Natalie forced a smile, "Okay then. I will send you home."

She ordered a taxi for the two of them and sent Hayden back to the Whitlock family's villa.

When they arrived at the villa, a black Bentley pulled up at the front gate.

Natalie held Hayden's hand gently and guided him out of the taxi. Meanwhile, Tobias got out of his car.

At that moment, their eyes met.

The pale moonlight barely illuminated their faces.

Hayden shook off Natalie's hand and ran towards Tobias, leaping as he laughed, "Daddy! You're back."

Tobias nodded at him.

He scooped Hayden into his arms and muttered, "You go in with Auntie. I need to talk to Natalie."

Hayden blinked at Tobias thoughtfully.

Then, he hopped down from Tobias's arms and tottered into the villa with the maid.

Natalie was about to leave after seeing Hayden walk into the house.

"Natalie," Tobias called her name.

Her footsteps faltered, but she did not stop walking.

She swung open the car door and said, "Sir, please send me back to my apartment."

Tobias immediately walked to the window of the driver's seat and declared, "Don't you dare."

His deep voice echoed in the silence of the night.

The driver was frightened by Tobias's aura. Needless to say, he daren't disobey.

He turned to smile bitterly at Natalie and gave a random excuse, "I'm sorry, Miss. I'm off duty now. I have something else to do." Natalie's eyelashes fluttered.

With no choice, she got out of the car.

"What do you want, Tobias?" She asked in a monotonous tone, devoid of all emotion.

"I'll send you home," Tobias offered gently, his voice smooth as silk.

Natalie said nothing and walked straight towards his car.

She knew that if she didn't agree to let him send her home, he wasn't planning to let her go back.

Since he had already offered to send her home and it was not a big deal for her anyway, she could just treat it as a free ride.

She sat in the back seat and looked out of the window during the drive, avoiding his gaze.

Natalie's indifferent attitude, Tobias couldn't

of them remained silent the entire

seemed like an eternity of awkwardness, they

in

the door, she realized

turned to

body

the door,"

gaze threatening to shoot daggers into his heart. It hurt him so much that

and admitted, "Natalie, my

has nothing to

you still can't let go of your worries. I'll wait for you, no matter how

as boundless as the

moment, she was

she managed to snap herself back

me out," She repeated again with

across Tobias's

"Alright," He muttered.

sadness in his voice when he finally

Tobias returned to

was only a short journey, but it

troubled. Rubbing his temples, he pushed open

to see Hayden sitting on the

in bed

way past Hayden's usual bedtime

of peach-flavored jelly into his mouth as he

gently before throwing himself into Tobias's arms. He laughed, "Tomorrow is your

Tobias froze.

His birthday?

was only then that he remembered: it was

it didn't matter to him anyway. He didn't care about birthdays. To him, it was just another

she will come to celebrate your birthday tomorrow!" Hayden

breath hitched

were

gentle tone was

nodded enthusiastically, "Really. Natalie promised me. She will come

breathing quickened a

morning, Natalie woke up

lot of things to do

would be discharged from the hospital today, so she

needed to prepare herself for Tobias's birthday

rose in her heart when she thought

only a birthday celebration and that there was no

to the

alighting the bus, she walked along the streets towards the hospital. When she passed by the shops

display had attracted her attention. Pressing a

was a necktie with blue stripes across it. The pattern was simple yet it looked

was never interested in menswear, and

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