Chapter 96


    Natalie smiled, embarrassed. She thought that she was useless to him.


    When Cecilia first asked Tobias to bring her along to his dinner, Natalie felt uneasy initially.


    She subconsciously had a feeling that she was going to humiliate Tobias. After all, she wasn''t well-


    versed in anything. She thought that she wouldn''t be presentable enough.


    She didn''t expect that not only did she not make Tobias lose face, she had also inadvertently helped


    Tobias to get out of a predicament somehow. This was beyond her expectations.


    Natalie thought, "Tobias would have been drunk if it wasn''t for me. The presidents would have


    shoved him bottles of alcohol. If something indecent happened between him and those women, he


    would have no choice but to work with them."


    Due to Cecilia''s words, Tobias shifted his gaze to Natalie''s face.


    When she felt a burning gaze on her, Natalie was seemingly devoid of any fickle emotions. All she


    could feel was nervousness.


    "What''s wrong with me? Why don''t I dare to look at Tobias aftering back from the dinner?


    Somehow I would feel nervous if Iy eyes on him." Natalie thought.


    "She did help me a great deal," Tobias said in a low voice. He continued slowly, "As my wife, Natalie


    is indeed qualified."


    Natalie felt like her head exploded in an instant.


    What did Tobias mean? Was he praising her publicly?


    What''s more, he also said that she was indeed qualified enough, which meant that she was


    somehow worthy of Tobias.


    Natalie suddenly had an indescribable feeling welling up within her.


    Throughout this marriage agreement, Natalie always thought that she was not worthy of Tobias.


    After all, Tobias was the CEO of the YS Group, and she, Natalie, was just a poor girl from a poverty-


    stricken family.


    After what had happenedtely and coupled with what Tobias had just said, Natalie felt like she


    suddenly had an illusion.


    "It turns out that I''m not as bad as I thought. It turns out that I''m worthy of Tobias." She secretly


    pondered.


    "Natalie," Cecilia said as she held Natalie''s hand. "At that time, when I firstid my eyes on you, I


    felt that you and Tobias were a great match. Now it seems that I was right all along."


    After finishing her sentence, Cecilia felt that something was off. She seemed to have said


    something wrong.


    She just wanted to praise Natalie, but she suddenly recalled the scene where she saw Natalie for


    the first time. She had curly, red hair and was wearing a horrendously garish outfit.


    An awkward smile appeared on Cecilia''s face.


    While Natalie was beginning to feel delighted by what she had heard, she suddenly realized that


    something was off.


    When she met Cecilia for the first time, her appearance was too horrible to recall. How could Cecilia


    feel that she was a good match for Tobias?


    Natalie thought, "Rich people really do see things differently!"


    What was the phrase? She had discerning eyes!


    Tobias, who was sitting next to them, twitched the corners of his mouth.


    An image of Natalie dressed up terribly conjured in his mind.


    The three of them sat on the sofa and chatted for a long time. It was afternoon by the time they


    were nearing the end of their conversation.


    Of course, Tobias didn''t say anything at all. Cecilia and Natalie were the ones chatting with each


    other.


    Although Cecilia and Natalie''s statuses in society were vastly different, they seemed to be very


    congenial.


    When he watched Natalie and Cecilia talking happily, Tobias felt his heart move ever so slightly.


    In fact, as a wife, Natalie was perfect.


    Soon, it was time for dinner. After dinner, Natalie went to take a shower. When Natalie left the room,


    Cecilia opened her mouth and asked, "Tobias, you did it on purpose, didn''t you?"


    Tobias''s eyes jerked slightly, but he said nothing.


    "They were nning to manipte you with cheap tricks? My son is not that incapable." Cecilia''s


    tone was infused with confidence.


    In fact, Cecilia had already assumed what had really happened when Natalie was telling her what


    had happened.


    Tobias was the president of the YS Group. How could he ever need a woman to help him get out of


    trouble? He must have done everything on purpose.


    "Mother, don''t let Natalie know about this." Tobias said in a low voice.


    Cecilia smiled. "Of course, I understand where you areing from. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have


    cooperated with you."


    Tobias nodded. "Natalie is too self-abased when ites to our marriage. I want to increase her


    self-confidence."


    Tobias had long discovered that under Natalie''s cheerful appearance, she was actually very self-


    deprecating and sensitive.


    Her previous home environment made her who she was. That kind of self- abasement had long


    been deeply-rooted in Natalie''s heart.


    Tobias knew that he had to influence Natalie to be someone more confident of herself.


    Perhaps this incident wouldn''t transform Natalie in an instant, but it would set her up to be more


    confident in the future.


    Cecilia looked at Tobias thoughtfully and replied, "You really care about Natalie. I can finally be rest


    assured."


    Tobias''s expression was aloof as he gave no response.


    Soon, Natalie came out of the shower. She seemed to be in high spirits today because her face was


    full of smiles.


    When she exited the bathroom, a water droplet dropped down along Natalie''s wet ck hair


    towards her cheek and ended up at the bottom of Natalie''s neck.


    It just so happened that Tobias caught the moment when that happened.


    All of a sudden, he felt parched.


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    Tobias'' eyes gleamed with ayer of dim light as if he was being gaslighted.


    It was not until a momentter that he was finally able to restrain his emotions and desires.


    When she got in bed, Natalie had made her stance clear. She and Tobias were just a couple by


    agreement.


    Although Tobias wanted to take Natalie for himself, he was gentlemanly enough. He would respect


    Natalie''s wishes.


    However, his urge to get a taste of this woman was intensifying by the second. He felt like his


    desires were getting more and more uncontroble. The next day, Natalie woke up, and the sun


    was shining bright outside the window.


    Natalie stretched, feeling content. Well, she was indeed living a happy life and today was a beautiful


    day.


    Natalie jumped out of bed after that.


    Tobias had already gone to thepany. After having breakfast with Cecilia, Cecilia announced


    that she was going back to her home.


    In fact, Natalie was somewhat reluctant to part with Cecilia, but she also knew that Cecilia was busy


    with her own business.


    Anyway, she didn''t need to attend a ss that day. Natalie wanted to send Cecilia off, but Cecilia


    refused her good intentions.


    "Natalie, I can go by myself. You don''t have to see me off," Cecilia said with a smile.


    Natalie had to give up the idea of sending Cecilia off. After Cecilia left, Natalie had a lot of time to kill


    again, so she went to her cloakroom to examine her clothes, shoes, and the other things in there.


    That cloakroom was a beautiful dream which hade true for Natalie. Natalie inspected the


    clothes one by one and touched them with her hands.


    She didn''t even dare to think about such things before, but now, she was somehow able to own all


    of these unimaginable things.


    Every time she came to this cloakroom, she felt that she was no longer the poor and frustrated


    Natalie. Instead, she had turned into a princess. Yes, it was as if Cindere had turned into a


    princess. At that moment, a sudden ringing of the phone broke the silence.


    Natalie suddenly froze when he saw the name of the caller.