During this period, Tobias had always been like this.
He would stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the office with an unfathomable expression on his face for hours.
"Mr. Whitlock, Miss Godfrey is waiting for you," Benjamin said.
The expression on Tobias' face stiffened.
After a while, he asked, "Why is she here?"
"Miss Godfrey said that she would like to have dinner with you."
After a moment of silence, Tobias nodded and said, "I understand. You may go out now."
After Benjamin left, he stood there for a long time before finally walking out of his office.
Natalie was waiting anxiously at the entrance of the YS Group.
Time passed by, but Tobias was not down yet.
Natalie sighed lightly in her heart.
She thought that he must be really busy.
It was already time to get off work and there were a lot of employees walking out of the company.
Natalie was standing in an inconspicuous corner, but someone still spotted her.
It was Linda.
She was Natalie's only acquaintance in YS Group.
She asked excitedly, "Natalie, why are you here? Are you waiting for Mr. Whitlock?"
Natalie was also elated to see her.
She nodded with a smile.
Linda, in the mood for gossip, asked, "Natalie, what's wrong with Mr. Whitlock recently? He seems to be in a bad mood."
Natalie's breathing slowed down.
She thought that she was the only one who had noticed Tobias' abnormality, but she hadn't expected that even his employees had noticed that as well.
"What's wrong, Linda?" She asked, forcing a smile.
Linda whispered, "It feels as though Mr. Whitlock has moved the whole company to the North Pole in an instant. No one dares to talk loudly in the company now. Also, Mr. Whitlock seems to be absent-minded all the time. We're not sure what he is thinking about. I've heard that he was distracted several times while he was in a meeting. That is something that has never happened before."
Natalie's eyes trembled slightly.
What exactly was wrong with Tobias recently?
Obviously, nothing had happened. Why did he suddenly become like this?
Someone seemed to be calling Linda in the distance.
Linda quickly said goodbye to Natalie, "Natalie, I have to go now. My boyfriend has come to pick me up. See you next time."
She squeezed out a smile and nodded.
After Linda left, Natalie's heart started to beat faster.
She thought Tobias may have been stressed at work recently. That was why he was behaving this way.
She had to fulfill her duty as a wife during this period.
She would give him enough care and gentleness when he was under enormous stress at work. She could not be as pretentious as she used to be.
Soon after, Tobias came.
Standing in front of Natalie, his tall figure enveloped her.
She gave him a sweet smile.
He turned his gaze away.
She wanted to grab hold of his hand, but he quietly put his hand behind him.
A twinge of sadness flashed across her eyes.
That sadness was like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"Erm... I have made a reservation at a restaurant. Can we have dinner together?" She said, pretending to be relaxed.
In the past, he was always the one booking the restaurant whenever they ate out.
However, after hearing Yvonne's words this time, Natalie decided to take the initiative.
His eyes were so deep that no emotion could be seen from them.
"Okay." After a while, he said lightly.
There were some things he wanted to say to her too.
He could not bear to hurt her and wanted to run away, but he could not delay it any longer.
He must settle his relationship with Natalie and their unborn child within a week.
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