Being a servant all this while, it was the first time that Aunt Lee had met such a kind mastress. Natalie didn't put on airs at all.
Meanwhile, Natalie started to get into action in the kitchen, but she had overestimated her ability. As she lived with the Whitlock family for some time, she was pampered with a carefree life. Hence, she felt a little out of touch with cooking.
Natalie was overwhelmed.
"It seems that I can't be pampered for too long, or else I will become useless if this goes on," she thought to herself.
As she completed the last dish, Natalie was scooping the food into the bowl. Unexpectedly, she accidentally burned herself.
Her hands turned red and swollen immediately.
Natalie screamed in pain.
Aunt Lee rushed over and was heartbroken to see Natalie in so much pain.
"Miss Godfrey, let's go to the hospital now."
Natalie's eyelids twitched. "Aunt Lee, you are overreacting. We don't need to go to the hospital just because I scalded myself."
After saying that, she dipped her burnt hand in cold water to soak it, and she immediately returned to her usual bubbly self. Aunt Lee was stunned. That was enough to deal with the injury?
Usually, the rich young ladies would look like they were on the brink of death every time they hardly hurt themselves. In contrast, Natalie just washed her wound with some water.
"Miss Godfrey, why don't we go to the hospital to have a look at it? It will be terrible if the wound gets infected." Aunt Lee was still worried.
"I'm fine. It's not a big deal. I used to have bruises all over my body, but I never went to the hospital." Natalie explained as she transferred the dishes to the table.
Aunt Lee was speechless as she thought, "Bruises all over your body?"
A trace of gloom flashed across Natalie's eyes.
Yes, she had suffered a lot when she was beaten in the past.
She couldn't escape her terrible fate. She couldn't possibly single-handedly defeat three of her family members.
Natalie took a deep breath and looked at Aunt Lee. "Aunt Lee, do you know how blessed I am now? This burn is nothing."
"Miss Godfrey, you just seem too reserved sometimes." Aunt Lee couldn't help but sigh.
Natalie stuck out her tongue and retorted, "No, in fact, I have become quite sensitive sometimes. For example, I am still not used to drinking low-quality milk."
When she was with the Whitlock family, she drank milk flown in from New Zealand every day. The other day, Yvonne had handed her a box of locally produced milk, and Natalie felt that the taste was off. She never ended up finishing it.
In fact, she had become a little overreacted at the moment.
Natalie felt that she had to stay true to who she was. She can't afford to be spoiled by the luxurious life she had at the moment. Otherwise, she would suffer if she ever returned to her previous lifestyle.
Tobias came back around seven o'clock in the evening.
When he returned, Natalie was so excited that she was shivering.
Yes, she was indeed shivering for a reason.
That was because she was starving. She had cooked up a feast to repay Tobias' kindness. Hence, she couldn't eat first. She had to make sure to wait for Tobias to eat together.
The aroma of the dishes was a different kind of torture as Natalie waited for Tobias.
Therefore, when Tobias finally came back, she could finally dig in.
"You're back." Natalie's face was full of excitement. Tobias raised his eyebrows.
He didn't know if it was just his own illusion, but he felt that Natalie was very excited the moment she laid eyes on him today. She was like a dog-hungry predator, laying its eyes on its prey.
He shifted his gaze to the table in front of Natalie which was full of dishes.
"You haven't eaten yet?" He raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Well, I was waiting for you to come back to eat." Natalie smiled very flatteringly. "I cooked all of this by myself."
Tobias' eyes jerked slightly.
In fact, he already had his dinner with his client in the evening. However, since Natalie had cooked all of these by herself, he could pretend as if he hadn't had dinner yet.
Tobias sat down by the dining table. His eyes inadvertently swept over Natalie, and then he frowned.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)