This man was always decisive and cold. However, currently, he seemed somewhat approachable and he gave off a warm and charming aura.
Cecilia filled two bowls of soup and said, "One bowl for each of you. I made it myself."
Natalie was very full but she did not want to turn down Cecilia's kindness, knowing that the latter went through the trouble of cooking it herself. Therefore, Natalie simply sat down and drank the soup slowly.
The soup was very delicious. There were beef cubes and all kinds of vegetables in the soup.
"This is a secret fertility soup. I used to drink this and I became pregnant with Tobias later. Natalie, if you drink this together with Tobias, I guarantee that you will have a chubby son soon." Cecilia beamed.
Natalie, who was drinking soup, spat out the soup when she heard "fertility soup". The content of her spit formed an arch in the air before landing into Tobias' bowl eventually.
Tobias was at a loss for words.
A glow flashed in his eyes. Natalie's table etiquette was horrible.
He glanced at his bowl, which contained Natalie's saliva, and lost all interest in drinking the soup.
Natalie kept coughing while Tobias was still indifferent. Cecilia patted Natalie's shoulder and comforted the latter, "Natalie, don't get too excited. Are you ecstatic after hearing what I said?"
Cecilia was overjoyed. She did not expect that Natalie wanted to get pregnant with a chubby son so badly.
Natalie was speechless.
After drinking the soup, Cecilia pointed out another matter.
Cecilia wanted to talk about Tobias and Natalie's wedding ceremony.
"As the president of YS Group, you can't just get a marriage license and be done with it. You have to hold a grand wedding that will shock the world to declare that you're married," Cecilia uttered.
Fear crept into Natalie's heart.
Oh god, not a grand wedding! She was pretending to be Tobias' wife and it was just part of the agreement.
In order to cover up her nerves, Natalie lowered her head and continued to drink the soup.
Something dawned on her and she stopped after taking another sip. This was fertility soup. What if she got pregnant?
On second thought, how could she get pregnant? She had not been sleeping with Tobias before, hence it was impossible for her to get pregnant.
Natalie drank another sip and felt at ease. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her.
She did sleep with Tobias once and they did not use any contraceptive methods!
Natalie's face turned pale with fear.
Meanwhile, Tobias decided to stall his mother. He replied, "Mother, don't be hasty. Let's talk about this later. You want a grand wedding, so it's not possible in such a short time."
"I'll get the necessary preparations first." Cecilia was very proactive.
"Let's talk about this later," Tobias answered flatly, "Father will definitely have to attend my wedding but he's not in good health right now. Let's talk about holding the ceremony when he's better."
Cecilia's mood immediately dimmed when Tobias mentioned his father. She did not discuss the wedding after that.
"You're right. Let's talk about this when your father gets better. I'll go back to Europe to visit your father tomorrow."
As she spoke, Cecilia no longer had the mood to chat and she left hurriedly after bidding goodbye.
"My mother's going to Europe tomorrow, so I won't need to deal with her for the time being," Tobias said.
He could tell that Natalie did not like the idea of living under the same roof with a man. They were pretending to be married and they were not obliged to live together. In fact, it would be better if they avoid living together.
However, Natalie did not look happy like she usually would when he finished. Her face was a little uneasy and pale. "What's wrong, Natalie?" Tobias asked.
"Do you think that I'm pregnant?" Natalie fumbled with her fingers helplessly.
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