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

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

heard customers' snickers and

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You can't say those things in public," she huffed. Her face was

the truth!" Hayden retorted,

How should she explain this

smart boy, he was only a

wouldn't understand the intimate matters

she patted his head and changed the subject.

the children's

face immediately brightened.

out a sigh

some coaxing. Hayden dozed off as soon as he got into their car. Stifling

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

in alarm. She had never seen this

the lights on her slender wrist.

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

was a pity that the woman

at

Who was this woman?

at the Whitlock family's

woman,

suddenly called out

Natalie's hand and ran

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

Realization hit her.

woman was

not look like a grandmother

frail, but the woman standing in front of her was nothing

towards her with Hayden

gaze fell

was so nervous that she

Hayden's grandmother, this meant that

loudly in her chest

come to visit them without

you, A... Auntie,"

looked at Natalie with a

she felt like

feel upset to

babysitter. Tobias hired me to take

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

Cecilia. Hayden

anxious that

and looked Hayden straight in the face as she whispered,