CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Refusing to believe Natalie's statement, Joyce wrapped her arms around her head and shook it profusely in denial. “No! No! That's not possible! They would never do such a thing!”

Natalie pulled her arms down and looked her in the eyes as she said, “I know you don't believe me, but your parents weren't aware of what they did either!”

“What?” Joyce opened her eyes and stared back at Natalie. “You mean my parents didn't know? In that case, how could you accuse them of revealing Stanley's parents' location?”

“Just because your parents weren't aware of it doesn't mean they didn't reveal it by accident. Your parents were the ones sending them food and supplies, so it makes sense for the killer to find them through your parents.”

“So... You mean they unintentionally exposed the location of Stanley's parents?” Joyce asked while choking back her tears.

“That's right. Your parents are ordinary citizens, so they weren't aware that they were being followed when delivering the food and supplies. That's how the killer was able to find Stanley's parents.”

Natalie's reply completely crushed whatever determination Joyce had in her.

The next thing she knew, her vision had faded to black, and she was falling toward the floor.

“Joyce!” Natalie quickly got up to catch her.

“Joyce, are you okay?” she asked while helping her toward the couch.

news had struck her like a bolt from the blue, and Joyce was panting heavily as

It's funny how I kept looking for the killer in hopes of proving our innocence, only to find

felt her heart ache when she heard the

me, Nat... What was the point of my efforts throughout the past ten years?” Joyce looked at Natalie in hopes of getting an

but she couldn't bring herself

apologize to me for his cold attitude and misplaced blame over the years once I prove our innocence. Heh... Reality is often disappointing, isn't it? Stanley turned out to be right about his

let out a sigh. “Joyce, I told you this because I want you to understand the situation and figure out the best way to deal with it. You need to

know...” Joyce mumbled

tell him the truth, however, he will know for a fact

this...” Joyce said while staring

herself, so she simply nodded and said,

breath to regain her composure, Joyce made her way to the door with her head

with concern

thoughts when she heard Shane

“Ah, there you are.”

I heard everything you and Joyce were talking about,” Shane said with his