The corner of Natalie's lips curled into a sneer. "Yes, I remember everything."
She remembered everything about her past.
She finally remembered those years of suffering — when her days were filled with tears.
All because of Tobias.
When Tobias lost interest in her, when he dumped her and let her suffer.
Now that he wanted her back, he went to great lengths to find her.
Did he see her as a toy?
Selina stared at Natalie in surprise. "Natalie, you remember! God, finally, you remember."
"Yes," Natalie muttered.
Selina glanced at Natalie's wet hair and said, "Let's not talk about this now. Shall we go home and take a shower? You're wet all over, and you're going to catch a cold."
Indeed, Natalie felt the chill as a gust of cold wind blew towards her.
She shivered.
Tobias instinctively held Natalie in his arms to
keep her warm.
But she pushed him away.
Tobias grimaced. "Let's go home first. You two need to take a bath."
"There's no need. I'll go back to my apartment," Natalie refused.
Selina looked at Natalie, and then at Tobias.
It seemed that their misunderstanding was still unresolved.
She held Natalie's hand and said, "Natalie, if you want to go back to your apartment, then I'll go back with you. I want to stay with you."
Natalie did not want Tobias to send her back, but Selina insisted. She had no choice but to follow Selina's wish.
When Natalie returned home, she saw a middle-aged woman knocking on her apartment door.
She immediately recognized that the woman was the aunt who lived downstairs.
"What's wrong, Auntie?" Natalie asked.
When the woman saw Natalie, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, " Yvonne told me she couldn't get through your phone, and she wanted me to check if you're in your apartment. She said that she is now overseas so she can't come back. She sounded very anxious. Now that you are here, I can rest assured. I will call her now."
Natalie stared at her in bafflement.
"I called her when I found out you were missing," Tobias muttered behind her.
Suddenly, realization hit her.
Warmth crept into her heart.
Yvonne was indeed her best friend. Their friendship had not changed at all since their university days.
She was her true friend.
Before the woman left, she gaped at Tobias for a few seconds. Her eyes glinted in amazement.
She had never seen such a handsome man before.
Natalie planned to call Yvonne to inform her that she was safe, but she thought she'd better wait for Tobias and Selina to leave first.
The woman who just left would inform Yvonne about her return anyway.
Natalie pushed her apartment door open and walked inside while Tobias and Selina followed behind.
"Selina, you first," Natalie said.
There was only one shower room in her small apartment.
Although Selina was not drenched in water, she was covered with sweat and grime.
But she insisted on letting Natalie shower first.
"Why don't we shower together?" Natalie suggested.
She was already a mother to a child, so she did not feel embarrassed.
Selina nodded.
Natalie was her sister- in- law. She didn't mind showering with her.
Natalie and Selina sighed in relaxation as beads of warm water glided across their bodies, washing away the dirt and sweat on their skin.
"Natalie, do you really remember everything?" Selina asked as she scrubbed her palms roughly.
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