CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 1693 Substitute

Natalie knew how she felt at this moment.

After all, if she were in their shoes, she wouldn't feel good either.

Imagine someone who had never had a good attitude toward themselves, and then one day, they suddenly said they've fallen in love with her. Naturally, the person being loved would have mixed feelings.

“Joyce, please calm down, alright? Let me explain everything to you carefully.” Natalie rubbed her temples and tried to soothe her.

Joyce took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. “Alright, you speak, and I'll listen.”

“Actually, I really didn't lie to you. Stanley truly loves you. When I found out, I couldn't believe it either, but that's the truth. I know that the Stanley you know from us has not been good to you, so when you hear him say he loves you now, it's natural for you to think it's impossible and feel a mix of emotions. Honestly, when I found out, I have mixed feelings, too.”

“When did you find out? And how can you be sure that he...” Joyce bit her lip, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

But after a moment, she took a deep breath and said the words that followed, “He loves me?”

then she continued, “I didn't know it at first, and I even thought that Stanley was

eyes widened, surprised by

of her past with Stanley, so naturally, she was unaware of his previous feelings for

knew how she

all, if she were in their shoes, she wouldn't feel good

they were

her head. “But rather than saying Stanley loves me, it's more

Joyce's mouth twitched,

be my substitute?” She didn't understand and

smiled and said, “Indeed, I'm your substitute. Stanley had always thought that the person he loved was me, but it wasn't. The person

“Nat, stop teasing me. I've read about body doubles before. A body double should be two people who look alike, so that one can replace the other. But you and I don't look alike at all. You're so beautiful, and although I'm quite pretty too, I'm nowhere near as stunning as you. So how could you

I wasn't referring to someone who looks similar, but rather someone

vaguely guessing something in his

my past personality was very similar to yours. That's