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.

attitude, Tobias couldn't bring himself

them remained silent the

eternity of awkwardness, they arrived at

in

out to open the door,

to look at

shifted his body to face

the door," Natalie

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

and admitted, "Natalie, my

to

and said, "I understand that you still can't let go of your worries. I'll wait for

was as deep as the ocean and as boundless as the night sky. Somehow, Natalie found herself drowning in

was lost

to snap herself back

me out," She repeated

across Tobias's

"Alright," He muttered.

sadness in his voice when he finally let her

Tobias returned to

journey, but it

temples, he pushed open the main door and shuffled

he was surprised to see Hayden sitting on

aren't you in bed yet?"

was way past Hayden's usual bedtime

jelly into his mouth as he

empty cup aside gently before throwing himself

Tobias froze.

His birthday?

was only then that he remembered: it

didn't care about birthdays. To him, it was just another

Natalie has promised me that she will come to celebrate your birthday tomorrow!" Hayden

breath hitched a

were stiff as

gentle tone was

She will come tomorrow

quickened a

morning, Natalie woke

a lot of things to

from the hospital today, so she was planning to pay

also needed to prepare herself for Tobias's birthday celebration at his house that

feeling rose in her

herself that it was only a birthday celebration and that there was no need to think too much

went to the

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

necktie on display had attracted her attention. Pressing a hand

it. The pattern was simple yet

never interested in menswear, and usually

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