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.

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

and looked at him. Her eyes were filled with a

“I know, don't

also forced a smile

a moment, and he reached out, wanting to

Joyce thought he wanted to do something to her, and a flash of fear appeared in her eyes. She quickly raised the quilt to

pupils constricted slightly, and his hand

After a long pause, he finally uttered a word,

heart was

of him just now. Her actions showed that she feared

as a

laid a hand on her. The only time was when he found out she was pregnant, so he dragged her to the operating theater by force,

could think he

lips tightly, giving off an

a moment, but the slap never came. She realized something and slowly lowered the quilt,

help but shrink her neck a little after

that she realized she

a moment, Joyce felt somewhat uneasy and embarrassed. Her lips moved slightly, and she said embarrassedly, “Um... Mr. Quinn,