Chapter 139: Tears, lies, And a Heart of Fire Novel
19:16 Wed , Sep 24 Chapter 139 A Name to Belong To Chapter 139 A Name to Belong To 45 +10 Free Coins " So you can't ever leave me ! " Baron said as he leaned forward , trying to pull Natalie into his arms . She smelled faintly of soda water - clean , crisp , with a sweetness that was uniquely hers . The scent made him dizzy , made him want to sink into her . But Natalie dodged out of reach . " My body hasn't fully recovered yet . Don't touch me like that . And I did say I'd consider being with you , but you have to give me time ." Baron's face fell at once .
" Don't tell me you still expect us to sleep in separate rooms . " " Isn't that normal ? " Natalie's cheeks burned . Back when her body was covered in burns , she hadn't thought about such things . But now that she had healed , of course Baron would want to share a bed . Even so , it still felt too fast . His voice grew pitiful . " You're throwing me out ? Before , when you were hurt , fine , we didn't sleep together . But now you're healthy again , and you still want me gone ? How will that look to the kids ? " Natalie blinked . She had forgotten about the children . " They're still little .
There's no need to explain this kind of thing to them . " " They're not that little . They're about to start preschool . What if they ask me why all their classmates ' parents sleep together , but their daddy and mommy don't ? What am I supposed to say ? " Natalie opened her mouth , but no words came . " Would they really ask something like that ? " Baron only gave her a wounded look , and somehow she couldn't bear it . This was Baron - cold , untouchable , feared by so many . The man whose power made others tremble . Yet here he was , looking aggrieved , almost pitiful .
The sight left her heart aching . " But us being together without any status ... that's not right either ." " Then give me a status . The courthouse is still open . Let's register now . " Natalie froze . " Re ... register ? " 1/2 19:16 Wed , Sep 24 Chapter 139 A Name to Belong To 45 +10 Free Coins " Of course . You said yourself - I saved your life , you'd repay me with marriage . You said you might not give me the love I want , but you'd try . We already have two children , and your health is better now .
Don't tell me you're planning to go back on your word ." His gaze was full of hurt and doubt . Natalie's lips parted , but nothing came out . He wasn't wrong - she had said those things . But wasn't this too fast ? Marriage papers , just like that ? Baron pressed on . " And think about the children . They'll start preschool soon . If their files say they're illegitimate , how will that look ? Before , when you were with Jensen and didn't know about them , it couldn't be helped . But now ? Now you know . Now you're with me . And still you'd let them be called bastards ?
Do you want them mocked and bullied ? " Natalie's mind flashed back to her own childhood - her fall from grace after leaving the Summers family , the sneers and taunts , the cruel bullying from so - called friends who turned on her . No. Never . She couldn't let her children go through what she had suffered . " I didn't say I wouldn't marry you . I just thought it was too- " " Then let's go ! I'll have Shauna bring the car around ." Before she could finish , Baron had bolted out the door . Natalie stared after him , torn between exasperation and laughter .
She had only meant it was too soon , yet he acted as though she might vanish at any moment . But Baron wasn't about to waste time . He had waited long enough . If they registered before the Stone family's DNA test results came back , then Natalie would already be Mrs. Gunn . No amount of disapproval could undo that . They wouldn't dare ask their daughter to divorce . And with the way Mrs. Stone clung to Natalie , he wasn't about to risk delay . The more he thought about it , the better the plan seemed . " Shauna ! Shauna ! " Baron thundered down the hall , shouting for her .
Shauna , who had followed him for years , had never seen him like this . Alarmed , she bolted out , thinking something had gone terribly wrong in the organization . " Mr. Gunn , what happened ? What's the emergency ? " 2/2 Chapter 140 Mrs Gunn