"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 had told her

and ambiguous relationship

Admittedly, Natalie was crushed.

she comforted herself that it was

was totally out of her league

he had told her before were just

stupid

lost in her thoughts, an idea suddenly

afternoon, Natalie arrived at the entrance of the president's office before it was time to get off

door and hesitated for a long time until Benjamin

Godfrey," he

caught

around and realized that it

her face flushed, and

Miss Godfrey? Are you looking for Mr. Whitlock?" Benjamin looked at

her lower lip as she thought of

Mr. Whitlock's office, it

she replied, her

Godfrey. Mr. Whitlock is in."

but to knock

as she was about to knock on

it, Mr.

face flushed as he smiled coyly at

stared at him.

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

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

talking about Yvonne. She's doing

that's good." Benjamin nodded and darted away quickly as

him suspiciously as

a deep and cold voice

a deep breath and

was staring 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

skipped a

sitting across her was the president of YS Group-her big

himself with her in the

shouldn't have thought too much

Tobias glanced up when the incomer remained silent for a

Natalie, his cold eyes instantly softened, and

Natalie forced

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

over here. There's something that I want to

Natalie with a hint of

and announced, "Mr. Whitlock, I would like

"Resign?"

his eyes at her, and his tone

withered under his stare, a wave of

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