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

the

had run a background check on Jessie. There was nothing suspicious about it. She hadn't known him nor Natalie, and didn't have a reason to lie to

had the right to know the

the right to know that Zeavier was shot dead by

could he

and Natalie's lives to be spent dwelling on the previous generation's grievances,

with thoughts, his eyes

end, those

decided not to tell Natalie the

to be selfish

to lose Natalie again, nor did he want Natalie

eat." Tobias walked over

He seemed relaxed.

the couch. She raised

gaze fell on

was faintly smiling. His

Natalie's heart froze.

known about it a

who shot Zeavier to

couldn't understand

that there would be

understood now.

her father, was the same Santiago whom Hayden had mentioned. No evidence was

there was a flash of determination

the couch for a long

pretend

lose Tobias again in this

longer bear such pain

knew that she was being selfish and unfaithful towards her

that, she could only be

she really couldn't afford to

last generation's problems to cause a rift

this was the reason why Tobias chose to

curled her lips

up and asked,

to

stared at Natalie. "But it's my first time making

and said, "As long as you're the one who made it, I'll like it,

somewhat moved.

her name made Natalie surge with

"Let's go and eat."