Tobias subconsciously glanced at the clock on the wall. "Why don't we do it tomorrow? It's too late tonight."
"Too late?" Peter waved his hand dismissively. "There's no such thing as too late. Besides, if you have nothing to hide, why would you care so much about seeing her at night?"
Tobias narrowed his eyes.
He nodded after a while. "Alright."
At nine o'clock in the evening, Tobias went up to Natalie and asked her to go to bed first.
The servants had already gotten the room ready.
Then, he told her about Peter's offer.
Natalie was a little nervous. "Really? Did he really say that? Will he really accept our relationship if I stay here for half a month?"
"Yes, but you don't have to be too nervous. Just make yourself at home," he said.
Natalie blinked. "But what if he still doesn't accept us when the time comes?"
Tobias stared back at her with his deep-set eyes.
He rubbed the tip of his nose against hers. "This is our last chance, and it is his last chance too."
Confusion flashed in Natalie's eyes.
"If Grandpa is still unwilling to accept you, I'm going to ignore his rejection from then on. I won't make you try to get into his good books anymore either."
Her eyes widened in astonishment.
"But... but he is your grandfather," she stammered.
He looked into her eyes affectionately. "You're my wife, Natalie. How can I let you always be the one to give in?"
Now that he was leaning in to her, Natalie could feel his warm breath fan out over her face. It made her feel secure.
With his reassurance, Natalie immediately felt better.
She should not care about what others think as long as Tobias cared about her.
She looked at him. "I'll listen to everything you say."
A warm feeling surged in Tobias' heart.
He suddenly thought about his meeting with Yuna later.
Initially, he was going to tell Natalie about this, but stopped himself as he didn't want her to worry.
Although nothing was going on between Yuna and him, he was afraid that Natalie would overthink.
He could not bear to see the disappointment and sadness on Natalie's face again.
Tobias's gaze darkened.
A moment later, he muttered, "Natalie, you should go to sleep. I still have something else to do."
"Huh?"
Peter and Tobias had already spoken for such a long time, but he still had something to do?
"You still have something to discuss with your grandfather?" Natalie asked.
Tobias was a little taken aback by her question.
Natalie did not wait for him to answer. "Alright then. I'll wait for you right here."
Waves of guilt instantly rose in Tobias' heart.
Even though he was only telling Natalie a white lie, he still felt guilty.
"Natalie, you get some rest," Tobias said.
"I'll wait for you."
"You sleep first. I don't want you to tire yourself." Tobias' tone was doting.
Natalie smiled. "Okay."
By the time Tobias arrived at the parlor, Yuna was already sitting there waiting for him.
Peter immediately stood up when he saw Tobias. "Alright, I believe it's my cue to leave. You two should have a good chat."
"Grandpa," Tobias stopped him. "You should stay."
Peter yawned. "I am going to sleep. You two take your time."
He left quickly after that.
Yuna and Tobias were left alone.
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