Chapter 318 Yes, I Will

Natalie froze. She stared at Horatio, shock filling her eyes. For a moment, she didn't even know how to react. Her lashes fluttered, and her eyes reddened before she realized it. Estella looked between them, then tugged on Natalie's sleeve. Her sweet voice turned pleading. "Mommy, say yes to Daddy! I want to live with you both all the time. I want to see you every day. I want us to be a real family. Daddy's really good to me, and he's good to you too. He'll take care of us!" At Estella's hopeful look and Horatio's unwavering sincerity, Natalie felt her heart soften. The walls she had built over the last five years began to crumble. All this while, she had been carrying too much alone, swallowing every slight and every hardship with nowhere to lean on. But ever since Horatio and Estella walked back into her life, she had felt warmth again. Horatio always looked distant and cold, but Natalie had seen how he doted on Estella. She had felt his care in the small details, in the way he n