Edward's brows furrowed. "Don't tell me you're waiting for Robert?" He almost let the words slip out in a rather ungentlemanly fashion, but before he could, Natalie spoke.
"Even if you destroyed the evidence, what then? They can try to frame me again. Edward, you can't always be by my side."
Edward's frown relaxed when he heard this. "You're going to fight back."
A playful smile, laced with an unyielding tenacity, flickered in Natalie's blue eyes. "Yes."
Edward gazed at her, a strange tingling sensation in his heart. He cleared his throat. "Don't hesitate to ask if you need anything."
"Thank you, but not now."
Just then, Edward's phone rang. It was Jonathan, reminding him that the state banquet was about to begin. Edward had to leave.
Edward took one last look at Natalie. "Take care
