"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.

knew that he had

already in bed, her back

and put his arms

Natalie's body immediately trembled.

She was not asleep.

hint of sorrow flashed

it, Natalie's

that one day,

always wanted to spoil her, but he never thought that he

in endless regret. He was filled with guilt and

Tobias said, "I'm

apology, Natalie's lips curled with

apologising to

all the pain and suffering that he'd

would he act the same way

short burst of sweetness

each other, and it would not end

them if she were to leave

eyes were filled

am tired," Natalie said. "Go to

tightened his grip on Natalie's

slowly passed, but Natalie's eyes remained wide

for the darkest hour to arrive, waiting

Natalie finally felt Tobias' light breathing coming

called out

There was no response.

removed Tobias' grip

hurriedly got out of bed and put on her

this coat for

big pockets on the coat, one containing identification and

it was to run out in the middle

up the mountain, so she'd specially prepared

reached out to lightly open

man's deep voice rang out

voice was like a thunder strike in Natalie's mind, making her stop

eyes.

got out of bed. "Go back to sleep. You

a sense of eeriness in the darkness of the unlit

the light projected from the window, Natalie could

trembled with every

Natalie suddenly shouted

took the dagger she had prepared from the pocket of

coming from outside the window, the dagger seemed to

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