Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âYouâ¦â The actor looked back in the direction of the garden swing. It was also some distance away. Did this lass know how to perform flash stunts?
âHow did you ⦠get here from there?â
The girl looked at him like he was an idiot. âOf course I walked! Did you think I flew? I donât have any superpowers!â
The actor muttered under his breath, âI didnât see you walking over.â
âYou looked very serious while on the phone call earlier.â Natalia asked curiously, âWho was on the phone?â
The actor was silent for a moment, then said, âIt was⦠a friend.â
Natalia preferred not to be too close to Alice and had much displeasure over her probing behavior. Therefore, the actor avoided mentioning Alice in front of her. Natalia didnât like Alice, he knew this little secret.
Still, Natalia managed to guess. âOh? Alice?â
âHow ⦠how did you know?â
âI can see from your expression that you donât want me to know who it is. In that case, it must be that evil woman.â
âEvil womanâ¦â Somewhat exasperated, the actor knelt down in front of her. âAlice isnât an evil woman,â he tried to persuade her. âSheâs just a doctor treating your condition.â
Natalia immediately looked crestfallen. She pursed her pink lips tightly and corrected him with a solemn expression. âIâm not sick. Iâm not a patient. I donât need her watching over me. Iâm not a prisoner!â
She seemed angry. Many people said that she was ill, and treated her like a sick person, but she did not feel that she was sick. Sheâd seen sick people, and she could not identify with them. She did not understand. She was fine and healthy. Why did everyone treat her as though she was a sick person! She did not like those looks of pity or sympathy! It was as if she was seriously ill! She was not!
âAlright, alright, youâre not!â
âActually, I know.â Natalia took a deep breath. âYou and Alice have an agreement. Youâre responsible for spying on me, arenât you?â
The actor was speechless. What he hadnât known was that Natalia would be sensitive and observant enough to notice such things, even at such a young age.
Natalia saw his expression and felt a sense of loss, even disappointment. She had begun to feel closer to Hua Jin gradually, and had even developed affections for the actor. But just as she was about to open her heart to him, this knowledge disappointed her!
She looked around coldly and said with little expression, âThis beautiful garden exists only so that Iâd feel less lonely while Iâm in this prison. You say youâre keeping me company, but itâs only because Daddy canât bear for me to be alone, right?â
The actor was at a loss for words.
âSometimes I wonder why I feel a little uncomfortable when you look at me as though you want to be friends with me. You pity me, donât you?â
Nataliaâs pointed questions made the actor nervous. Indeed, he pitied the child, but not purely because he liked her. He wasnât all that fond of kids. He even thought that if in the future he were to be alone and single, then he would want to be earning lots of money and have no kids.