The Harmons couldn't help but shudder when Tyler's gaze swept over them.
An uncontrollable fear seemed to
come over them. Though he spoke calmly without any emotions, his gaze alo
ne was enough to instill fear in them. For a moment, they felt like they
were all prey to a monstrous beast.
"Do
not be mistaken, Tyler. She doesn't mean that." As Hector said that, he s
hot Nataha a glare. "Stop
messing around. Go back to your room right this instant!"
"Natasha, this marriage alliance is an arrangement between two families!
This isn't child's play! You mustn't act recklessly!" Frightened, Jessica
stepped forward to warn Natasha. It was one thing for her to speak. impu
lsively in front of Jayla. But now that Tyler was here, things would get
out of hand if she still insisted on saying such things.
"I'm not messing around, nor am I acting recklessly." Natasha stood her g
round. "I know you're an exceptional person, Tyler, but matters of the he
art cannot be forced. Nothing good will come of this. I hope that you can
cancel the arrangement." The Harmons were in no position to annul the ma
rriage arrangement, but the same could not be said for the Grants.
"You want me to cancel the marriage arrangement? And why should I do that
?" Tyler asked, aloof.
"As I said, we're not compatible. It will not bring us any good if we get
married just for the sake of getting married," Natasha said with certain
ty.
"I don't care." Tyler took another sip
of his tea before he continued indifferently, "Since we had an arrangemen
t, then you're going to
follow through with it, or you're going back on your words."
"Can you please be reasonable?* Natasha frowned. "I already have someone
that I like. You and I, it's not going to work out for us!"
"Oh? And who is that person that you like?" Tyler demanded.
"It's him!" Natasha dragged Dustin out from behind her.
"You?" Jayla's brows furrowed when she had a good look at Dustin. She nev
er expected to bump into that annoying person here.
"What? Do you know hirn?" Tyler shot Jayla a side–long glance.
"Tyler, he's the one who fought with me over
the flower of Crimson Gem!" Jayla hissed.
"Oh." Tyler wasn't too fazed.
"Do you see now, Tyler? This is the man I like. We have mutual feelings f
or each other, so I hope you'll give us your blessings," Natasha said.
"Mutual feelings? Tyler chuckled menacingly. "You're mine, Natasha. Nobod
y can take you away from me. If you refuse to marry me, I'll kill him. Yo
u get me?" His words were straight to the point, and he did not even both
er to mask his threats.
"How dare you!" Natasha was furious.
"There's nothing much I daren't do," Tyler stated matter–of–factly.
"Tyler, if it's an alliance with the Harmons that you're after, you have
a myriad of
other options! Why are you so intent on marrying me when there are so man
y other eligible young ladies in the Harmon family?' Natasha drew a deep
breath and announced gravely, "Since this is what things have come to. I'
ll come clean. I am no longer a virgin. I have slept with Dustin."
"What? You ve slept with him?" Chaos broke out when they heard what Natas
ha said. The Harmons all stared at her wide–
eyed in disbelief. The Grants, on the other hand, were equal parts horrif
ied and infuriated.
"Natasha! What nonsense are you spouting? Are you out of your mind?" Jess
ica was so shocked she broke out in cold sweat. It was a disgrace to the
Harmons' reputation for Natasha to lose her virginity before marriage. Be
sides, it was also blatant humiliation toward the Grants.
"You wretched girl! What nerves you've got!" Hector was beside himself wi
th fury. The Harmons had strict rules, especially toward their daughters,
who were expected to preserve their innocence until the day they were ma
rried.