Natalie shook her head and said, "I really feel sorry for myself. I'm at your beck and call. I have my pride, too. I don't want your money. If you really want to disown me, then we will completely disown each other. I like you, but I can't take it back and forth. I want to end it, too."
This time Natalie was taking a gamble.
"Billy, let me hug you one last time, okay?" Natalie was like a weak petal fluttering in the wind, which was so beautiful that everyone felt pity for her. She said, "I will hug you one last time and then I will disappear from your life..." 1
That was what she was good at. She was always pretending to be pathetic and to be weak and vulnerable.
Billy's eyes and eyebrows moved slightly. Her bright tears clung to her eyelashes, quivering with them, and her fair cheeks were thin and soft. The apple of his throat moved a little and he felt sorry for her.
Before he started to talk, Natalie had stood up, wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her cheek against his chest.
She flirted with him gently and skillfully.
Billy's eyes darkened.
Just in time, Natalie pushed him away. Her fair fingers rested on his suit and straightened his tie. Her movements were slow, as if she was saying her last good-bye to him.
"I wish time would stay at this moment forever." She said in a low voice, as if it was for herself and for him.
Billy heard exactly what she said in a low voice.
"I don't want anything else. I just want you to see me i n the hospital one last time when I leave the hospital, okay?" Natalie said in a pleading tone.
Her softness and vulnerability made Billy's heart beat faster. He said in a deep voice, "Okay."
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