It'll Come Naturally
Chapter 1473 He Knew The Truth (Part One)

Luke did not feel different the first day Michelle left. But soon, he started to feel restless. He was not used to not having her around. He became annoyed and agitated, as if something was missing.

"What are you thinking about, Luke?" Edward frowned at him. He had called out Luke's name several times, but the latter had not made any response. He seemed to be lost in his thoughts, and that had never happened before. Was he in love? "Sorry, Mr. Mu. I didn't hear you speak to me," Luke told Edward truthfully after pausing for a moment.

"What is it? Has Michelle not come back yet?" Edward asked in a careless tone, feigning indifference. However, his guileful eyes were clear with intention.

"Not yet. She'll probably come back soon," Luke replied in an unnatural tone. He avoided eye contact with Edward unknowingly. Still, he felt like he had no way of hiding himself under Edward's stare.

"Probably? Haven't you called her yet?" Edward asked again, frowning. He put down the pen in his hand, still gazing at Luke.

"No," Luke said honestly. To be more precise, he did not even have Michelle's number. She had called him in the past, but he never saved her number because he did not think it was necessary. He never felt any need to call her before.

"No way! She has been gone for three or four days now, but you have not even called her. What about her? Has she called you?" Edward felt utterly helpless about this situation. Sure, Luke and Michelle weren't a couple and weren't in love, but they could at least get along. They were living under the same roof, for heaven's sake! Why did they want to keep each other at a distance?

"No, she hasn't." Luke furrowed his brows, feeling strange. Michelle always called him up every time he was late in getting home. Now, it was already several days since she was gone, but she didn't call him. Was something wrong with her? Luke shook his head, refuting this suspicion. She had gone out with her classmates. Had something bad happened to her, he would have been notified long ago.

"Oh, God. You are such a strange couple!" Edward spluttered, not knowing what else to say. He could not tell them what to do. Luke and Michelle were adults, after all. They had their own ideas and judgments. They had the right to do whatever they wanted. Edward, as an outsider, could not butt in and get involved.

Luke's mouth twisted upon hearing Edward's reply. Was it so obvious that he did not care about Michelle? Everyone looked at him strangely. They always seemed to be exasperated when it came to him and Michelle.

Patricia was still the same person and the gallery was the same, yet she felt like things had changed when she walked in. It was her first time coming to the gallery after being discharged from the hospital. Tom was accompanying her. He was standing in the very same spot he had been so cruel to her last time. Patricia's eyes grew disconcerted when she thought of that memory.

"What happened? Why are you upset?" Tom asked her in confusion when he saw her halt in her footsteps.

"Nothing. I was just reminded of something unpleasant." Patricia forgot that she was supposed to have lost her memories of Tom. At his question, she spoke her mind unknowingly.

"About me?" Tom's expression immediately turned grave. If he remembered correctly, he had lashed out at her right here before she got into the car accident. Was she lying to him? Didn't she lose all her memories about him? Was she pretending to have selective amnesia, just to make fun of him?

"Uh! No, no. Let me explain." Patricia's face paled. She had thought about being honest with him someday, but she never expected him to find out the truth in this manner.

"Are you satisfied that you've played me for a fool?" Tom clenched his fists as he glared at the woman in front of him in anger. He felt like this woman was a stranger to him.

"No, that's not it. Tom, I got back my memories not long ago. I was waiting for the right time to tell you," Patricia explained herself in a hurry, grasping Tom by his hand.

"Enough! Are you still gonna treat me like I'm an idiot? Patricia, I didn't know how manipulative you are until today!" Tom yelled at her. The one thing he hated the most was when others lied to him. But this woman, with whom he wanted to spend the rest of his life, had been lying to his face all this time. Tom's heart thundered. He could not feel any worse right now.

"You think I'm lying? Tom, I kept it from you that I got back my memories, but you can't deny that I love you with my whole heart!" Patricia had gone deathly pale. Tom seemed to think that she was a cunning woman who just wanted to trap him with her wiles. "Hah! Love? You fall in love with a man so easily, huh? Your love is cheap, Patricia." Tom was bristling with rage. He intended to hurt Patricia as much as he could, the consequences be damned.

"Yes. I fell in love with you that easily. I love you so much that I lost my dignity. You're right, Tom. My love is cheap," Patricia said. She smiled bitterly as tears fell down her face. It was said that during a fight, a couple lashed out at each other with the most hurtful insults. That was indeed the case here; Patricia felt it now.

"So you admit it. You played me for a fool. You did it on purpose because I hurt you before, am I right?" A malicious smile cracked on Tom's face. It could make anyone tremble in fear.00000