NovelEnglishChapter 424
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“I'm sorry,” Emily whispered, her head dropping as if the weight of it all was too much. “I really love him.
Please... lethave him.”
| stared at her, taken aback by just how deep her obsession with Nathan ran.
When Emily looked up at me, her eyes shimmered with tears. “I've always known I could never compete with
you. Whenever you're around, he can’t help but be drawn to you. You were the one who gave him comfort when
he needed it most-no one could ever measure up to you.”
As she spoke, tears spilled down her cheeks, and she wiped them away with shaky fingers. “Victoria, it was just
bad timing for me. If I'd been the one to help him when he was at his lowest, he'd be withnow.”
| couldn't help but ask, “If you love him so much, then why did you cut off the funding? Why put him through all
this trouble?”
Emily's voice was weak. “My dad gave him a choice, and he picked you. So my dad lost it, pulled all his support,
and now he wants to see Nathan ruined. I've been begging him to stop, but he just won't listen toanymore.”
She murmured, her voice full of pain, “The only reason I'm meeting you now is because my dad keptlocked
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtup at hfor three days. | never thought things would spiral this far out of control.”
I sighed. “Your dad's trying to drag him through the mud, make sure he never rises again. He's shut out every
potential investor.”
“Can you help him?” Emily asked. “Nathan’s made it this far all on his own-I've seen how hard he’s fought for
everything.”
Hearing Emily use his English nmadethink of how Nathan had chatted with his sister in English last
time. That boy who'd lost everyone and was drowning in debt-he’s really grown up fast these past few years.
If I can help him, | will.
Emily stared out the window, her eyes losing their shine. “Honestly, | was the one who pressured him into all
this. My dad thought he had real talent, so he broughtalong to dinner with him. I always pictured him as just
sordinary guy- the stereotypical balding scientist type. But that day, he rushed up to me, all business,
asking where Room 9 was.”
Her sadness deepened. “That night, they talked about things I couldn't even follow, so | just sat there, sneaking
glances at him. He just radiated confidence and expertise, and honestly, it was kind of mesmerizing.”
This was a story of a young girl's secret crush-Nathan was the one she could only admire from afar.
“The next twe met, he didn’t even recognize me. | was honestly disappointed,” Emily said, her eyes lighting
up with a bittersweet glint. “Guys usually remember me, but he just... didn't.”
| was a little stunned. Nathan always struckas the type who'd get completely lost in his work.
“It just so happened that my mom and his dad knew each other, so we started seeing each other more often. |
finally confessed my feelings, but Nathan turneddown, seriously,” Emily said, looking up at me. “He told me
there was already someone he liked-a girl he'd had feelings for, for a long time.”
| was a bit taken aback. Nathan was such a workaholic-unless he really liked someone, he'd never show much
interest.
“Later, | found out through the grapevine that the girl he liked had gotten married, and he admitted there was no
hope for him. Around that time, my dad was about to invest in his company, so | added a condition: after he
graduated, he'd have to date me,” Emily went on.
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“Nathan didn’t say yes right away. It seemed like his business partner pressured him into it, and that’s when he
finally agreed. That night, | couldn’t sleep at all. | was 21, falling for a 25-year-old man.”
| listened quietly-it really was a touching love story.
If someone can still be a kid at heart, looking at the world with real optimism, she’s gotta be a happy person
But it’s heartbreak that makes you grow up in a flash.
It was like Emily had to grow up overnight.
“Sorry, I'm not asking you to play matchmaker or anything,” Emily said with a wry, self-deprecating smile.
| nodded, keeping my response simple. “I know.”
Emily sighed, sounding defeated. “I just wanted to be with him, but he leftcold, like | never mattered. It
really broke my
heart.”
| grinned. “You've got loving parents, you cfrom money, and you're gorgeous-so why torture yourself over
love?”
Emily blinked at me, a little lost. “Why aren't you saying | had it coming?”
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