"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.

with what Tobias had told

relationship ended before it really

Admittedly, Natalie was crushed.

thinking for a moment, she comforted herself that it

man like Tobias was totally out of

things that he had told her before

blamed herself for being stupid enough to fall for

in her thoughts, an

of the president's office before

door and hesitated for a long time until

he greeted from

jumped, caught off

turned around and realized that it

her face flushed, and she

you, Miss Godfrey? Are you looking for

as she

office, it

she replied, her

can go in, Miss Godfrey. Mr. Whitlock is in." Benjamin grinned

Natalie had no choice but to knock on the

as she was about to knock on

is it, Mr.

face flushed as he smiled

stared at him. "What's

about Miss... Miss... Miss Simpson. How is she doing?" Benjamin stammered

before realizing that the

You're talking about Yvonne.

and darted away quickly as if he was running away

glanced at him

a deep and cold voice

deep breath and

tall and lean frame dressed in a smart and tidy suit, his hair

skipped a

the

never associate himself with her

thought too much

glanced up when the incomer remained silent for a long

realized that his visitor was Natalie, his cold eyes instantly softened, and his tone became gentle.

Whitlock." Natalie forced a

something the matter?" He

said, "Mr. Whitlock, I'll just sit over here.

Tobias stared attentively at Natalie with a hint of curiosity in his

courage and announced, "Mr.

"Resign?"

narrowed his eyes at her, and

withered under his stare, a wave of guilt suddenly washing

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