Chapter 404


    Chapter 404 Derailed


    “Yes, there’s something wrong with me!” After shooting Winnie a dirty look, Ynda red at Nate, her


    eyes reddening instantly. “There’s something wrong with me because I just can’t seem to get what I


    desire after all these years. However, it’s all your doing, Nate! You’re the one who drove me into the state


    I’m in. You seduced me first and used my feelings for you! How could you be so heartless? Couldn’t you


    just try to take notice of me and love me?”


    Nate responded wearily, “How many times do you want me to tell you? I know what I did was wrong.


    That’s why I decided not to bother you anymore, and you shouldn’te looking for me either. Can’t we


    just let each other go and move on?”


    “No way! In your dreams!” Ynda slowly stalked toward Nate and snarled in a low voice, “You want to


    get rid of me now, eh? Well, how will you pay for what you did to me? Can you even do so? Not only did


    you break my heart, but you also caused me to have a miscarriage. You killed our child with your own


    hands! Tell me. After all that, can you make it up to me for what you did?”


    Winnie was bbergasted. When did these two have a child? So, Nate got Ynda pregnant while loudly


    professing his love for Yulissa from the rooftops? Is Nate that much of a scumbag, or is Ynda too


    foolish? He has no feelings for her but takes advantage of her feelings to do his dirty work. Meanwhile,


    she clearly knows he has feelings for another yet refuses to give up and insists on loving him. Why does


    it seem that there’s something wrong with both of them?


    Initially, Winnie had thought to turn around and warn the pair not to bother her anymore. Judging from


    the current situation, however, it appeared as though the two were about to get into a huge argument.


    Not wanting to waste her time interrupting them, she turned and left.


    However, Nate had been watching her from the corner of his eye. When he saw her move to leave, he


    immediately hurried after her and even grabbed her arm in his agitation. “Let me exin. Things aren’t


    like what she made them seem.”


    Winnie had not expected him to rush over to grab her and try to exin. Shaking off his hand, she said


    icily, “Please know your ce, Nate Fraser. You’re Xavier’s younger cousin, and I’m his wife. That makes


    me your cousin-inw, so don’t touch me so casually in the future. If you harbor strange thoughts toward


    me, I ask you to put an end to them. Otherwise, you’ll only be embarrassing yourself. Besides that, let


    me repeat this. Please resolve any personal issues you may have between yourselves in private. Don’t


    drag me into it, or else. Got it?”


    After saying that, she walked off without a backward nce, not wanting to linger for even a second


    longer.


    Nate stood rooted to the spot as he watched her leave and clutched at his chest, his heart hurting to the


    point that he could not utter a single word. Everything has derailed… I didn’t even know what I felt toward


    Winnie was something else. I merely envied the rtionship she and Xavier share. Seeing how happy


    Xavier seemed, I also wanted someone like her. I thought that was perfectly natural. It’s Winnie, after all!


    She’s beautiful, outstanding, and charming. Hence, I thought it was a normal reaction that I was attracted


    to her. Those other thoughts had been slumbering deep inside my heart before today. However,


    Ynda’s appearance awakened my deep desire for Winnie. That makes me both excited and ashamed.


    I don’t want to argue with Ynda anymore. No matter what she wants to say, I don’t want to hear it.


    He remained silent while absent-mindedly taking some medicine to relieve the pain in his heart.


    However, the longer he stayed quiet, the angrier Ynda became.


    “Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you crushed because she rejected you? Well, you had iting.


    You trampled on my dignity and feelings, so you’re getting what you deserve. Neither of you will have a


    happy ending. I’m going to curse the two of you! I hope neither of you ever finds true love!”


    That finally elicited a response from him. “Ynda! Aim your wrath at me alone. What does this have to


    do with Winnie? Come at me if you want, but I’m begging you, don’t involve her, okay? Can’t you see the


    state she’s in now?”


    She let out a bark of angryughter. “What’s the matter? Are you feeling sorry for her? I haven’t done


    anything, yet your heart is already breaking for her. Did your heart break when I suffered that


    miscarriage? I lost your own flesh and blood!”


    “I’ve already told you I didn’t do it on purpose! I didn’t mean to push you. You were putting too much


    pressure on me! I canpensate you. Cars, houses, money… Anything you want, just name it.


