Selina sounded rather nervous.
"Selina, I have some things to tend to. Don't worry, I'm fine," Natalie tried to keep her voice as calm as possible as she spoke.
She knew that Selina was worried about her.
She just needed some alone time to figure everything out, since she had just gotten all her memories back.
Selina was relieved after hearing Natalie's calm voice.
"That's good then," She replied.
"There is a restaurant about 100 meters away from the apartment. Their food tastes great. You should go there for breakfast," Natalie suggested.
"Alright, I'll go. Will you come back soon?"
"Yes, I'll be back in a bit."
"I'll wait for you to come back then," Selina had no intention of leaving.
"Okay," Natalie chuckled.
She hesitated for a while after hanging up. Finally, she made up her mind and called Tobias.
Her hands were shaking as she waited for him to answer the call.
Someone picked up the phone shortly.
"Natalie?" There was a hint of surprise hidden in his gentle tone as he spoke.
Tobias did not expect Natalie to call him.
"Tobias, did you kidnap Madison?" Natalie asked directly.
She tried to keep her voice calm and composed as if she was talking to a friend.
"Yes," Tobias sounded disappointed.
"I want to see her. I want to know my true identity," Natalie said.
"She doesn't know about your true identity, Natalie," Tobias told her what he found out from his investigation, "My mother's wet nurse brought you to her, and she thought you were my mother's daughter. She doesn't know anything."
Natalie's fingers tightened around her phone as she asked, "Your mother's wet nurse? Does she know anything then?"
"It's hard to explain through the phone. Let's meet up and talk about it in detail."
Natalie held her breath.
If it weren't for Hayden, she would have asked Tobias to tell her everything right there and then. She did not want to see him anymore.
But now that they were taking care of Hayden together, meeting him would be inevitable.
A gleam of frustration flashed through her eyes.
In the end, she agreed to meet and speak to him.
She had already decided to forget about what happened between them, so she was not afraid to confront him.
"I still want to see Madison," Natalie said after a while.
The abuse she had suffered when she was young was still fresh in her mind.
She wanted to ask Madison why she had treated her like this.
Natalie thought that Tobias would send someone to take her to Madison's place, but to her surprise, Tobias came to pick her up himself.
He was wearing a black suit with a matching black coat, making him look quite charismatic.
However, his eyes were filled with tenderness when he looked at her.
Natalie got into Tobias's car.
She chose to sit in the backseat.
Tobias shot a glance at Natalie but did not say anything.
He felt that his heart was empty without her sitting next to him.
They remained silent throughout the entire drive.
All the while, Natalie stared out of the window.
After some time, the car finally stopped.
They were parked in front of a very shabby apartment in a remote area. Natalie glanced around and noticed that there were not many people around.
Tobias led her to the elevator and they stopped on the second floor.
"She is currently under house arrest. My mother's orders. She made a mistake, and she will have to pay with her freedom," Tobias explained, his voice gruff.
Natalie frowned slightly but still remained silent.
She thought of James.
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