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

on the results of the

suspicious about it. She hadn't known him

knew that Natalie had the right

the right to know that Zeavier was shot dead by

could he tell Natalie the

on the previous generation's grievances, which could cause him and Natalie to

was swirling with thoughts, his eyes revealing

those complex emotions

to

decided to be

couldn't bear to lose Natalie again,

to eat." Tobias

He seemed relaxed.

was sitting on the couch. She raised

fell on his

smiling. His

Natalie's heart froze.

had probably known about it a long time

already known that the man who shot Zeavier to death was Cecilia's father, also his maternal grandfather.

couldn't understand why Tobias would

be a connection between Santiago

understood now. She

have any evidence, it was still enough to prove that Santiago, who shot her father, was the same Santiago whom Hayden had mentioned. No evidence was necessary. Tobias'

her lips, and there was a flash

for a long time and finally

pretend

could not lose Tobias again in

longer bear such pain for

was being selfish and unfaithful

could

really couldn't afford

didn't want the last generation's problems to cause a rift

why Tobias chose to conceal

her lips

and asked, "The food's

to access chapters of novels early and in the

it's my first time making it. I'm worried

as you're the one who made it, I'll like it, no matter how

was somewhat

calling her name made Natalie surge with a

"Let's go and eat."