My Heart only Beats for You

Natalie was petrified.

The Whitlock family was just too straightforward.

She couldn't believe that Cecilia wanted her to call her Mom.

They had only just met each other for the first time.

"No, Auntie!" She let out a nervous chuckle. "I prefer to call you Auntie."

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"Alright then, if that's what you prefer." Cecilia looked at her affectionately.

Then, she guided Natalie to sit on the sofa and asked how she was.

Natalie thought Cecilia would start questioning her about her background. She was her son's girlfriend, after all.

She braced herself for the questions and drafted the answers in her mind - her height, her education, her job, her family...

But surprisingly, Cecilia didn't ask a single thing

about those.

Instead, she asked Natalie if she liked Hayden, inquired about her health, and wanted to know more about how she felt. Natalie could see that Cecilia genuinely cared about her.

But her kindness was too abrupt.

Natalie was not used to it.

Out of courtesy, she answered Cecilia's question patiently as she tried to hide her awkwardness.

Cecilia didn't seem to notice Natalie's unease at all. She continued chatting passionately with no intention of stopping.

Natalie was literally a damsel in distress.

She silently thanked God when Tobias finally returned home.

Her eyes lit up, and she stared at him like her knight in shining armor.

She immediately sprang up from the sofa and leaped towards him. For the first time, she beamed her widest smile at Tobias, "You're back, Mr. Whitlock."

paused abruptly. Then, his gaze drifted up

I'm back." The corners of his lips

leaned closer to him and whispered, "Mr.

his head to look behind her, and his eyebrows raised in surprise when he saw

to when he left. She had gained a fair amount of weight, and color had finally returned to her cheeks. She was no

greeted in a clear and

tilted her chin to acknowledge

want to disturb the mother-son reunion. Most importantly, she felt intimidated by Cecilia's

It was nice talking to

Tobias

he planted a kiss on her forehead.

Natalie was stunned.

Tobias just kiss her on the

pounding, she quickly scuttered

to sit across

across Cecilia's eyes. "I'm sorry,

no one would ever have guessed that it would turn out like that. It doesn't matter anymore, as long as the three of us are doing good.

Cecilia forced a smile.

same thing to make herself feel

still doesn't remember anything,

knitted into a

Even if "His breath hitched for a moment. "Even if she really can't

Natalie really couldn't remember anything, at least she

of regret. He would definitely feel like had lost a

escaped

worry about this, so he sneakily changed the topic. "Did Selina come

If Cecilia was back, she must have followed her here

nowhere

with me, but as soon as she arrived in Agaphen

Tobias's frown deepened.

Cecilia

much so she was willing to give up her luxurious life and drop out of school for

he doesn't deserve Selina," Tobias muttered

"Of course I know that, Tobias. However much I tried to persuade her or scold her, she just won't listen. She's still waiting for

gathered in her eyes. "Some things are fated, and

into a

long face, his eyes darker than

We can't stop her, so we can only stand by

Cecilia stopped herself.

daughter was