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."

abruptly. Then, his gaze drifted up to her

his lips quirked

and whispered, "Mr. Whitlock, your

look behind her, and his eyebrows raised in surprise when he saw Cecilia sitting

She had gained a fair amount of weight, and color had finally returned to her cheeks. She was no longer pale and sickly. Tobias let out a sigh of relief

a clear

her chin to

did not want to disturb the mother-son reunion. Most importantly, she felt intimidated by

Hayden to bed. It was nice talking to you, Auntie!" Natalie said with a polite

right." Tobias nodded in

he planted a kiss

Natalie was stunned.

Tobias just kiss her on the

pounding, she quickly

moved to

across Cecilia's

no one would ever have guessed that it would turn out like that. It doesn't matter anymore, as long

Cecilia forced a smile.

same thing to

doesn't remember anything,

knitted into a

One day, perhaps. Even if "His breath hitched for a moment. "Even if she really can't remember the

remember anything, at least she was still

case, then I was also a cause of regret. He would

escaped

about this, so he sneakily

left Cecilia's side. If Cecilia was back, she must have followed her

was nowhere to be

arrived in Agaphen City, she received that man's call. She went to look for

Tobias's frown deepened.

Cecilia was talking

Cecilia was in love for ten years since they were in school, so much so she was willing to give up her luxurious life and drop out of school for him. However, that

Tobias muttered with

course I know that, Tobias. However much I tried to persuade her or

"Some things are fated,

was fated to fall into a star- crossed relationship with the

eyes darker than the midnight sky.

can't stop her, so we can only stand

Cecilia stopped herself.

her daughter was