Chapter 648
"Benjamin, am I very old?" Tobias''s gaze was deep.
Benjamin was speechless.
His feelings were a little convoluted.
Why would he ask such a question?
No matter how he looked at it, Tobias had nothing to do with the word "old".
Benjamin gave a hollowugh. "Mr. Whitlock, how can you be old? You''re definitely a young man.
You''re at the prime of your life."
"What if I''mpared to men in their twenties?" Tobias'' tone was cold.
Sebastian looked gentle, and he was the shy type, so he looked like he''d just graduated.
Benjamin paused for a moment.
"Well, Mr. Whitlock, you''re just a little bit older than men in their twenties," Benjamin said.
After all, Tobias was already in his early thirties. He was definitely older than a man in his twenties.
Tobias''s expression turned even colder.
No wonder Natalie had always had an ambiguous rtionship with that man. Was it because he
was
young?
Hayden had so much fun that day.
In the evening, he refused to let Natalie send him back no matter what.
He held Natalie''s arm pitifully. "Natalie, I want to sleep with you tonight, okay? I haven''t slept with
you in a long time."
Natalie could not bear to refuse Hayden''s request.
She brought Hayden back home.
James was there as well.
Natalie asked Hayden to address James as his grandfather.
Hayden immediately called him that.
James smiled brightly, his face crinkling.
Hayden was adept at cheering people up, and he made James extremely happy.
James and Hayden''sughter could be heard from time to time in the small apartment.
This was the happiest day he had experienced since moving here.
Natalie saw that it was gettingte, so she made a phone call to Tobias.
She did not want to call Tobias, but since Hayden was still not back at such ate hour, she had to
notify him.
After all, Tobias was Hayden''s father.
The call was quickly connected.
Natalie spoke first.
"Tobias." Natalie called his name.
"Yes?" His attitude was very cold.
Natalie''s voice was also very stiff. "Hayden is sleeping over tonight."
"Okay." The emotions in his voice did not waver.
"I''m hanging up, then." Natalie''s voice became increasingly rigid.
"Okay."
Natalie hung up the phone with a tter.
After hanging up, a trace of annoyance shed in her eyes. Even she herself felt that the
annoyance she felt was inexplicable.
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She was annoyed because Tobias had suddenly be so cold to her... No, that was definitely not
the case.
How could she be annoyed by Tobias''s indifference towards her? She definitely would not be.
In the end, Natalie found a reason for her anger.
It was because Tobias did not care enough about Hayden.
The reason why his tone was so stiff when she talked about Hayden was because he didn''t care
enough about him.
The more Natalie thought, the more stubborn she became about it.
Tobias was actually so distant towards his biological son. Could it be because of his new lover?
Was he so charmed by that new girl to the point where he was even indifferent towards his own
son?
Natalie''s unhappiness was so obvious that even Hayden could sense it.
After James fell asleep a bitter, Hayden asked Natalie what was wrong.
How could Natalie tell Hayden what she was thinking? She forced herself to smile and said,
"Nothing."
Hayden''s eyes darted around.
His eyes were had always been dark and shiny, but when they darted around like that, it made him
look particrly adorable.
"Natalie, I need to wash my butt," Hayden suddenly said crisply.
"I''ll bring you, then." "No," Hayden refused firmly. "I''m a boy, you''re a girl. You can''t watch me wash
my butt unless you''re thinking of harassing me!"
Natalie was speechless.
She was amused by Hayden''s words. "Fine, fine. I won''t look, then."
"Then wait in the bedroom. You''re not allowed toe out. I''m scared you''ll peek at me," Hayden
said cautiously.
"Alright, alright, I''ll just stay in the bedroom." Natalie turned around and walked into the bedroom.
When he saw Natalie enter the bedroom, Hayden''s eyes shed with a trace of craftiness that was
unique to children.
Hayden took Natalie''s phone, which she had left on the table, then ran into the bathroom.
He called Tobias.
"Daddy." Once the call was connected, Hayden said, "Natalie seems to be really upset after calling
you. You didn''t sweet-talk her, did you? All women need men to sweet-talk them."
Tobias rubbed the space between his eyebrows on the other end of the phone. He said in a
displeased tone, "Where did you learn this?"
Hayden had an innocent look on his face. "Daddy, have I said something wrong?"
His words were true, buting from a child at Hayden''s age... Tobias''s gaze darkened, and he
suddenly thought of something.
"Hayden." Tobias''s voice took on a trace of anxiousness. "You spent the whole day with Natalie,
right? Did you guys spend any time apart?"
"No, we spent the whole day together. We had a lot of fun."
"Then..." Tobias paused. "Did she call anyone?"
"She called you, Daddy."
"Besides me."
"No."
"Really?"
"Really," Hayden said with certainty.
Tobias breathed a sigh of relief on the other end.
This answer made him inexplicably happier.
"I''lle pick you up tomorrow morning," Tobias said.
"Really? Daddy, if youe tomorrow, remember to get on Natalie''s good side and make her
happy."
Tobias'' gaze became even deeper.
The next day, Natalie heard someone knocking on the door early in the morning.
At that moment, everyone was still sleeping. The night before, she''d stayed upte with Hayden,
and she''d already gotten used to sleepingte because she''d been working the night shift. Hence,
though it was already eight in the morning, Natalie was still asleep.
Hearing someone knocking on the door, Natalie ran to open it in a hurry.
Tobias was standing at the door, dressed in a formal ck suit and wearing a watch on his wrist.
His hair was not messy at all.
Natalie''s breathing halted.
Tobias'' appearance was a sharp contrast to her crumpled pajamas and messy hair.
In an instant, Natalie felt a little flustered.
She had not washed her face or brushed her teeth, and just stood in front of Tobiaspletely
disheveled.
However, her thoughts were dispelled in an instant.
Natalie wondered what she was panicking about.
Either way, Tobias already had a new lover. Would he still care about what she looked like?
The rtionship between her and Tobias was only that they were Hayden''s parents. That was all.
Was there any need for her to care about her appearance in front of him?
Thinking of this, the panic faded from her face.
She looked at him and asked stiffly, "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Hearing Natalie''s rigid tone, Tobias frowned.