Peter's breathing hitched.
Selina said pointedly, "Whatever Yuna did was only a by-the-way kind of thing, but Natalie's father gave up his life. Didn't you hear what Tobias said last night?"
Peter's heart skipped a beat.
Natalie's father had given up his life to save Tobias.
It was true that if Tobias had not brought this up the night before, he would not have known about it at all.
Even Natalie, whom he thought was calculative, had not mentioned this whatsoever.
Cecilia interjected, "Peter, I know you're still prejudiced against Natalie. I was too, when Tobias was comatose. I thought that perhaps they really weren't meant to be together, and I even thought of keeping them apart."
"But you saw how Natalie took care of Tobias when he was in a coma. She's deeply in love with him, and Tobias is the same. For Natalie, he was willing to give up his life." "With a relationship like theirs, it won't be that easy to separate them. Since there's nothing we can do, why don't we give them our blessings instead? It's better to do that than to put in the effort to break them up."
"What's more, Natalie really is not the person you think she is. I have been in contact with Natalie for longer than you have. I can see what kind of girl she is. If you think that Tobias has been bewitched by her, don't tell me Selina and I are the same? Peter, let go of your prejudice and try to see Natalie in a different light."
Selina could not hold her words back any longer. "Grandpa, Mom is right. Let go of your prejudice. Natalie really isn't as scheming as you think. If she really was calculative, she would already have bragged about the fact that her father personally saved Tobias' life. Why would she keep quiet?"
Looking at Cecilia and Selina's simultaneous piercing gazes, Peter's gaze deepened.
At eleven o'clock, Tobias and Natalie woke up almost simultaneously.
Natalie sat up. She scratched her hair and said, "Oh god, we actually slept on the sofa for so long."
Tobias sat up as well and looked at Natalie with a smile.
"By the way, I had a dream," Natalie said first.
There was a flash of surprise in Tobias' eyes. "I had a dream too."
The two exchanged glances for a moment.
"You first," Natalie said.
Tobias was about to say something, but Natalie said, "Actually, how about I tell you first."
"Alright." Tobias gave Natalie a doting look.
Natalie said softly, "In my dream, someone kept telling me not to be with you, saying that I wouldn't be happy if I was."
A hint of nervousness flickered across Tobias' eyes.
Natalie rested her chin on Tobias' shoulder. "Don't worry, I didn't waver again. I told that person that there's no way I wouldn't be with you, and that I'd definitely be with you, all the way until we're grey and old. We will be happy from now on."
The tension in Tobias' eyes suddenly disappeared, and a faint smile formed on his lips.
Finally, Natalie's resolve had truly become firm.
"What about you? What kind of dream did you have?" Natalie asked eagerly.
The profundity in Tobias' gaze increased, and a trace of absent-mindedness flashed through his eyes.
Natalie was a little anxious when Tobias did not reply immediately.
She raised her head and looked at him. "What about you? What kind of dream did you have?"
Tobias' bottomless gaze fell on Natalie's face, with an immeasurably intense look in his eyes.
He slightly opened his thin lips and said, "Natalie, I've always felt like we've met before."
"We've met before?" Natalie was surprised.
Tobias nodded.
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