My Flash Romance With the Richest Mogul

Rowan huffed coldly. He said, "You don't want me to make a mistake?"

"Yes, Rowan," Jenny insisted. She bit her lip.

"Jenny, I told you that I'm not an idiot. You know what you were thinking. I saw through your intentions the moment you decided to enter Martin Group. I will not be your backup. Don't call me unless it's absolutely necessary."

It was clear that he was drawing away from Jenny.

Jenny was stupefied. She hadn't noticed when the call cut off. She only knew that Rowan didn't want to continue waiting for her. He also didn't want to have anything to do with her.

Jenny's teeth sunk into her lip. She only laid back down after a long time.

"I don't regret going to the Martin Group. I can't lose Joe. As for Rowan... He'll make sense of things one day. He definitely will."

Rowan hadn't gotten married. He was only engaged.

Right, that was it.

...

Natalie got back home before Jeremy that day. She'd just received a message from Jeremy telling her he had last-minute work to do and would be back late.

She hadn't even realized that she relaxed upon stepping onto the threshold of their house when she knew that Jeremy wasn't coming home. After dinner, she went upstairs for a shower.

Just as she drifted off, she was startled by her phone ringing.

Natalie picked up without even opening her eyes.

"Natalie, I've made a mistake. I know I've made a mistake. I shouldn't have set my eyes on someone I couldn't have. I utilized dirty tactics against Mr. Hughes. He never loved me. He fell formy trap. Please, tell him to let me go, alright? It was all my fault. Forgive Mr. Hughes and live a good life with him. Then, speak a few good words for me. Tell him to let me go!"

Annabelle's desperate pleas came through the phone.

Natalie sprung awake. "Annabelle?"

Annabelle's sobs became even more desperate. She begged, "I know it was all my fault. My life can't be ruined just like that. I've done my absolute best to leave my home. I slaved my way to Jipsburg. How could I give birth to Mason's kid? How could I?"

Natalie was confused. What was Annabelle going on about?

"Why are you calling me?" Natalie asked directly. Annabelle was begging her for Jeremy to let her off the hook. What had Jeremy done to her? "Natalie, I can't stand it anymore! Mr. Hughes made Mason, my rapist stepfather, take me home. He's forcing me to bear his children. He brainwashed my mom. I've gotten this far. How could I bear the children of a rapist? I won't let myself be destroyed like that.

"I know Mr. Hughes was behind this.

I've been monitored 24/7. I can't escape. Mr. Hughes adores you. He'll listen to whatever you say. Help me reason with him. I can leave the country and never return. In reality, Mr. Hughes had never loved me. I coerced him into this," Annabelle confessed softly, as though terrified that she would be overheard.

In truth, Annabelle was in a hurry to come clean to Natalie.

Natalie understood.

"You would've fared better calling the police than me. Annabelle, you're saying all of this just to piss me off, aren't you? You want to drive a wedge between us again, right?" Natalie pointed out why Annabelle was calling her.

After a few moments of silence, Annabelle explained hurriedly, "No, that's not what happened. I regret what I've done. No one can stop what Mr. Hughes is insistent on doing. Making a police report won't do anything. Mason hasn't left any evidence behind. I have no way to prove what he's done."

"You're the only one who can save me now! Natalie, I know you're not a cold-blooded person. You're extremely kind. So..."

Any remnant of Natalie's drowsiness dissipated. She questioned, "Do you think you can still push me around? We're adults and must suffer punishment for our wrongdoings. If a criminal could comment on the kindness of their victim after committing a horrible crime and plead for forgiveness, wouldn't this be a lawless world?" This text is © NôvelDrama/.Org.

"You!"