"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

flirtatious and ambiguous relationship

Admittedly, Natalie was crushed.

a moment, she comforted herself that it was best to

out of her league from

had told her

for being stupid enough to

she was lost in her thoughts, an

Natalie arrived at the entrance of the president's office before it

the door and hesitated for a long

Godfrey," he greeted

caught

around and realized that it

face flushed, and

Miss Godfrey? Are you looking

her lower lip as she thought of an

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

replied, her

in, Miss Godfrey. Mr. Whitlock is in." Benjamin

no choice but to knock on

she

it, Mr.

face flushed as he smiled

stared at him. "What's

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

for a long time before realizing that the "Miss

talking about Yvonne. She's

and darted away quickly as if he was running away from

him suspiciously as

a deep

deep breath and

gaze landed on his tall and lean frame dressed in a smart and

skipped

her was the president of YS

himself with her in the

shouldn't have thought too

up when the incomer

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

Natalie forced a

a seat. Is something the matter?" He gestured to the seat across

"Mr. Whitlock, I'll just sit over here. There's something that I want

with

mustered up her courage and announced, "Mr. Whitlock,

"Resign?"

her, and his tone betrayed

stare, a wave of guilt suddenly

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