It'll Come Naturally
Chapter 494 Insurmountable Barrier

"Shit! Jerry, what the hell is this? You look all upset like someone's been up your butt!"

This was exactly like Rain, always restless. Before one thing ended, he was already ready to stir up some new trouble. He was indeed a troublemaker! "Up my butt? Wish fulfillment? You look so much like a permanent bottom that it gives me chills." Raising his eyebrows, Tom looked at Rain in disgust. "Damn, Jerry. Are you jealous that I look better than you? Is that why you're trying to ruin my reputation?" Rain was simply pulling Tom's leg, because he realized the boss already turned his fatal gaze to Daisy. So Rain had to get himself out of this mess, and the most effective way was to try to change the topic. Otherwise he'd meet a terrible fate.

"Narcissist. You're not good-looking, just girly." Aaron looked very much lost in thought and bored as he teased him. Although he didn't really consider Rain effeminate, but Rain did have an enchanting charm that was even more seductive than a woman's. Aaron felt justified in calling Rain girly. Besides, Rain had put a lot of work onto Aaron's shoulders these past few days. So Aaron wanted to get back at him to let out of some of that bottled up anger.

"Aaron baby, are you sure you want to be a part of this?" Instead of getting fired up, Rain laughed. Since Aaron threw a barb at him, Rain decided to give him a nice whirl.

"Forget it. I was just venting, so please ignore me. You guys continue, and I'll just watch. And stop calling me baby. It makes my skin crawl." Aaron had no intention in being caught in their meaningless "fight." At this crucial point, he only wanted to protect his own skin. Although Rain couldn't really affect his daily life, it would be a different story at his job, since his position was one level lower than Rain's.

"Coward, I'd accept his challenge." Anna looked contemptuous. Rain had given her quite a hard time when her actual boss was in hospital. She was exhausted by the overtimes, so she had a lot against Rain. Edward was extremely efficient whereas Rain always drove her like a slave. How could such different people hold the reins of power here?

"Anna, if that's the case, then you go, girl! I'm out of this." Aaron would be insane to cross the newly ascendant and insidious acting president. Or by tomorrow, the unbearable workload would crush him, and even breathing would be a luxury.

"A lady won't fight a man. I'm not interested in this childish scuffle between you men." Anna smiled coldly. Every man seated here ranked higher in the company than she was, so targeting any one of them would end up badly for her. Why would she recklessly cause herself trouble?

"A gentleman doesn't fight a woman is the expression. Please, Anna, don't take liberties with ancient proverbs." The argument seemed to shift from between Aaron and Rain to between Aaron and Anna. What an intriguing sight!

"They mean basically the same thing, don't they? What's there to argue about?" Anna frowned and peeked at him from the corner of her eye, unable to figure out what was wrong with men nowadays. They always seemed to be fixated on some irrelevant thing, causing grief for everyone.

"Uncle Aaron, are you secretly dating aunt Anna? You two look suspicious!" Nobody knew when exactly Justin stopped whatever he was doing. He was now carefully examining the quarreling couple.

"Um. Justin, don't say such things. I could be dating anyone but him." Anna rudely curled her lips as if Aaron was the worst man in the world.

"The same applies to me. So, little guy, don't start matchmaking around here! If I ever am interested in anyone, she sure wouldn't be some spinster." Aaron counterattacked with equal ruthlessness, pulling no punches simply because he was up against a woman. "Damn you! Who is a spinster! I am a virgin, but I'm sure as hell not an old fart like you!" Riled up by Rain's words, Anna instinctively retorted. When she realized what she just said, her face immediately turned red. Luckily she wasn't being too loud, so other than the people sitting at the table, no one else noticed her impropriety.

"Listening to you two, I agree with Justin. Are you two dating? You guys are quarreling like husband and wife." Rain was one of the people sitting close to Anna, so unfortunately for her, he heard everything the squabblers had to say.

"Uncle Rain, you think so too! Look, guys, you're both single. It's very possible. If you're dating, there's nothing wrong with that. Why are you trying to hide it?" Justin laughed mischievously. His pink face was colored with delinquency while his eyes looked back and forth at Aaron and Anna. His fascinated gaze was giving the two quite a cold fright.

"Yeah, Aaron. Admit it! And rest assured, even though our president doesn't like office romances, there aren't any rules forbidding employees having a relationship. So you don't need to keep pretending."

