It turns out a person's heart can be torn to shreds.
Darren was in agony, yet he felt pathetic.
He knew perfectly well that Natalie wouldn't come back to him. She had a new target now: Terence.
So why did he have to grovel like that? Why did he make himself so ridiculous?
Perhaps it was because his wedding was the next day. He knew that once he was married, there would be no turning back.
"Natalie, are you really… just here to gather herbs? You're not here to reminisce about our past because I'm getting married tomorrow?"
"As far as I'm concerned, our past isn't worth reminiscing about."
It had been five years, and yet sometimes she still dreamed of the time she cooked a whole table of food for them. Marie had complained that her cooking wasn't good, and he had told her she needed to cook according to Marie's tastes.
When she woke up from those dreams, she would feel sick to her stomach.
"Natalie, can't you even lie to me a little?"
Darren grew agitated. Marrying Marie was just him bowing to reality.
He needed the support of the Ward Group. But in this moment, if Natalie said she was willing to be with him, he would give up the Cross Group entirely.
All he wanted was for the three of them—him, her, and their son—to live a quiet, stable life. He didn't want to marry Marie for all that money.
"Natalie, just say the word. Tell me not to get married tomorrow, and we'll start over with our son. I swear I'll do it!"
Darren's eyes were pleading. He refused to let go.
"Darren, you're drunk. I won't pay any attention to what you're saying now, and you don't need to regret your… absurdity when you're sober."
"Why? I've apologized. Why won't you come back?"
Darren suddenly lunged forward and snatched the herbs from Natalie's hand. "Are you picking these for Terence?"

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