Natalie's breathing hitched a little.

What would he do?

Did it mean if she took her word back, Tobias would kill her?

"You're not thinking about killing me and getting rid of my body, are you?" Her voice wavered.

His lips curled into a sly grin. "No. I'll torture you in bed over and over again."

Natalie's eyes widened and her lips parted in disbelief.

There was no turning back now.

The two of them finally arrived at the Whitlock family's villa.

"Mr. Whitlock, I'm going to bed." She hurriedly bid Tobias goodnight, clearly wishing to leave.

All the events that played out through the day were too overwhelming. She needed some time alone to process everything.

As she spun around and strode towards her room, Tobias grabbed her arm and yanked her towards him. Her entire body jerked with the sudden tug.

"Natalie, please call me Tobias. Mr. Whitlock sounds too formal."

Her heart skipped a beat. "But you're my boss."

"And your future husband," he whispered huskily as his dark eyes stared right into her soul.

Her mind turned into a buzzing mess of static.

Husband...

Was he really taking their relationship that seriously?

"But I am really not used to calling you that, Mr. Whitlock," she replied weakly after pausing for a moment. Tobias was her superior, after all. She felt uncomfortable calling him by his first name. It felt too... intimate. Tobias playfully patted her face and said, "You'll slowly get used to it."

She returned a stiff smile. "Alright."

"By the way," he added, "you'll have to slowly get used to sleeping with me too."

Heat immediately rushed to her cheeks.

She sped off into her bedroom, her face scarlet red.

had initially planned to think

calmly when she

she could not calm herself down no matter

were all in a muddle, and she

end, she gave

she fell into a

next morning, Natalie joined Tobias and Hayden for breakfast. She was flattered to receive such special treatment from him all of a sudden.

he help spread the jam on her toast, but he also prepared sunny-side-ups for

noticing the change

asked, "Daddy, why are you being so nice to Natalie today? I never see you helping her spread jam on her

choked

would tell Hayden that. How did dare he tell

"woman"?

widened, and he turned to look at her. "Are you going to be my stepmother,

round eyes blinked rapidly as he waited for her

a loss for words. She didn't know

stuffed a piece of

that entire morning, asking her whether she was going to be his

work, she was finally able to free herself from Hayden's interrogation. She breathed

straight to the

help but

She did not think that Tobias would so shamelessly tell Hayden that she

his beautifully arched brows in

to date me last

suspicious glance at

questions caught

like

like it. You're my girl, so it doesn't matter if

frowned, her mind busy doing mental

words did

down, she felt that something

had not let go of

was peak hour when they breezed into the building, and

"Mr. Whitlock, could

his grip on her tightened. "You are my

tone was firm

no choice but to let him lead her into the office, her hands

as to

them had drawn a lot of attraction

got down to work, she noticed

kind to her. Even Lanny, who had always looked down on her, went out of her way to

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