"Natalie, are you okay?" Hayden asked her, his eyes wide.

Natalie looked at Hayden's face in a daze.

There was no light in her eyes, only emptiness.

After a while, she came back to her senses.

She touched Hayden's face and said in a low voice, "I'm fine. Hayden, you have to eat more so you can grow taller."

Hayden smiled at that. "I will. I'm going to grow tall, even taller than Daddy."

There was a sense of despair in Natalie's eyes.

Simon's words from earlier in the day almost moved her.

But what happened after that made her determined.

She had to leave Tobias, and once she did, that would be the end of it.

This meant that she would have to do so even if she had leave Hayden.

Tobias was not well.

Everything would end only if she were to leave.

After dinner, Natalie excused herself and went to the bedroom, saying that she was tired.

Just as Tobias was about to enter her room, Cecilia stopped him.

She looked at Tobias with some concern. "Tobias, Natalie seems to be strange today. Is she in a bad mood?"

Tobias looked tired. "I will comfort her," he replied.

"Tobias, you always have a sense of propriety when doing things. I don't want you to lose your sense of propriety with Natalie." Tobias's breath hitched for a moment, and a flash of irony appeared in his eyes.

He had a sense of propriety.

He had always felt that this was the case.

But now he knew that he was wrong.

When faced with Natalie, he could not be rational. He would always be reduced to a mess.

that he

bedroom, Natalie was already in bed, her

put his arms around

Natalie's body immediately trembled.

She was not asleep.

sorrow flashed

could feel it, Natalie's fear

never expected that one day, Natalie would be so terrified of

had always wanted to spoil her, but he never thought that he would hurt her

He was filled with guilt and

said, "I'm

Natalie's lips curled with

was apologising

all the pain and suffering that he'd inflicted on

he act the same

short burst of sweetness would only be followed

to torture each other, and it

of them if she were to leave

eyes were

am tired," Natalie said.

grip on

slowly passed, but Natalie's

the darkest hour to arrive,

felt like an eternity, Natalie finally felt Tobias' light breathing coming

Natalie called

There was no response.

Tobias' grip

out of bed and put on her

prepared this coat for

containing identification

it was to run out in the middle of the night as a

up the mountain, so she'd specially prepared

was dressed, Natalie reached out to lightly open the

man's deep voice rang

strike in Natalie's mind, making her stop in her

eyes.

back to sleep. You

Natalie a sense of eeriness

the light projected from the window, Natalie could see Tobias' silhouette.

trembled with every

Natalie suddenly shouted

took the dagger she had prepared from the pocket

from outside

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