"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

and ambiguous relationship ended

Admittedly, Natalie was crushed.

after thinking for a moment, she comforted herself that it was best to end

totally out of her league

told her before were

blamed herself for being stupid enough to

in her thoughts, an idea suddenly crossed

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

the door and hesitated for a long time until Benjamin

he greeted

caught

and realized

her face flushed, and she

anything that I can do for you, Miss Godfrey? Are

licked her lower lip as she

outside of Mr. Whitlock's office,

she replied, her

in, Miss Godfrey. Mr.

but to

she was about to knock on the

it,

as he smiled coyly at

at him.

I want to ask about Miss... Miss... Miss Simpson.

that the "Miss Simpson" that Benjamin was referring to was

You're talking about Yvonne.

darted away

him suspiciously

in," a deep and cold

sucked in a deep breath and entered

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 brushed back. He looked just like a business elite you would see on

skipped a

sitting across her was the president of

would never associate himself with her in the first

thought too much into

up when the incomer

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

Natalie forced a

the matter?"

shook her head and said, "Mr. Whitlock, I'll just sit over here. There's something that

Natalie with a hint of curiosity in his

announced, "Mr. Whitlock, I would like

"Resign?"

and his tone betrayed a

stare, a wave

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