Chapter 20 Please don't take it seriously!
"Natalie, I..." Adrian had a sudden enlightenment. Guilt swarmed him.
He said that he would take responsibility for Hailey because it was his libido talking.
Thinking about Natalie's question, Adrian suddenly connected the dots. His eyes filled not only with astonishment but also with joy.
"Natalie, are you saying that you never wanted to marry Oliver? Did Hailey make you take her place? If you didn't marry Oliver of your free will, come back to me! Oliver hasn't slept with you, right? I doubt his tattered body can handle the task."
Adrian didn't notice Natalie's hostile attitude and reached for her hand.
Natalie discreetly pushed his hand away, thinking to herself, 'I don't want his filthy hands on me! He slept with Hailey, claiming that he would take responsibility for her. Now, he wants me back? Who's gonna be the other woman in this relationship? Me or Hailey?'
"Adrian, I will not reconcile with you. It's impossible."
"Why?" Adrian didn't understand. "Oliver is disfigured, and he's dying. No one in the Windsor family likes that pathetic loser! What do you see in him? Natalie, I understand. You spoke nice things about Oliver to please them. But you can always tell me the truth! I know you hate Oliver!"
"Who said that I was lying to please them?" Natalie feigned a sweet smile. "Adrian, disfigured or not, Oliver has never cheated on me. He's in poor health, but I will take care of him. Even though his family doesn't like him, I do!"
She paused, acting shy. "How would you say for sure that Oliver couldn't get it up? Have you tested him? I'm telling you from first-hand experience that he can do it all night long!"
Adrian was so furious that he choked on his breathing.
"Natalie, I know you are saying these things just to anger me." Adrian didn't believe her. "You're still mad at me because of Hailey? That night was really a misunderstanding!"
"If that night was a misunderstanding, what about the times after that? Were every kiss and every time you slept with her all misunderstandings?" Natalie couldn't hold back her temper.
"Adrian, if you couldn't think clearly and constantly caused misunderstandings for over a month, I suggest that you get your brain checked."
"Natalie!"
Embarrassed and furious, Adrian strode toward Natalie.
He was determined to shut Natalie up with a searing kiss as every word out of her mouth would only anger him further.
Natalie noticed that his eyes were burning with wrath and desire and scurried backward in shock.
Before she could take another step back, she slammed into a man behind her. The person grabbed her and pulled her into strong arms.
She could feel the person's solid muscles and taut skin through their thin clothes. And the sense of power of this embrace made her feel safe.
Her nostrils were filled with a familiar and alluring scent with a hint of tobacco.
"Darling, you neglect to tell him that I can do it all day too."
Oliver's calm and low voice sounded behind her.
Natalie's body tensed. She felt his hand encircling her waist, his breath gently fanning the top of her head, causing her to tremble.
When she turned around, she didn't see Oliver's handsome face as she expected. Instead, she saw a delicate silver mask. It extended from his forehead to his strong jawline, covering the entire left side of his face.
She could only see a part of his right cheek and his eyes. Looking into his calm eyes, she couldn't detect any emotions, but she surely felt his power. One might think that only someone from the freezing hell could possess such eyes.
Given the rumors about Oliver, people might assume that Oliver's mask was a cover for his disfigured face. But Natalie knew better.
"Oliver?! I-I thought you weren't coming over!" Even though she couldn't see his face, Natalie knew the man was Oliver.
No one else exuded such a dominant and arrogant aura.
"Darling, didn't I satisfy you during the daytime too?" Oliver asked again, his voice grew huskier, making it more captivating.
Oliver didn't expect to hear such a provocative announcement from Natalie when he came to fetch her.
"I...I don't... You..." Natalie flushed violently in a second. She wanted to explain, but...
"You what?" Oliver raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a hint of warning.
Natalie resignedly nodded, thinking, 'Whatever you say!'
She really didn't want to discuss this topic with him!
"Ol...Uncle." Adrian looked at Oliver with an embarrassed expression. Just a moment ago, he was casually calling him Oliver. But he didn't dare to do so in front of Oliver and could only obediently call him Uncle.
And...Oliver was standing behind Natalie, his posture a show of absolute protection and possession!
Maybe...they really had slept together?!
Oliver glanced at Adrian aloofly, as if he was merely a servant, and said, "Adress Natalie properly."
"Uncle Oliver, Natalie and I are friends, and we..."
Oliver's expression darkened, and he cut Adrian off. "Adrian, she's your aunt-in-law. You should call her Aunt Natalie."
Adrian reluctantly turned to Natalie before muttering, "Aunt Natalie."
The title left Natalie both amused and satisfied in an indescribable way.
Just a few minutes ago, Adrian was acting all tough, yet now he had to respect Natalie despite how reluctant he was.
"Why are you still here? Natalie and I are gonna have a moment. Do you wanna stay and watch us?" Oliver seemed inexplicably displeased by Adrian's enamored gaze and shielded Natalie from Adrian.
Natalie didn't pay attention to Oliver's unusual affectionate attitude toward her. "Adrian, Hailey must be looking for you."
She was implying that he should leave.
Natalie and Oliver were acting like a real couple and it was driving Adrian crazy.
"Uncle Oliver, since you're back, you should say hi to Grandfather. I'm going." Adrian glanced at Natalie with mixed feelings and left with long strides, fists clenching by his sides.
As he walked away, he thought, 'What was so good about that ugly freak Oliver?
'He couldn't even show his face in public and he could have Natalie. Why couldn't I?'
Suddenly, Adrian had an idea and it cheered him up greatly. 'As Oliver can sleep with her, I can too.'
The Windsor's mansion was lush and serene.
After Adrian's departure, Natalie felt the power and strength emanating from Oliver even more distinctly.
She bit her lip and tried to break free from his embrace, but with a single movement, he pushed her against the rockery. Trapped between him and the rockery, she couldn't move. Oliver's presence became even more overwhelming.
"You'll take care of me and you like me?"
Oliver found Natalie's awkward and helpless demeanor quite pleasing to the eye.
Growing up, it was the first time Oliver knew what it felt like to be protected by someone.
In the eyes of others, Oliver was so powerful that he didn't need protection.
Even when he was merely a child, he never showed any signs of weakness.
Natalie was unlike others. She was defenseless in front of him, but she called him a good husband and told his family that she would like him even though all of them didn't.
Oliver couldn't come up with a proper description of his feelings when Charles repeated her words to him.
Like a clear spring flowing through barren soil?
Like dawn breaking through the darkness?
Perhaps these words are a little exaggerated, but he definitely felt something similar.
"It's not... Oliver, I didn't know what I was talking about earlier! Please don't take it seriously!" Natalie was afraid of his reaction.
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