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 to talk

them remained

an eternity of awkwardness, they arrived

car in front of

open the door, she realized that it

turned to look

shifted his body to face

the door,"

shot Tobias a cold look, her gaze threatening to shoot daggers into his heart. It hurt him so much that

drew in a stuttered breath and admitted, "Natalie, my feelings for you have never

to do

her and said, "I understand that you still can't let go of your worries. I'll wait for you, no matter how long

as boundless as the night sky. Somehow, Natalie found herself drowning

she was lost in his

to snap herself back to

me out," She repeated again

across

"Alright," He muttered.

was an immeasurable sadness in his voice when he

Tobias returned to the

short journey, but it felt like an

seemed downcast and troubled. Rubbing his temples, he pushed open the main

he walked into the living room, he was surprised to see Hayden sitting on the sofa eating a

Why aren't you in bed yet?" Tobias

was way past Hayden's usual

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 raised in

gently before throwing himself into

Tobias froze.

His birthday?

only then that he remembered: it was

him anyway. He didn't care about birthdays. To him, it was

me that she will come to

breath hitched

facial expressions were

was filled with

"Really. Natalie promised me. She will

quickened

morning, Natalie woke up

of things to do for the

so she was planning

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

her heart when

told herself that it was only a birthday celebration and that there was no

to the hospital later that

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

a men's clothing store. A necktie on display had attracted her attention. Pressing a hand against the display window, she

stripes across it. The pattern

never interested in menswear, and usually never shopped

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