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.

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

Joyce raised her head, gripping the quilt, and looked at him. Her eyes were filled with a

know, don't

good, then.” Natalie also forced

he reached out,

of fear appeared in her eyes.

pupils constricted slightly, and his hand

finally uttered a word, but his voice sounded very

heart was uncalm and

of him just now. Her actions showed that

heart, does she see me as a man

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

did not want to believe she could think he would lay a hand on her at the

tightly, giving off an

the slap never came. She realized something

help but shrink her neck a little after seeing Stanley slightly squinting his eyes with a not-so-pleasant

she realized

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