"Yes, that's exactly what it looks like." Tobias returned Natalie's gaze, a smile in his eyes.
He wrapped one arm around Natalie, and the other around Hayden.
Natalie's grin grew wider.
Happiness swelled up within her.
Hayden arrived at the Whitlock family house.
This was his first time at the Whitlock family house.
Hayden was pretty interested with mansions in the United States, and he had tons of fun.
At the same time, everyone was making preparations for Peter's 80th birthday celebration.
Hayden was chatting with Natalie, asking what it would be like.
Natalie wasn't sure either.
She had seen the average old folks' birthday celebrations, which were friends and relatives coming together for a meal and all of that.
Peter was different from them, though.
His birthday celebration would definitely also be different from the average person's.
Judging from the current situation, it would indeed be grand. In fact, it looked as though they were going to hold a ball or something.
Natalie said, "Maybe it'll be like those shown on TV, where a lot of nobles and rich people will come and have a buffet together, chatting and dancing, et cetera."
In fact, she had no idea herself. Everything she knew was based on what she had seen on television.
The gears in Hayden's mind worked.
After a while, he suddenly stood up and scrutinised Natalie from top to bottom.
Natalie was nervous. "Why are you looking at me?"
Hayden leaned close to Natalie's ear and said, "Natalie, there'll definitely be a lot of pretty ladies who come at that time. Daddy is so handsome, you'll have to be careful so that he doesn't get snatched away."
Natalie couldn't hold back her laughter.
She said seriously, "Rest assured that it won't happen, I'm confident."
She still had confidence in Tobias and believed that no woman could snatch Tobias away, no matter how pretty she was.
Hayden shook his head, saying, "Natalie, even if he doesn't get snatched away by those women, you can't let them steal the limelight. I've seen these social events on TV, the women would all compete with one another."
Natalie was speechless.
She couldn't help patting Hayden on the head. "Hayden, I really wonder what goes on in your mind. How can you be so mature for your age?"
He even knew that social events were a place where women competed with each other...
Hayden acted like a little old man. "That's the way things are! Natalie, you can't lose to them."
Natalie smiled, but she wasn't bothered.
That evening, however, she saw Selina preparing her outfit for the celebration.
She kept asking Natalie which gown looked better.
"By the way, Natalie, have you prepared a gown?" Selina suddenly asked.
Natalie was taken by surprise.
She had yet to prepare anything.
"I haven't yet." Natalie shook her head.
"That won't do!" Selina immediately took one of her gowns and held it up against Natalie's body.
"There's going be lots of socialites and nobles present during the event, and you can't lose to them. Here, pick one of mine."
Selina's gowns were all brand new.
In the end, Natalie picked a gown which suited her.
On the way back to her room, she looked at the gown in her hand and thought of what Hayden had said.
Natalie wondered if she had been too indifferent to the situation.
On such an occasion with so many people attending, even if she didn't care about herself, she should still take Hayden and Tobias into consideration.
She wanted everyone to know that Tobias' wife, Hayden's mother, was a very outstanding person too!
At this, Natalie was motivated.
When Tobias walked into their room, he was surprised to see Natalie holding a gown.
He raised an eyebrow. "Why'd you suddenly think of getting yourself a gown?"
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