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."

he noticed her panicked expression and continued describing

you forget that you practiced aerobics with Daddy? You were lying on the bathtub, and Daddy had his hands around your waist. Daddy was naked too-" Natalie hastily clamped the boy's mouth shut with her

snickers and chatter from

restaurant hurriedly. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ

in public," she huffed. Her face was still

the truth!" Hayden retorted, looking both

internally in frustration. How should she

smart boy, he

wouldn't understand the intimate matters between a man and a

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

children's playground in front of

face 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

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

in alarm. She had never seen

glittering under the lights on her slender wrist. Her slightly curled hair fell just

old, but she had no doubt aged gracefully. In fact, she

that the woman was a little on the thin

stared at her in

Who was this woman?

here at

woman, even though

Hayden rubbed his eyes and suddenly called out in a clear

hand and ran

out on the woman's face, and she swept him up

Realization hit her.

woman was

she did not look like

grandmothers should look aged and frail, but the woman

woman walked towards her with

gaze fell on

was so nervous that

this meant that she was

pounded loudly in her chest as her

Tobias' mother come to visit them

meet you, A... Auntie," she

Natalie with a grin

so nervous she felt like

upset to see

Uh... I'm Hayden's babysitter. Tobias hired me to take care

Natalie and Daddy have already practiced aerobics in

at Cecilia. Hayden had once again

anxious that

bent down and looked Hayden straight in the face as she whispered, "Hayden, go play