It'll Come Naturally

Their car drove to the hotel where they were staying and neither Annie nor Fred noticed the car that was following them discreetly. That car did not turn back and drive away until the man in the car confirmed their hotel.

"Mr. Mu," called Luke as he quickly walked across the party towards Edward.

"How was it? Did you locate their hotel?" Edward asked while clasping his hands behind his back. The stance made him look both professional and smart.

"Yes. It's Kate Hotel. What a coincidence." Luke followed the two after they left the party as what Edward ordered. It turned out that Annie and Fred chose the most familiar hotel in the city.

"That's great. Where is Rain? Is he still upstairs?" Edward smiled guilefully as he thought, 'Screw it, Mrs. Chen. I will be helping Rain this time no matter what.

Say goodbye to being a stranger because you will be family." "Yes," Luke answered in a low voice. He was clueless about Edward's plan. Nevertheless, he would never dare question this man's decisions since he had proven him to be a wise man. "Bring him to Kate Hotel. To be specific, drag him to Annie's room." Kate Hotel was one of Edward's properties. It would be just a piece of cake to execute what was in his mind.

"What? Are you sure? Isn't it a bit inappropriate?" Luke did not understand Edward's intention.

"Just do it. I'll take the responsibility," said Edward nonchalantly. He was a decisive and powerful man. Thus, he would not allow any question towards his decision.

"Yes. I'll do it right away," said Luke with a nod. To be honest, he didn't like Edward's idea but he would not defy his order either.

"Wait. Remember this. Be carefully and leave no trace." Edward did not believe that Fred Chen and Annie were truly husband and wife. Therefore, he was sure that the two would not share the same room. He easily sensed the coldness between the two just by hearing them talk. They were too distant to be a real couple.

"Copy that," Luke promised and then left to carry out Edward's order. It was truly a challenge. Edward must have trusted him a lot to leave this hard task to him.

Edward was smiling evilly and was about to take a sip of red wine when a familiar voice cracked his silence.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

"Tell me! Did you do something bad again?" It was Daisy. She knew her husband so well that she couldn't just keep quiet.

"Don't accuse me. Your husband is not a bad guy." Edward reached out and hugged her out of nowhere.

"No, don't. They are watching us." Surprised, Daisy tried to avoid his embrace. They were still in public now, thus, she struggled a bit to keep a proper distance from him.

"It's okay! We are a couple. Being intimate is natural for us." Edward never cared about other people's opinions.

"I saw Rain killing himself with wine. He must be sad seeing his beloved woman standing next to another man. He has been waiting for her for so long." Daisy failed to escape, so she stopped struggling. She ended up just letting Edward embrace her tenderly and let him be.

"Poor man. Watchers usually see more than players. He is the poor player. God helps those who help themselves. No worries, I'm already helping him," Edward commented with confidence as if he could foresee the future and he had everything in control. "So, you mean, Annie will be Rain's, right?" Daisy believed that Annie was not the kind who easily changed her mind.

"Do you really want to know that?" Edward lowered his head and whispered in her ears seductively. "Kiss me and I'll consider whether to tell you or not."

"Stay away!" Daisy stepped on his foot heavily as she thought, 'Damn man! I knew it! I should not be too generous on him. He would ask for extra as long as there's a chance!'

"Hey, lady! We are in public! Don't make me awkward!" Watching her walking away, Edward complained in a low voice. He did not offend her. He just asked for a kiss. It was a simple request. 'Was it really that difficult?' he thought.

"You deserve it." Duke walked to Edward slowly. Needless to say, he came here for Rain. Annie's appearance caused a chaos among them.

"Just shut up." Edward rolled his eyes at Duke. All his friends were sometimes so mean to each other, himself included, of course.

"It's my freedom to speak." It was obvious how Duke was much more gentle now than how he had been in the past. Probably it was his beautiful wife and cute son that changed him.

"Yes, you have the freedom but don't make comment on me, please. You can talk to Tom." Edward was still wincing in pain when he shot Duke a dagger stare. Daisy stepped so heavily on his foot that he probably got bruised.

"What are you talking about?" Tom appeared all of the sudden just like a ghost.

"Well. Everyone is here. Let's have a discussion! What's in your mind about Annie and Rain?" Edward could not help but smile as they seemed to make a plot.

"In my point of view, as long as Rain likes her, we should help him. I don't even care about Fred at all," Duke said in a cool tone. Rain could be counted to his family. He'd like to do everything for him.

"But before that, I think we need to figure out something. I remember that Annie liked Rain so much and it seemed that she would not marry any other man. In that case, how's it possible that the man named Fred is her husband now? She won't change easily." Doctors were good at reasoning. Tom was good in taking everything into consideration.

"You hear that? That's what a clever man would say. You would only mess thing up, Duke." Edward cast a disdainful look at Duke as if Duke was a saucy man. In reality though, Edward was thinking the same way as Duke before Tom said a thing.

"Come on. Don't try to fool us. You must have done something already, right?" Duke would never believe that Edward would let thing be without taking any action.

"I won't allow my friend to be teased, even though she is a female," commented Edward. Annie must know that there was a high possibility to meet Rain when she decided to attend the party held by FX International Group. He found it odd that Annie decided to come in with another man. Had she even thought of Rain? He had been waiting for her for four years. How could she even show-off on his face?

"Great! As expected! Would you mind telling us a bit?" Duke smirked while looking at Edward. Edward would always be the first to protect his family and friends.

"Two words." A cunning smile cracked Edwards lips while looking at his friends.

"What?" Tom and Duke asked in chorus.

"A secret." Edward left immediately when he finished speaking, leaving the two looking at each other cluelessly.

"What did he mean?" Duke said puzzledly with furrowed eyebrows.

"A secret, he said." Tom was also ready to leave. Edward kept it a secret because he would not tell them. That was simple to understand. Thus, he thought, 'Since when did Duke become this mentally slow? Probably since Spencer was born. But then, people say that it is the mother who is mentally affected after giving birth. How is it even possible for Duke to be this blunt when it is supposed to be Belinda?!'