Though Tobias was asking for his wife's sake, Jack did not want to revisit his old wounds.
Tobias restrained his emotions.
"Mr. Perry, where is the girl now?"
Tobias knew the answer.
He was curious. Since Jack was willing to take the fall for Natalie, why did he not look for her after returning from Europe?
Jack was shocked and his face turned pale.
"She's dead," Jack said slowly, "I tried looking for her when I came back, but her mum told me she was dead."
Tobias narrowed his eyes.
"Mr. Perry, have you ever doubted her mother's words?"
Jack had no doubts, and he smiled mockingly, "Her mother is extremely greedy. She knew who I was when I went looking for her. If it wasn't true, her mother would never have lied to me about her death because she could have gotten a fortune from me."
Tobias remained silent for a long time.
"Goodbye, Mr. Perry. What happened in the past stays in the past. You don't have to think too much about it."
Jack nodded at Tobias and said, "Goodbye, Mr. Whitlock."
Tobias walked out of the room and looked for Natalie.
Natalie was eating durian at the buffet.
Everyone tried to avoid the smell and not sit near her as they disliked the strong smell of the durian.
Whereas Natalie enjoyed the durian happily despite the smell.
Tobias's eyes lit up.
He saw the bright smile on Natalie's face.
Right then, he decided to give up finding answers.
He did not want to know why Natalie's butt had a scar.
He did not want to know why Natalie's mother lied to Jack.
He already knew the truth and there was no point for him to search for more answers.
Natalie was living a good life and that was enough. Her pain and trauma should stay in the past.
The men who wanted to take advantage of her were dead. The only thing he had to do now was to destroy the organization for good to prevent them from hurting more young girls.
Everything else should stay concealed.
He was not a part of Natalie's past.
What he could give her was a future.
"Natalie," Tobias walked towards her.
He didn't seem to care about the overbearing smell.
Natalie raised her head and saw Tobias.
She smiled happily. "This is my first time eating durian. It's so delicious! I didn't expect it to be so good."
Tobias said with a faint smile, "Let's get off the ship."
Natalie blinked and asked, "Are we leaving already?"
She looked at the durian on her table and continued reluctantly, "I haven't eaten enough of the durians!"
"I'll buy you as many durians as you want when we get back," Tobias looked at Natalie with a hint of affection in his eyes.
"Really?" Natalie's eyes lit up.
"When did I ever lie to you?"
Natalie got up and said, "Tobias, you're the best."
Tobias looked at Natalie indifferently, "I think you should say, 'Hubby, you're the best!'" Natalie's face blushed instantly.
She changed the subject, "Let's get off the cruise."
Tobias wanted to leave as soon as possible to prevent Natalie from meeting Jack.
Tobias was not threatened by Jack and Natalie's relationship when they were younger.
He was confident that no one could steal his wife away.
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