My Heart only Beats for You

"Natalie, why do you have so much money all of a sudden?" Hayden asked, taking a huge bite of his burger.

Heaps of hamburgers, fries, and Ultraman toys scattered all over the table in front of them.

They had bought all the Ultraman toys in the restaurant.

Natalie chuckled, "It's your father's money."

Hayden rolled his eyes thoughtfully as he processed her words, and then his face lit up as he squeaked, "Natalie, you finally agreed to be my stepmother!"

He hopped onto her lap before she could respond to his exclamations and gave her a big, wet kiss.

Instantly, she felt the wetness on her face from the little boy.

Then, he pulled away and held her face between his little hands while calling her "Mommy" sweetly.

His eyes were clear as spring water.

Natalie's body froze, and she stared at him blankly.

The sound of Hayden calling him 'Mommy' struck her like a punch to her heart.

It triggered something buried deep inside her, flashing for a brief moment in her mind.

Her eyes fluttered, and she struggled to recall that familiar scene, but to no avail. She shook her head instead and came back to her senses.

"You don't have to call me that. Just call me Natalie," she said embarrassed.

Her relationship with Tobias was not even official yet.

The truth was, he coaxed her into dating him after confessing his feelings to her.

Nothing serious happened between them.

It was not very appropriate to let him call her his mother.

He puckered his lips and frowned. "Why not? Didn't you promise Daddy already? I saw the both of you practicing aerobics in the bathroom, and he told me only husband and wife can practice aerobics together."

Natalie's eyes widened in horror.

Hayden's voice was loud and clear, and his words echoed throughout the restaurant. Upon hearing his words, many people turned around and stared at them.

Natalie quickly shot him a glance and hissed,

"Stop talking."

as he noticed her panicked

You were lying on the bathtub, and Daddy had his hands around your waist. Daddy was naked too-"

heard customers' snickers

of the restaurant hurriedly. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴet

things in public," she huffed. Her face was still

Hayden retorted, looking

in frustration. How should she explain

boy, he was

the intimate matters between a

long sigh, she patted his head and changed the subject. "Why don't we go play over

children's playground in

face immediately

let out a sigh of

and time for him to go to bed, he reluctantly got off the racing car and followed her home after some coaxing. Hayden dozed off as soon as he got into their car. Stifling a giggle

the villa shortly after. When they walked into the living room,

She had never seen this woman

glittering under the lights on her slender wrist. Her slightly curled hair fell just above her shoulders, accentuating

woman looked old, but she had no doubt aged gracefully.

pity that the woman was a little on

stared at her in

Who was this woman?

here at the

that she knew this woman, even though she could swear that she

his eyes and suddenly called out

shrugged off Natalie's hand and

on the woman's face, and she swept him

Realization hit her.

was

did not look like a grandmother

and frail, but the

towards her

gaze fell on

so nervous that she

Hayden's grandmother, this meant that she was Tobias'

her chest as her mouth went

would Tobias' mother come to visit

to meet you, A... Auntie," she

at Natalie with a grin on

belly. She was so nervous she felt like she was going

feel upset to see her in Tobias's

Hayden's babysitter. Tobias hired me to take care of

already practiced aerobics in

Cecilia. Hayden

so anxious that

Hayden straight in the face as she whispered, "Hayden, go play over