Natalie's mind was like a ball of tangled yarn.
She looked at the boy and asked somewhat speechlessly, "Where's your father? Who's your father?"
Natalie reckoned the little boy had snuck out of his house, and she wondered if she should contact the boy's father and send him home.
The little boy had a proud look on his face as he declared. "My father is amazing. He's the most handsome man in the world, I can guarantee that."
Natalie wanted to laugh, but when she thought about it, the little boy might not be bragging.
After all, the child had such good looks, it was possible that his father was just as attractive.
"What about your mother?" Natalie asked casually.
The little boy's face darkened.
Natalie's heart skipped a beat.
Something the boy had previously said popped up in her mind.
She thought, "Could it be that his father cheated on his wife, and the boy had mistaken her for the one he had cheated with? Was that why he came to get even?"
But that could not be right.
If that was the case, then the little boy must hate this woman very much. How could the little boy be happy after just a few words? He even said that he allowed her to be with his father.
The boy started speaking, "My mother doesn't want my father anymore."
Realization dawned on Natalie.
Gentle sympathy flowed through her eyes.
The little boy grinded his teeth again, "My mother is a lesbian, so she doesn't want my father!"
Why does she keep encountering homosexuals? First gay, then a lesbian.
"My grandmother said that my mother is dead, but I know that she's lying! She left my father because she's a lesbian. My father is the most outstanding and handsome man in the whole world, how could she not want my father?"
Natalie did not know how to comfort the little boy, and could only look at him with pity.
At that moment, the uniform sound of footsteps rang out in the tiny restaurant.
A row of tall, black-clad bodyguards appeared in front of Natalie.
She almost got the shock of her life. It might be more believable if someone told her they were shooting a movie.
However, the bodyguards' gaze was on the little boy, "Hayden, it's time to go kindergarten."
Natalie looked at the little boy in surprise.
It turned out that they were looking for him.
No wonder there was an air of nobleness around him. He was not from an ordinary family after all.
The boy looked annoyed. "I don't want to. The IQ of those kids is not on par with mine."
The bodyguard seemed a little helpless. "Hayden, Master will be mad if you don't go."
The boy appeared to be slightly afraid of his father.
Hearing the bodyguard's coaxing, Hayden stood up.
"Goodbye then." He waved at Natalie.
A second later, he leaned into Natalie's ear and whispered, "After assessing you this morning, I think that you're good and are qualified to be my stepmom. I'll let my daddy know later and ask him to let you move in. You can sleep with me tonight!"
Although he was young, he sounded very mature.
Natalie could not find the words.
She was about to ask if he had mistaken her for someone else, but Hayden had already left with the bodyguards.
Natalie snickered, bemused at the sudden turn of events.
She thought that the morning encounter was just a minor episode.
Sipping on the coke, she spurted it out of her mouth a second after.
Oh my! She suddenly remembered that she was going to be late.
With her bag in her hand, Natalie rushed out of the lace as fast as he could.
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