What Winnie's mother had told her.
Those photos too.
As well as the lascivious voices over the phone call.
Natalie immediately withdrew her hand from him.
She looked away.
Then, she saw Jack.
Tears were on her face, and she was confused.
The dream she had earlier.
Why did she dream of Jack again?
In the dream, they both seemed to be young.
What was going on?
"Jack, thank you." Natalie suddenly spoke.
The incident that happened before she fainted appeared in her mind.
Natalie thought that Jack had saved her.
She looked around and found out that Wendy was not around.
Wendy pushed her into the sea.
She decided to forget about that.
Wendy was Jack's girlfriend, and yet Jack had saved her.
She would not be able to repay his kindness, so she thought she would take it as returning a favor to Jack.
After hearing Natalie thanking him, Jack showed a look of disappointment.
Natalie called him Jack, but it was not as intimate as it used to be.
He let out a wry smile.
It was fine. If she remembered everything, it would not be a good thing for her too.
"Natalie, how are you?" Tobias spoke again, while his voice was gentle and shallow.
Natalie paused her breathing.
After a moment, she looked at Tobias.
His eyes were so gentle, as if he was looking at the woman he loved the most.
However, could that really be the case?
If it was real, how could he do those things with Winnie?
But at that moment, he was acting to be in love again.
Why would he do that?
What was the point in that?
Was it fun to be pretentious?
Natalie said coldly, "Tobias, please leave. I don't want to see you."
She looked at Tobias as if she had never met him before.
A trace of emotion quickly flashed across Tobias' eyes.
What did Winnie tell Natalie? Why was Natalie's attitude so decisive?
"I told you clearly last time. I have nothing to do with Winnie. You also promised me that you would not be affected by those things." Tobias said in a low voice.
A scornful and desperate smile appeared on Natalie's face. She said, "Don't you feel ashamed to say those things? Are you sure that you have nothing to do with Winnie?"
She would no longer feel inferior in order to maintain her love.
She could be fearless in front of his outstanding ex-girlfriend.
But it was all based on Tobias and Winnie not having anything to do with each other.
But what was left between them? Natalie felt a sense of disdain, she did not want to intervene in their relationship.
Besides, Natalie had always been a substitute.
"Tobias, please leave. I don't want to see you." Natalie said coldly.
She did not want to say anything else to him.
The man was good at talking. He would always coax her until she was mesmerized, and she would believe in him every time.
But all of it was fake.
"What did Winnie tell you?" Tobias' black eyes stared at Natalie.
Natalie turned away as she did not want to look at Tobias.
"Natalie, tell me!"
Jack suddenly walked up and said, "Mr. Whitlock, didn't you hear what Natalie said? She doesn't want to see you. Can you please leave?"
Tobias stared at Jack ferociously. His gaze was intense that it seemed to be able to pierce a hole in his face. "Jack, you have no rights to intervene with our business."
"Jack." Natalie suddenly said in a clear voice, "Please tell him to get out. I don't want to see him!"
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