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

two of them remained silent the entire

like an eternity of awkwardness, they arrived

stopped the car in front of

out to open the door, she realized that

to look at

his body

the door," Natalie

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

"Natalie, my feelings for you have never changed. Please don't avoid

nothing to

her and said, "I understand that you still can't let go of

boundless as the

moment, she was lost in

to snap herself back

out," She repeated again with

across

"Alright," He muttered.

an immeasurable sadness in his voice

Tobias returned

only a short journey, but it

temples, he pushed

walked into the living room, he was surprised to see Hayden sitting

Why aren't you in bed

way past Hayden's

you to come back," Hayden shoved a spoonful of peach-flavored jelly into his mouth as he grinned, "I have some good news for you." Tobias' perfectly arched brows

before throwing himself into

Tobias froze.

His birthday?

was only then that he remembered: it was indeed

care

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

hitched

His facial expressions were stiff as

was

nodded enthusiastically, "Really. Natalie promised me. She will come tomorrow night at eight

quickened a

next morning, Natalie woke up

of things to do for the

so she was planning to pay him

Tobias's birthday celebration

feeling rose in her heart when she thought

it was only a birthday celebration and that there

to the

When she passed by the shops along the way, something caught

display had attracted her attention. Pressing a hand against the display window, she leaned in to take a

stripes across it. The pattern was simple yet it looked

never interested in menswear,

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