Chapter 73


    Then, I hung up the phone. Having done so, I hailed a taxi and rushed over to Natalie''s house.


    About half an hourter, I arrived at her house. By then, she was already home.


    The moment I opened the door and stepped in, I was greeted by the sight of Natalie cheerfully washing


    fruits and John sitting on the couch in the living room.


    Upon seeing the scumbag, my wrath red at once. How dare he show his face here?


    Just when I was about toy into him, Natalie spotted me and quickly ushered me in.


    “You''re back, Anna? Quick,e and have some fruits. I bought a lot on my way home.”


    Coming over to me, Natalie took my arm and dragged me into the house.


    At that moment, John had also caught sight of me. The look in his eyes as he gazed at me was smug


    and defiant.


    As she pulled me into the house, I pointed at John on the couch and turned to her with barely


    restrained anger.


    “Why is he here? Didn''t I say I''ve got something important to tell you? Why did you bring him home?”


    Initially, I was going to tell her that he was a scumbag. But now that he was here, I was truly caught in a


    difficult position.


    “Anna, John and I are already the most intimate person to the other, so just say whatever it is in front of


    him. It''s okay.”


    At present, Natalie had already opened her heart to John andpletely entrusted herself to him.


    Frustration enveloped me right then. I didn''t know how to tell her all the things I had to say.


    Furthermore, she might not believe me anymore even if I were to tell her everything then.


    “Nat, don''t be so naive, will you? Do you know that he''s a scumbag?” I proimed loudly as I pointed at


    John, the reins on my fury snapping.


    Natalie was visibly taken aback for a moment, probably taken off guard by my sudden outburst. When


    she snapped out of her stupor, she looked at me in chagrin.


    “What are you saying, Anna? How could you say that about John? He''s now my boyfriend!”


    That was also the first time Natalie had ever raised her voice to me.


    “Natalie, he''s really not a decent person, so don''t be taken in by him! Do you know that he has another


    woman out there, and he has even slept with her?”


    Regardless of whether she would be angry at me, I decided to tell her about it. She would know sooner


    orter, and the pain would only be greater as time went past.


    When Natalie heard that, she frowned and regarded me irately. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content.


    Despite the absurdity of my statement to her, it still aroused her suspicions since we had been best


    friends for many years.


    With a frown marring her face, she eyed John with suspicion clouding her gaze.


    Upon seeing that my words were working on Natalie, John promptly sprang to his feet and exined


    urgently, “I don''t know what your friend is saying, Nat! Why would she nder me like this? I love you


    wholeheartedly, and you should know that better than anyone else.”


    His gaze was unwavering as he stared at Natalie with all the affection in the world. Being besotted with


    him then, Natalie would naturally trust him, but I could see the panic in his eyes.


    “But why would Anna say that you''re cheating on me? She''s my best friend.”


    I could tell that she was wavering because of his words. While she wouldn''t doubt me, she probably


    trusted him more right then.


    “Are you doubting me, Natalie? I''m your boyfriend. How could you believe an outsider over me?”


    John likely didn''t expect Natalie to be swayed by my words, for his expression turned a touch frantic.


    Seeing the suspicion that remained in Natalie''s eyes, he abruptly turned to look at me, his eyes zing


    with fury.


    “Ms. Garcia, why are you ndering me when I have no past grievances with you? Natalie and I love


    each other, so why must you concoct such a story to ruin our rtionship?”


    Every single word out of his mouth sounded exceedingly caustic. I merely stared at him coldly with


    derision in my eyes.


    Hah! He''s obviously feeling stricken by guilt now, yet he''s still ying the victim and questioning me


    instead. How absolutely shameless!


    “You know best whether I''m ndering you and trying to ruin your rtionship. As I said, John Young,


    I''ll never allow you to hurt Natalie!” I retorted without giving him an inch.


    There was no longer any pretense of civility between us, so I was determined toy everything into the


    open and reveal his true colors to Natalie.


    “You''re going too far, Ms. Garcia. I really love Natalie, so how could I possibly do anything to betray


    her? I don''t know why you''re ndering me such, but don''t you feel guilty for ruining our rtionship


    when Nat is your friend?”


    On the surface, John appeared truly unshaken. If I hadn''t met him before or overheard the woman''s


    voice when I called him, even I myself would have felt that it was me lying.


    Frowning, I stared at him coldly. Haha, how ridiculous! He''s the one who betrayed Natalie, yet he''s now


    twisting the truth and pinning the me on me! He''s really the worst among scumbags!


    “Nat, I merely don''t want you to suffer the same betrayal I did. He''s really a scumbag, so don''t believe


    him.”


    Not wanting to argue further with John, I shifted my gaze back to Natalie after throwing him a furious


    look.


    At that moment, Natalie regarded John and me with confliction written all over her face; she didn''t quite


    know who to believe.


    I looked at her seriously as apprehension flooded me. I was worried that she would still be duped by


    John, for a scumbag like him would go to any lengths to attain his goal.


    “Don''t believe her, Nat. I truly love you and want to be with you.”


    Afraid that Natalie would believe me over him, John quickly grasped her hands and looked at her


    earnestly.


    Natalie stared into his eyes, and both of them were silent. I knew that a woman would generally choose


    to believe the man when she had truly fallen in love with him despite knowing that he was merely


    stringing her along.


    I once felt the same way, and I believed that the same applied to Natalie. Back then, I only epted


    the reality that I had been betrayed because I saw Justin and Mabel in bed with my own eyes.


    However, the situation was different for Natalie. She was merely hearing it from me, so she would still


    choose to believe John no matter her misgivings.


    Once a woman invested her feelings in a rtionship, she would never give up. Even if the possibility


    of the man''s words being true was negligible, she would still choose to believe him without the slightest


    hesitation.


    Sure enough, Natalie''s subsequent reaction proved my conjecture right.


    Turning, she looked at me with irritation in her eyes and a deep frown marring her face.


    “Anna, I know you''re traumatic after having suffered a betrayal and feel that all men in this world are


    faithless. However, John isn''t Justin. I trust that he won''t do anything to betray me.”


    In the end, she chose to believe John. While I had expected that, the fact that she ripped my wound


    open at such a time had a wave of sorrow washing over me.