Natalie tiptoed towards the source of the noise and realized that it cfrom Selina's room.
It was the sound of Selina's suppressed sobs. She sounded heartbroken.
Natalie stood there stunned, and at a loss for what to do.
Although she had not known Selina for long, she could see that she was obviously a lively and outgoing girl. Why would she be crying like that in the middle of the night? Natalie stood frozen at the spot, not knowing whether she should leave or not.
She was not that close with Selina yet; at least not close enough to ask about personal and private matters.
But if she left- She would be worried about her.
After hesitating for a long time, Natalie finally made up her mind and gently knocked on Selina's door.
The sobbing cto an abrupt stop.
After a while, Selina swung the door open.
She was visibly surprised to see Natalie standing outside her door.
"What's up, Natalie?" Her lips curled into a smile.
If it weren't for Selina's bloodshot and swollen eyes, Natalie would have really thought that she had just hallucinated hearing the cries.
"Do you mind if I cin?" Natalie gestured to Selina's room.
She knew something was troubling Selina.
It would be better if Selina had someone to talk to.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter hesitating for a moment, Selina nodded. "Sure, please cin." Natalie sat on the bed and made a bit of small talk.
"Natalie, aren't you supposed to be asleep at this hour? Why are you in such a good mood for a chat?" Selina chuckled.
Natalie could tell that Selina was faking that laugh.
She decided to not beat around the bush and just blurted, "I heard you, Selina. Is something troubling you?" Selina stopped in her tracks.
After a while, her smile faded and she asked solemnly. "You heard that?" Natalie nodded. "Would you like to talk about it? It might make you feel better." She knew it would be hard for Selina to shed all pretenses and reveal her vulnerable self to her, but she just wanted to help the sweet girl.
These are Selina's deepest, darkest secrets. Secrets that she had never told anyone else.
However, she could no longer keep her emotions hidden that night.
"Can I lean on your shoulder, Natalie?" Her eyes glistened with tears.
Natalie patted her own shoulder and nodded. "Sure. Chere." Selina leaned in and choked out, "I am in love with a man, Natalie. I love him so much. I love him to the bone." Natalie tensed, her breathing pausing for a moment.
That man was probably the reason behind Selina's gut-wrenching tears. It would break anyone's heart just to hear it.
Selina sobbed and continued, "I loved him for ten years, Natalie. When I first met him, he had a girlfriend, but I had a huge crush on him. His girlfriend dumped him the year after that, so I immediately confessed my feelings, but it went unaccepted. I pestered him for a long tafter that, and he finally acceptedby the fifth year, but-" Natalie felt the wetness of Selina's tears on her shoulder. "I knew he didn't loveback then. For ten years, I tried different ways to make him love me, but nothing worked. Even when he calledhis girl, even when he askedto marry him, he still couldn't love me. What should I do, Natalie?" She wept even harder.
"I know I am asking for it, but I can't stop loving him. Even when I saw him f*cking another woman, I still can't let him go." Natalie listened to her story intently, but she did not say a word.
When she was finished with her story, Natalie persuaded Selina to go to sleep.
Selina grabbed Natalie's hand tightly, refusing to let go unless Natalie stayed by her side until she fell asleep. Natalie couldn't bring herself to leave her alone, so she agreed.
Perhaps she was tired from all the crying; she fell asleep in a blink of an eye. As Natalie stared at the ceiling in silence, she heard Selina calling out a man's nas she dreamt. Search the Findwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
She thought that it was probably that man's n-the man who broke Selina's heart into a million pieces. She would never guess that Selina would have such stories under her optimistic and sweet self.
The next day, Selina was back to her usual joyful character.
It was as if what happened the previous night was just a dream.
After the incident the night before, Natalie felt that she and Selina had grown significantly closer.
Although they had just met each other a day ago, she felt as if they were old friends.
After a hearty breakfast, Tobias drove them to work.
When they were in the car, he asked, "What do you think of my family, Natalie?" "They are really nice people. Extremely nice!" Natalie answered in a heartbeat.
Although she was initially uncomfortable with Cecilia and Selina's overzealous attitude, she quickly accepted their kindness and grew fond of them.
Tobias's eyes softened. "My family likes you very much, Natalie." She blinked and nodded gently.
He was pointing out the obvious.
Cecilia and Seline were exceptionally kind to her.
She returned his comment with a smile. "I like them very much too, Mr. Whitlock." "That's great. I'm sure you'll be happy living with us in the future." He smirked.
Natalie's eyes widened in astonishment.
He was worried that she would not get along well with his family. Was he implying that he was going to marry her one day? Natalie licked her dry lips and croaked, "Are you serious, Mr. Whitlock?" "Why are you still askingthis?" He looked at her helplessly.
Natalie knew it was a stupid question.
She had already met his family.
And it seemed like he had already made up his mind.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut they were moving too fast; she could not help but think that all this was too good to be true.
Natalie's gaze drifted to Tobias's face, and when he looked into them, they were as clear as the sky. But Mr. Whitbek, you don't know my background. In fact, you don't knowwell at all. Besides-" "I know you very well," he interrupted. Natalie was baffled. "But we have only known each other for a short time." Tobias had made up his mind to marry her in such a short period of time. She was amazed by his determination.
"Don't overthink it, Natalie. Just remember," he pinned her with an domineering look, "I want you. And that's enough for me." As they stared into each other's eyes, Natalie felt herself sinking into the ocean again.
She nodded, hypnotized by his gaze.
She didn't need to overthink.
She only needed to remember that he wanted her.
At noon, Natalie went upstairs to have lunch with Tobias as usual.
Tobias once again ordered her to sit on his lap.
Her face was scarlet red throughout the entire meal.
When she finally finished her meal and was about to jump off, he grabbed her waist and stopped her.
Her eyelashes trembled. "Mr. Whitlock, I'm going to take a nap." "You may take a nap here," he said.
"But I'm not used to sleeping on the sofa."
Natalie thought that she could use this excuse to escape Butthim luke she did the last time. But this time, she failed. This time, Tobias had prepared a bed for her in the office. A huge king-sized bed.
Tobias's office was massive, and attached to it was another small room.
He told Natalie that the small room was hers now, and it was specially made for her to take naps in.
Natalie's jaw dropped, baffled.
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