She faced away from Tobias because she didn't want him to sense any peculiarity in her. However, she was unaware that her exposed figure tempted him.
When Natalie finally felt a burning gaze boring a hole into her body, Tobias was on the verge of losing control.
He was about to explode, and Natalie was the only one who could help him.
When Natalie realized that Tobias was staring at the beautiful part of her body below her neck, she was shocked, and she instinctively turned her back away from Tobias.
"What, what are you doing?" Natalie said in a panic.
She was so flustered that she had completely forgotten that Tobias would now be able to see below her back.
At that moment, Tobias's eyes suddenly froze.
He caught a glimpse of the ferocious scars on the bottom of Natalie's back. They were so distinct that it was terrifying.
The wounds were very deep, and they seemed to have been formed a long time ago.
Tobias was instantly stunned.
He had been intimate with Natalie once, and he even had a few intimate contacts with her after that, but he had never discovered the horrible scars on her back.
Natalie suddenly came to a realization at that moment.
She had unknowingly exposed her entire back to Tobias!
She was so frightened that she turned around immediately and covered her chest with her hands. "Don't. Don't look at me."
Tobias heaved a deep sigh of relief to calm himself down.
"Let's shower." He acted as if he had not seen anything.
Natalie was bewildered.
Did Tobias not notice it?
No, she exposed her back for a long moment a while ago. It was impossible that Tobias wouldn't notice anything unusual.
Nevertheless, if he saw her scars, he would have questioned her.
Natalie was baffled for a moment.
At that time, she suddenly doubted herself. She couldn't care less about being embarrassed as she obediently sat down in the bathtub.
Her body submerged into the warm water. A wave of comfort overwhelmed Natalie.
She lowered her head in an attempt to avoid locking gaze with Tobias.
Tobias acted as if nothing happened. He took a towel to wipe Natalie's body. Natalie initially thought that this man would take advantage of her while helping her to bathe. However, he didn't. He helped Natalie to cleanse her body. That was it.
Despite that, Natalie was still self-conscious.
To reduce the embarrassment, she tried to shift her mood and think about something else.
However, she couldn't get rid of her thoughts. Her thoughts were spiraling out of control like quicksand as they returned to Tobias.
She had no idea why she gave in to the idea of Tobias bathing her. If another man had offered to help her take a bath, she would rather die than agree.
Nevertheless, why did she agree to Tobias's request?
Deep down, she knew the answer to her question. However, Natalie didn't want to admit it.
She knew that she was not worthy of Tobias.
She knew this very well.
Although she loved reading novels about presidents, she knew that reality was a far cry from fiction.
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