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.

struck her like a bolt from the blue, and

of his parents, after all! Heh... It's funny how I kept looking

felt her heart ache when she heard the

past ten years?” Joyce looked at

herself to get the words out

sobbed, “I've always thought that our family was innocent. I even wondered if Stanley would 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

with it. You need to learn to face the truth no matter how much it hurts. More importantly, do you still want

know... I really don't know...” Joyce mumbled while looking at the

If I tell him the truth, however, he will

said while staring at her with a

to herself, so she simply nodded and said,

taking a deep breath to regain her composure, Joyce made her way

eyes were filled with concern when she saw

train of thoughts when she heard Shane coming down the

“Ah, there you are.”

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