Tobias stared at Natalie with his dark eyes, asking in an interrogative tone, "Is it not enough for you to hook up with Remington? Now you have to find another man as well?"
Natalie was not in the mood to explain to Tobias that she and Sebastian were just classmates that were reunited after a long time apart.
She retorted sarcastically, "Yes. So what if that's true?"
Her simple reply successfully infuriated Tobias to no end.
He raised Natalie's chin and said, "If you need men so much, you don't have to find anyone else. I can satisfy you!"
Natalie gave him a cruel sneer.
She was not afraid of Tobias' fury at all. Instead, she said with scorn, "Besides the violent kiss just now, Mr. Whitlock, you are also good at forcing yourself onto people. Just like last time in the hospital, caught by your own son."
Her words made Tobias' face turn pale.
A moment later, he put down his hand and replied in a hoarse tone, "If you don't understand why I lost control the last time, I can tell you, I was happily waiting for you to come and celebrate my birthday, but you were out with Remington. You were still in his room so late at night. Natalie, tell me, how am I supposed to not lose control and stay calm?"
Natalie's breathing hitched.
Tobias's eyes turned slightly red, and his voice became terribly hoarse. For some reason, Natalie felt her heart wrench a little.
She knew that she didn't need to explain.
After all, she had nothing to do with Tobias anymore, and there were things that she didn't need to say.
However, the words still tumbled out of her mouth, "Remington and I are not like what you think. It's just that when he was discharged from the hospital, his car collided with another car, and he had a high fever, so I took care of him!"
Because of Natalie's words, Tobias suddenly felt his body turn cold.
He looked at Natalie, just staring at her without saying a word.
After a while, he said bitterly, "You went to take care of him when he had a fever, but what about me? What were you doing when I got into a car accident? You were drinking with Remington and walking around with another man. Natalie, why are you doing this to me?"
His question was no longer as aggressive as before. Instead, it had lost all viciousness and sounded so aggrieved that it made her heart ache.
Natalie's thick eyelashes trembled.
She spoke in a low voice. "Tobias, if it weren't for the way you treated me in the hospital last time, how would I have..."
She couldn't continue what she wanted to say.
When she first heard that Tobias had gotten into a car accident and was admitted to the hospital, she'd panicked. Who knew that Tobias would've treated her like that...
Every time she remembered what Tobias had done to her in the hospital was seen by Hayden, the repulse in Natalie's heart rose again.
She looked Tobias in the eye. "Tobias, I hate you!"
Her words were like a sharp sword that stabbed him straight through his heart.
Tobias's face blanched.
An expression of extreme pain appeared on Tobias' face.
Suddenly, Natalie sneezed.
She hadn't worn much in the first place, and they were by the beach. The weather was really chilly.
Tobias immediately took off his coat and put it on Natalie.
Natalie still wanted to take it off, but Tobias held her shoulders down and said, "Don't take it off."
Natalie's hands couldn't move.
"I don't want to wear your coat." She resisted with her words.
"You can wear other men's clothes, but you can't wear mine?" A stern look flashed in Tobias' eyes.
"Yes," Natalie said directly.
"Natalie!" Tobias clenched his teeth and suddenly raised his voice.
There was a hint of sarcasm on the corner of Natalie's lips. "Are we competing on whose voice is louder, Mr. Whitlock?"
"Stop challenging my bottom line over and over again."
"What will happen if I challenge your bottom line?" Natalie said coldly. "Are you going to assault me again? Mr. Whitlock, don't forget that this beach is a public place, and you should be careful not to be photographed and exposed. I believe news of the president of YS Group openly assaulting women will definitely land on the front page of all papers."
Tobias's face darkened all of a sudden.
Moments later, he said in a hoarse voice, "I'll send you home."
"Mr. Whitlock, you should've done this a long time ago. We have nothing in common to talk about. Why waste your time here?"
The light in Tobias' eyes dimmed.
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