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.

the blue, and Joyce was panting heavily as she rested

cause the death of his parents, after all! Heh... It's funny how I kept looking for the killer in hopes

felt her heart ache when she heard the bitterness in Joyce's tone. “Don't say

past ten years?” Joyce looked at Natalie in hopes of getting an

herself to get the words out of her

face in her hands as she 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 to be right about his accusations

to deal with it. You need to learn to face the

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

parents killed, but he doesn't have any evidence to prove it. If I tell him the truth, however, he will know for a fact that he was right all along. That'll make him hate us even more! I don't

Joyce said while staring at

knew Joyce needed some time to herself,

to regain her composure, Joyce made her way to the

eyes were filled with concern when

train of thoughts when she heard

“Ah, there you are.”

and Joyce were talking about,” Shane said with