Daniel spoke slowly, "I just can't stand by and watch you get hurt."
Natalie let out a cold, mocking laugh. "Hmph. Nice words, but don't think I don't see right through you. You're still angry with me, aren't you? Everything you're doing now is just revenge. You want me to fall in love with you and beg for your forgiveness. Isn't that your plan?"
Her face was filled with disdain, her tone dripping with sarcasm. To her, Daniel's behavior was childish—utterly ridiculous.
"Daniel, I've already fallen in love with another man," she said, her voice resolute and unwavering. "No matter what you do to me, even if you were to force yourself on me a hundred times, I still wouldn't love you. My heart belongs to him, and there's no room for you."
"Is that so?" Daniel's gaze locked onto hers, his t
