Chapter 530
Natalie''s breathing hitched a little.
What would he do?
Did it mean if she took her word back, Tobias would kill her?
"You''re not thinking about killing me and getting rid of my body, are you?" Her voice wavered.
His lips curled into a sly grin. "No. I''ll torture you in bed over and over again."
Natalie''s eyes widened and her lips parted in disbelief.
There was no turning back now.
The two of them finally arrived at the Whitlock family''s vi.
"Mr. Whitlock, I''m going to bed." She hurriedly bid Tobias goodnight, clearly wishing to leave.
All the events that yed out through the day were too overwhelming. She needed some time alone
to process everything.
As she spun around and strode towards her room, Tobias grabbed her arm and yanked her towards
him. Her entire body jerked with the sudden tug.
"Natalie, please call me Tobias. Mr. Whitlock sounds too formal."
Her heart skipped a beat. "But you''re my boss."
"And your future husband," he whispered huskily as his dark eyes stared right into her soul.
Her mind turned into a buzzing mess of static.
Husband...
Was he really taking their rtionship that seriously?
"But I am really not used to calling you that, Mr. Whitlock," she replied weakly after pausing for a
moment.
Tobias was her superior, after all. She felt ufortable calling him by his first name. It felt too...
intimate.
Tobias yfully patted her face and said, "You''ll slowly get used to it."
She returned a stiff smile. "Alright."
"By the way," he added, "you''ll have to slowly get used to sleeping with me too."
Heat immediately rushed to her cheeks.
She sped off into her bedroom, her face scarlet red.
Natalie had initially nned to think everything
through calmly when she was alone.
However, she could not calm herself down no matter how hard she tried.
Her thoughts were all in a muddle, and she was unable to get her head together.
In the end, she gave up and went to bed.
It didn''t take long before she fell into a deep slumber.
The next morning, Natalie joined Tobias and Hayden for breakfast. She was ttered to receive
such special treatment from him all of a sudden.
Tobias was extremely caring towards her.
Not only did he help spread the jam on her toast, but he also prepared sunny-side-ups for her,
which was sweet.
Even Hayden couldn''t help noticing the change in Tobias''s attitude.
He scrunched his little nose and asked, "Daddy, why are you being so nice to Natalie today? I never
see you helping her spread jam on her toast."
Tobias gave him a cool nce and replied, "She''s my woman now, so of course, I have to treat her
well."
Natalie almost choked on her toast.
She couldn''t believe Tobias would tell Hayden that. How did dare he tell him that she was his
"woman"?
Hayden''s eyes widened, and he turned to look at her. "Are you going to be my stepmother,
Natalie?"
His round eyes blinked rapidly as he waited for her answer.
Staring into Hayden''s innocent eyes, she was suddenly at a loss for words. She didn''t know what to
say to him.
Instead of answering his question, she stuffed a piece of toast into his mouth. "Eat your toast."
Hayden kept pestering her that entire morning, asking her whether she was going to be his
stepmother.
When Natalie left for work, she was finally able to free herself from Hayden''s interrogation. She
breathed a sigh of relief as she entered the car.
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Tobias drove them straight to the YS group.
She thought about the breakfast incident and couldn''t help butin, "Mr. Whitlock, you
shouldn''t have told Hayden that."
She only agreed to date him because she was forced to do that the night before. She did not think
that Tobias would so shamelessly tell Hayden that she was his woman the next morning.
She still was not mentally prepared for that.
"Was I wrong?" Tobias raised his beautifully arched brows in amusement.
"Didn''t you agree to date mest night?"
He shot a suspicious nce at her. "Was that a lie?"
Those three questions caught her off guard.
"No, it''s...it''s nothing like that," she stammered.
The handsome man smirked and shifted his gaze back onto the road. "That''s more like it. You''re my
girl, so it doesn''t matter if I tell him about it."
Natalie frowned, her mind busy doing mental aerobics.
His words did make sense.
But deep down, she felt that something was amiss.
When they got off the car, Tobias held her hand tight. He had not let go of her since arriving at the
company. Pulling her alongside him, they walked towards the office together.
It was peak hour when they breezed into the building, and YS Group''s employees were everywhere.
Natalie felt so embarrassed that she almost burst in tears. "Mr. Whitlock, could you stop holding my
hand? It''s inappropriate if others saw."
At the mention of their joined hands, Tobias halted his footsteps, but he did not let go of her.
Instead, his grip on her tightened. "You are my girl now, Natalie. Why would it be inappropriate for
others to see us together?"
His tone was firm and unwavering.
She had no choice but to let him lead her into the office, her hands locked in his.
He even went so far as to escort her to the Legal Department.
The two of them had drawn a lot of attraction along the way.
When Natalie finally got down to work, she noticed that something was different.
Everyone was unusually kind to her. Even Lanny, who had always looked down on her, went out of
her way to be friendly.
Ever since Tobias fired an employee because of her, no one ever dared to be sarcastic anymore;
still, they did not go out of their way to be nice to her either.
On this day however, it was obvious that they were trying hard to tter her.
She scoffed silently at their pretense, especially at a few colleagues'' painfully obvious attempts to
curry favor with her.
Merry too went to Natalie today after getting mad
at her.
"I''m a knucklehead, Natalie. I shouldn''t have spoken to you like that yesterday," she apologized.
Natalie felt guilty too and hasted. "It''s my fault, Merry. You did nothing wrong."
"No, no, no, it''s my fault, Natalie. I didn''t know that your boyfriend is—" She let out a dryugh.
"Look at me, I''m such a big knucklehead that I even tried to introduce my nephew to you. He''s
unworthy of you. He doesn''t even deserve to be your servant."
That could not be true.
Natalie blushed at Merry''s words.
In fact, Jadiel was a tall and attractive man. Besides, he was a Chaleston University graduate. He
deserved someone better than her.
"I always knew you are someone unique and outstanding from the beginning, Natalie. I haven''t yet
met another girl like you in the entire YS Group!" Merry fawned over her.
Their conversation grew increasingly awkward. Eventually, Natalie made up an excuse to return to
her office.
Lisa came to visit her that afternoon.
She shot her a suggestive grin and teased. "It seems that my spections are true, Natalie." "What
spection?" Natalie stared at her with
bafflement.
"Did you get it on with him in his office yesterday?" Lisa asked under her breath as she leaned
closer towards Natalie.
Natalie''s entire body went rigid.
Her cheeks burned. "Lisa! What are you talking about?"
"Don''t lie to me." Lisa grinned yfully. "You must have satisfied Mr. Whitlock very wellst night.
That''s why he immediately affirmed your status as his girlfriend this morning."
Natalie was speechless, shaking her head grudgingly.
Lisa had an exceptional imagination —it was even better than her own!
"Please stop making fun of me, Lisa."
Lisa''s face immediately turned serious. "I''ve worked alongside Mr. Whitlock as his secretary for
quite some time. He''s a good man, Natalie. You should never let him go.”
Natalie did not have lunch with Tobias that day as he had an appointment with a few executives to
discuss thepany''s matters that afternoon.
As usual, she had lunch with Linda in the restaurant.
While she was heading towards their table, she felt a dozen pairs of eyes staring at her and
shuddered a little in difort.
"Linda, is there something weird about me?" She whispered worriedly as she pulled out a chair and
sat down.