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 company. That was where she shared

tea room and took a bottle of soda. On her way out, she saw Pamela

the colleague next to her,

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 that Natalie was a beautiful girl and that she

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

she sipped from her water calmly, as though

to her when she was in college?

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

Nothing. We were just talking about some gossip we heard on the news.” Pamela was taken aback when Natalie suddenly spoke.

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

phone 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! Let’s

horror flashed on Pamela’s

phone was recording their

so that everyone in the tea room could hear it

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

did anything you claimed here. But you described it so vividly. How about

made

thought that Natalie would dare

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 the phone

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

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

that Natalie had come around

What’s up?” he asked, feigning

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

she actually asking him for