Hayden was stunned for a moment.
"Why do I need to change my name?" He asked in confusion.
Natalie's voice softened. "Hayden, don't you think your name doesn't really suit you? You're so cute. Wouldn't you want a lovelier name to be worthy of you?"
On the other end of the line, Hayden's eyes lit up, and his dark eyes rolled as the cogs turned in his head.
"Natalie, I've thought of something. I know what I want my name to be!" Hayden said excitedly.
"Tell me." Natalie's interest was also piqued.
"I'll change my name to Melon Whitlock!"
Natalie was at a loss for words.
Baffled, she asked, "Why do you want that name?"
What a strange name Melon was.
"Because it sounds nice." Hayden became increasingly excited. "It's just as well that I like melons. Melon Whitlock is the best name ever."
Natalie was speechless.
She regretted asking Hayden to think of a name
for himself.
Natalie interrupted his excited blabbering, "Hayden, let's think about it some more."
"No." Hayden seemed very determined. "I've already made up my mind. My new name will be Melon."
Natalie urged, "Let's think about it again."
"No. If you don't agree, I'll call Daddy." After that, he hung up.
Natalie did not know how to react. This situation was truly a first for her.
Hayden wouldn't actually call Tobias to tell him that he wanted to change his name to Melon, right?
In YS Group president's office.
Tobias received a call.
As soon as the call was connected, he heard Hayden's excited voice. "Daddy, I heard you wanted to change my name."
Tobias's gaze stuttered.
How did Hayden know that he wanted to change his name? Could it be that Natalie had told him already?
The slight frown on Tobias' face relaxed immediately.
He'd initially been worried that Hayden wouldn't want to.
But now, judging from how animated Hayden sounded, it seemed that he had been overthinking.
"That's right, Hayden. We want to change your name," Tobias affirmed gently.
"Daddy, I've made up my mind. My name will be Melon Whitlock! You can change it to that!"
Tobias was speechless.
His relaxed brows suddenly scrunched together again. "That's ridiculous."
Usually, when Tobias' tone became serious, Hayden would admit defeat and listen. But this time, he seemed to have made up his mind for good.
He said in a firm tone, "No! Dad, I'm not messing around. I want my name to be Melon. I love eating melons the most, so I want my name to be Melon too."
Tobias was speechless.
He felt a headache coming on. How could he have such a peculiar son?
"We'll talk about it later," Tobias said in a low voice.
On the other end, Hayden squealed delightedly, "That's settled then. From now on, call me Melon."
Tobias didn't know what to say in response.
After he hung up, he made a call to Natalie.
The first thing Natalie said was, "Hayden called you."
"Yeah." There was helplessness in Tobias's voice.
Natalie clutched at her hair. "Hayden called me before that, and I told him about you wanting to change his name. I asked him to think about it, but I didn't expect him to come up with such a name."
Tobias gave a soft sigh, "Natalie, Hayden is just like you."
Natalie said nothing.
She was speechless and asked, "Am I really that strange?"
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