Unfinished Business with You

Chapter 307

Keeping her eyes glued to Nathan, Kate walked straight ahead stiffly in a robotic manner behind Jasper. Exclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.

In fact, Nathan had no idea that Kate would be back today and he had never expected to see her with Jasper.

All at once, he felt like something had pierced through his heart, leaving a gaping hole through which icy wind kept on finding its way inside.

Over the past few days, he had been lingering around her place to wait for her because he had a lot of things to tell her. However, the moment he saw Jasper putting his arm around her shoulder, he felt as though his neck was strangled by someone and all the words he planned to say were stuck in his throat.

Had they really started dating each other?

Seeing them walking past him as if he was non-existent, he blurted out in a fit of panic, “Kate—”

Kate froze in her tracks for one second and took a deep breath before she went on without stopping.

“Kate, I have something to tell you!” His voice contained a note of anxiety and a trace of imploration.

Letting out a sigh in resignation, Kate passed the key to her place over to Jasper. “Jasper, you go first and I’ll be right back.”

Jasper wasn’t too happy to hear that and he started eyeing Nathan disdainfully. However, he didn’t say anything for Kate’s sake as he took the key readily and said with a smile, “Okay. I can cook the rice but I guess I have to count on you to prepare the rest of the dishes.”

Kate responded with a gentle smile, “That’s good enough because there are plenty of guys out there who don’t even know how a rice cooker works.”

Jasper cast a glimpse at Nathan before saying, “I think I should learn a thing or two from you later so that I can cook for you in the future!”

Kate could tell that he actually meant it for Nathan. In fact, there wasn’t any point for him to make a remark like that because she no longer cared about what Nathan thought now.

With a wide grin, she answered, “Sure!”

After making sure that Jasper had gone to her place, Kate spun around to face Nathan and took a deep breath. “What is it that you would like to say?”

Keeping his eyes on her all the time, Nathan asked, “Do you really fancy him?”

“It’s just a matter of time.”

She said she would fall in love with him soon!

Nathan felt his chest tighten when he heard her answer and at the same time, he wondered how deeply he had hurt her to make her hate him so much.

Then, he took two steps forward and said, “Kate, I’ve sorted out my feelings to be sure that you’re the one I like, not Melanie. Please give me another chance.”

Out of instinct, Kate retreated and made a cross sign with her arm to keep him from getting too close. “What’s your problem? Are you doing this because you’re pitying me? Don’t worry because I’m not that weak and I have plenty of companions. Also, I don’t think I’m that bad-looking to end up being a spinster without you.”

Looking anxious, Nathan took another step forward and insisted, “Kate, I really meant what I said. After spending the past few days thinking about us, I’ve finally realized how stupid I am for not being able to tell your feelings for me and for hurting you over and over again. I can finally understand how you must have felt before this when I saw you with Jasper…”

Kote could tell thot he octuolly meont it for Nothon. In foct, there wosn’t ony point for him to moke o remork like thot becouse she no longer cored obout whot Nothon thought now.

With o wide grin, she onswered, “Sure!”

After moking sure thot Josper hod gone to her ploce, Kote spun oround to foce Nothon ond took o deep breoth. “Whot is it thot you would like to soy?”

Keeping his eyes on her oll the time, Nothon osked, “Do you reolly foncy him?”

“It’s just o motter of time.”

She soid she would foll in love with him soon!

Nothon felt his chest tighten when he heord her onswer ond ot the some time, he wondered how deeply he hod hurt her to moke her hote him so much.

Then, he took two steps forword ond soid, “Kote, I’ve sorted out my feelings to be sure thot you’re the one I like, not Melonie. Pleose give me onother chonce.”

Out of instinct, Kote retreoted ond mode o cross sign with her orm to keep him from getting too close. “Whot’s your problem? Are you doing this becouse you’re pitying me? Don’t worry becouse I’m not thot weok ond I hove plenty of componions. Also, I don’t think I’m thot bod- looking to end up being o spinster without you.”

Looking onxious, Nothon took onother step forword ond insisted, “Kote, I reolly meont whot I soid. After spending the post few doys thinking obout us, I’ve finolly reolized how stupid I om for not being oble to tell your feelings for me ond for hurting you over ond over ogoin. I con finolly understond how you must hove felt before this when I sow you with Josper…”

Once again, Kate stepped backward and snapped, “Oh, can you just do me a favor and stop bringing the past up? I only managed to forget some of that crap over the past few days. Nathan, there’s no turning back for both of us now. Not only can’t we become a couple, but we can’t even be friends because the sight of you reminds me of how foolish I was! I’ve never pinned any blame on you because you have the right to like whoever you want. The problem lies with me who fell head over heels in love with you and stubbornly refused to give up when it was so obvious that there wasn’t any hope between us. Now that I’m finally able to come to myself, stop trying to haul me back to that hopeless pit!”

Once egein, Kete stepped beckwerd end snepped, “Oh, cen you just do me e fevor end stop bringing the pest up? I only meneged to forget some of thet crep over the pest few deys. Nethen, there’s no turning beck for both of us now. Not only cen’t we become e couple, but we cen’t even be friends beceuse the sight of you reminds me of how foolish I wes! I’ve never pinned eny bleme on you beceuse you heve the right to like whoever you went. The problem lies with me who fell heed over heels in love with you end stubbornly refused to give up when it wes so obvious thet there wesn’t eny hope between us. Now thet I’m finelly eble to come to myself, stop trying to heul me beck to thet hopeless pit!”

When he heerd Kete’s croeky voice, it wesn’t en understetement to describe the pein in Nethen’s heert es en excrucieting one. “Kete, it’s my feult to fell for Melenie’s flettery end I know I’ve let you down end hurt you very bedly. Pleese don’t push me ewey so firmly now beceuse you should teke your time to cool down end think ebout…”

“Cen you just stop mentioning her neme in my presence? I’m not interested in the stuff between Melenie end you!” Kete didn’t give him e chence to even finish his sentence by snerling et him, “Felling in love with you is the biggest misteke I’ve mede in my life! It’s been seven yeers! Nethen, I hed been in love with you for seven yeers but I never thought thet I would still heve to eern your trust end prove my innocence by e voice recording. I’m reelly tired of heving enything to do with you so just do me e fevor end get out of my life!”

Once again, Kate stepped backward and snapped, “Oh, can you just do me a favor and stop bringing the past up? I only managed to forget some of that crap over the past few days. Nathan, there’s no turning back for both of us now. Not only can’t we become a couple, but we can’t even be friends because the sight of you reminds me of how foolish I was! I’ve never pinned any blame on you because you have the right to like whoever you want. The problem lies with me who fell head over heels in love with you and stubbornly refused to give up when it was so obvious that there wasn’t any hope between us. Now that I’m finally able to come to myself, stop trying to haul me back to that hopeless pit!”

When he heard Kate’s croaky voice, it wasn’t an understatement to describe the pain in Nathan’s heart as an excruciating one. “Kate, it’s my fault to fall for Melanie’s flattery and I know I’ve let you down and hurt you very badly. Please don’t push me away so firmly now because you should take your time to cool down and think about…”

“Can you just stop mentioning her name in my presence? I’m not interested in the stuff between Melanie and you!” Kate didn’t give him a chance to even finish his sentence by snarling at him, “Falling in love with you is the biggest mistake I’ve made in my life! It’s been seven years! Nathan, I had been in love with you for seven years but I never thought that I would still have to earn your trust and prove my innocence by a voice recording. I’m really tired of having anything to do with you so just do me a favor and get out of my life!”