Chapter 203 If You Can't Stand It, Just Bear With It
After Natalie asked, she propped her arms on the table, cupped her face with her hands, and tilted her head to look at her.
Since Lillian didn't respond, it was understood as a tacit agreement. Natalie smiled knowingly.
Lillian's thoughts were seen through, and her usually calm eyes showed a hint of embarrassed anger.
"I just can't stand you treating Charlie as a backup. Do you feel accomplished?" Lillian said.
"What?"
That was really harsh.
"Isn't it true that you've been leading Mr. Walker on, stringing him along? If that's not treating him as a backup, then what is?" Lillian questioned directly.
Kelly couldn't help but speak up, "When have you seen her stringing Charlie along? What do you know about their relationship?"
Lillian's face was unsightly, but she refused to back down. "Because you have a good relationship, Ms. Clark can just toy with his feelings without any guilt?"
Natalie's expression darkened slightly. Even the most patient person would eventually reach their limit.
"Toying?" Natalie sneered, "Ms. Garcia, did you see me toying with him?"
"It's clearly Mr. Walker's one-sided wishful thinking, okay?" She added.
How did she become the kind of woman who toys with others' feelings?
Did they think she was some kind of player?
Unbelievable! Incomprehensible!
Lillian gritted her teeth, her face tense, exuding an imposing aura. "If you don't like him, you should cut off his thoughts. Your current attitude of playing hard to get, isn't that toying with him?"
If it were someone else, they would have been scared by now!
Natalie couldn't help but snicker, "Does Ms. Garcia think that unless I completely cut ties with Mr. Walker, it's not considered rejecting him?"
Lillian didn't answer. But that was exactly what she meant.
Ridiculous!
Natalie glanced at Lillian's inscrutable expression, thinking, 'Today's events were likely orchestrated by her long in advance.'
She and Charlie had been friends for many years, practically growing up together.
She had always ignored Charlie's pursuit.
Simply rejecting him, an action she had taken numerous times before, allowed her to maintain a clear conscience.
Even if they couldn't be together, it hadn't reached the point of cutting ties, right?
'Lillian, is there something wrong with your mind?' Natalie asked inwardly.
She casually curled her lips into a smile, her voice indifferent. "It seems Ms. Garcia has never had the chance to reject someone. Relationships between men and women don't always have to be about romance.
"It's Charlie who wants to break the boundaries of friendship and go further. But I haven't given him that chance. Otherwise, that piece of land would already be mine," she added.
Some things didn't need to be spelled out too clearly.
If Lillian had any sense, she would realize that the issue didn't lie with Natalie.
Why was she here, causing trouble for no reason?
Lillian's expression tightened, and she averted her gaze. She sounded ungrateful. "It seems evident that you have never outright rejected him, right?"
In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.
Kelly couldn't stand it anymore, uttering, "What is your problem? Natalie has made it very clear. We've grown up together, it's impossible to cut ties. If you like Charlie, go pursue him yourself! Charlie not liking you, is that Natalie's fault?"
Kelly wasn't going to tolerate her bad behavior. 'Who is she showing off to?'
Lillian's expression soured, her eyes betraying a mix of burden and self-control. Accustomed to making firm decisions in the business realm, she excelled at concealing her emotions. Before long, she regained her composure, her gaze indifferent as she regarded them.
"No matter who Charlie likes, that's his business. I just can't stand Ms. Clark toying with others' feelings," said Lillian.
'What's wrong with Lillian?' Kelly wondered and rolled her eyes inwardly.
She was about to slam the table and stand up when Natalie grabbed her arm, smiled, and stood up.
"Forget it, saying more is useless," said Natalie.
"Ms. Clark is admitting it?" Lillian's lips curled with coldness.
Natalie looked at her, curling her lips, the curve gradually widening, full of mockery.
"Ms. Garcia, my business is not for others to comment on. If you can't stand it, just bear with it."
No one was forcing her to watch.
