Chapter 31: Argument & Proposal
Argument & Proposal
Dinner came to an end. | have to say that the dinner was perfect in every way. The food was delicious,
and Edward was goodpany. Reiner stood at
a respectable distance away from us throughout the whole dinner. | nced at him a few times over the
course of dinner, but he acted all cold and
professional. | guess | should go home now before it got anyter.
“Edward, thank you for today. | think | should go home now,” | started to excuse myself.
“What''s the hurry? | still have a couple of things to talk to you about,” Edward replied with a depressed
look on his face.
“With all due respect, Sir Edward. Miss Natalia should head home now. It is gettingte,” Reiner said as
he came to stand by my side.
“20 minutes. Step outside for 20 minutes. | have some things to discuss alone with Natalia,” Edward
half asked and halfmanded Reiner to step
outside. Reiner looked at me to seek my thought on the matter.
| have somethings to ask Edward as well in private. | gave Reiner a small nod signaling that | would like
him to leave us alone. Without another word,
Reiner walked out of the room.
“What did you want to talk to me about?” | asked Edwarding straight to the point. | have a few
things | wanted to ask him as well.
“Nothing, really. | just miss you...” Edward teased me with his sugar-coated words again. He was
beside my seat in no time and sessfully pulled me
up from my seat before leading me to the sofa.
“Don''t sweet talk me. You may not have anything you want to discuss with me but | do have a few
things | want to ask you,” | said as | turned to face
him on the sofa. His face is too close forfort, his green eyes looking straight into mine.
“5 minutes. I''ll answer all your questions in 5 minutes. In return, you''ll let me fuck you for the remaining
15 minutes,” Edward replied before leaning in
to kiss my lips. My body reacted to his kiss instantly as my heart beat faster and | felt my face
bing flushed.
I broke off the kiss, conscious that Edward was a man of his word and the countdown of my precious 5
minutes had already
started.
“Why did you convince Lucien to ce a bodyguard on me 24/7?" I started interrogating him.
“Because a random man assaulted you and left a bite mark on your shoulder,” he replied casually by
repeating the lie I told
him back to me.
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“What if I told you that I wasn’t assaulted? Will you remove my bodyguard?” I asked him.
“If you weren’t assaulted then it can only mean two things. One, you lied to me. Two, you willingly let
some man bite your
shoulder. Whichever it is, I have more than enough reason to keep Reiner as your bodyguard. To make
sure that you can never
lie to me again or to find out who you willingly allowed to bite your shoulder,” Edward replied with
surprising calm.
What should I do? If Reiner guards me, he wille to learn about my secrets in no time and if he
learns of them then so will
Lucien and probably Edward as well. Lucien and Edward must not find out about my rtionship with
Zak. Lucien must not find
out that I slept with Edward and vice versa. I need to convince Edward and Lucien to remove my
bodyguard...but how?
“What will make Lucien remove my bodyguard?” I asked Edward. I have to solve this one step at a
time.
“hmm...me telling him that you no longer need one might work?” Edward replied with a smile after
some thought. Shit.
*“So...what do I need to do to make you tell Lucien to remove my bodyguard?” I pressed Edward
further for answers.
“My girl is so smart. Finally, you’re starting to get this. As I told you before, if you keep me entertained
and in a good mood,
things will start going your way,” Edward answered as his fingers grabbed my chin gently before he
leaned in to ce a slow
and soft kiss on my lips. His kiss was warm and teasing but my mind was elsewhere as it tried to figure
out my next move.
“You’re evil...” I spat at him. He’s ying games with me and the more I struggle the more I get tangled
up in his webs.
Edward just shrugged without a care in the world.
“What will you do if Lucien finds out about us?” I asked. I’m running out of options and ideas. I have to
try using this against
him. Of course, thest thing I want is for Lucien to find out that I’ve been sleeping with his brother but
if hypothetically it
could remove my bodyguard, it was worth using as an excuse.
“T’ll marry you,” Edward replied casually without a thought.
“What?!” I eximed in shock. His response is the furthest thing from what I was expecting.
Edward turned to me and ced a warm hand on the side of my face. His emerald green eyes looked
deep into my own.
“T’ll marry you. If Lucien finds out all I have to tell him is that I''ll take full responsibility by marrying you.
He’ll probably be
furious but there is no reason for him to refuse our union. You and I are not really rted. I’m not your
real uncle and you’re
not my real niece. Everyone knows this for a fact. Our marriage would cause some uproar in the press
for a while but gossip
dies down fast,” Edward began to exin in a detached voice.
“I don’t want to marry you!” I retorted loudly.
I almost screamed at him.
“Who do you want to marry? Lucien? You’re worried about marrying your uncle but you’re fine marrying
your father?” Edward
retorted back mockingly.
“I...” I couldn’t think of anything to say back to him. This is so frustrating, and I feel like crying or just
cking out around now
would also work out fine as well.
“Think about it logically, Natalia. I’m actually a fine choice for a husband. I’m as wealthy as Lucien is, if
not slightly more. I’m
famous with valuable global connections in and outside ourpany’s business. Most importantly, I’m
quite independent from
the main house. I would say marrying me would be much better than being used by the elders as a
pawn to strengthen
business ties. You’ve seen it often enough in our family. Most of your cousins have already been
married off for the sake of the
business or are engaged to do so in the near future. When will it be your turn?” Edward continued to
exin slowly. His facts
are urate and I cannot disagree.
--To be continued...