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."

became more intrigued as he noticed her panicked expression

bathtub, and Daddy had his hands around your waist. Daddy

snickers and chatter

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those things in public," she huffed. Her

truth!" Hayden retorted, looking both innocent

How

a smart boy, he was only a child, after

intimate matters between a man and a

patted his head and changed

children's

immediately brightened.

a sigh of

the playground. When it was late 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 at the sound of his adorable snore, she got in the driver's seat and drove them back to the

walked into the living room, Natalie was startled when

body tensed in alarm. She had never seen this woman

with an expensive-looking watch glittering under the lights on her slender wrist. Her slightly curled hair fell just above

had no doubt aged gracefully. In fact, she had a charming

the woman was a little

at her

Who was this woman?

here at the Whitlock family's

woman, even though she could swear that she had

Hayden rubbed his eyes and suddenly called

hand and

swept him up into her arms the moment

Realization hit her.

woman was

look like

should look aged and frail, but the woman standing in front

walked towards her with Hayden in her

gaze fell

so nervous that she

Hayden's grandmother, this meant that she was

pounded loudly in her chest as her mouth

would Tobias' mother come to visit them without

to meet you, A...

at Natalie with a grin on

she felt like she

upset to

Uh... I'm Hayden's babysitter. Tobias hired me

is my stepmother. Natalie and Daddy have already practiced aerobics in the bathroom, so she is my stepmother." Natalie's lips parted in surprise,

nervous grin at Cecilia. Hayden had once

was so anxious that she couldn't

she whispered, "Hayden, go play over there. I'll have