Chapter 469
His gentle voice sounded like spring water that could soothe the heart.
Subconsciously, Natalie let go of her hand.
When Tobias''s figure disappeared into the dark for a long time, Natalie suddenly came to her
senses.
What was she doing just now?!
She couldn''t believe that she was actually confused by Tobias''s words and eyes. She even let him
go!
Natalie gritted her teeth. She promised herself that she must get to the bottom of this matter
tomorrow, no matter what.
That night, Natalie did not sleep well.
She had a lot of questions circting in her mind, which made it impossible to sleep.
She woke up early the next morning.
Sitting in the living room downstairs, she waited for Tobias.
Today, she had to get to the bottom of everything.
However, another ident happened.
Cecilia came back.
Natalie did not see Tobias, but she saw Cecilia.
Cecilia appeared at the Whitlock house in the morning.
The moment she saw Cecilia, Natalie did not feel panicked or afraid but startled.
It had been four years since they had seen each other, but she hadn''t expected Cecilia to end up
like this.
She had lost quite a lot of weight. She was bony, haggard and her cheeks sunken.
Her skin wasn''t as bright as it used to be. It was sickly pale, close to the color of a corpse.
"Auntie," Natalie shot up at once, greeting her.
She looked at Cecilia in unconceble disbelief.
What on earth happened? How did Cecilia be like this?
Astonishment shed across Cecilia''s eyes when she saw Natalie.
After a while, she stretched out her hand and held Natalie''s tightly. "Natalie, how have you been
doing after all these years?"
Her voice croaked weakly, choked with sobs.
Natalie could feel that Cecilia''s hand had only skin and bones left.
"Auntie, are you really alright?" Natalie asked, her expression was a mixture of rm and concern.
"Madam, Mr. Tobias..." Just then, someone barged in in a hurry, but words were stuck in his throat
as he saw Natalie.
They looked at each other, and surprise shed in each other''s eyes.
Joshua did not expect that Natalie would be here.
Natalie also never expected that Joshua would be here.
A hot current surged into Natalie''s mind, making her feel giddy. She let go of Cecilia''s hand and
rushed to Joshua.
"Joshua, did you lie to me back then?" Natalie asked, staring into Joshua''s eyes urgently.
Joshua, however, lowered his eyes a little guiltily.
Cecilia came over and said, "Natalie, don''t you want to ask me something? Can we talk about it
later?"
Natalie stared at Cecilia suspiciously.
Cecilia''s words seemed to indicate that she knew something as well.
"Natalie, can''t you wait a little longer?" There was a hint of pleading in Cecilia''s tone.
Natalie took a deep breath.
No matter what, she still respected Cecilia a lot.
Since Cecilia told her to wait, then she would wait. Anyway, she was not in a hurry to ask at the
moment.
In the room, Cecilia was sitting across from Tobias.
This time, it was Tobias who called Cecilia here.
After tossing and turning the entire night, he had figured it out and came to a decision.
No matter what, he wanted the two of them to take a paternity test.
Even if the chances were slim, he was going to try. He needed to know the end result.
"Tobias, are you trying to say that you still want to be with Natalie?" Cecilia''s tone was unexpectedly
calm.
When she saw Natalie downstairs, she seemed to have understood something.
"Mom, I... "Tobias was about to mention taking the paternity test but was interrupted by Cecilia.
"Tobias, let''s have lunch together, no matter what. We''ll talk after lunch, okay? Promise me."
Cecilia''s tone was soft, her eyes were the same pleading look she showed Natalie.
ncing at Cecilia''s frail and skinny frame, Tobias swallowed the words he was about to say.
He nodded. "Okay."
Lunch at the Whitlock house.
For some reason, Selina, Peter, and even Remington weren''t there.
Only Cecilia, Natalie, and Tobias sat at the table.
"Madam, are you really sure?" Joshua looked at Cecilia with hesitation in his eyes.
"I''ve decided. Go put the two pills into each of Tobias'' and Natalie''s sses." Cecilia''s expression
was very calm.
Joshua wanted to speak but stopped on a second thought.
Cecilia nced at Joshua. "I''ll be fine."
He let out a sigh of relief.
"Yes, Madam."
In the dining room, the atmosphere was oddly chilly.
Cecilia, Natalie and Tobias all had a ss of wine in front of them.
The red wine was of quality, emitted a brimming glow.
"Tobias, Natalie I hope you two will have a new life ahead of you. Let''s have a drink first." Cecilia
lifted the ss in her hand.
A strange feeling shed through Natalie''s heart.
She didn''t know why. But she always felt there was another meaning in Cecilia''s words.
And she seemed to be hiding something from her and Tobias.
"I''ll drink up first, and you guys too - bottoms up." Cecilia drank all the wine in one gulp.
A dim light shed across Tobias''s eyes.
He then drank up the red wine in his ss.
Natalie hesitated for a few seconds, then also drank up the wine.
Cecilia stared at the ss in Natalie''s hand and nced at Tobias. A bitter smile appeared on her
face.
"Alright, it''s all in the past now."
Her children, from now on, would finally be able to live in peace.
And she could also end this torturous life.
Everything finally came to an end.
Natalie suddenly felt a little dizzy.
Heavy drowsiness washed over her, and she couldn''t help but close her eyes.
"How can I doze off now?" She thought to herself.
She still had a lot of questions to ask.
No matter how hard she tried, her head became heavier and heavier. She couldn''t control herself no
matter how hard she tried.
After a while, Natalie''s headnded heavily on the table with a thud.
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"Natalie!" Tobias cried out anxiously.
He held Natalie''s head in his arms and was shocked to see that her eyes were tightly closed.
A bolt of lightning shed across Tobias''s mind.
There was something wrong with the red wine!
His head snapped in Cecilia''s direction.
Cecilia smiled at him serenely.
The corners of her mouth were lifted, but it was sad and miserable.
"Tobias, you and Natalie will have a new life from now on. I can finally be relieved. And I can finally
leave."
A sense of foreboding rose in Tobias'' mind, creeping upon him near and nearer.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
The words were stuck in his throat, and Cecilia suddenly fell limp to the ground.
"Mom!" Tobias cried out, his panic doubling as fear seized him. The low lights in the dining room
with Cecilia and Natalie''s unconscious bodies looked even eerier.
A little whileter, Joshua finally rushed over.
He looked at Cecilia, who had fallen to the ground, and his face turned pale." Madam, why are you
so silly? Didn''t you promise me that you wouldn''t do this?"
"Doctor! Hurry, call the doctor!" Tobias was the first one to react, crying out hoarsely.
Cecilia and Natalie were sent to the hospital at top speed.
Both were treated with gastricvage, which showed that the drug effect was incredibly strong.
Natalie''s life would not be in danger.
Everything would remain the same as usual.
Though, she would lose all of her memories -wiped clean.
But apart from that, everything was normal.
As for Cecilia, she was taking a drug that could kill her.
This drug was fatal. Although Cecilia was immediately taken to the hospital, she was still in the
emergency room.
The doctor said Cecilia needed constant blood change, or else her life would be in danger.
Tobias''s head was totally nk, whirring like a malfunctioning machine.
A weeping Joshua weeping told Tobias everything.
Four years ago, Cecilia already had suicidal desires.
She felt she had sinned, feeling deeply guilty and remorse.
But she didn''t do that.
Although she wanted to die, she didn''t want Tobias and Natalie to spend an eternity in pain.
She got the most advanced biologicalpany in the world to research a drug.