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.

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

based on the results of

hadn't known him nor Natalie, and didn't have a reason to lie to Natalie. Tobias' brows were tightly

had the

that

how could he

allow his and Natalie's lives to be spent dwelling on the previous

mind was swirling with thoughts,

end, those

decided not to tell Natalie

to be selfish

bear to lose Natalie again, nor did he want

eat." Tobias walked over

He seemed relaxed.

the couch. She raised her head when she heard him

fell

His

Natalie's heart froze.

had probably known about it a long time

the last time, he had already known that the man who shot

couldn't understand

that there would be a connection between Santiago

she understood now. She

to prove that Santiago, who shot her father, was the same Santiago whom Hayden had mentioned.

lips, and there was a flash of determination

sat on the couch for a long time and finally

decided to pretend

lose Tobias

bear such pain for the rest

was being selfish and

she could

couldn't afford to

generation's problems to cause a rift

why Tobias chose to conceal it

her

and asked, "The food's

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

you're the one who

was somewhat

her name made Natalie

"Let's go and eat."