Rain was suspicious anyway, and his gossipy personality came bubbling to the surface. He was beginning to wonder if there really was something going on between the two. Though Justin meant it as a joke, it didn't mean that there wasn't a kernel of truth. Recently, both Aaron and Anna seemed to have a lot to hide from Rain. Rain came to the realization that his excessive workload on the two might have deprived them of their time for romance. That was why the two were complaining so much. But these two people were truly an interesting couple. They saw each other at the company every day, why would they even need extra time for dating?

"Damn it. How can I admit to something that's not real? All you know is gossip. Why don't you go get Annie back, huh? It'll give you something else to do." It hurt. Aaron was not planning to poke at Rain's wound, but he wouldn't have done it if Rain hadn't been teasing him all this time. Yet Aaron had learned from the best. If you wanted to hurt someone, you found a weakness and exploited it. If you did that, you'd be the one coming out on top. He had learned too well from Edward.

After Aaron finished, he successfully reduced Rain to a sullen silence. Annie was truly a painful topic that Rain couldn't get over. No matter how many days had passed, Rain's feelings for her only intensified, to the point that just the mention of her name could strip him of all his happiness and charm. He turned into a lonely and pitiful man.

Nights like these had always been dreamy and enchanting. After a round of teasing, silence returned to the Mu family mansion. An ambiguous smile was on Daisy's face throughout. She curiously looked at Edward who was still somewhat annoyed with her, but she didn't beg him to lighten up. Instead, she took out some documents from her briefcase and started actually working.

Edward thought that she would explain what she said earlier. He didn't expect her to be so calm and unaffected. She was not even intent on talking to him, let alone helping him cool off. So he silently went into the bedroom out of anger and lay down. After all, today was his first day out of the hospital, and his bodily functions hadn't completely recovered yet. At this point, he was feeling a bit tired.

Seeing Edward leaving in anger, Daisy frowned slightly. She thought the man would stay with her in the study exactly because she gave him the silent treatment. She didn't think he would simply turn away and leave so easily. This unusual action really surprised her.

She said what she said to Rain so that Edward would reprimand him. She was upset that Rain took advantage of her going to work on base, and sent Edward back to work before he could fully recover. But things went sideways. Edward took her seriously, and gave her the silent treatment. He wouldn't even say one word to her -- just fixing her with that lethally chilling gaze.

Compared to Daisy's situation, Belinda's was equally difficult. Duke Leng didn't pester her anymore to get her back to the Leng mansion. Instead, he simply dropped off his car keys and took off with Leena in her car. Belinda was too shocked to comprehend why he blew his top this time. She already told him that the gossip was only a topic for chit-chat, but he also took things seriously. And his already unwelcoming face became even colder and unforgiving. Without even coming close to him, one could already feel that sense of severity. "Brother, are you sure it's a good thing to leave my sister-in-law like that?" Leena was actually concerned for her own health, too. When Duke grabbed her keys and got in the driver's seat, she didn't dare to say anything in protest, and just followed him in the car. Now that Duke's face appeared less austere, Leena quietly asked the question. In the meantime, she was cursing Rain as much as she could in her mind. He had created such a mess that not only Mr. Cold but also Edward would be unapproachable for the rest of the night. Duke terrified Leena so much that she didn't even attempt any sudden movement in fear that he would take it out on her. If that happened, Leena thought, she would have no one to turn to.

"It doesn't matter if it was a good thing. How have you been? And tell me about Kevin." Duke tightened his lips. Although he said he wouldn't care, he still checked the rear view mirror occasionally to see how Belinda acted. Seeing that she froze at where he left her, his eyebrows furrowed automatically. He closed his eyes for a moment and kept the thought of her out of his mind. He then stepped on the throttle and quickly sped away from Belinda.

"I'm fine! Kevin is doing some field work. He'll probably be back tomorrow." Leena avoided eye contact. She didn't want Duke to see her sorrow. She felt like there was an insurmountable barrier between her and Kevin. She wouldn't cross over and neither would he. Both were just staring each other across the barrier, as if waiting to see who would be the one to volunteer his or her body and soul. And because of Kevin's feelings for Daisy, no matter how their relationship turned out, Leena knew that she would be the person who got hurt the most.00000☐☐☐☐☐☐☐