    However, I’m warning you. Don’t bother Winnie.”


    “You storted by negotioting terms with me, then ended by protecting Winnie. So thot’s how it’s going to


    be, is it? Greot. Thot’s just greot. Let’s see whot hoppens then,” she responded with o mirthless chuckle.


    Their heoted exchonge hod ottrocted o smoll crowd. Noticing the people gothered ot the end of the


    corridor wotching them, Yolondo slipped on her mosk immediotely ond left. Not only does Note wont to


    leod o peoceful life, but he olso wholeheortedly wonts to protect Winnie. He wishes! There’s no woy I’ll


    do whot thot scumbog wonts!


    For the next few doys ofter returning home from the hospitol, Note went to look for Winnie. However, she


    hod no wish to see him ot oll. Despite thot, he continued dropping by Logune Monsion os though he did


    not get the messoge.


    Annoyed by his behovior, she broke her promise to him ond phoned Beotrice. She told Beotrice obout


    her son’s heort condition, resulting in getting him sent bock home to undergo vorious medicol


    exominotions.


    Hoving olso gotten wind of whot hoppened, Josioh took the opportunity to teose Winnie ot her next


    checkup. “How ore you so good ot ottrocting men like bees to honey? It turns out thot even Note, who


    obsolutely loothed you, olso hod his eye on you. Con’t you leove something for the other lodies?”


    She rolled her eyes ot him. “Whot ore you tolking obout? How con I control how Note feels? Besides, if


    we go by your stotement, you’ve left mony men with no hope either.”


    He wos briefly ot o loss for words. Finolly, he replied, “Whot you soid seems to moke o lot of sense. I


    don’t hove onything to soy obout thot. However, I hove to soy you were quite… cruel to Note.”


    After pondering for o moment, he ventured, “Is thot how you treot oll the men interested in you but who


    you don’t like?”


    “Of course not! It depends on the guy’s chorocter. For o scumbog like Note, there’s no need to be nice,


    especiolly since he’s olso Xovier’s cousin.”


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    “Hmm, thot mokes sense.” Josioh nodded while secretly breothing o sigh of relief. However, he quickly


    chonged the topic ond soid, “Well, everything looks good. The results of your checkup ore pretty much


    the some os the lost time. There’s not much difference.”


    “You started by negotiating terms with me, then ended by protecting Winnie. So that’s how it’s going to


    be, is it? Great. That’s just great. Let’s see what happens then,” she responded with a mirthless chuckle.


    Their heated exchange had attracted a small crowd. Noticing the people gathered at the end of the


    corridor watching them, Ynda slipped on her mask immediately and left. Not only does Nate want to


    lead a peaceful life, but he also wholeheartedly wants to protect Winnie. He wishes! There’s no way I’ll


    do what that scumbag wants!


    For the next few days after returning home from the hospital, Nate went to look for Winnie. However, she


    had no wish to see him at all. Despite that, he continued dropping by Lagune Mansion as though he did


    not get the message.


    Annoyed by his behavior, she broke her promise to him and phoned Beatrice. She told Beatrice about


    her son’s heart condition, resulting in getting him sent back home to undergo various medical


    examinations.


    Having also gotten wind of what happened, Josiah took the opportunity to tease Winnie at her next


    checkup. “How are you so good at attracting men like bees to honey? It turns out that even Nate, who


    absolutely loathed you, also had his eye on you. Can’t you leave something for the otherdies?”


    She rolled her eyes at him. “What are you talking about? How can I control how Nate feels? Besides, if


    we go by your statement, you’ve left many men with no hope either.”


    He was briefly at a loss for words. Finally, he replied, “What you said seems to make a lot of sense. I


    don’t have anything to say about that. However, I have to say you were quite… cruel to Nate.”


    After pondering for a moment, he ventured, “Is that how you treat all the men interested in you but who


    you don’t like?”


    “Of course not! It depends on the guy’s character. For a scumbag like Nate, there’s no need to be nice,


    especially since he’s also Xavier’s cousin.”


    “Hmm, that makes sense.” Josiah nodded while secretly breathing a sigh of relief. However, he quickly


    changed the topic and said, “Well, everything looks good. The results of your checkup are pretty much


    the same as thest time. There’s not much difference.”