"My best friend, Natalie. She reminds me of my most innocent memories in university," the caption stated.
Then Yvonne slapped her forehead.
Oh no. She almost forgot about Natalie.
Last night, Tobias called and asked about Natalie's whereabouts, yet she had not contacted Natalie yet.
Yvonne had no time to fuss over her Facebook posts anymore. She immediately rang Natalie up.
The phone beeped for a while before it got answered.
"Where are you, Natalie?" Yvonne asked at once.
"At the hospital." Natalie sounded rather dispirited.
Yvonne jumped. "What happened to you? Which hospital are you in? I'll be right there."
Penney overheard their conversation, and she was equally shocked.
The filming set was too noisy, so Yvonne had switched the call to hands-free mode, which was why Penney could hear their exchange clearly.
Penney knew that Yvonne cared about Natalie intensely. She was afraid that Yvonne would really abandon her film shoot and rush to the hospital.
Quickly, she shot Yvonne a glance.
Yvonne pretended that she didn't see it.
"It's not me. I'm fine. You don't have to come," Natalie explained.
Yvonne let out a sigh of relief.
Thank God Natalie was okay, she thought to herself.
Penney's worried expressions also disappeared as she heard Natalie's reply.
"Mr. Whitlock called me last night. He asked if I was with you. Are you alright?" Yvonne asked again.
There was a moment of silence on the other end.
"I'm fine," Natalie replied after a long pause.
She sounded tired and anxious. Yvonne could tell something was not right.
"Are you really okay? How about I go see you?" Yvonne asked.
Natalie refused.
"You don't have to. Tobias is here with me. I'm fine, really. Please don't worry."
Since Tobias was already there with her, Yvonne thought that she had better not go.
"Alright. Call me if you need anything, okay?" Yvonne reminded her.
"All right."
Natalie's head hung low as she stared at her shoes.
She didn't dare to look at Tobias.
His tall figure loomed as he stood solemnly in front of her.
"Please, Natalie. Come home with me," Tobias pleaded again.
He knitted his eyebrows and pursed his lips, obviously impatient.
However, his tone was as gentle as ever when he spoke to Natalie.
Natalie shook her head. "I'm not going back."
Tobias flicked his gaze towards the emergency room.
He didn't know who was lying inside, and he would never have guessed that it was Remington.
He thought the person inside was one of Natalie's friends.
"Is that your friend? I'll send someone to take care of her. Please come home with me. You have been staying here all night, and you need rest."
Natalie shook her head stubbornly.
Tobias squatted down to hold her hand.
Natalie's lashes fluttered a little.
After a moment, she withdrew her hand from his.
A pained expression flashed across Tobias's face.
"If you don't let me hold you, then I'll take you home in my arms." He started putting his arms around her.
"No!" Natalie shoved his hands away, her face a little pale.
However, her tone was firm.
Tobias's eyes flashed in confusion.
What did he do wrong?
Natalie's attitude towards him was definitely not because she was upset about her friend's accident.
She was resistive of him.
He pondered over this for a while, then bent over and whispered gently, "Was I too rough last night? I promise I will control myself next time. Be good, please? Please come home with me and rest."
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