"Merry, I didn't say that he is my father," Natalie explained weakly.

"That's what you implied, anyway." Merry huffed. "My nephew is very pissed off at being teased like a fool for nothing. I always thought that you were a nice girl, but instead, you made fun of me like this. Oh! I'm still so mad."

Merry stomped away in a fit after she finished talking.

Natalie stood on the spot with a lump in her throat as she fought back tears.

She felt terrible for that entire morning, like a hole was carved into her heart.

She wasn't sure if she was upset about her conversation with Tobias or because she felt wronged by Merry's accusations.

Tobias was attending a meeting that afternoon, so she didn't need to send him lunch.

Thus, she had lunch with Linda instead.

Natalie stared into the distance as she toyed absentmindedly with her fork. She seemed preoccupied.

Linda raised her brows in concern as she noticed that there was something amiss with her.

"Natalie, what's wrong?"

Natalie blinked twice, then stared at Linda in bewilderment. "Huh! It's nothing."

She chuckled half-heartedly and shoved a spoonful of potatoes into her mouth.

The food tasted bland on her tongue. Did the chef forget to add salt to the dish?

"Look at yourself." Linda frowned and said, "You look like you just went through a heartbreak."

Linda had had a breakup previously, too. Besides, she had also witnessed her friends being heartbroken. Natalie looked exactly like it.

Natalie immediately snapped out of her thoughts.

Heartbroken?

How could she be heartbroken?

She had never, ever fallen in love with anyone before.

After lunch, Natalie hurried back to her office.

Linda's comment about her being heartbroken kept replaying in her mind.

She gave it a serious thought, and after a while, she finally came up with a logical explanation.

She must have fallen in love with Tobias.

But before she could confess her feelings, Lucy suddenly appeared in their life, and it hit her hard.

Tobias

ambiguous relationship ended before

Admittedly, Natalie was crushed.

moment, she comforted herself that it was best to

totally out of her

had told her before were just

blamed herself for being stupid enough to fall

her thoughts,

the president's office before it was

the door and hesitated for a long

Miss Godfrey," he greeted from

jumped, caught off

and realized that it

her face flushed, and she stuttered,

you, Miss Godfrey? Are

as she thought of

she was standing outside of Mr. Whitlock's office, it was

replied, her

Godfrey. Mr. Whitlock

but to knock on

as she was

is it,

as he smiled coyly at

at him. "What's

Miss... Miss Simpson. How is she doing?" Benjamin stammered and finally finished his

paused to think for a long time before realizing that the "Miss Simpson" that Benjamin

You're talking about

and darted away quickly as if

him suspiciously as

in," a deep and

deep breath

down at a pile of documents. Her gaze landed on his tall and lean frame dressed in a smart and tidy suit, his hair perfectly brushed back. He looked just like a business elite you would see on

skipped a

sitting across her was the

associate himself with her in the first

shouldn't have thought too much

glanced up when the incomer remained silent

that his visitor was Natalie, his cold eyes instantly softened, and his tone

Natalie

and take a seat. Is something the matter?"

just sit over here. There's something that

with a hint of curiosity in

mustered up her courage and announced, "Mr. Whitlock, I would like to

"Resign?"

and his tone betrayed a

wave of guilt

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