My Heart only Beats for You

Natalie held her breath.

"Say that again!"

"I know who Grandma's father is, he's very good at basketball."

"Hayden, what's his name?!" Natalie raised her voice abruptly.

Hayden was taken aback.

He said, "His name is Santiago Lawson. Natalie, what's wrong? Are you angry? You don't have to bring me to see him, then."

Natalie felt her brain buzzing.

Her mind was reeling and in a complete mess.

"Hayden, I have something going on, let's end the call for now, alright?" Natalie simply couldn't continue her conversation with Hayden.

"Natalie, don't be angry. You don't have to bring me to see him." Hayden thought that it was his request to meet and play basketball with Santiago that made her angry.

"I'm not angry. I'm hanging up, Hayden." Natalie hung up the phone in a hurry.

Her fingers were trembling, her eyes twitching.

Her mind was in chaos.

Meanwhile, Tobias came out of the kitchen.

He cooked two dishes which he had just learned just for Natalie.

Natalie was waiting in the living room, not at the dining table.

Tobias hesitated for half a second. He didn't call Natalie to come to the dining table. Instead, he went straight to the shower.

He closed the shower door to ensure that no one outside could hear him.

Tobias made a call.

"How's the investigation going?" he asked in a low voice.

"We've looked into it, Mr. Whitlock. There was indeed a shooting incident in the United States which happened in the year you had mentioned. The man who was shot was named Zeavier Harington, a citizen of the United States. Back then, he had a wife who was expecting soon. After finding out what befell him, she shot herself in the mouth and committed suicide. Thankfully, the child in her womb was born in time. That child was sent to an orphanage, which was also the same one that you mentioned."

Tobias' heart sank.

He hung up.

phone call, he was still hoping that this would be a misunderstanding, like what had happened the last time with

based on the

about it. She hadn't known him nor Natalie, and didn't have a reason to

that Natalie had the right to

right to know that Zeavier was

how could he tell Natalie the

and Natalie's lives to be spent dwelling on the previous generation's grievances, which could cause him and Natalie

was swirling with thoughts, his eyes

the end, those complex emotions

decided not to

be selfish for

to lose Natalie again, nor did he

to eat." Tobias walked over to

He seemed relaxed.

was sitting on the couch. She raised her head when she heard him

fell on his

faintly smiling. His

Natalie's heart froze.

probably known about it a long time

he had already known that the man who shot Zeavier to death was

Natalie simply couldn't understand why Tobias

would be

now. She

her father, was the same Santiago whom Hayden had

there was a

the couch for a

decided to pretend

not lose Tobias again

could no longer bear such pain for the rest of

knew that she was being

she could only

she really couldn't afford to lose Tobias

generation's problems to

was the reason why Tobias

curled her lips

stood up and asked, "The food's

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Natalie. "But it's my first time making it. I'm worried it won't be

the one who made

was somewhat

Natalie surge with

"Let's go and eat."