"My return to the company is to be postponed," Tobias interrupted Benjamin's rant.
"But Mr. Whitlock, it's going to be a mess if things go on like this."
Beep, Beep, Beep.
Tobias had already ended the call.
The evening soon arrived, and Tobias was currently standing in front of Natalie.
"Natalie, time for a shower, okay?"
She had not taken any showers during the few days when she was hospitalized.
She nodded. Even in her current state, she could still smell the strange stench coming from her body.
He brought her into the bathroom.
He helped her remove her clothes.
Natalie's eyes trembled in response.
Tobias softly assured her, "Natalie, I'm here to help you. I won't do anything else."
She lowered her head.
He first rinsed her hair.
His fingers moved very gently. He then wiped her body down as well.
All of his actions were completely devoid of lust.
At the end of everything, he helped her put on her clothes.
Natalie was in her pajamas now, and she looked like a rag doll without a soul.
Tobias then followed her upstairs.
At night, he held her tightly in his arms.
In the middle of the night, she suddenly started nuzzling herself deeper into his embrace.
He felt dampness on his body.
His hand went to caress her face, only to find that it was soaked with tears.
"Natalie, don't cry." Tobias' lips lightly grazed Natalie's face. Little by little, he kissed away the tears that streaked down her face.
With her hand gripped tightly in his, he said, "Natalie, I'll stay with you forever."
I'll stay
be thinking of this statement
that he would always be
gave her hope when she was in
next day, the warm morning sun shone through
was still held tightly
like she
with the sunlight casting in, she could
Everything was in darkness.
day, her state
stared at the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling with listless
was extremely
incessantly asked Tobias how Natalie ended up in
she constantly
say a word to Aunt Lee either; it was as if
Simon
a very strong intuition that if things
starting to get
state filled him
arrived at
acquainted with him
she saw him, she suddenly understood
abnormal state was caused by a
Natalie have a psychological problem when she was such a cheerful and optimistic person to
of questions she wanted to ask, but once she noticed
"Tobias, you truly don't want to
his
lose your cool, Tobias." Simon sent
serious has happened to Natalie. I don't want to delay things
her a lot, it was impossible for
he saw the glassy-eyed Natalie with a blank expression on her face,
Simon sighed.
as Tobias had speculated. Simon also believed that it would be difficult for Natalie to recover on her own
do this in a situation where it is acceptable to Miss Godfrey. What do you think?"
things for
I'll go upstairs and talk to her,"
still fixed on
heart ached at the
her hand and said softly, "Natalie, I know you're in a sour mood now, but you
shifted a
with his own dark orbs.
so gentle that it seemed as if he could melt a
Natalie really
still dull, and
He is my best friend and he will
please nod at me. I'm very
Natalie nodded.
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