Endless sorrow flashed in Tobias' eyes. "Natalie, I know that you hate me, but I never knew that you hated me this much. Perhaps this hatred can only disappear when I am no longer in your life."
Tears trickled down Natalie's face.
How could she tell him that she did not hate him?
She just didn't want to be with him anymore, and she didn't want them to torment each other.
Natalie didn't want to suffer, nor did she want Tobias to.
She just wanted the both of them to be safe and happy.
"Kill me, Natalie," Tobias said clearly.
His eyes became darker and darker, so dark that his gaze could no longer be seen.
Natalie shook her head, and her eyes grew cloudy with tears.
She wanted to tell him that she could not find it in her to kill him.
After all, she used to love him immensely.
Although Tobias had caused her so much pain, she had never forgotten her love for him.
However, the situation had come to such a state...
Natalie's body was slightly trembling, as though she was cold. Her mind raced with all kinds of emotions.
A glint of determination flashed in her eyes.
If either she or Tobias had to disappear in order to end their suffering, she would be the one to disappear.
"Tobias." Natalie suddenly looked into the dark night. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, covering her teary eyes. "We can't go back anymore. Why can't you understand that?"
As soon as she finished, she plunged the dagger into herself.
"Natalie!"
Tobias quickly grabbed onto Natalie's hand, but the dagger had already been plunged in.
Blood spewed out of her.
Natalie returned to YS Group.
Tobias had violated her over and over again in that stairwell.
Terror overwhelmed her.
She kept pleading with Tobias, but he refused to stop.
Footsteps could be heard.
It was as if those footsteps were stepping on her heart.
Natalie opened her eyes wide in horror.
But Tobias didn't stop.
Benjamin was the first one to arrive. He looked on in astonishment, unable to believe his eyes.
Tobias did not stop.
He placed his hand on Natalie's waist and continued.
More footsteps could be heard.
Linda arrived. She was Natalie's best friend in YS Group and they'd worked in the same department.
Soon, the stairwell was filled with people.
Natalie's fear turned into humiliation and finally, despair.
She knew that it was just a dream.
But if she continued to stay with Tobias, would this dream become a reality?
She had only one thought on her mind. She had to escape from Tobias, and she had to leave him.
That was why she was willing to leave behind everything.
That was why when Tobias had discovered her trying to leave, she had plunged the dagger into her own chest.
After hearing his words, she had plunged the dagger into herself.
But now she regretted her actions.
Natalie felt as though she was floating.
Her mind was in a state of chaos. She didn't know where she was or how she was doing.
She hadn't hesitated in stabbing herself. Was she gravely injured? Was she going to die?
Natalie regretted her actions.
She didn't know why she'd been so impulsive in that moment, so impulsive that she didn't even care about her own life or death.
She still had Hayden.
Her son.
She still wanted to watch Hayden grow up. How could she die just like that?
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