Tobias was speechless.
The corners of his mouth twitched. "Of course not."
Matthew hummed ponderingly.
After a pause, he asked, "What about the child's mother?"
Tobias's breathing suddenly halted.
The child's mother...
All of a sudden, he felt a twinge of frustration and bitterness appear in his heart.
Tobias remained silent for a moment before saying, "Matthew, since you're so smart, don't ask questions that you already know the answer to."
A deep light flashed in Matthew's eyes. His words had another layer of meaning in them as he said, "Tobias, cherish what's right in front of you."
Tobias's elegant brows furrowed slightly. "I cherished her, but she's the one who didn't cherish me."
He was willing to cherish Natalie and spoil her. Unfortunately, she did not want to give him this opportunity.
Tobias' words made Matthew's gaze darken slightly. "What's wrong?"
Tobias said with a hint of bitterness in his tone, "She thinks I'm too old."
Matthew was speechless.
The reason why Matthew did not laugh out loud was because it seemed like Tobias was kind of sad.
He tried hard to hold back the smile on his face and said, "Tobias, don't tell me the person you're going after is a middle school student."
Otherwise, how could anyone dislike Tobias for his age? Tobias was only in his early thirties. He was at his prime as a man.
His boyish innocence had faded away, and he was full of the charm of a mature man.
"Of course not," Tobias replied.
"Then why would someone think you're old when you're only in your early thirties?" Matthew asked.
Tobias's eye twitched. "Her mind is quite strange."
When Tobias first met Natalie, Natalie presented herself as a girl with a very strange mind.
His words suddenly reminded Matthew of something, and then his eyes flashed with darkness.
A strange mind...
When it came to strange minds, Matthew had only seen one girl with a strange mind throughout his life...
Matthew suddenly became a little absent-minded.
It was as if he had returned to nine years ago.
Nine years ago, the aristocrats in the United States had thrown a grand party.
That party was the first time that Matthew saw that girl.
She had been wearing a bright red dress and was dancing.
While she spun, the hem of her skirt flew up, stunning the whole audience.
After that, Matthew came to the girl with a glass of champagne.
He sincerely introduced himself to her.
The girl's eyebrows arched, and her eyes gleamed cunningly.
"If you want to pursue me, just say that. Don't beat around the bush." The girl's voice was clear and pleasant.
Interest flashed in Matthew's eyes.
"That's right, I want to pursue you," he said directly.
"I'm sorry, sir. I don't like old men." The girl smiled
brightly.
Matthew was shocked.
At the time, he was only 26 years old, yet he was told that he was too old. She had even called him "sir".
It was not until later that he found out.
She'd used heavy makeup to conceal her true age. She was only 16 years old.
He was ten years older than her.
When they arrived at their agreed location, Matthew came back to his senses.
"We're here, Tobias." Matthew got out of the car first.
Seeing the club in front of them, Tobias frowned.
"Here?"
He did not forget that this was the place where he had encountered Natalie last time. Natalie seemed to be working here.
"Yes, Vincent chose this place," Matthew said.
The truth was that Matthew could pretty much guess Vincent's intentions.
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