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."

noticed her panicked

forget that you practiced aerobics with Daddy? You were lying on the bathtub, and Daddy had his hands around your waist. Daddy

customers' snickers and chatter

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You can't say those things in public," she

not? I'm telling the truth!" Hayden

groaned internally in frustration. How should

boy, he

wouldn't understand the intimate matters between

changed

gestured to the children's playground in

immediately brightened.

out a sigh

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

they walked into the living

tensed in alarm. She had never

her slender wrist. Her slightly curled hair fell just

doubt

the woman was a little on the thin

stared at her

Who was this woman?

at the Whitlock family's

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

eyes and suddenly called out in a clear

shrugged off Natalie's hand and

the woman's face, and she swept

Realization hit her.

woman was Hayden's

not look like

aged and frail, but the woman standing in front of her

woman walked towards her with Hayden in

gaze fell

was so nervous that she forgot

this

pounded loudly in her chest

to visit them without prior

meet you, A...

at Natalie with a grin on her

clutched her belly. She was so nervous she felt like she was

mother feel upset to see her in

hired me to take care

my stepmother. Natalie and Daddy have already practiced aerobics in the bathroom, so she is

Cecilia. Hayden

was so anxious that

looked Hayden straight in the face as she whispered,