CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 1695 I Might Leave Here Temporarily

Joyce nodded. “I know, don't worry, Nat.”

“That's good, then.” Natalie also forced a smile in response.

Afterward, the two chatted about other things before finally hanging up the phone.

Joyce put down her phone and looked out the window, letting out a long sigh. Then, she leaned against the head of the bed and closed her eyes, appearing to be half-asleep.

However, not long after falling asleep, there was a knock on the ward door.

Joyce opened her eyes and glanced at the door, saying, “Please come in.”

The door opened, and instead of the doctor she had expected, it was Stanley, the person she had just been talking about with Natalie.

Perhaps because of what Natalie had said, Joyce's heartbeat inexplicably quickened when she saw Stanley, and her eyes were a little diffident. She did not dare to look at him, so she simply lowered her eyelids to avoid eye contact with him.

Stanley did not think much of her behavior, as she had been acting that way, with her eyes downcast, whenever she faced him the past few days.

“Mr. Quinn, why are you here?” Joyce lifted the quilt, ready to get out of the bed to greet him.

walked to the bedside, pressed her shoulder, and said, “No need. You can just lie down. I came to see you

Joyce raised her head, gripping the quilt, and looked at him. Her

“I know, don't

good, then.” Natalie also forced a

and he

to do something to her, and a flash of fear appeared in her eyes. She quickly raised the quilt to block

hand froze in mid-air,

he finally uttered a

that moment, his heart was uncalm and

she was actually afraid of him just now.

heart, does she see me as

intention of hitting her at present. Even in the past, when he disliked her so much, he never laid a hand on her. The only time was when he found

think he would

his thin lips tightly,

for a moment, but the slap never came. She realized

after seeing Stanley slightly squinting his eyes

was clear that she realized she might have

and embarrassed. Her lips moved slightly, and she