It'll Come Naturally

"Sorry. I am busy and I have some important work to deal with." What Annie said could not be more obvious. She was implying that Eleanor should go away now.

"Keep what you said today in mind. Humph!" Eleanor sneered at her with a disdainful look. Then she turned around and left arrogantly, being confident that her message was delivered and her warning was heard.

After Eleanor left, Annie felt so upset that she threw her pen on the table. 'That bitch! How shameless she is! Rain has never admitted that she is his girlfriend. Even if he did, why would she come over and brag to me in my face? I have nothing to do with their business!' Annie was simmering with rage.

She took a deep breath to suppress her anger. Because of what happened, she felt like she lost her motivation to work hard. So she just kept sitting on the chair, staring blankly at the wall.

Belinda knocked on the open door, trying to get Annie's attention. However, the latter did not come to herself, lost deep in her blank thoughts. So Belinda just walked in with a smiling face.

"Annie, are you okay? Annie." Belinda frowned and couldn't help wondering what she was thinking about. She seemed to be utterly lost in her mind. She had left work early yesterday. Was she bothered by something? "Oh! Belinda, it's you! I'm sorry." Annie raised the corners of her mouth and a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Was that Eleanor? What did she come here for? Jeez! Did she come to you just to pick up a fight again?!" Belinda could ascertain that Eleanor came to find fault with Annie as long as she appeared in the company.

"Oh, no. She was just complaining a bit. Nothing serious. I can handle it." Annie smiled bitterly. People would not cherish things until those things were taken away from them. That was exactly what was happening to her now.

"You have to be strong and never back down when dealing with arrogant people like her. Otherwise, she would think that you are weak and she would keep bullying you. 'Bully the weak and fear the strong' is one of their life mottos." Belinda hated these kinds of people the most and she had a technique to deal with them. The best way was to be strong and powerful at the very start so as to establish who could and could not be bullied.

"She is probably just too young. That is common among the younger generation nowadays. But thanks for asking and for your advice." Somehow, Annie felt helpless and oppressed compared to Belinda. That feeling just came from nowhere. Belinda was capable, experienced and decisive, who never hesitated when dealing with a problem. Compared with Belinda, Annie was unsure and indecisive.

"Annie, I heard that..." Belinda bit her lower lip and hesitated whether she should try to ask or not.

"Yes? What's the matter, Belinda?" Annie looked at her, puzzled.

"Oh, nothing. A meeting is waiting for me. So yeah, go ahead and focus on your work. Good job. Bye." Belinda wanted to ask her something. But after a brief pause, she believed that it was inappropriate for her to do so. She then decided to remain silent about it and left immediately to avoid any awkwardness.

"Okay, Bye." Seeing words getting in Belinda's way, Annie knew that there must be something Belinda wanted to talk to her about, and that it might be embarrassing. Otherwise, Belinda wouldn't have been so hesitant.

The moment she stepped out of Annie's office, Belinda hung her head low in frustration. She had planned to talk to Annie and see whether the embattled single mother could open up to her. This way, Belinda could be able to help her. The day before yesterday, Rain had come to them and he was definitely in trouble. He must have been too burdened and exasperated by a problem that must have something to do with Annie. That was why Belinda wanted to hear it from Annie herself. But she realized that she, as an outsider, shouldn't stick her nose into their private matters.

"Hey, my darling. I'm standing right here. Can't you see me?" Seeing Belinda walking by, Duke growled in a low voice, teeth gritted.

"Oh! Duke, honey, why are you here?" Belinda let out an awkward smile upon recognizing him.

"Hey, is everything okay? Tell me, what's on your mind?" In his eyes, Belinda was not as sophisticated as other people, even as a grown-up.

"Oh, nothing serious. I am just feeling sorry for someone." Belinda felt a bit depressed. Why did he have to come here in the morning? Wasn't there an important meeting to be held at the Leng Group?Owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

"That doesn't sound too bad. At least, you are thinking about me." The corners of Duke's mouth lifted upward and a beautiful smile appeared on his face. Making Belinda, the tough businesswoman, feel guilty was not an easy task. Now, he did it!

"Don't overthink! I'm not feeling sorry for you. I'm sorry for Rain. Maybe I said too much to Annie that she could hardly bear it. And that's probably why they are staying away from each other." Belinda was tormenting herself with remorse. She felt that it was her fault for letting such thing happen.

"I told you not to get involved in their affairs because you would only make things worse. They are adults, and they're supposed to deal with their problems maturely and on their own. No one knows them better than themselves. Breaking up or being together just depends on the very two people involved in that relationship. They are just wasting their precious time being suspicious of each other and trying to feel each other. It is almost ridiculous!" Duke hated a long drawn fight the most. He liked to take the initiative to solve problems when there were any, in the quickest and most efficient way possible. Wasting his time was just too costly to him.

"Yes, you are right. That's exactly why I feel sorry for Rain. I should have done nothing." Belinda felt that her strength was drained all of sudden. She leaned towards Duke naturally.

"Then, don't do that again." Duke reached out to hold her by her waist and led her towards the President's office.

"But I did it for their sake! Not for me. I'm really worried about them. Actually, they can end up with a happy marriage only if they have an honest heart-to-heart conversation. But their communications are always in a deadlock. No one is going to give in." Belinda had an impatient disposition. It was just such a pain seeing the two struggling without any sign of resolution.

"That's their business. And since they, themselves created this mess, they deserve it." In Duke's opinion, a woman's coquetry was acceptable. But when she had gone too far, she would only annoy the hell out of people.

"Haha! Are you sure you're Rain's friend?" Belinda giggled. Where did his strange theory come from? She seemed to be more on Rain's side, though.

"Oh wow, look at my wife, thinking about my friend's private life all day. Do you think I would be happy with that?" Duke rolled his eyes at her helplessly. He felt like that his own wife had gotten too keen on the relationship between Rain and Annie.0000