Chapter 101


    If Tobias hadn''t shown her such a documentary, Natalie would never have thought that there were


    people in this world who were as miserable as her.


    She thought everyone''s parents loved their children and that her parents were the only exception.


    The name of the documentary was: "Not all parents can be called real parents."


    The first part told the story of a girl born to a family that prioritized sons over daughters. Ever since


    her parents had given birth to a son, they didn''t care about this daughter anymore. There was a


    time when the daughter identally made her brother cry, and her parents ended up beating her


    young daughter so hard that she fell into a vegetative state. Bruises and injuries covered her whole


    body.


    The second story was about a mother. As her husband was often away from home, she had a long-


    term extramarital affair with her lover at home. During one of her dates, her son suddenly woke up


    and cried. She tied up her son''s hands and feet and sealed his mouth with tape. Later, when she


    finally remembered to release her son, he had died of oxygen deficiency.


    The third story was about a young couple who liked to gamble, and they lost all their money in the


    end. In the end, the couple ventured into selling children to make profits, and the children they sold


    were their flesh and blood. Every time they gave birth to a child, they would immediately sell them to


    human traffickers.


    After watching these horrifying cases, Natalie waspletely shocked.


    Tobias came over at that moment. He stared at Natalie with his dark eyes and said in a low voice,


    "In my opinion, your mother is no different from these people."


    Natalie''s breathing paused for one second.


    A momentter, a bitter smile appeared on her lips. "They are indeed the same."


    "So, Natalie, do you now know that not everyone can be called a parent? People like them don''t


    deserve your kindness. They don''t deserve to be human, let alone a mother."


    Tobias'' voice was deep and hoarse, but there was an unspeakable force in it.


    Natalie was silent for a long time.


    A momentter, she suddenly raised her eyes and said in a somewhat carefree voice, "You are


    right. I can''t always be kind to such a person. I used to think that I am the most pitiful person in the


    world. Now it seems that many people are as miserable as me. I shouldn''t wallow in self-abasement


    anymore!"


    Natalie paused and added, "I will live my life to the fullest from now on!"


    Tobias''s eyes darkened. "As long as you have it all figured out."


    Natalie nodded and replied, "Of course I have figured it out. If I can''t figure this out, how can I go on


    with life?" She has always been an open-minded and sensible person. Or else, how could she pull


    through all those miseries and hard times.


    Tobias nodded. "It''s good that you have such an attitude."


    Another spell of silence was cast among them.


    Natalie was the first to break the silence. She looked at Tobias and said earnestly, "Tobias, thank


    you. Today, you have apanied me and made noodles for me besides giving me some direction


    in life. I really appreciate it."


    When he stared at her eyes, which were filled with a glint of blurriness, Tobias felt a strange jolt in


    his heart.


    "Don''t mention it," Tobias''s tone was devoid of any emotion. "You are my wife after all."


    As if he could predict what Natalie would say next, he added, "Although we are just a couple by


    agreement, this is still my duty."


    Natalie''s eyshes trembled slightly.


    At that moment, a thought suddenly popped up in her mind.


    She thought, "Tobias''s real wife would be blessed to have such a good man like him in her life."


    After all, Tobias was already treating his nominal wife so nicely. If she was his real wife, she could


    only imagine how great her life would be.


    "What''s on your mind?" Tobias noticed a thoughtful look on Natalie''s face.


    Upon hearing Tobias''s question, Natalie subconsciously looked up at Tobias and fell into the man''s


    deep eyes. His eyes were as deep as the sea.


    His eyes were bottomless. It was as if anybody who locked eyes with him would inadvertently fall


    into that deep abyss.


    Natalie suddenly became flustered.


    "There''s, there''s nothing on my mind." Natalie said in a panic, "I remember now. I need to take a


    bath!"


    When she was locking gazes with Tobias, Natalie suddenly blushed, and her heart started to beat


    rapidly. She didn''t want Tobias to sense her nervousness, so she made an excuse by iming she


    wanted to take a bath to escape from him.


    However, when she almost reached the bathroom door, Natalie suddenly paused.


    It was only now that she remembered that her hand was wrapped in a cast. She could not even eat


    properly, let alone take a shower.


    Natalie was suddenly at aplete loss.


    Just as she was still in a dilemma, a clear voice rang out behind her.


    "Are you at a loss of what to do now?"


    Natalie froze briefly. It was Tobias''s voice.


    She turned around and noticed that Tobias was standing behind her, looking at her thoughtfully.


    "Then, then I won''t shower for now." Natalie gritted her teeth and said.


    Anyway, it was not a big deal. At worst, she would give off a funny odor. She was not an


    extraordinary beauty, so there was no need for her to make sure she always smelled good like


    those beautiful women.


    "Do you think you can avoid taking a bath when your body and face are as dirty as those beggars''


    bodies on the roadside?" Tobias retorted ndly.


    "Why can''t I? It is up to me." Natalie retorted.


    "I don''t like it." Tobias looked at Natalie and said, "I don''t want my wife to give off such a foul


    stench."


    Natalie''s breathing stopped for a moment.


    Tobias wanted her to bathe? Well, there was nothing she could do about that.


    After all, she was practically living off of him in this apartment. If he had an opinion about her, how


    could she ignore him?


    "Then I''ll go and ask Aunt Lee to help me shower," Natalie said.


    When she was about to go off, Tobias stopped her.


    Tobias looked into Natalie''s eyes deeply and said, "I''ll help you shower. Why do you need someone


    else to help you shower when you have a husband?"


    Natalie was stunned.


    "What! Tobias is going to help me take a bath?" Natalie screamed internally.


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    Was he crazy? If it was just Tobias cooking noodles for her or feeding her, it would be something


    she could be proud of, and she could even brag about it in the future.


    However, it would be an embarrassment for her if it was about him showering her. "I, I don''t want


    that.1'' Natalie blushed as she stammered, "I am going to look for Aunt Lee."


    Tobias replied in an indignant voice, "Aunt Lee doesn''t know that we have an agreed marriage. If


    you still insist on having someone else bathe you when I''m here, don''t you think Aunt Lee wouldn''t


    be suspicious? My mother might even get wind of this."


    Natalie''s eyes narrowed.


    After a while, she red at Tobias with rage. "Tobias, this is ckmail."


    Tobias''s expression was his usual indifferent expression as if he was saying, "I''m indeed


    ckmailing you."


    After a long silence, Natalie finally raised her neck and faced him with her deathly pale face. She


    shouted, "Then you can just help me with that. I''m not scared of you!"


    Wasn''t it just a shower? Natalie wouldn''t be intimidated by that!


    A faint smile appeared on Tobias'' face.


    Natalie rushed into the bathroom in an instant, but Tobias just stood still at the entrance.