It'll Come Naturally
Chapter 1714 The Proposal (Part Two)

"If you keep asking me that question, I will probably change my mind." Annie was shy about saying a straightforward yes, but Rain wasn't getting the hint. He kept trying to force an answer out of her. It was beyond annoying. "Really? Annie, I must be the happiest man in the world right now," Rain said loudly in excitement. Rain lifted her to his chest and spun her around.

"Shush! Be quiet. Don't wake Joyce up!" Annie shushed him with a forefinger to his lips, throwing a quick look at Joyce. She was satisfied to see that they hadn't disturbed Joyce in her sleep.

"Don't worry. The fever just went down. She must be sound asleep." Rain lowered his head and leaned closer to Annie. She could feel the warm breath coming from him.

Only a second before Rain could taste her luscious lips, a perfunctory cough broke the silence.

"Excuse me! Sorry, I didn't barge in on purpose and disturb your private moment. I just wanted to check if Joyce's fever is gone." Tom gulped as Rain glared at him. He forced a smile and went to Joyce's bedside.

Rain gritted his teeth. Tom was shameless enough to say that interrupting them was not his intention, that jerk! He could have private moments with his wife whenever he wanted, but Rain was a single man. He finally got the chance to kiss his girl but lo and behold, Tom just popped out from nowhere at the critical moment! If he truly didn't want to disturb them, he could have ignored them and quietly walked away. But instead, he made the sound just to startle the couple. Rain could tell from the sheer amusement on Tom's face that he had been fibbing. He just wanted to annoy Rain.

"She's all right. The fever is down. I prescribed some medicines for her. You must remember to give them to her on time. I have also prescribed her an anti-pyretic. Give it to her when her temperature gets over 38.5. Clear?" Tom babbled on, dodging Rain's pointed, burning gaze. It could have combusted him on spot. 'Huh, does he really need to be so furious? He looks like he wants to make a meal out of me. I only stepped in at the wrong moment, while he wanted to get cozy with his girl. It's not my fault. I have to check on my patient!' Tom knitted his brows in frustration.

"All right. Then could we take her home now?" Annie used 'we' instead of 'I'. It was obvious that she had already agreed to Rain's suggestion. Tom too got her hint and winked at Rain surreptitiously, congratulating him in secret. He was finally successful in winning Annie back.

"Yes, but you still need to pay attention to her. Her fever shouldn't return." Tom lowered his head again. He could feel the pair of vengeful eyes bore into him all this time.

"Okay. Thanks. Sorry to trouble you this late." Rain was good friends with Tom, but Annie was not very familiar with him. She felt the need to express her utter gratitude to him.

"It's okay. Now only if the guy next to you stops glaring daggers at me!" Tom put the stethoscope back in its case, ready to escape at any moment.

"Huh! So you finally realized it! You are such a smart guy, Tom," Rain said coolly, narrowing his gaze. If it wasn't for the fact that he had troubled Tom in the middle of the night to check on his daughter, he would have the doctor regret intruding on them just now. "Of course. I'm a doctor. No one is smarter than me," Tom said, oblivious to the sarcasm in Rain's voice. He grinned as if he was walking on air at the high praise, almost forgetting that he had antagonized Rain just moments ago.

"Oh! If that's the case, we can save a lot on our research funds next year. You won't need the money. You can do all the research with your smart brain itself." Rain smiled at him slyly. 'Try and piss me off next time! I'll watch how you do your research without the money,' Rain thought.

"What? No! I didn't mean that. Don't take back your funds, please! I'll get out of your sight immediately and never bother you ever again!" Tom wheeled around and hastily left before he could even finish speaking. He disappeared as quickly as a gust of wind whirling past them.

"Haha! What is up with him?" Annie couldn't help but laugh, amused at Tom's reaction.

"Don't mind him. Let's go! You go and take the medicine, I'll take Joyce to the car," Rain said as he bent down, ready to lift Joyce up. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something and straightened up. He took off his coat in an instant and put it on Annie gently. "This is to make sure you don't catch a cold."

"But what about you?" Annie's heart warmed at Tom's offer. But when she saw that he only wore a shirt and a vest, she felt a bit hesitant.

"Don't worry. I'll be fine without the coat." Rain wrapped Joyce safely in the blanket they had brought along. He held her to his chest, making sure she wouldn't feel cold. It was said that a father's arms was the safest place in the world. Joyce smiled in her sleep, happy to be held so tenderly by her father.

It was not the first time that Annie had entered Rain's house, but when she set foot into the place again, she felt like she was in a dream.

Rain took Joyce to the room that he had specially prepared for her. It was decorated in pink, as if for a princess in a fairy tale. Cautiously, he put her down onto the bed and tucked her in. Finally, he heaved a sigh of relief. She could rest well now. "When did you prepare all this?" It never occurred to Annie that he would have set up rooms for the kids. She was moved by his actions.

"It was when I got to know they are my kids. I wanted us to reunite one day, so I asked the designer to plan the kids' rooms and decorate them. It was all very quick. All work was done within one week." Rain smiled plaintively. Unfortunately, he had been turned down by Annie last time. But his efforts weren't in vain. The kids would live in their new rooms now that their family was reunited. It was a happy ending.

"Thank you! Don't say I shouldn't be thankful. I mean it. I want to express my gratitude to you." Annie's eyes reddened. Who didn't want to be cherished like this? Rain had been so generous to them.

"Silly girl. We're family. Don't say thank you to me ever again. I'll forgive you for now, but just this once." Rain shushed her with his forefinger. He focused his eyes on her intently, his gaze full of affection. The deep love that had been kept locked up in his heart for so many years seemed to surge up.

"You should go and take a shower. Take some rest. I can stay with Joyce." Annie assumed that he was exhausted after his journey in the flight. He had been beside Joyce, taking care of her in the hospital for so long too.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