"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.
paired that with what Tobias had
ambiguous relationship ended
Admittedly, Natalie was crushed.
thinking for a moment, she comforted herself that it was best
was totally out of her league from
had told
stupid enough to
she was lost in her thoughts, an idea suddenly
the entrance of the president's office before
and hesitated for a long
he greeted from
caught off
around and realized that it
her face flushed, and she stuttered, "Simp... Mr.
do for you, Miss Godfrey?
licked her lower lip as she thought
Mr. Whitlock's office, it was obvious that she was looking for
replied, her
Mr. Whitlock
Natalie had no choice but
Benjamin called out as she was about
it, Mr.
flushed as he
stared at him. "What's
Godfrey, I want to ask about Miss... Miss... Miss Simpson. How is
before realizing that the "Miss Simpson" that Benjamin was referring to was
talking about Yvonne. She's doing
that's good." Benjamin nodded and darted away quickly
glanced at him suspiciously
a deep and
deep breath and
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
skipped
was the president of YS Group-her
never associate himself with
shouldn't have thought too much into
up when the incomer remained silent for a
Natalie, his cold eyes
Natalie
Is something the matter?" He gestured
over here. There's something that
Natalie with a hint
mustered up her courage and announced, "Mr. Whitlock, I would
"Resign?"
eyes at her, and his tone betrayed a hint
stare, a wave of
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