Chapter 709
"Don''t forget there''s still Hayden. He is your great-grandson. Do you want to see him lose his
mother?"
Peter''s body went rigid.
Cecilia''s eyes were filled with tears. "Peter, I know you hate Natalie, and I can''t say that I don''t feel
the same. I don''t want Natalie to be here either, but since she''s already here, what else can we do?
It''s all part of their fate. Natalie and Tobias are meant to be entangled with each other, so how can
we go against destiny?"
Cecilia''s voice broke off hoarsely by the time she finished. Meanwhile, Peter''s muscles visibly
tensed.
"Grandpa, do you know why I went against you and Mother''s orders and brought Natalie here? It''s
because I know that if Tobias were conscious and able to express himself, he would definitely ask to
see her. I know he wants her toe. He wants to see her more than anything. What you are doing
will only kill his hope," Selina said, her voice trembling.
Peter shuddered.
After a long while, he turned to look at Natalie.
Natalie was still clutching onto the door, her handspletely turning purple.
The bodyguards were still trying to tug her hands away from the handle, but she didn''t budge at all.
Logically, it was not a difficult task for a few strong men to take down a petite woman.
But surprisingly, these bodyguards couldn''t even pry her hands off the handle.
Peter''s mind buzzed, and he started doubting if Natalie''s arrival was indeed destined by fate.
All of a sudden, a sense of exhaustion came over him.
His eyes gleamed.
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"Natalie." Peter''s eyes burned brightly like torches.
"I will give you two options."
He uttered slowly, "If you leave now, then from now on, Tobias'' matters will have nothing to do with
you. If you insist on staying, I will throw you into Pelham River to feed the fish if he doesn''t wake up
within a month."
"I''ll stay here!" Natalie did not hesitate for a moment.
Peter gave a cold sneer.
"Think about it carefully. I''ve already threatened to take your life twice, but I''ve been stopped both
times. Third time''s the charm, and I won''t let you go no matter who stops me this time around. If
Tobias doesn''t wake up in a month, even God won''t be able to save you."
Natalie''s lips parted.
She knew that Peter was being serious.
Should she take the bet?
If she stayed, but Tobias did not wake up after a month, she would be thrown into Pelham River,
and she would never be able to see this world again.
Most importantly, she would not be able to see Tobias anymore if he woke up in the future.
But if she didn''t stay, she would be expelled now, and she would lose the chance to stay with Tobias
for onest month.
"Grandpa, how could youe up with a bet like this?" Selina couldn''t help saying.
Peter''s eyes burned with hatred. "Shut up, Selina. If you say one more word, I will throw you into
Pelham River to feed the fish too."
Selina''s breath hitched.
She was taken aback by the savageness in Peter''s eyes. If he''d even said something like that to his
granddaughter, he was definitely being serious.
If Tobias didn''t wake up in a month, Peter would throw Natalie into Pelham River.
Peter''s gaze shifted back to Cecilia''s face.
He warned her firmly, "Cecilia, I''ve let this woman go two times now for your sake. This is thest
chance I''m giving her. If she stays here, and Tobias doesn''t wake up in a month''s time, I''m going to
dump her right into Pelham River, and nothing you say will change my mind,"
Cecilia''s pulse quickened.
She turned to look at Natalie, and spoke gently yet firmly, "Natalie, have you thought it over? If
Tobias doesn''t wake up in a month, I won''t be able to help you anymore, if you leave now, you won''t
have anything to do with Tobias ever again."
"I won''t leave." Natalie''s face was filled with determination. "I will never leave. I want to stay here
and watch Tobias."
She had already thought about it. Even if the odds were against her, even if she only had one
month... she''d do anything to be with Tobias.
What was the point of being alive if she left him now?
Her life would be meaningless without Tobias.
A look of disdain shed across Peter''s eyes as he looked at Natalie. "A verbal agreement is not
enough. I want you to sign a contract."
To Peter, Natalie was a cunning and cheap woman without morals.
She might pretend to agree to their bet right now, but he could not guarantee that she would
acknowledge it when the time came.
This time, he had made up his mind to get rid of Natalie for good.
However, he was giving her one month for Tobias'' sake, and also for Cecilia and Selina''s sake.
He personally drew up a contract and got Natalie to stamp on it.
Natalie did not hesitate.
They didn''t have a stamp pad with them, so Natalie bit her finger to draw blood.
The blood oozed out, and she quickly stamped her fingerprint on the contract.
After that, she rushed into the intensive care unit like a madwoman.
Initially, she had lost the strength to walk, but the thought of seeing Tobias somehow gave her the
energy.
At that moment, it was like spotting an oasis in a scorching hot desert. At that moment, she saw
hope.
Natalie stumbled to the bedside as fast as her discolored body could take her.
Tobias was still lying there, with all kinds of tubes and wires hooked to his body.
Natalie''s heart twisted in pain.
She held Tobias'' hand. "Tobias, I''m here. They finally allowed me toe see you."
"I can be by your side now. I''ll be here everyday, talking to you and watching you. You won''t feel
bored anymore."
"Can you hear me? It''s Natalie, I''m here to apany you."
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Over the past half month, Natalie never left the intensive care unit a single inch.
During the day, she apanied Tobias. She either watched him unblinkingly, or she spoke to him.
Although Tobias never gave her any response, she seemed content to talk to herself.
At night, she''d sleep on a cot set up by the bed.
Everybody saw her actions.
Peter feltplicated.
He suddenly couldn''t tell what Natalie was trying to do.
However, his hatred for Natalie rode out everything else.
After all, she was the reason why Tobias was in
such a state!
Cecilia was equally disoriented, too.
She used to resent Natalie, but now, when she saw Natalie acting like this...