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.

many colleagues from the company. That was where she

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

at her mischievously then whispered to the colleague next to her, “I heard Quinn went to a hotel with Mr.

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

using 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.

calmly, as though she knew all

to her when she was in college? Tell me

Let me join you!” Apparently, Natalie had come

We were just talking about some gossip we heard on the news.” Pamela was taken

to Pamela. She picked up the phone that was lying on the desk and held it up. “Really? I just came

and glanced at it, then feigned a surprised expression. “Oh, my God! I’m so sorry. The recorder was turned on this whole time. Oh, I know!

horror flashed on

that the phone was

turned up the volume of her phone so that everyone in the tea room could hear

It

here. But you described it so vividly. How about we confront Mr. Lyman face to face?” After the recording

had made everything

Natalie warily. She never would’ve thought that Natalie would dare to make a scene in

my privacy!” She

advance. Looking at Pamela sharply, she said, “You defamed me

out of the tea room and went straight to the director’s office. She knocked on the door politely and announced, “Mr. Lyman, it’s

that Natalie had come around so

in. What’s up?” he asked, feigning

smiled slightly. “Mr. Lyman, could you come out here please?

actually asking him