Chapter 973 Why Is It So Painful
“Sure. Go ahead,” Natalie said.
Amos explained seriously, “I want to say that I have no idea that Olivia would hurt you because of me. The moment what she did was exposed, she was no longer my fiancée. The marriage contract between the Stone family and the Jones family will be canceled sooner or later.”
The woman fiddled with the cap she was holding as she asked with a faint smile, “And you’re telling me this because?”
“I’ll be single once I cancel my marriage with Olivia. Then, I can pursue you once more and get engaged with you.”
Upon finishing his sentence, he took a step forward and grabbed Natalie’s slender wrist.
“If Yvette’s incident didn’t happen, my father would have approved of you and Dream. He would definitely be satisfied with you being his daughter-in-law. I admired you the moment I first met you. I came to like you more the more time I spent working with you. There was never a lacking of women around me, but you’re the only one I can’t seem to forget. I hope you can give me this chance and let me be your man.”
Natalie stared at his hand around her wrist for a moment before prying his fingers off slowly, freeing herself from his grasp.
“Mr. Stone, perhaps we can be great partners when it comes to our work, but it will never happen when it comes to relationships,” she rejected resolutely, a glint flashing across her eyes as she blinked.
Amos stared at his now empty hand and asked, refusing to give up, “Why?”
“What do you like about me?” she asked.
He was shocked by her question, but he then replied without any hesitation, “Natalie, I admit that I was drawn to your looks in the beginning, but I like everything about you now!”
“Can you accept that I have five children?”
“What sort of joke is that?” Amos raised a brow in shock as he asked, “You’re only twenty-four this year. How can you have five children already?”
“You’ll know if you investigate a little. I’m not lying.” Having changed the direction of their conversation, Natalie asked again, “Since you say that you like everything about me, can you accept the fact that I have five children and that I will distribute the assets of the Stone family to them in the future?”
“I…”
Amos was at a loss for words.
Five children… And they’re all not mine. How can I distribute the assets of the Stone family to them?
What’s more, if Father and my friends and family find out that I’m going to take in five children who have no relations with me whatsoever, I’m going to be turned into a joke.
Natalie wasn’t surprised that he was being so hesitant.
On the contrary, she thought it was totally normal that he was being hesitant, and she had expected this to happen.
“Mr. Stone, with your family background, it’s destined that your marriage will have nothing to do with love.” She smiled slightly and continued, “Even without Olivia, your father would have paired you up with a woman who will benefit the Stone family. Your marriage will be decided based on the benefits it will provide, rather than your feelings for your partner. That’s why there’s no need for you to waste your time on me. If this continues, it will only affect our jobs and collaboration. It’ll only end up in a loss for both of us.”
Natalie wasn’t looking down on Amos.
In fact, he represented most of the men on Earth.
Who in the world would be as foolish as Samuel was?
“Mr. Stone, I finally managed to get away from the media reporters, so I can’t stay here for too long.” Pulling her hair back, she put on her cap once again and said, “I’ll be going now. I will head to Stone Corporation two days later to discuss the adjusted purchase plan.”
“Okay.”
Amos narrowed his eyes as he watched Natalie leave in a rush. He felt a sense of emptiness in his chest.
She was right.
He was exactly that kind of person.
In his eyes, love would never be able to surpass benefits, which was the most important thing to him.
However, he couldn’t understand why it felt so painful after getting rejected by Natalie.
