Chapter 253
Before Tobias left, he warned her, "You are not allowed to read the racy novel anymore." As he said this, his hand gently patted Natalie's butt. "Otherwise, I will spank you next time."
Natalie was speechless.
Spank? She was not a child.
Natalie puffed out her mouth and said, "Hitting someone's butt is what kindergarten children do. Tobias, you are so childish."
There was a hint of a smile on Tobias' lips. "Natalie, did you think I'll spank you with my hands?"
Natalie was shocked.
After a moment, she finally came to her senses.
Her face turned red. "You pervert!"
"Still want to read it? Hmm?" Tobias' tone was filled with a faint threat.
"Fine. I won't read it." Natalie's mouth twitched.
She felt that she was married to a father but not a husband. He was so meddlesome!
"Um." Tobias nodded. "Have a good rest."
Natalie suddenly stopped Tobias.
"Lend me your cell phone." She remembered that she couldn't find her cell phone no matter how hard she tried. She wanted to use Tobias' cell phone to dial hers.
Tobias handed his phone to Natalie.
Natalie dialed her number but did not hear any ringing.
"Could it be in the bathroom?" She wondered.
This presidential suite was very large. If it was in the bathroom, it would not be surprising if she couldn't hear the ringtone.
Natalie took Tobias' phone and walked into the bathroom, trying to dial the number again.
As soon as she walked into the bathroom, a rapid ringtone suddenly rang.
Subconsciously, Natalie pressed the answer button.
She then realized that it was Tobias' cell phone.
Natalie felt dizzy.
Since it was not good to hang up the phone, she might as well put it beside her ear.
"Hello?" She spoke.
There was no sound on the other end of the line, and then it was hung up directly.
Doubt flashed across Natalie's eyes.
Maybe someone called the wrong number.
Without thinking too much, she dialed her number again and soon she heard the pleasant ringtone.
Her mobile phone was indeed in the bathroom.
After Natalie found her phone, she felt very happy. She returned the phone to Tobias.
"I found my cell phone in the bathroom," Natalie said. "By the way, someone gave you a call but hung up when I tried to answer."
Before Tobias could react, his cell phone rang again.
Natalie pointed at the caller number on the phone and said, "It's the same number."
Tobias looked at the number. It was a strange call.
The space between his brows suddenly creased slightly.
"Why don't you answer it?" Natalie looked confusedly at Tobias.
"It must be a wrong number." Tobias hung up the phone.
"Have a good rest. I'll go first," Tobias said to Natalie.
"Oh, okay. You get some rest yourself," Natalie said.
When Tobias left Natalie's suite, the phone rang again.
The furrow between his eyebrows deepened. The phone rang as if it wouldn't give up.
Finally, Tobias picked up the call.
"Winnie," he said.
He said in a low voice, as if there was no emotion in his words.
On the other end of the line, Winnie's heart beat uncontrollably.
After so long, Tobias finally picked up her call.
His voice sounded like it used to; it was still attractive and deep, but the maturity brought by the passage of time made him more attractive.
"Tobias." Winnie's voice was trembling, and she couldn't even suppress her excitement.
"What's the matter?" Tobias asked.
His voice was very calm and cold.
Winnie's heart suddenly throbbed.
Tobias' voice was so flat and even cold, which made her heart ache.
She had thought of the various emotions she would have when he answered the call, but she had never thought that he would be so calm and scary, as if he had forgotten everything about their past together.
"Tobias, don't talk to me like this. I'm not used to your cold tone." Winnie held her cell phone tighter.
"Winnie, I have to make it clear to you. You have been calling me and sending me emails many times. I didn't respond to these and you should know my attitude by now. You need to get back to reality. This will only make you feel more pain and embarrass me." Tobias' tone became colder.
Winnie's heart ached even more, as if she was being stabbed.
Natalie said, "Tobias, have you really forgotten our past? I don't believe it! I know that you've always refused to forgive me and I told you it was a misunderstanding. Give me a chance and listen to my explanation. Tobias, I'm really..."
"No." Tobias interrupted Winnie, "Winnie, my wife doesn't want me to meet with other girls, so this is our last call. Goodbye."
Tobias hung up the phone.
Listening to the busy signal on the other end of the line, Winnie's face turned pale.
She didn't expect Tobias to pick up her call, but it ended up like this.
Tobias answered her call just to tell her they should not contact each other anymore.
"His wife." Winnie held her hands tightly.
His wife was just an ordinary woman who didn't have the same education and family background as her.
Winnie remembered that her phone call was answered by a woman.
Could that woman be the so-called "wife" of Tobias?
What made that woman think she was worthy of an outstanding man like Tobias?
Winnie's heart was aching.
She called her mother, Tracy White. RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only
"Winnie, how is it going?" Tracy looked at Winnie with kindness.
Winnie shook her head.
"Tobias is still not answering your call?" Tracy's expression darkened at once.
She deliberately asked Winnie to change her cell phone number, but she didn't expect that it still wouldn't work.
"He answered," Winnie said sadly. "However, he said that I should not contact him anymore. He said that we are already of the past."
Tracy was stunned.
If Tobias said that, did he really have no feelings for her daughter?
They used to be so deeply in love with each other. Did their feelings really fade away?
"Winnie, then this." Tracy was hesitant to say something, and she held back.
Winnie looked at Tracy, and there was a flash of light in her eyes. "Mom, you know my character. Once I'm determined to do something, I'll never give up. Likewise, I will never give up on Tobias."
Tracy's heart skipped a beat.
She knew her own daughter. Her daughter seemed to be weak, but in fact, she was tough on the inside.
"Mom, I still need to find a way to see Tobias. I want to make everything clear when I meet him," Winnie said.
Tracy nodded. "Then, I'll send someone to find the hotel where he's settled down."
Winnie's face flashed with a trace of emotion that soon disappeared.