"You should really consider my nephew. If you had a boyfriend, they would stop spreading nonsense." Merry brought the topic back to her nephew.
Natalie forced a smile, "Let's talk about this later."
"You really must think about it."
Natalie gave a half-hearted nod, but her mind was disturbed.
Merry's words got to Natalie.
Her brain was still a little foggy.
Did every YS Group employee think that she and Tobias were having an affair?
At noon, she went up to help with Tobias's lunch as usual.
During that period, a secretary and a senior executive entered Tobias's office. When they saw Natalie, they were taken aback, but quickly hid their surprise. They proceeded to report their work as intended.
If it happened in the past, Natalie would not give it a second thought.
But now, she could not help but think more about
Would they misunderstand if they saw her having lunch with Tobias in his office?
The more she pondered, the more uneasy she became.
Natalie was stuck in a state of unease for the entire day.
When she got off work, Benjamin fetched her back to the villa instead of Tobias.
Benjamin said that Tobias had to attend an important meeting, so he was assigned to send Natalie back.
Sitting in Benjamin's car, Natalie did not even dare to breathe.
Although she had nothing to do with Tobias, she was now staying with him.
She did not know if Tobias had told Benjamin that she was just a nanny.
She wondered if Benjamin would get the wrong idea.
After dwelling on it the whole journey, they finally arrived at the villa.
Benjamin stopped the car and said, "Miss Godfrey, we're here."
Natalie got down the car but did not leave. She stood in front of the car window, hesitating.
Puzzled, Benjamin looked at Natalie and rolled down the window, "Miss Godfrey, is something the matter?"
Natalie had a serious look on her as she said, "Benjamin, I need to talk to you about something."
She wanted to clarify her relationship with Tobias.
She wanted to tell him that there was nothing going on between them, and that he should not misunderstand.
However, Benjamin felt antsy.
He thought of Yvonne, who was Natalie's good friend.
He assumed that Natalie wanted to talk about Yvonne.
Then, he remembered the kiss from that night.
All of a sudden, Benjamin's face turned red.
He had always been calm and reliable, but he would panic whenever he encountered anything relationship-related.
"Miss Godfrey, I can't talk, I need to leave now."
Benjamin stepped on the gas and the car pulled away almost immediately.
Natalie watched the car speed off, and her heart dropped.
She was doomed. Benjamin must be mad at her.
He was so angry that his face had turned red!
Natalie felt helpless. What was she supposed to do now?
That night, Natalie ate dinner together with Hayden.
Natalie had too many things on her mind, so she did not help pick any food for Hayden.
Hayden pouted, "Natalie, you didn't give me any food tonight. Do you not love me anymore?"
Natalie set down her spoon and sighed heavily, "I'm sorry, Hayden, there's something on my mind."
Hayden looked at Natalie with wide eyes, "I know what's on your mind."
He then smiled smugly at Natalie like a know-it-all.
Natalie was surprised. Could the little boy really read minds?
"You know what I'm thinking about?"
"Of course." Hayden said delightedly, "You're thinking about my father."
Natalie sat there, surprised at Hayden's answer.
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