My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)

She faced away from Tobias because she didn't want him to sense any peculiarity in her. However, she was unaware that her exposed figure tempted him.

When Natalie finally felt a burning gaze boring a hole into her body, Tobias was on the verge of losing control.

He was about to explode, and Natalie was the only one who could help him.

When Natalie realized that Tobias was staring at the beautiful part of her body below her neck, she was shocked, and she instinctively turned her back away from Tobias.

"What, what are you doing?" Natalie said in a panic.

She was so flustered that she had completely forgotten that Tobias would now be able to see below her back.

At that moment, Tobias's eyes suddenly froze.

He caught a glimpse of the ferocious scars on the bottom of Natalie's back. They were so distinct that it was terrifying.

The wounds were very deep, and they seemed to have been formed a long time ago.

Tobias was instantly stunned.

He had been intimate with Natalie once, and he even had a few intimate contacts with her after that, but he had never discovered the horrible scars on her back.

Natalie suddenly came to a realization at that moment.

She had unknowingly exposed her entire back to Tobias!

She was so frightened that she turned around immediately and covered her chest with her hands. "Don't. Don't look at me."

Tobias heaved a deep sigh of relief to calm himself down.

"Let's shower." He acted as if he had not seen anything.

Natalie was bewildered.

Did Tobias not notice it?

No, she exposed her back for a long moment a while ago. It was impossible that Tobias wouldn't notice anything unusual.

Nevertheless, if he saw her scars, he would have questioned her.

Natalie was baffled for a moment.

At that time, she suddenly doubted herself. She couldn't care less about being embarrassed as she obediently sat down in the bathtub.

Her body submerged into the warm water. A wave of comfort overwhelmed Natalie.

She lowered her head in an attempt to avoid locking gaze with Tobias.

Tobias acted as if nothing happened. He took a towel to wipe Natalie's body. Natalie initially thought that this man would take advantage of her while helping her to bathe. However, he didn't. He helped Natalie to cleanse her body. That was it.

Despite that, Natalie was still self-conscious.

To reduce the embarrassment, she tried to shift her mood and think about something else.

However, she couldn't get rid of her thoughts. Her thoughts were spiraling out of control like quicksand as they returned to Tobias.

She had no idea why she gave in to the idea of Tobias bathing her. If another man had offered to help her take a bath, she would rather die than agree.

Nevertheless, why did she agree to Tobias's request?

Deep down, she knew the answer to her question. However, Natalie didn't want to admit it.

She knew that she was not worthy of Tobias.

She knew this very well.

Although she loved reading novels about presidents, she knew that reality was a far cry from fiction.

In reality, a president would only marry a lady of equal status instead of a Cinderella like her.

She and Tobias were from two different worlds. Even if they were lucky enough to cross paths, they would drift away from each other in the future.

Despite that, she felt blessed to be Tobias' nominal wife, even if it was just a short period. Her life with Tobias was something that Natalie wouldn't even dare to dream of in the first place.

Tobias finished helping Natalie wipe her body. The fire in his eyes had finally died down, and there were no longer any signs of lust within them.

"I'll go out first. You can dry your body using the air dryer, and then I'll come in and help you put on your clothes," Tobias said calmly.

Natalie nodded. After making sure that Tobias had left, she stood in front of the air dryer.

There was a special warm air dryer in the bathroom of the Whitlock family apartment. When she was done with her bath, she didn't need to wipe her wet body with a towel. She just needed to position herself in front of the dryer and her body would become dry in no time.

After letting herself dry up, Natalie realized she could not let Tobias help her put on her clothes later.

She must have had a screw loose for a moment earlier to let Tobias help her take a bath. Since she finally wrapped her head around what was happening, she vowed not to let Tobias help her change her clothes.

As she held onto her strong conviction to change into a new set of clothes by herself, she managed to do it in the end.

Of course, the process was difficult. She used her hands and legs to put on her pajamas.

When Natalie, who had already put on a change of clothes, walked out of the bathroom, Tobias' eyes flashed a trace of surprise. "Why did you change by yourself? Didn't I say that I'll go in and help you?"

"I can do it by myself. There's no need to bother you." Natalie answered with a dry smile.

Tobias didn't say anything.

Natalie was even more convinced that Tobias must not have seen the scars on her hips just now. Otherwise, how could this man be so calm?

"You should go rest. You must be tired." Tobias said to Natalie.

Natalie nodded. "You too."

After saying that, she walked into her bedroom.

She was indeed exhausted after an eventful day. Natalie laid down on the bed and touched her hips subconsciously. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

It felt unpleasant.

Natalie was in a cold sweat. She was still puzzled at how she could agree to Tobias helping her taking a bath.

Fortunately, it seemed like Tobias did not notice her scars. Otherwise, she would be unsettled at the thought of it.

She thought that her scars were a dreadful sight, let alone Tobias. If he had actually seen them, he would definitely think that she was ugly.

After all, every girl out there had pale and tender skin. She was the only one who had such an ugly appearance.

With that thought in mind, Natalie fell asleep unknowingly. She was worn out that day. In the middle of her sleep, she had a dream.

In her dream, she saw her child-self. She recalled her friend who lived next door.

Her friend was an adorable little girl. Her mother treated her very well and bought her lollipops every day.

In the eyes of the young Natalie, lollipops were the best food in the world.

Every time she saw that little girl enjoying her lollipops, Natalie had to keep her mouth shut to prevent herself from drooling.

One day, the little girl said to Natalie, "If you like lollipops so much, you should ask your mother to buy them for you."

"My mother will never buy any of these for me." A young Natalie replied bitterly.

The little girl widened her innocent eyes and said, "How is that possible? A mother always buys lollipops for her children. It must be because you never ask for it, so your mom never buys them."

Natalie took at the little girl's words and she stupidly ran towards Madison to confirm her belief.

However, Madison abruptly slapped Natalie in the face. "You will die if you eat that. You b*tch. Why do you also want to eat lollipops? Why don't you just go to hell?"

Natalie gradually recalled those trivial childhood incidents in her dream, as if history might repeat itself.