novelraw Chapter 553: No One Would Like Me
Chapter 553: No One Would Like Me
Natalie Niles pressed her ear against his chest for a while, then lightly laughed, "You like me? Your heart is about to jump out.""I’d have to be crazy to like you. With all your scheming, who in the world would like you? Even if every woman on earth were gone, I wouldn’t like you!"
"Oh."
Natalie Niles’s voice quickly deflated.
The bedroom sank into dead silence in the darkness, as if a difficult-to-define sadness filled the air.
She didn’t speak for a long time, but Connor knew she wasn’t asleep.
Were his earlier words too harsh?
"Natalie Niles?"
No response.
"I...I didn’t mean to say it that way; it was just a joke."
No response.
"I’m sorry, Natalie."
Connor hugged her tightly, his voice slightly hoarse, "Someone will like you, you’re exceptional."
Natalie Niles’s voice was even more hoarse than his, "No one would like me."
Even she didn’t like herself, did she?
She was dark, despicable, shameless, scheming.
If anyone liked her, it was because they were deceived by the facade she intentionally created.
No one would like the real her.
Even her twin brother stopped liking her after realizing who she truly was. She even had to fake her death to force him to exhibit brotherly love.
Any spark Connor had for her was carefully plotted out, step by step, by her scheming.
If not for her schemes, the person Connor would be holding right now would probably be Cora Ginger!
She looked down on the money-grubbing Cora Ginger, but no matter what, Cora once had Connor’s heart, and that made her better.
Natalie Niles suddenly wanted to push Connor away, but as soon as she moved, he tightened his grip.
He gently stroked her head, coaxing softly, "I was wrong, I said something wrong, don’t be sad, Natalie, be good, that little rabbit was bought especially for you. I thought it looked a lot like you, and I wanted to give it to you. Do you want it?"
Natalie Niles’s eyes felt a bit wet, but her voice showed no trace of emotion, "I can’t take care of it."
"Didn’t you have one before?"
"I took care of it till it died."
"Then maybe try again, maybe this one will be different from the last one, easy to take care of?"
"Do you often buy small animals to give people?"
"No, just you!"
Natalie Niles felt a bit better at that and her voice softened, "Alright, I’ll take care of it."
Connor was a bit happy, she finally accepted his little rabbit!
"Why did you buy such an ugly one?"
"What’s ugly? I think it’s very cute!"
"Aren’t most of the rabbits at the Spring Villa Resort white?"
"That’s why this one’s special! It’s not cheap, a thousand bucks!"
"Are you an idiot? A thousand bucks for a rabbit? It’s at most worth ten!"
"No way, even the staff praised my taste, said this breed is different from the market ones, it’s imported."
"The staff just praised you to sell rabbits, making money, praising you against their conscience!"
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Johan Niles woke up in the middle of the night, went to the bathroom, and planned to go back to bed, only to see his sister being held in Connor’s arms, her head pressed to his chest, their position so tight!
He practically wanted to curse!
Was he trying to smother his sister?
Emmett Price, you bastard!
He gently scooped his sister from Connor’s arms and carried her to another bedroom, tucking her in.
Then he laid down in Connor’s bed, putting Connor’s hand on his own waist.
Hours later, daylight brightened the room.
Connor opened his eyes to find the person in his arms was now the scruffy-faced Johan Niles!
He screamed and jumped up, "Ahhhhh! A ghost!"