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.

chat with many colleagues from the company. That was where she shared her made-up rumors

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

whispered to the colleague next to her, “I

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 that Natalie was a beautiful girl and

immediate supervisor. Some women would do anything to get promoted, am I right? I wouldn’t be surprised if she used to be a

water calmly, as though she knew all about what she was

in college? Tell me everything!” The

you two whispering about over here? Let me join you!” Apparently, Natalie had come back and was leaning against the door,

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

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

God! I’m so sorry. The recorder was

horror

had no idea that the phone was recording their conversation

volume of her phone so that everyone in the

heard loud and clear. It also sounded

here. But you described it so vividly. How

had made

Natalie warily. She never would’ve thought that Natalie

a colleague! This is an invasion of my privacy!” She was so anxious that her voice turned shrill. As she berated Natalie, she tried to grab

she said, “You defamed me first. I’m going to call Mr. Lyman right now.

she strode out of the tea room and went straight to the director’s office. She knocked on the door politely

snickered, thinking that Natalie

up?” he asked, feigning a

the door and smiled slightly. “Mr. Lyman, could you come out

asking him for help?