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âHow could you do that?â Nathan didnât seem to know his mother standing in front of him, âDidnât you really like Victoria?â
âI liked her because she was a member of the Forbis Family, but is she still the heiress of the Forbis Family after her fatherâs death? As expected, a lot of things happened once her father died.â
Mrs. White grabbed him by the shoulders, âWake up! You are the heir to the White Family. What kind of woman canât you have? The Forbis Family fell and Victoria is nothing. She is not good enough for you and you should find a better woman who is well matched to your family background so she can help you in the future.â
Nathan looked at his mother and spoke in his husky voice, âBut I like her very much! I want to marry her. I want her to be my wifeâ¦â
Slap!
Mrs. White was exasperated and slapped his face, âCan you be more ambitious?
Just a woman!
âShe had collected about ten million dollars in estate payments overnight, how do you think?â Mrs. White glared at him, âI saw her get into a luxury car and Iâm sure sheâs no longer a virgin. You want a woman who has been used by others ⦠â
âAh!â
Nathan couldnât take his mother and what she was saying. He shoved her away and quickly ran off.
He ran towards the river where he and Victoria liked to go before. The clear water of the river was trickling.
The two of them always went there for a date and he wrapped his arms around Victoria, enjoying the peace that belonged only to them.
On the eve of her birthday, they had gone there. He hugged her and said, âYouâre turning twenty tomorrow.â
â¿Y?â
Nathan kissed her face, âWe can get married.â He said as he held her around the waist, âYouâll give birth to many children and we wonât go anywhere, weâll just have a simple life here. is that okay with you?â
She was in his arms and her eyes filled with tears, âNathan, will you love me forever?â
He answered in the affirmative, âYes, I will never fail you, I will love you and like you always. I will protect you so that no harm will come to you.â
She hugged him tightly and said jocularly, âI am willing to marry you and give birth to many children. In the future, I will turn Podon into White City, where all the descendants of the White Group will stay hereâ¦â
He kissed her hair and teased her, âForget the Forbis Family too.â
She hugged him and took the initiative to kiss his lips, âI will follow you no matter what the circumstancesâ¦â
âAre you making fun of me?â Nathan pretended to be serious.
âYou would have beenâ¦â
âWhat did you say?â
Victoria was afraid he would punish her. She pushed him and ran away.
He chased after her, âYouâd better stop, or else Iâll never let you go!â
She laughed and looked at him again, âHow are you going to treat me?â.
Nathan smiled and said, âI will marry you and lock you in the room, then I will enjoy your beautiful gaze, look at you and love youâ¦â
âShame on you!â she smiled in disgust, âWe donât know each otherâ¦. ah!â
She ran too fast and accidentally stepped on a stone. Her whole body bent downward.
âBe careful!â
Nathan quickly ran towards her and caught her just as she was about to fall. However, he couldnât get up and could only catch her in his arms due to the tilt of her body. She fell to the ground and her back faced the ground first.
His back hurt, as there were many stones by the river. He grimaced in pain.
He checked his body in panic, âWhere does it hurt, is it very painful?â
He grabbed her hands and looked at her. The next second, he held her head and kissed her on the lips.
They embraced and kissed by the river, enjoying the sweetness of love.
âAfter your birthday, I will ask my mother to propose to you. Just tell me what kind of wedding dress you want, Iâll ask someone to custom make itâ¦â
âI donât need anything since Iâm staying with you.â
âI donât want you to bother. Of course Iâll arrange a big wedding for you and weâll get married, telling everyone youâre my wife.â
He shouted towards the river and the vast sky.
Although the sweetness seemed to be in front of his eyes and the vows kept ringing in his ears, he couldnât find the bride he wanted to marry.
Where had he gone?
Nathan roared.
He could not accept this change and could not even accept that Victoria had disappeared from his world.
Once again he went to the Forbis family.
Kevin closed the door on him and would not let him in, âOur family has nothing to do with the White Family anymore and your engagement has been cancelled. Please leave.â
He was not resigned to leave and banged on the door frantically, âPlease let me see her or I wonât leave, even if I die!â.
Kevin thought he was crazy, âNo need to do that, can you lose your mother? No, you canât be unkind. Your mother had despised our family, so please come back for everyoneâs sake.â
Knock, knock.
Nathan was knocking frantically on the door, his palms were numb, âPlease let me see her!â
Kevin sighed, âStay here as long as you want.â
He turned and walked back into the house as he finished saying this.
Nathan stayed there for three days and three nights without eating or drinking.
Mrs. White could not bear to see her son suffer, so she brought in people and took him away by force: âCan you be more ambitious?â
âI wonât leave even dead, if you donât give me back Victoria!â Nathanâs attitude was resolute and he kicked whoever came to pull him madly. He was madder than a goat.
Mrs. White was angry with him and beat her chest, âHow could I have given birth to such a worthless child! Isnât she a woman? Iâll find you any kind of woman you want!â
âI donât want! I only want Victoria! I only like her! Sheâs the only one I like!â His voice grew softer and he collapsed wearily on the floor.
He covered his face and said in his muffled voice, âWhy did you break our engagement, why, how could you do it without my consent, how could you do it, am I your son, have you ever respected me, asked my thoughts and treated me like a son?â
Mrs. White was speechless and her face looked pale. What was the most heartbreaking thing in the world?
There was nothing more heartbreaking than that the son she had raised could not understand her.
She was distraught, âWhat I did was for his sake, why donât you understand?â
âI would rather you didnât do it for my own good!â he continued to sit across from the Forbis Family, âPlease go as I wonât leave until I see Victoria.â
Mrs. White felt she would be exasperated if he continued to stay there.
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