Chapter 643
*Natalia, youâre the kid I carried for ten months, Even your life is a gift from me if it wasnât for my risking childbirth complications to have you, there wouldnât be a âyouâ right nowâ Clair was practically screeching like a lunatic. âIâve gone through hell for you. Everyone else can screw me over, but not you!â
Nataliaâs face was swollen from being hit, but she seemed oblivious to the pain
She glanced at Clair, then looked out of the house as if something outside was pulling her attention, âHah, I am your child. Did you ever ask me if I wanted to be born? You
think I asked for this life?â
âNatalia!â Clair looked at Nataliaâs reddened face and then her own hand, feeling a pang of guilt, âNatalia, Iâm sorry! I didnât really mean to hit you, I just lost control. Can you forgive me?â
Natalia seemed unfazed by the slap, even managing a small smile, âGo ahead and hit me if you want, youâre not the first and you certainly wonât be the lastâ
âNatalia, my poor sweet girlâ Clair pulled Natalia into a hug, âI promise, from now on youâll stay at the Reese family mansion, you wonât have to go back to the villa and live alone with Cameron
If Clair had told her this before yesterday, she might have been happy about it. But right now, she couldnât muster any joy. She had this gut feeling that going back to live at the Reese family mansion right now might not be the escape she hoped for, but rather jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.
Clair was hugging Natalia, but she didnât notice Nataliaâs mood and kept talking. âNatalia, trust me. Once you marry Marcus, nobody will dare to mess with you again.â
Natalia scoffed, âMarry Marcus? You think Marcus is just anyoneâs for the taking?â
Clair replied, âYouâre not like those girls who want to mamy him, youâre a Reese. Youâve grown up with Marcus. His mother likes you, his sister gets along well with you, and now heâs taken a liking to you too. Natalia, all you need is a little effort. Give birth to the first son of the Hartley family, and the title of Mrs. Hartley, the presidentâs wife, is yours. Once you become the presidentâs wife, not only will nobody dare to bully us, but weâll also be rolling in riches.â
Had a son? Marcus hadnât even touched her, and how could she possibly have his child?
That one night, Marcus was drunk and drugged, and she had Zavierâs help. She thought she had him in the bag. But even in that dazed, drugged state, Marcus recognized she wasnât who he wanted. He didnât lay a finger on her. There was no way she could bear Marcusâ child.
Saying she was special to Marcus and she could be Marcusâ wife. Clair probably didnât even believe her own words.
As for Marcusâ mother, Courtney, Natalia could tell that she wasnât genuinely fond of her. But that was okay, she only maintained a good relationship with Courtney because her family told her to.
Clair kept talking. âNatalia, I need to teach you how to satisfy a man again. If you listen and learn, I promise Marcus wonât be interested in any other woman after being with you just once.â
Clair had a lot to say, but Natalia didnât want to hear any of it. She suddenly felt how pathetic her life was. Being the lady of the Reese family was just a tool bred by her family to please men.