Chapter 580
"You can do it yourself," Tobias replied coolly.
"But Natalie can do it herself too," Hayden pulled a face at him.
Tobias ignored him and continued to pile food on her te.
Hayden pouted and crossed his little arms in front of his chest.
Upon seeing his response, Natalie quickly scooped a few meatballs and ced them on his te.
Only then did Hayden stopining. He quickly grinned triumphantly at Tobias.
Then, he blinked at Natalie andined, "Natalie, you''ve been so kind to me. My Daddy must
be fake! He''s not a real Daddy. He cannotpare to you."
Hayden had an excellent appetite that evening, and they spent longer than usual time finishing their
dinner.
When they were happily enjoying their dinner, a waiter walked past their table with a jug of hot
water.
However, the waiter did not notice that the floor was slippery. He identally stepped on the
puddle, slipped and fell on his back. He lost his grip on the jug as it flew from his hands straight up
in the air.
It was like the slow-motion sequence one would see in movie scenes. The jug tipped in mid-air, the
boiling hot content hurling towards Natalie.
Natalie did not have time to respond at all. Her eyes widened in horror as she watched the jug flying
towards her.
Tobias was quick to react. He immediately threw himself in front of Natalie and shielded her with his
body.
Consequently, the jug hit Tobias smack in the back, and some of the hot water spilled onto him.
"Oh my god, are you all right?" Natalie''s face turned pale with shock.
"I''m alright," Tobias winced.
The waiter was frightened. He hurriedly went up to check on him and apologized profusely.
"Get lost," Tobias growled at the clumsy waiter.
The waiter was terrified by Tobias''s fierce re. He quickly cleaned up the mess and scampered
back to the kitchen.
Hayden was frightened too. His face was as pale as a sheet as he gasped, "Daddy, are you okay?
We have to go to the hospital and let the doctor check on you!"
Due to Natalie and Hayden''s relentless persuasion, Tobias finally agreed to go to a hospital nearby.
A female nurse entered Tobias''s ward and immediately blushed when she saw him. She then
instructed him to take off his shirt to treat his wound.
Her face turned a deeper shade of red as he removed his shirt, her hands visibly trembling.
Tobias was annoyed by the nurse''s response.
"Please get me a male nurse instead," He muttered.
With a sulky face, the nurse turned to leave.
"Daddy is afraid that you will get jealous, Natalie," Hayden whispered to Natalie, "That''s why he
won''t let other women see his bare body."
Natalie pursed her lips, feeling quite baffled.
Later, a male doctor came into the ward.
He carefully examined the burns on Tobias'' back.
Fortunately, the burns were not too severe. Tobias only suffered a few first-degree burns.
While the doctor was treating Tobias'' back,
Hayden tugged on Natalie''s arm and pulled her aside.
"Daddy is really nice to you, Natalie. He immediately hugged you when he saw that you were in
danger. He saved you like a hero, just like in the movies! It was so cool my heart kept racing!"
Hayden gushed.
Natalie had mixed emotions surging inside her.
"Yeah," She replied faintly.
She recalled when she had witnessed the jug flying towards her earlier. If it hadn''t been for Tobias,
she would have been the one who got hurt.
Hayden yfully swung her arm around and rambled, "Look at how nice Daddy is to you, Natalie.
Please be my stepmother and be together with my dad."
Hesitation shed through Natalie''s eyes.
She was not thinking about getting back with Tobias. Instead, she was considering whether she
should tell Hayden that she was indeed his real mother.
In the end, she stopped herself from telling him the truth.
Hayden was still too young. If she told him now, he probably wouldn''t understand. Hence, she might
as well wait until he was older before telling him.
Meanwhile, the doctor had finally finished treating Tobias'' wounds.
The sky waspletely dark by the time they left the hospital.
In the meantime, Natalie told Tobias that Hayden would sleep at her ce that night.
Tobias couldn''t help but frown slightly.
He would prefer if Natalie went to his vi and slept over instead.
However, he knew that Natalie would definitely disagree with it.
"Alright," He nodded and consented to that decision.
"Yes!" Hayden cheered.
Then, he looked up at Tobias and asked, "Daddy, why don''t youe with us? The three of us can
sleep together."
Tobias immediately nced at Natalie.
Natalie''s face was expressionless, but the look in her eyes clearly conveyed her thoughts.
He sighed and replied, "It''s okay. You two go on without me. I have something else to do tonight."
Hayden''s face fell after hearing Tobias''s reply.
Tobias was about to leave after driving Hayden and Natalie back to their apartment.
Natalie told Hayden to go inside first while she would send Tobias off.
Hayden nodded obediently.
"When you send Daddy off, will you kiss him goodbye?" Hayden tilted his head curiously.
Natalie was at a loss for words.
She yfully tapped his nose with a finger and chuckled, "Where did you learn this from?"
Hayden batted his longshes and replied, "People do this in the movies."
Natalie sighed.
What movies were kids seeing nowadays?
She didn''t answer him and instead, walked downstairs together with Tobias.
"Are you alright?" It was only then that she asked out of concern.
"I''m fine."
Natalie avoided his gaze and reminded him gently, "When you go home, remember to watch your
diet. Be careful not to aggravate the wound in case it gets infected."
"Natalie," Tobias had an intense gaze focusing on her.
She took a step back and said, "I''m just thanking you for saving me. I don''t mean anything else."
The passion in his eyes disappeared when he heard her words.
"I didn''t intend to save you. It was only sheer instinct," Tobias corrected in a low voice.
Natalie bit her lip.
"Have a good night. I''ll leave now," His voice was hoarse.
"Wait," Natalie blurted.
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Tobias'' footsteps halted,
He turned around to look at her, the heat in his eyes seemingly rekindled.
Natalie felt a sense of bitterness in her heart.
She knew the reason why he was staring at her like that.
He had misunderstood her.
She hadn''t intended to let him stay or anything like that. She just wanted to find out her true identity.
"Tobias, I want to ask you about my true identity," Natalie decided toe clean.
Tobias'' gaze turned dull again.
"My mother''s wet nurse was the one who handed you over to Madison when you were just born."
"You told me about this already, but how did I fall into the wet nurse''s hands?"
"That man adopted you from an orphanage. He was aware of my mother''s n to give up my sister
to others, and he knew that my mother didn''t want to hand her over to him. That''s why he secretly
made ns to switch the two of you at birth," He exined.
Natalie grew anxious, "Orphanage? How did I end up in an orphanage? Who sent me there?"
Tobias had already investigated this matter thoroughly.
"You were brought to the orphanage by a government worker, but she was not your mother.
Unfortunately, she has already moved overseas, and we have no idea how to get in touch with her
at the moment. My people are still investigating this matter. They will do their best to help you find
her and ask her where she found you, and why she sent you to the orphanage in the first ce."
The new information was too overwhelming to handle, soon scrambling Natalie''s thoughts.
She would never have thought that her birth was so bizarre and for so many people to be involved.