Female Novel
Argument & Proposal
Dinner came to an end. I have to say that the dinner was perfect in every way. The food was delicious,
and Edward was good company. Reiner stood at a respectable distance away from us throughout the
whole dinner. I glanced at him a few times over the course of dinner, but he acted all cold and
professional. I guess I should go home now before it got any later.
“Edward, thank you for today. I think I should go home now,” I started to excuse myself.
“What’s the hurry? I still have a couple of things to talk to you about,” Edward replied with a depressed
look on his face.
“With all due respect, Sir Edward. Miss Natalia should head home now. It is getting late,” Reiner said as
he came to stand by my side.
“20 minutes. Step outside for 20 minutes. I have some things to discuss alone with Natalia,” Edward
half asked and half commanded Reiner to step outside. Reiner looked at me to seek my thought on the
matter.
I have somethings to ask Edward as well in private. I gave Reiner a small nod signaling that I would like
him to leave us alone. Without another word, Reiner walked out of the room.
“What did you want to talk to me about?” I asked Edward coming straight to the point. I have a few
things I wanted to ask him as well.
“Nothing, really. I just miss you…” Edward teased me with his sugar-coated words again. He was
beside my seat in no time and successfully pulled me up from my seat before leading me to the sofa.
“Don’t sweet talk me. You may not have anything you want to discuss with me but I do have a few
things I want to ask you,” I said as I turned to face him on the sofa. His face is too close for comfort, his
green eyes looking straight into mine.
“5 minutes. I’ll answer all your questions in 5 minutes. In return, you’ll let me fuck you for the remaining
15 minutes,” Edward replied before leaning in to kiss my lips. My body reacted to his kiss instantly as
my heart beat faster and I felt my face becoming flushed. I broke off the kiss, conscious that Edward
was a man of his word and the countdown of my precious 5 minutes had already started.
“Why did you convince Lucien to place a bodyguard on me 24/7?” I started interrogating him.
“Because a random man assaulted you and left a bite mark on your shoulder,” he replied casually by
repeating the lie I told him back to me.
“What if I told you that I wasn’t assaulted? Will you remove my bodyguard?” I asked him.
“If you weren’t assaulted then it can only mean two things. One, you lied to me. Two, you willingly let
some man bite your shoulder. Whichever it is, I have more than enough reason to keep Reiner as your
bodyguard. To make sure that you can never lie to me again or to find out who you willingly allowed to
bite your shoulder,” Edward replied with surprising calm.
What should I do? If Reiner guards me, he will come to learn about my secrets in no time and if he
learns of them then so will Lucien and probably Edward as well. Lucien and Edward must not find out
about my relationship with Zak. Lucien must not find out that I slept with Edward and vice versa. I need
to convince Edward and Lucien to remove my bodyguard…but how?
“What will make Lucien remove my bodyguard?” I asked Edward. I have to solve this one step at a
time.
“hmm…me telling him that you no longer need one might work?” Edward replied with a smile after
some thought. Shit.
“So…what do I need to do to make you tell Lucien to remove my bodyguard?” I pressed Edward further
for answers.
“My girl is so smart. Finally, you’re starting to get this. As I told you before, if you keep me entertained
and in a good mood, things will start going your way,” Edward answered as his fingers grabbed my chin
gently before he leaned in to place a slow and soft kiss on my lips. His kiss was warm and teasing but
my mind was elsewhere as it tried to figure out my next move.novelbin
“You’re evil…” I spat at him. He’s playing games with me and the more I struggle the more I get tangled
up in his webs. Edward just shrugged without a care in the world.
“What will you do if Lucien finds out about us?” I asked. I’m running out of options and ideas. I have to
try using this against him. Of course, the last thing I want is for Lucien to find out that I’ve been sleeping
with his brother but if hypothetically it could remove my bodyguard, it was worth using as an excuse.
“I’ll marry you,” Edward replied casually without a thought.
“What?!” I exclaimed in shock. His response is the furthest thing from what I was expecting.
Edward turned to me and placed a warm hand on the side of my face. His emerald green eyes looked
deep into my own.
“I’ll marry you. If Lucien finds out all I have to tell him is that I’ll take full responsibility by marrying you.
He’ll probably be furious but there is no reason for him to refuse our union. You and I are not really
related. I’m not your real uncle and you’re not my real niece. Everyone knows this for a fact. Our
marriage would cause some uproar in the press for a while but gossip dies down fast,” Edward began
to explain in a detached voice.
“I don’t want to marry you!” I retorted loudly. I almost screamed at him.
“Who do you want to marry? Lucien? You’re worried about marrying your uncle but you’re fine marrying
your father?” Edward retorted back mockingly.
“I…” I couldn’t think of anything to say back to him. This is so frustrating, and I feel like crying or just
blacking out around now would also work out fine as well.
“Think about it logically, Natalia. I’m actually a fine choice for a husband. I’m as wealthy as Lucien is, if
not slightly more. I’m famous with valuable global connections in and outside our company’s business.
Most importantly, I’m quite independent from the main house. I would say marrying me would be much
better than being used by the elders as a pawn to strengthen business ties. You’ve seen it often
enough in our family. Most of your cousins have already been married off for the sake of the business
or are engaged to do so in the near future. When will it be your turn?” Edward continued to explain
slowly. His facts are accurate and I cannot disagree.
--To be continued...