The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband

The following week, Natalie took precautions to avoid running into Ike, but Ike kept on hinting at her from time to time.

One morning, she went to the convenience store downstairs to buy some coffee.

As she waited in line, two women glanced at her and started whispering to each other. “Isn’t that the woman from the design department who hooks up with Ike?”

“Yeah, I think so!”

Natalie overheard their loud whispering and frowned deeply. “What are you two talking about?”

The two women were shocked by her sudden confrontation. They quickly shook their heads and smiled embarrassedly. “Nothing, nothing. We mistook you for someone else, that’s all.”

But that wasn’t the last Natalie heard of this. She soon realized that someone from the design department must have spread unpleasant rumors about her and Ike.

And those rumors spread like wildfire. Some colleagues who used to be nice to Natalie even started to keep their distance from her.

Previously, Natalie was viewed as a well-mannered, kind young woman in the design department.

But now that someone had spoken ill of Natalie behind her back, people began to view her in a different light.

It was Pamela who had first shown hostility towards her.

Ever since Ike announced that he would select Natalie’s design, Pamela had been hostile to Natalie to her face.

So Natalie suspected that Pamela was the one started the rumors.

And sure enough, upon careful but quiet observation, she found that it was indeed Pamela who was gossiping around.

a group chat with many colleagues from the

break, Natalie went to the tea room and took a bottle of soda. On her way out, she

colleague next to her, “I heard Quinn went to a

No way! Didn’t he have a meeting in the office until very late last night? I don’t know why she likes him though. He’s such a jerk.” The colleague shook her head and sighed. She had thought

him because he’s her immediate supervisor. Some women would do anything to get promoted, am I right? I wouldn’t be surprised if she used to be a married man’s mistress when she was in college. I’ve heard a lot about her ‘frivolous’ life in college. She just doesn’t care about

from her water calmly, as though she knew

when she was in college? Tell me

here? Let me join you!” Apparently, Natalie had come back and was leaning against

just talking about some gossip we heard on the news.” Pamela was taken aback when Natalie

smile, Natalie straightened her back and strode over to Pamela. She picked up the phone that was lying on the desk and held it up. “Really? I just came back to get my

“Oh, my God! I’m so sorry. The recorder was turned on this whole time. Oh, I know! Let’s listen to what

of horror flashed on Pamela’s

phone was recording their conversation just

volume of her phone so that everyone in the tea room

the recording, Pamela’s voice could be heard loud and clear. It also sounded harsh and mean. All eyes were

anything you claimed here. But you described it so vividly. How about we confront Mr. Lyman

had made

Natalie warily. She never would’ve thought that Natalie would dare to

How dare you record me? I was having a private conversation with a colleague! This is an invasion of my privacy!” She was so anxious that her voice turned shrill. As she berated Natalie,

dodged her advance. Looking at Pamela sharply, she said, “You defamed me first. I’m

tea room and went straight to the director’s office. She

Natalie had

in. What’s up?” he asked, feigning

could you come out here please? There’s

asking him for help?