Before Tobias could open his mouth, Hayden already butted in, his voice muffled by the food in his mouth, "Natalie, you don't have to do it by yourself. Men are supposed to serve women."
He swallowed, "And women are meant to serve children."
Natalie kept to herself.
What kind of logic was that...
After dinner, Tobias wanted to bring Natalie out to shop for clothes.
She was still wearing the same pajama set from the day before.
Natalie agreed.
Her big bag of clothes was still in Remington's car. It was impossible for her to get them back now, so she had no choice but to buy new ones.
Hayden, being the kid that he was, insisted on tagging along.
Natalie felt that it was weird to go shopping alone with Tobias, so she begged for Hayden to be brought along too.
However, as soon as they were outside, Natalie realized that taking Hayden with them might not have been the best idea.
Because when they walked on the street, it felt like they were a family of three.
As soon as the thought emerged in Natalie's mind, her face started to blush again. What was she thinking?
When she finally came to herself, she realized that Tobias had taken them to a high-end shopping mall nearby.
Natalie jumped in her skin.
The clothes in that shopping mall were shockingly expensive. She had been there once when she was dress- shopping for the company's annual party, only to be put off by the pricing.
Natalie waved her hand and whispered, "Mr. Whitlock, let's go somewhere else. It's too expensive here. I don't have that much money with me.
She reckoned she would not be able to afford a single piece of clothing there even if she sold off all her belongings.
Tobias's dark, alluring eyes fell on Natalie's face, "I'm paying."
His tone was clear and gentle, giving off a sense of comfort.
It was as if it was only natural for him to pay for
Natalie.
Natalie's head was shaking like a rattle drum.
How could she so shamelessly let the big boss pay for her? She was a nobody to him.
"Natalie, you're not being paid to take care of Hayden for me." Tobias abruptly stated.
Natalie froze.
He was right. She was looking after Hayden, but he never mentioned anything about salary.
"Seeing as how I'm already exploiting you, it's only right for me to buy you something, isn't it?" Tobias slightly raised his brows.
Natalie blinked several times.
What he had said seemed to make sense.
The big boss was already benefiting from her, there was nothing wrong with letting him buy her a few pieces of clothing.
"So," Tobias paused for a moment then smiled, "come on."
Natalie trailed after Tobias in a daze.
Only when she walked into a Chanel boutique did she realize something.
Was she not taking care of Hayden because she needed to pay for the company's losses? How did it turn into Tobias's exploiting her?
Natalie was unable to wrap her head around it.
Just then, Hayden whispered cheekily in Natalie's ear, "Natalie, you should buy as much as you want. My dad has a lot of money, the only issue is that he has no one to spend it on. If you'd like, you can even buy the whole mall!"
The kid had really rendered Natalie speechless.
The store attendant brought Natalie a white coat.
The coat was thin and breezy, just right for the season.
This gave Natalie a flashback to the last time when she was there. She had come to the store to buy a gown for the annual party, but the store attendants had been particularly cold towards her, and their eyes looked anywhere but at her.
This time, however, the lady attendant had on such a friendly smile, and her voice was ever so gentle.
Natalie quickly realized that it was because the big boss was next to her.
All of a sudden, Natalie felt like she was taking advantage of his power.
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