"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 had hurt

already

and put his arms around

Natalie's body immediately trembled.

She was not asleep.

sorrow flashed in Tobias'

feel it, Natalie's fear

expected that one day, Natalie would

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

regret. He was

said, "I'm

apology, Natalie's lips curled

apologising to

pain and suffering that he'd

apologising now, would he act the

short burst of sweetness would only be followed by endless

each other, and it would not

them if she were

were

tired," Natalie said. "Go to

grip on

slowly passed, but Natalie's eyes remained

the darkest hour to arrive, waiting

an eternity, Natalie finally felt

called

There was no response.

removed Tobias' grip on her

of bed and put on her

specially prepared this coat for this

two big pockets on the coat, one containing identification and a bank card, and

dangerous it was to run out in the middle of

more, the villa was halfway up the mountain, so

she was dressed, Natalie reached

a man's deep voice rang

in Natalie's mind, making her stop in her

eyes.

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

of eeriness in the darkness

Natalie could see Tobias' silhouette. He

with every step that

come over!" Natalie suddenly shouted

she had prepared from the pocket

of the night, under the dim light coming from outside the window, the dagger seemed to

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