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."

intrigued as he noticed her

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

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she huffed. Her face was still red

truth!" Hayden

frustration. How should

he was only a child,

understand the intimate matters between a man and a

changed the subject. "Why don't we

gestured to the children's playground in front of

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

after. When they walked into the living room, Natalie was startled when she saw

alarm. She had

her slender wrist.

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

that the woman was a

at her

Who was this woman?

was she here at the Whitlock

why did she have the feeling that she knew this woman, even though she could swear that she

suddenly called out in a clear

off Natalie's hand and ran towards

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

Realization hit her.

woman was Hayden's

did not look like a grandmother at

should look aged and frail, but the woman standing in

walked towards her with Hayden in

fell

nervous that

the woman was Hayden's grandmother, this meant that she

loudly in her

come to visit

you, A... Auntie,"

Natalie with

belly. She was so nervous she felt like she

feel upset to

Tobias hired me

already practiced aerobics in the bathroom, so she is my

at Cecilia. Hayden had once

so anxious that she

Hayden straight in the face as she whispered, "Hayden, go play over there. I'll