Chapter 513
Natalie retrieved her thoughts and forced herself not to think about Remington anymore.
The janitor at Natalie''s office had recently been reced.
The previous cleaningdy had resigned, and the new one was a woman in her forties.
Her name was Merry Lee.
The auntie was cheerful and talkative, often exchanging small talk with employees in the corridor.
Once, when handling the garbage in the office, she got some on Natalie by ident. Natalie did not
get mad, instead she just smiled and brushed it off. That incident left Merry with a good impression
of her.
It did not take long for the two to be friends.
"By the way, Natalie, do you have a boyfriend?" Merry suddenly asked one afternoon.
Although she was just a cleaningdy, she was a good judge of character. She could see that
Natalie was thoughtful, and she liked her very much.
It just so happened that one of her nephews was single.
As soon as she finished speaking, strange looks appeared in Natalie''s colleagues'' eyes.
Natalie''s rtionship with Tobias was rather puzzling.
Natalie was a little embarrassed.
She scratched her head, "No."
Merry''s eyes lit up as she grinned delightfully, "I have a nephew, he''s handsome and is 1.8 meters
tall. He even graduated from Chaleston University. He should be one or two years older than you.
How about you think about it?"
Natalie was even more embarrassed to hear that.
Was Merry actually trying to set her up on a blind date?
She waved her hand and refused politely.
Merry did not give up and pressed, "Natalie, you should consider him. My nephew is a really good
person. You''ve reached the age of marriage, you must really think it through."
Merry''sst sentence stirred up something in Natalie''s mind.
Indeed, she had reached the age where most people got married.
But she did not even have a boyfriend.
Natalie considered herself a traditionalist who upheld traditional values, and she did not wish to end
up a spinster.
However, a blind date...
The idea seemed rather odd to her.
Thus, Natalie still decided to decline Merry''s offer.
After work, Tobias took Natalie back home.
After spending a whole day busy at the office, Natalie''s initial embarrassment had eased.
During the car ride home, Natalie said, "Mr. Whitlock, please send me back to my apartment."
Tobias raised his eyebrows, "What are you going there for?"
Natalie smiled dryly, "Mr. Whitlock, the issue with the contract has been settled anyway. Since
there''s nothing for me topensate for, I won''t have to go to your house to be a nanny anymore,
do I? I think it''s best for me to return to my own ce."
It was true that she liked Hayden, and that she was willing to take care of him.
But she was afraid that what had happened that morning would repeat itself again.
If she touched something that she should not again, she might have to jump off a building.
Tobias''s eyes narrowed slightly, the shadow of a glint appearing.
The night before, he slipped and told Natalie that he had solved the problem with the contract.
But he did not expect that she would want to leave.
"That won''t do." Tobias''s reply was direct.
Natalie''s eyes widened, "Why, Mr. Whitlock? I don''t have any debts to pay, do I?"
"What did you call me?" Tobias arched a brow.
"Mr. Whitlock."
"I''m your boss, then?"
"That''s right."
"So you should do what your boss tells you to, right?"
"Yes."
The corner of Tobias''s lips lifted, "That solves it, then. You''re not allowed to go back."
It was then that Natalie realized that she had fallen into Tobias''s trap.
She stammered, "But Mr. Whitlock, I only answer to you when I''m at work. After work, I''m free to do
whatever I please."
"No, my staff are mine to boss around for 24 hours."
Natalie''s head spun.
"Mr. Whitlock, I..."
Before she could finish, Tobias interrupted her, "So, you must go back and take care of Hayden."
With that, they continued to drive forward at an increased speed.
Natalie''s head felt a little dizzy.
Was she not taking care of Hayden because of the issue with the contract? Now that it was settled,
why did she need to continue taking care of him?
What a wicked capitalist he was indeed! It seemed that he would not stop until everyst drop of
blood was squeezed out of her.
A new day hade.
Natalie stretched.
She had had a good night''s sleep.
After her consistent persistence, she did not need to share a bed with the big boss as she had the
previous night.
She need not be afraid of touching any unwanted ces.
In fact, if she did not have to sleep with the big boss, living in the Whitlock family''s house was
actually prettyfortable.
She just had to y with Hayden and read books with him, not needing to worry about anything
else. People would take care of her and cook meals for her, it was quite pleasant.
Natalie was rather open-minded. Thinking about it, she felt that it was not a bad thing to live a life
like this.
The big boss wanted to exploit her and make her babysit his son. She could not refuse, otherwise
she would be offending him. Since she could not resist, she might as well ept it with a peace of
mind.
Unfortunately, that mindset had been destroyed that morning.
Natalie became fearful again.
And it was all thanks to Merry.
The day before, her colleagues overheard Merry''s attempts at matchmaking, and word spread
immediately.
After all, Natalie sat in Tobias''s car every day, and the news about him firing an employee for her
had already reached the ears of many.
Someone close to Merry also mentioned it to her.
However, as it was rted to the private affairs of the YS Group''s president, they did not feel
comfortable exining in detail, and so they ended up speaking in very vague terms.
Ultimately, Merry did not understand what they were trying to say.
She repeatedly mulled it over, then came to the conclusion that people were gossiping about
Natalie because she was still single at that age.
She was rarely wrong about a person. She knew that Natalie was a good girl, and that she would
not get herself tangled up with an executive.
As soon as Natalie arrived at the office, Merry pulled her into the breakroom.
"Natalie, do you know that everyone is gossiping about you?" Merry asked, looking distressed.
Natalie''s face was nk, "What kind of gossip?"
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"They''re saying that you''re having an affair with some senior executive, and that the man fired a
fellow colleague for you." Naturally, Merry''s acquaintance dared not exin too clearly as the matter
was rted to Tobias, but Merry was not aware that the man in question was actually the big boss
himself. She figured that he was just a senior executive of YS.
Upon hearing what she said, Natalie quickly understood what Merry meant.
Tobias!
Everyone was saying that she was having an affair with Tobias.
Natalie felt light-headed, "That''s nonsense."
Tobias had a son, and he was gay. How could she get into an entanglement with him?
If anything, Tobias and Benjamin would be the ones having an affair.
Seeing Natalie''s reaction, Merry knew that her guess was spot-on.
She patted Natalie''s hand and said, "Natalie, I know you''re a good girl, and you won''t get yourself
into such messy situations."
She paused, then continued sternly, "You''re still young, so you''re still unaware of how cruel society
can be. Gossips can be a scary thing. Seeing as how you don''t have a boyfriend at this age, once
they see you getting close to someone, they''ll start spreading rumors. You have to take this
seriously."
Natalie''s breathing stopped.