter to and from school. Is that difficult?"

"Just to and from school?"

She did not want to sound acidulous, but his nonchalant attitude eventually hurt Natalie. "Who is your daughter? Who is my brother? You said my brother has good character and your daughter is a bit wayward. What do you want him to do if your daughter went too far during the school run?"

She said it all in one breath, and she could not stop after finishing it. "The result of defying her was what happened to me that day, the result of not defying her..."

As she got to this point, she took a deep breath and went all out." Your daughter is dear to you, and so is my brother to me! Why do you want to make it difficult for a child like him?"

"..."

Since he met this woman again, she never seemed to have a good attitude in front of him.

He was upset too. He felt like disciplining her, but the only thing that kept him from doing so was her defiance today.

Indeed, he had only been thinking about this from his own point of view. Even though he knew his daughter had princess syndrome, he never really blamed her, nor did it seem a big deal.

He never thought that, to Natalie and her brother, his pampering would cause such damaging trauma...

He was silent at this thought.

His silent behavior was terrifying, and Natalie got a little scared for saying those words on impulse.

Though she would have stood her ground even if she had been afraid, she had learned to soften her attitude as much as she could. "I'm sorry! I may have spoken a little harshly, but it’s from the bottom of my heart."

Natalie glanced at him secretly.

John was still expressionless and was looking ahead, driving carefully...

He must be angry! He was absolutely angry!

Apart from feeling nervous, her hand unconsciously clenched into a fist. She said as calmly as possible, "Besides, you don't have to worry too much about the child, she's acting wayward now because she didn't like me as your wife. I will disappear from your side after we divorced, and she will go back to being the little princess you like."

He had been listening to what she was saying and had not frowned until he heard the word ‘divorce’.

The man's brow knitted so tightly that it became glabellar wrinkles. He sounded unhappy. "What if we never divorce?"

"You…What do you mean?"

"I told you, didn't I? I would let you go only when I believe you have nothing on with my grandfather."

That had always been the reason, starting with forcing her to marry him...

With things progressing until this stage, she could not accept him still using this as an excuse. "This reason would have been acceptable before my identity was disclosed, but the whole world knows that I am your wife now, so it’s not like I can easily marry your grandfather even after we are divorced. Even if I wanted to, your grandfather would not do such a thing that would bring shame to the Winters, would he?"

Hearing what she said, the man smiled coldly at this.

'Just as expected, this woman was pretending to be docile just now. This is she really is, is it not?' thought John.

She must have thought he would believe her by saying so. "Who knows? You're such an attractive woman."

"..."

"In short, no one can change what I've decided, so..."

As they talked, they reached the Winters' family house. When he was parking the car, he once again spoke in a cold voice, "Bring your brother back tomorrow, or I'll get your Director Quinton to put down his scalpel tomorrow."

"You've gone too far. How can you threaten me like this?"

"Why can't I?"

They had already got out of the car. The man turned around and stared at her when he heard her. "I'm just a douchebag to you anyway. What difference does it make if I go further?"

Natalie was rendered speechless.

***

She did not want to bring her brother back. She had always felt that an old house like the Winters family house was cold inside out. It was not a place a person like her should reside at.

There was no need to involve her brother since she was leaving soon.

Even though her brother had long asked to stay with her to protect her, she had always rejected his offer.

Until tonight...

Still not wanting to compromise, she tried to discuss it with him as she entered the house, but up until they went back to their room, she did not have a chance to do so.

Thinking that the awkward night was about to end like this, she chose to avoid him after her bath and slept on the couch.

However, just as she laid down, the man who was sitting at the head of the bed looking at his files, suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Who asked you to sleep there?"

Natalie stood straight up. "If I sleep in the guest room, your grandpa will find out the truth about our relationship."

"So, in order not to let my grandpa find out about our relationship, shouldn't you be in bed?"

Natalie, “…”

She thought that he was angry and did not want to talk to her, so staying away from him was the best solution. However, why did he react like this?

"Come here..."

Seeing him waving his hand at her, she suddenly felt an inexplicable panic. She thought of what might happen if she were to sleep together with him on the bed and immediately said, "I'll just sleep on the couch."

"Do you want to come over and carry you to the bed?"

"I'm...I'm on my period."

"You don't sleep in your bed when you're on your period?"

"No... I mean..."

"Even if it was me, I won't do it when I'm not in the mood..."

The man glared at her. "Come here, don't make me ask you again."

Hearing that, Natalie dared not say any more. She could only bite the bullet and slept by his side. She did not expect the man to turn over and hugged her tightly from the back as soon as she laid down.

"Attagirl."

"You, you... Didn't you say..."

"I said I'm not going to do it, but did I say I won’t hug you?"

Natalie, “…”

That might be true, but how could she sleep with a ticking time bomb hugging her from behind?