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.

to the bedside, pressed her shoulder, and said, “No need. You can just lie

Joyce raised her head, gripping the quilt, and looked at him. Her eyes were filled with a sense of confusion. She looked somewhat

nodded. “I know, don't worry,

good, then.” Natalie also forced a smile

for a moment, and he reached out, wanting to touch

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

hand froze in mid-air, not lowering

uttered a word, but his

moment, his heart was

actually afraid of him just now. Her actions showed that she feared that he might

as a man who would hit a

her so much, he never laid a hand on her. The only time was when

to believe she could think he would lay a hand on

pursed his thin lips tightly,

the slap never came.

after seeing Stanley slightly squinting his eyes with a not-so-pleasant

realized she

moment, Joyce felt somewhat uneasy and embarrassed. Her lips moved slightly, and