Chapter 770


    Natalie held her breath


    "Say that again!"


    "I know who Grandma''s father is, he''s very good at basketball.”


    “Hayden, what''s his name?!" Natalie raised her voice abruptly.


    Hayden was taken aback.


    He said, "His name is Santiago Lawson. Natalie, what''s wrong? Are you angry? You don''t have to bring me to see him, then.”


    Natalie felt her brain buzzing


    Her mind was reeling and in aplete mess.


    "Hayden, I have something going on, let''s end the call for now, alright?” Natalie simply couldn''t continue her conversation with Hayden.


    "Natalie, don''t be angry. You don''t have to bring me to see him." Hayden thought that it was his request to meet and y basketball with Santiago that


    made her angry.


    "I''m not angry. I''m hanging up, Hayden.” Natalie hung up the phone in a hurry.


    Her fingers were trembling, her eyes twitching.


    Her mind was in chaos


    Meanwhile, Tobias came out of the kitchen


    He cooked two dishes which he had just learned just for Natalie.


    Natalie was waiting in the living room, not at the dining table


    Tobias hesitated for half a second. He didn''t call Natalie toe to the dining table. Instead, he went straight to the shower.


    He closed the shower door to ensure that no one outside could hear him.


    Tobias made a call.


    "How''s the investigation going?" he asked in a low voice.


    "We''ve looked into it, Mr. Whitlock. There was indeed a shooting incident in the United States which happened in the year you had mentioned. The


    man who was shot was named Zeavier Harington, a citizen of the United States. Back then, he had a wife who was expecting soon. After finding out


    what befell him, she shot herself in the mouth andmitted suicide. Thankfully. the child in her womb was born in time. That child was sent to an


    orphanage, which was also the same one that you mentioned.”


    Tobias'' heart sank.


    He hung up.


    Before this phone call, he was still hoping that this would be a misunderstanding. like what had happened thest time with Cecilia.


    However, based on the results of the investigation..


    Moreover, he had run a background check on Jessie. There was nothing suspicious about it. She hadn''t known him nor Natalie, and didn’t have a


    reason to lie to Natalie.


    Tobias’ brows were tightly furrowed.


    He knew that Natalie had the right to know the truth.


    She had the right to know that Zeavier was shot dead by Santiago.


    However, how could he tell Natalie the truth?


    How could he allow his and Natalie''s lives to be spent dwelling on the previous generation''s grievances, which could cause him and Natalie to


    separate?


    Tobias'' mind was swirling with thoughts, his eyes revealing hisplicated emotions


    In the end, thoseplex emotions became determination.


    He decided not to tell Natalie the truth.


    He decided to be selfish for once.


    He couldn''t bear to lose Natalie again, nor did he want Natalie to suffer.


    “Natalie, time to eat." Tobias walked over to her.


    He seemed rxed.


    Natalie was sitting on the couch. She raised her head when she heard him call her.


    Her gaze fell on his face.


    Tobias was faintly smiling. His gaze was warm and gentle.


    Natalie''s heart froze.


    Tobias had probably known about it a long time ago.


    When they went to North Europe thest time, he had already known that the man whe shot Zeavier to death was Cecilia''s father, also his maternal


    grandfather.


    That was why he suddenly changed.


    At that time, Natalie simply couldn''t understand why Tobias would suddenly change.


    She didn''t think that there would be a connection between Santiago and Cecilia.


    However, she understood now. She understood everything.


    Even though she didn''t have any >


    evidencesit was still enough to ordve


    that Santiago, who shot her father,


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    No evidence was necessary. Tobias’ reaction was proof enough.


    Natalie bit her lips, and there was a sh of determination in her eyes.


    She had sat on the couch for a long time and finally thought things through.


    She decided to pretend that nothing had happened


    She could not lose Tobias again in this lifetime.


    She could no longer bear such pain for the rest of her life.


    She knew that she was being selfish and unfaithful towards her parents.


    Despite that, she could only be selfish.


    Because she really couldn''t afford to lose Tobias again


    She didn''t want thest generation''s problems to cause a rift between her and Tobias.


    She believed that this was the reason why Tobias chose to conceal it as well


    Natalie curled her lips tightly.


    She stood up and asked, "The food''s ready?”


    She sounded rxed


    "Yes," Tobias stared at Natalie. "But it''s my first time making it. I''m worried it won''t be that good."


    Natalie shook her head and said, "As long as you''re the one who made it, I''ll like it, no matter how bad it tastes."


    Tobias was somewhat moved. "Natalie."


    Him calling her name made Natalie surge with a strange emotion


    "Let''s go and eat.”


    "Okay."


    However, before they even took twa.


    steps forward, Natalie stopped ine


    her tracks. She hugged Tobiasrom


    behind by surprise. "Tobias, let''s not


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    Tobias'' body stiffened slightly.


    Then he hugged Natalie too.


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    temperatures. Both of them tad


    mixed emotions.


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    After some time, Natalie spoke up first. “Tobias, the past is all in the past, right?"


    "Yes, Natalie." replied Tobias in a deep and hoarse voice.


    "Thinking teo much is pointless, right?" "Yes."


    Natalie sniffled and said, “The most important thing for us is that we stay together, right? We must be happy together, right?”


    "That''s right, Natalie.”


    Natalie''s eyes were gradually turning red.


    She suddenly thought of the scene that Jessie had described to her, of her mothermitting suicide by shot to the mouth.


    It was a bloody scene. Her face could no longer be recognised, because it was mutted.


    Natalie''s eyes saw red


    She bit her tongue.


    She dispelled the images in her head.


    Humans had to be selfish for once in their lives.


    This time, she just wanted to be selfish.


    She only wanted to spend the rest of her life happily with Tobias.


    Natalie suddenly tiptoed and reached for Tobias'' lips.


    This was the first time Natalie had been so proactive.


    Tobias was initially stiff, then something shed across his eyes.


    He went from being passive to taking the initiative.


    Gradually, there were clothes all over the floor...


    Natalie''s eyes became more and more hazy as her thoughts became more foggy as well.


    She really wanted to stop thinking, and not care about anything


    She only wanted to be with Tobias and live happily together with him. Nothing else mattered. Nothing at all


    Natalie shut her eyes tightly.


    As long as they remained together, that was all that mattered...