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.

with many colleagues from the company. That was where she

took a bottle of soda. On her

mischievously then whispered to the colleague next to her, “I

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 that she

surprised if she used to be a married man’s mistress when she was in college. I’ve heard a lot

water calmly, as though she knew all about what she

happened to her when she was in college? Tell

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

news.” Pamela was taken aback when Natalie suddenly spoke. She was so surprised

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

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

look of horror flashed on Pamela’s

that the phone was recording their conversation just

that everyone in the tea room could hear it

be heard loud and clear. It also sounded harsh and mean. All eyes were on her

I never did anything you claimed here. But you described it so vividly. How about we confront Mr. Lyman face to face?” After

made everything

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

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, she tried to grab

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

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

thinking that Natalie

he

door and smiled slightly. “Mr. Lyman, could you come out here please? There’s an emergency you

she actually asking him for help?