Chapter 143
She looked at Yvonne, grabbing her hand after a moment of thought and asked nervously, "Really?"
Yvonne nodded, "Of course, your friend should also take the initiative. As long as the guy has her in his heart, they'll be fine."
Natalie's eyes flashed with hope.
While Yvonne leaned into Natalie's ear and said in a low voice, "Once they reconcile, they can definitely f*ck."
Natalie didn't know what to say.
Sure enough, she was completely speechless.
On that day, Natalie went home early before class was even over.
She wanted to prepare dinner personally as an apology to Tobias.
Aunt Lee was in the kitchen when she saw Natalie return. She was a little surprised and asked, "Miss Godfrey, you are home so early today?"
Natalie nodded and rushed Aunt Lee out of the kitchen.
"Aunt Lee, I'll be making today's dinner."
Aunt Lee instantly understood why Natalie had come back early to make dinner.
Miss Godfrey must have had a fight with her husband, thus she wanted to cheer him up by making dinner personally. Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.
Aunt Lee immediately went out. "Okay, Miss Godfrey, go ahead."
Natalie bustled around the kitchen for about an hour and a half. She stopped to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
Soon, the dining table was filled with delicious dishes.
Recently, Tobias had been coming back early. Natalie assumed that he would be coming home early that day without exception as well.
However, she waited and waited, but Tobias never came back.
She sat at the table in a daze.
"Miss Godfrey, why don't you dig in first?" Seeing that it was getting later, and they didn't know when Tobias would come back, Aunt Lee thought there was no point in sitting around.
Natalie shook her head, 'TH wait for him."
Since she was looking to apologize, she had to show her sincerity. Although by now, her stomach had been rumbling.
Time passed, minute by minute.
There was still no trace of Tobias.
Aunt Lee tried to persuade Natalie to stop waiting, but Natalie still refused.
Since she had decided to wait for Tobias, she had to wait until the end. Even if Tobias came back at midnight, she would wait.
Aunt Lee had no choice but to secretly make a call to Tobias.
After a while, she came back to Natalie.
"Miss Godfrey, you'd better eat first. I just called Mr. Whitlock. He won't be coming back today."
Natalie's heart immediately plummeted to the ground.
Tobias wasn't coming back.
"He's not coming back," Natalie repeated, failing to hide the disappointment on her face.
Aunt Lee also felt distressed to see Natalie in low spirits.
"Miss Godfrey, Mr. Whitlock said he has a lot of work to do, thus he really can't come home to keep you company."
The last sentence was added by Aunt Lee herself.
On the phone, Tobias had never mentioned Natalie.
Natalie forced a smile, "Oh, I see. He must be quite busy."
As the president of YS Group, Tobias must be buried in work. It was reasonable for him to work overtime.
Aunt Lee served a plate of pasta on the table. "Miss Godfrey, please."
Natalie stuffed the food into her mouth in a rush, but she had no appetite at all.
She hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls and went upstairs. She didn't sleep well again that night.
The next day, Yvonne asked Natalie about the aftermath.
Natalie reluctantly said, "My friend cooked dinner for him, but he ended up working overtime. He didn't come back to have dinner."
Yvonne immediately captured the important point, "They live together?"
Natalie was stunned, then nodded. "Yes."
Yvonne rolled her eyes at Natalie, "Well, why did you still say that they aren't a couple? After all, they are already living together."
Natalie felt a surge of bitterness.
In fact, even she herself didn't know what the relationship between her and Tobias was.
They were originally supposed to just be part of an arranged marriage, but now they seemed to be more than that.
Tobias had already gone far beyond the agreement they had as a married couple.
Furthermore, her affection for Tobias was far more than that as well.
That night, Tobias' words and his kiss on her forehead... He was so close to getting intimate with her before he suddenly became distant.
Natalie could not define their relationship in simple words as an 'arranged marriage'.
But could they be seen as a real couple?
Natalie felt that it wasn't really an accurate description of them either.
In short, about her relationship with Tobias... Even Natalie herself could not comprehend it.
Yvonne did not bother about the status of their relationship anymore with Natalie. She came up with another idea, "Since he didn't come home, why doesn't she just send a lunchbox over to him at his
office? That way, she can also mark her territory in the office. For someone who's that handsome, I'm sure he must have quite a few admirers at work."
Natalie's heart skipped a beat.
It's not like she had never delivered a lunchbox to Tobias at work before.
Her spirits rose again, and she decided to follow Yvonne's suggestion.
That day, she skipped class again and went back early.
When Aunt Lee saw Natalie at home early again, she knew right away what was on Natalie's mind.
She said, "Miss Godfrey, you don't have to come back early. Mr. Whitlock won't be home so soon."
Natalie said while cutting the ingredients, "I know. I'm planning to send the food to Tobias' company later."
Aunt Lee's heart was touched. Natalie was so thoughtful.
Soon, the meal was ready. Natalie put it into the lunch box and headed out to YS Group.
She'd been there before, but this time, she was in a different state of mind.
It wasn't as easy to get in compared to when she was there the last time. Previously, Benjamin was the one who brought her in. This time, however, Natalie was stopped by the security guards.
"Who are you looking for?" The tone of the security guard was high and mighty.
"I'm looking for Tobias," Natalie said directly.
The security guard's expression suddenly became strange. He sized Natalie up from head to toe.
The security guard's gaze made her very uncomfortable.
She frowned, "What are you looking at?"
A look of disdain appeared on the security guard's face. "Look here, lady, just because you're beautiful doesn't mean you can see Mr. Whitlock as you please. Stop dreaming."
Natalie's breath came to a halt.
She saw the contempt on the security guard's face.
She held the lunch box in her hand and raised her voice. "Why can't I see him? I'm bringing dinner to Tobias."
The security guard glanced at the cheap lunch box in Natalie's hand as if he was trying his best to stifle his laughter.
"You've read too many romance novels," he said.
Natalie was shocked.
How did the security guard know that she often read romance novels?
The security guard's voice was dripping with mockery. "All those novels have filled your head with nonsense. Leave now. Someone like you is not worthy of meeting Mr. Whitlock, especially not with some homemade lunchbox."
The mockery in his tone angered Natalie. She glared at the security guard with a firm gaze. "What are you talking about? I'm even living with Tobias!"
The security guard's mouth was hanging wide open. "Are you going to say that you're Mr. Whitlock's wife?"
"Yes, I am!" Natalie huffed.
She and Tobias may be an arranged marriage, but there was nothing wrong with her publicly announcing that she was his wife!
The security guard burst out in laughter, immediately bending over.