My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)
Chapter 571

Cecilia's breathing quickened, "Tobias, Natalie didn't forgive you, did she?"

Tobias seemed dejected as he sighed, "Yeah."

"There's still time. She doesn't have to forgive me now. I believe that she will eventually understand how much she means to me."

Cecilia was still worried despite Tobias's reassurance.

"No, it shouldn't be like this," A while later, she shook her head and said determinedly, "I'll go and meet her."

"Mother, there's no need to."

However, Cecilia was stubborn.

"No, I must go now," Cecilia left hurriedly as she spoke. Tobias couldn't stop her at all.

The moment Cecilia headed out, she realized that she didn't even know where Natalie lived.

She called and asked Tobias.

"Mother, you don't have to go. This is between Natalie and I, so please don't intervene."

Cecilia sounded guilty, "I'm the one who caused this misunderstanding. I can't rest easy if you don't let me go, so tell me where she lives now." "There's really no need to, Mother."

Cecilia paused and let out a long sigh. Then, she pleaded, "Tobias, if you want me to pretend I'm oblivious to what had happened, you are asking me to live in guilt for the rest of my life. Is this what you want?"

Tobias remained silent for a while.

In the end, he told her Natalie's address.

"Mother, it's already late. You should wait until tomorrow," Tobias said.

"No, I want to go now," Cecilia snapped and hung up the phone.

After knowing that Natalie had recovered her memory, she couldn't wait anymore. She quickly got into her car and asked her driver to send her overt Natalie's place.

It was already late at night, and most people had already gone to sleep.

When Cecilia finally arrived at Natalie's apartment, she knocked on her door impatiently.

Just when she thought that Natalie was not in, the door swung open.

The person opening the door was not Natalie. Instead, it was Selina.

Selina staggered as she walked out of the apartment, her legs almost buckling under her.

She tilted her head at Cecilia and stared at her in confusion, asking, "Mom? Why are you here?"

Then, she stumbled back into the apartment and plopped onto the sofa.

Cecilia peered inside the apartment and noticed the empty beer cans on the table. She glanced around the room and spotted Natalie lying on the sofa. Her eyes widened in realization.

The two of them were drunk.

Cecilia immediately helped Natalie and Selina into the bedroom. Then, she helped them change into some clean clothes and covered them with a blanket.

The two girls reeked of alcohol. Cecilia sighed as she stared at them.

After a while, she went outside to clean up the mess on the table.

Natalie woke up feeling thirsty in the middle of the night.

She had eaten too much spicy food and drank too much beer earlier. Her throat hurt.

Slowly, she sat up. She could hear Selina's steady breathing beside her.

Natalie scratched her head.

She recalled that they had been drinking beer in the living room and got drunk shortly afterwards.

How did they end up on the bed with a blanket over them?

She was extremely thirsty, so she went out to get a glass of water. However, when she walked into the living room, she spotted a person sitting on the sofa. Her heart leaped in both surprise and shock.

The figure on the sofa soon noticed her and shifted her position, asking, "Natalie?"

Natalie immediately froze on the spot.

The voice sounded familiar.

She switched on the lights in the living room.

The room immediately lit up. It was Cecilia. She was sitting elegantly on the sofa, looking even more beautiful under the illumination in the room. "Auntie," ,"Natalie greeted.

Now that she had regained her memories, she had mixed feelings towards Cecilia.

Cecilia's eyes lit up.

She did not expect Natalie to still be willing to greet her after everything that had happened.

"Good girl," Cecilia sniffled, "It's all my fault."

"Auntie, you didn't do anything wrong," Natalie replied.

Then, she changed the subject and asked, "How have you been, Auntie?"

"Not well," Cecilia said bitterly, "But that's not important, because I deserved it. I hurt you, Natalie."

"Auntie, please don't say that."

Cecilia's tone sounded even more dejected as she admitted, "It was I who put you under house arrest. I was the one who took your child away and told you he died. Joshua was my minion." Natalie paused.

She stared at Cecilia in shock.

All this time, she thought that Tobias was behind all this.

"Natalie, I mistook you for my daughter, but Tobias was already in love with you at that time. I was afraid that he would make a mistake, so I did what I thought was necessary. I wanted you to hate him so it would destroy your relationship with him. You may hate me, Natalie, but please don't blame Tobias. It was all because of me," Cecilia said sadly.

Natalie bit down on her lower lip. Her face was livid.

After a while, she replied, "But he was the one who wanted me to abort the baby. He also forced me to flee from this country."

Cecilia became agitated all of a sudden.

She stood up and held Natalie's hand, her own hand shaking from her emotions, "Natalie, he did it because of me. If it weren't for the mistakes I made when I was young, he would've never mistaken you for his sister. It's all my fault. You should hate me, not him."

Natalie took a deep breath.

Then, she withdrew her hand from Cecilia's grasp.

She stared at Cecilia calmly and explained, "I neither hate you nor Tobias, but it doesn't mean that I will forget about everything that happened before. I was deeply traumatized by these events, and my scars will not heal so easily."

She paused for a while before continuing, "Everything was indeed a misunderstanding, so I don't hate you and Tobias. But I'm sorry, I can't forget the pain inflicted upon me. We will never get back together." "Natalie, please don't do this to me. I beg you," Cecilia's eyes were red.

Natalie stared at Cecilia and replied solemnly, "There's no use begging me. Love cannot be forced. Do you understand me, Auntie?"

Her words came down like a blow against Cecilia's chest.

"Auntie, it's already so late. You and I should go back to sleep," Natalie's voice was a little hoarse.

"Natalie, please forgive Tobias."

"It's not about me forgiving him. It's just that I can't be with him anymore," Natalie flicked her gaze towards Cecilia and muttered, "I'm going to bed now."

Then, she returned to her bedroom without looking back.

Cecilia followed her to the bedroom but suddenly stopped.

What else could she say?

She had already tried everything she could, but Natalie was still quite stubborn. It would just be a waste of time if she were to say more.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought about