A strange voice kept telling her that her doll was inside.
Natalie started to dig, using her hands.
She dug and dug. Finally, she found her doll.
She held the doll in her arms and wanted to go home, but she realized the path back home had disappeared.
Her surroundings fogged up and the scene changed.
She seemed to have grown up by quite a bit.
There was a young man pushing her. He was a very dashing young man, breath-taking indeed.
"Natalie, run, run!” The young man's voice was gentle but urgent.
"Jack, I don't want to go. Jack!" Natalie cried and shouted.
The young man's face sank. "Natalie, if you don't leave, you'll have to pay for it with your life. Go, quickly!"
"No! I won't go," Natalie cried and pulled on the corner of the young man's clothes.
Eventually, hatred grew in the young man's eyes. "Get out of here, I will take care of everything. Scram!"
With another flash, the fog appeared again. Natalie went around everywhere to look for the young man from earlier, but she could not find him anymore.
She couldn't even remember what the man called "Jack" had looked like.
"Jack... Jack... Jack..." Natalie kept mumbling.
"Natalie, Natalie?" Tobias could see Natalie's lips moving. He crouched closer to her lips, trying to hear her.
He heard her words clearly.
Natalie was muttering the name "Jack" over and over again.
Tobias frowned deeply.
Who was Jack?
"Jack, no!" After a loud shout, Natalie's eyes suddenly flew open.
On her forehead was a sheen layer of cold sweat.
The first person Natalie saw was Tobias.
To hear what Natalie was saying just now, Tobias had positioned his face very closely to hers.
When she saw a magnified handsome face, Natalie was stunned.
While Tobias realized that Natalie had woken up.
His deep gaze fell on Natalie's face. "You're awake."
His tone was gentle.
Their eyes met, and they were so close to each other. Natalie felt herself drowning in his deep-set gaze.
It took her much effort to look away.
"Um, can you not be so close to me?" She whispered.
Didn't Tobias know how handsome he is? Especially his mesmerizing eyes. Natalie couldn't withstand his charisma at such a close distance.
Although she wasn't one to focus on physical appearances, when Tobias was so near her, she simply couldn't help it!
Tobias straightened his body, distancing himself.
"Is this better?" He asked flatly.
Natalie had recovered well, better than he imagined, in fact.
Natalie huffed in relief.
"Who is Jack?" Tobias suddenly asked.
His tone was carrying a hint of coldness.
"Jack?" Natalie's face was full of confusion. "Who's Jack?"
She couldn't remember the dream she just had.
Tobias glanced deeply at Natalie; the confusion on her face didn't seem fake.
He calmed himself and said nothing more.
At that moment, Natalie suddenly felt thirsty.
"I'm thirsty," she couldn't help but say.
Tobias poured Natalie a glass of water. Before giving it to her, he took a sip to make sure the water wasn't too hot.
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