It'll Come Naturally

Rain felt that his world stopped the moment he laid his eyes on her. Everything else on that party just seemed to melt on the background in an instant. He was suddenly deaf of the classical music that was filling the place as all he could hear was the loud sound of his heartbeats.

"Ball. Ball." It was then that a little boy's voice broke the silence that had occupied him temporarily. It was Richard, Leena and Kevin's little boy. The young boy was staring at Annie too just like Rain. His toy ball rolled towards the woman and coincidentally stopped between her feet. "Oh. I'm sorry! Here's your ball." Annie looked away from Rain hurriedly and bent over to get the toy. She had believed that she would not lose herself again before him after so many years. However, it was easy to tell that things didn't happen the way she expected. Just the mere glimpse of the man she loved was enough to make her lost again.

On the other hand, Rain tore his gaze from her and turned to the man standing next to Annie. The man's face was not bad. He even looked gentle and well educated.

Fred Chen was also looking back at Rain too. This was the first time he had met Rain. He thought that Rain's face was beautiful rather than handsome. His features were soft and yet eye-catching. 'Rumor has it that he is the vice president of FX International Group. Could that be true?' he silently thought.

"Hey, boy. Here you are." Annie felt more depressed upon seeing Richard as she thought that the little boy was Rain's son. Nevertheless, she did not allow the sadness to show on her face as she remained smiling at the little boy.

"Thanks, Miss An." Rain finally managed to say after a long while. His voice was distant and emotionless. He was feeling too many emotions inside him that he couldn't explain.

"My pleasure, Mr. Xia," Annie replied in an equally cold voice. She did not want him to look down upon her, thus, she decided to be distant from him. An eye for an eye as they said. However, she could not feel sadder deep inside. It broke her heart to see him again and find that he already had his own family. She even thought that it was pathetic that her heart was beating like crazy right now inside her chest.

"Come here, Richard. It's time to go! Say goodbye to Auntie!" Rain reached out and carried Richard on his arms. He was silently choking with the tension washing over him that he couldn't stop his hands from shaking. God knew how much he was trying his best to remain composed.

"Goodbye, Auntie," the little gentleman said politely. As a small kid, he did not feel anything strange between the two and even gave Annie an innocent giggle.

"Bye," responded Annie bitterly. For the second time, she had confirmed that he never had any feelings for her at all. 'It happened again. Am I the only one who really fell in love in this game?' she quietly sighed. "Annie, do you know each other?" Fred Chen who was still standing next to Annie sensed that something was fishy between the two. Thus, he automatically cracked the question as soon as Rain turned around.

"Kind of. But we are not familiar," was Annie's reply in a very low voice. Little did she know that Rain heard her. He felt his heart broke inside his chest silently thus, his steps slowed as he thought, 'Shit! So we're not familiar? Is it really how it is? Maybe. Otherwise, she wouldn't abandon me like this, right? Who is that man next to her? Is he her husband or her lover? Damn! What am I doing with myself? Why am I even asking? It is none of my business anymore! She already said it. We are not familiar. Not even close!'

"Daddy! Daddy!" It was Richard's screaming voice that woke Rain up from his short trance. He lifted his head and saw Kevin standing not far away. The man who was currently being surrounded by a multitude of people looked dignified while wearing his military uniform. His face was cold as he answered questions from people around him.

"Okay! I'll take you to your Daddy," said Rain as he decided to put his thoughts of Annie aside. A mocking smile cracked on his lips as he began to walk towards where Kevin was. He had been waiting for her for so many years and even kept himself away from any other woman. He never imagined himself as just a stranger to her, thus, he felt crushed.

Most of the people surrounding Kevin were known to be snobs and elites. Their flattery sounded fake in Kevin's ear and it was hard for him to stay polite at this case. Dealing with this type of crowd was exhausting. Thus, seeing Rain coming to him with Richard instantly washed him with relief.

"Hey, kiddo! Are you having fun?" Kevin instantly rejected the people around him and took his son from Rain. He was in a rush to get rid of these people. He immediately stepped out of the crowd with his son inside his arms the moment he saw a chance. He moved so fast, thus, he didn't notice Rain's emotional instability at the moment.

"Daddy." Richard giggled inside his father's arms. Kevin was a very busy man and he really didn't have that much time to play with him.

"Yes, I am here! Let's go and find Mommy, okay?" Since Richard was still a kid, Kevin could carry him easily as he avoided the people around them.

He was already a few steps away when he turned to Rain and noticed the man's pale face. "What happened, Rain? You look terrible."

"Oh! Nothing. I'm just a bit tired." A forced smile showed on Rain's face as he walked next to the two.

"Oh, okay! Go and take a rest. I'll take Richard to his mother." Taking his answer casually, Kevin did not think too much and then turned around to search for Leena. Therefore, Rain was left standing in the middle of the crowd alone.

"Uncle Rain, guess what I saw!" It was only a few seconds after when Justin suddenly appeared next to him. He was nine years old now and was taller than his peers. It was all thanks to his parents' excellent genes that he grew up as a very charming boy. Nevertheless, he was still obviously smarter than average and acted maturely.

"Oh? Tell me about it. What did you see?" Rain shot him a depressed glance. He still couldn't believe how Edward made an exact replica of him through Justin. Heck! He looked exactly like his father.

"I saw Auntie Annie! However, there was a man with her," said Justin in a joking tone. He was actually silently observing when Annie and Rain met. Frankly, he was expecting something exploding to happen back then. He was imagining Rain jumping on Annie and hugging her excitedly. Nothing of his expectations happened though. Everything went too quiet between the two and it was not like his Uncle Rain at all!

"Are you here to comfort me or make fun of me?" It was weird for him to discuss such an adult topic with a child. Nevertheless, Rain had never treated Justin as a simple child. Justin was like a matured man trapped inside a child's body.

"Neither. What I'd like to say is that you should have approached her regardless if there was a man with him or not." Justin let out an evil smile which made him look like Edward more.00000000000