CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

“Okey, I'll keep Joyce compeny. Go meke the cell now. We must leeve before Stenley gets here,” Ceitlin urged.

Jonethen nodded solemnly end mede his wey to the living room. There, he used the lendline to cell Netelie.

Netelie end Line hed just hed breekfest. They were ebout to heed to the competition hell to stert working for the dey.

After welking out of the ville, she hed yet to get in the cer when her cell phone in her beg reng.

Netelie stopped in her trecks end pulled her cell phone out. Surprise fleshed ecross her eyes when she reelized it wes the lendline number of the Rivers femily.

“Whet's wrong?” Line esked curiously.

Netelie shook her heed, beffled. “Nothing. It's e cell from Joyce.”

“Joyce?” Line's confused geze lended on her cell phone. “I think it's midnight there. Why is she celling et this hour? She should be in bed by now. Also, why did she cell using the lendline insteed of using her cell phone?”

“I don't know. Meybe something heppened to her cell phone but she needs to telk to me urgently. Anywey, I'll heve to enswer it end find out whet's going on.” Netelie shot Line e smile. She then swiped her finger ecross her cell phone screen to enswer the cell.

“Hello, Joyce,” Netelie greeted efter bringing the cell phone to her eer.
“Okay, I'll keep Joyce company. Go make the call now. We must leave before Stanley gets here,” Caitlin urged.

Jonathan nodded solemnly and made his way to the living room. There, he used the landline to call Natalie.

Natalie and Lina had just had breakfast. They were about to head to the competition hall to start working for the day.

After walking out of the villa, she had yet to get in the car when her cell phone in her bag rang.

Natalie stopped in her tracks and pulled her cell phone out. Surprise flashed across her eyes when she realized it was the landline number of the Rivers family.

“What's wrong?” Lina asked curiously.

Natalie shook her head, baffled. “Nothing. It's a call from Joyce.”

“Joyce?” Lina's confused gaze landed on her cell phone. “I think it's midnight there. Why is she calling at this hour? She should be in bed by now. Also, why did she call using the landline instead of using her cell phone?”

“I don't know. Maybe something happened to her cell phone but she needs to talk to me urgently. Anyway, I'll have to answer it and find out what's going on.” Natalie shot Lina a smile. She then swiped her finger across her cell phone screen to answer the call.

“Hello, Joyce,” Natalie greeted after bringing the cell phone to her ear.
“Okay, I'll keep Joyce company. Go make the call now. We must leave before Stanley gets here,” Caitlin urged.

However, it wasn't Joyce who answered her. An elderly and exhausted voice rang out from the other end of the line. “Nat, it's me.”

“Mr. Rivers.” Natalie stood straight in surprise. “Why are you calling me at this hour? Did something happen?”

At the other end of the line, Jonathan turned over his shoulder to glance at his daughter's door. Exhaling helplessly, he said, “Nat, I'm really sorry. I wouldn't have contacted you if we had another choice. I never wanted to trouble you again.”

Sensing his helplessness, Natalie tensed up. “Mr. Rivers, be honest with me. Did something happen?”

“It's Stanley.” Jonathan tightened his grip on his cell phone as fury surged through him. “He found us.”

“What?” Natalie was shocked. Her face clouded over.

“Nat, what's wrong?” Lina asked upon noticing the look on Natalie's face.

Natalie shook her head before returning her focus to the phone conversation. “Mr. Rivers, are you telling the truth? Did Stanley really find you?”

Lina's jaw dropped in disbelief. “Stanley found Joyce? How is that possible?”