My Heart only Beats for You

"Natalie, why do you have so much money all of a sudden?" Hayden asked, taking a huge bite of his burger.

Heaps of hamburgers, fries, and Ultraman toys scattered all over the table in front of them.

They had bought all the Ultraman toys in the restaurant.

Natalie chuckled, "It's your father's money." Hayden rolled his eyes thoughtfully as he processed her words, and then his face lit up as he squeaked, "Natalie, you finally agreed to be my stepmother!" He hopped onto her lap before she could respond to his exclamations and gave her a big, wet kiss.

Instantly, she felt the wetness on her face from the little boy.

Then, he pulled away and held her face between his little hands while calling her "Mommy" sweetly.

His eyes were clear as spring water.

Natalie's body froze, and she stared at him blankly.

The sound of Hayden calling him 'Mommy' struck her like a punch to her heart.

It triggered something buried deep inside her, flashing for a brief moment in her mind.

Her eyes fluttered, and she struggled to recall that familiar scene, but to no avail. She shook her head instead and cback to her senses.

"You don't have to callthat. Just callNatalie," she said embarrassed.

Her relationship with Tobias was not even official yet.

The truth was, he coaxed her into dating him after confessing his feelings to her.

Nothing serious happened between them.

It was not very appropriate to let him call her his mother.

He puckered his lips and frowned. "Why not? Didn't you promise Daddy already? I saw the both of you practicing aerobics in the bathroom, and he toldonly husband and wife can practice aerobics together." Natalie's eyes widened in horror.

Hayden's voice was loud and clear, and his words echoed throughout the restaurant. Upon hearing his words, many people turned around and stared at them.

Natalie quickly shot him a glance and hissed, "Stop talking." He becmore intrigued as he noticed her panicked expression and continued describing what he saw. "Natalie, how could you forget that you practiced aerobics with Daddy? You were lying on the bathtub, and Daddy had his hands around your waist. Daddy was naked too-" Natalie hastily clamped the boy's mouth shut with her hands to save herself from further embarrassment.

She heard customers' snickers and chatter from behind.

"Ah! Screw it," she muttered as she dragged Hayden out of the restaurant hurriedly. SEARCH THE FIndNøvelwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.

"Hayden! You can't say those things in public," she huffed. Her face was still red from embarrassment.

"Why not? I'm telling the truth!" Hayden retorted, looking both innocent and confused.

She groaned internally in frustration. How should she explain this to him? Although he was a smart boy, he was only a child, after all.

He wouldn't understand the intimate matters between a man and a woman.

With a long sigh, she patted his head and changed the subject. "Why don't we go play over there?" She gestured to the children's playground in front of them.

Hayden's face immediately brightened. "Yes!" She let out a sigh of relief.

Natalie spent hours watching Hayden in the playground. When it was late and tfor him to go to bed, he reluctantly got off the racing car and followed her hafter scoaxing. Hayden dozed off as soon as he got into their car. Stifling a giggle at the sound of his adorable snore, she got in the driver's seat and drove them back to the Whitlock family's villa.

They arrived at the villa shortly after. When they walked into the living room, Natalie was startled when she saw a woman standing there.

Her body tensed in alarm. She had never seen this woman before.

The woman was wearing a beige coat, with an expensive-looking watch glittering under the lights on her slender wrist. Her slightly curled hair fell just above her shoulders, accentuating her beauty and elegance.

The woman looked old, but she had no doubt aged gracefully. In fact, she had a charming aura.

It was a pity that the woman was a little on the thin side.

Natalie stared at her in confusion.

Who was this woman? Why was she here at the Whitlock family's villa? Most importantly, why did she have the feeling that she knew this woman, even though she could swear that she had never seen her before? "Grandma!" Hayden rubbed his eyes and suddenly called out in a clear voice.

He shrugged off Natalie's hand and ran towards the woman.

A smile broke out on the woman's face, and she swept him up into her arms the moment she saw him.

Realization hit her.

This woman was Hayden's grandmother.

However, she did not look like a grandmother at all.

Natalie had always thought that grandmothers should look aged and frail, but the woman standing in front of her was nothing like it.

The woman walked towards her with Hayden in her arms.

Her gaze fell on Natalie's face.

Natalie was so nervous that she forgot to breathe.

If the woman was Hayden's grandmother, this meant that she was Tobias' mother! Her heart pounded loudly in her chest as her mouth went dry.

Why would Tobias' mother cto visit them without prior notice? "Nice to meet you, A... Auntie," she stammered.

Cecilia looked at Natalie with a grin on her face.

Natalie clutched her belly. She was so nervous she felt like she was going to throw up.

Would Tobias's mother feel upset to see her in Tobias's home? "I... Uh... I'm Hayden's babysitter. Tobias hiredto take care of Hayden," she blurted.

Hayden immediately corrected her, "No, Grandma! She is my stepmother. Natalie and Daddy have already practiced aerobics in the bathroom, so she is my stepmother." Natalie's lips parted in surprise, and she choked on her saliva.

She flashed a nervous grin at Cecilia. Hayden had once again embarrassed her unknowingly.

She was so anxious that she couldn't breathe.

Cecilia bent down and looked Hayden straight in the face as she whispered, "Hayden, go play over there. I'll have a few words with Natalie." Hayden pursed his lips. "I want you to play with me.

"Sweet child, I promise I'll join you later," Cecilia cooed.

Hayden looked reluctant, but eventually he left obediently with the servant.

It was only Cecilia and Natalie left.

Natalie avoided Cecilia's gaze. She did not dare to look her in the eye.

Cecilia must have felt repulsed after hearing what Hayden said.

Would she think that she was a harlot who would casually move in with Tobias? Would she suspect that there was something between them? Would she kick her out of the Whitlock family's villa? A million thoughts sprung themselves into Natalie's mind.

Suddenly, she felt something warm against her palm.

Her eyes widened in shock as she looked down.

Cecilia was holding her hand tightly.

Natalie snapped her head and stared at Cecilia, a little in disbelief.

"You are an ideal match for Tobias, Natalie. A very ideal match." Natalie couldn't believe what she had just heard.

She never imagined that Cecilia would speak to her with such kindness.

She was baffled.

Did that mean Tobias's mother had accepted her?

But this was only their first tseeing each other. Cecilia didn't have a single clue about Natalie's o m background. How could she claim that Natalie was an ideal match for Tobias? Was everyone from the Whitlock family so direct?

The first tshe met Tobias, he was already very affectionate towards her. Then, despite not knowing each other well enough, he confessed his feelings to her shortly after.

And now Cecilia was the same. Although they had just met each other for the first time, cecilia immediately told her that she was Tobias' ideal match. Natalie's eyelashes fluttered rapidly, and her mind churned as she tried to find the right words to say.

"A-Auntie..." Natalie struggled to speak.

Should she offer skind of explanation to Cecilia? X There was indeed something between her and Tobias, but they were still not officially together as a couple yet.

Although she had moved in with him, they never consummated their relationship.

"CallMom." Cecilia's tone was gentle.