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

day, 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,

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

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

she sipped from her water calmly, as though she knew all about

in college? Tell me everything!” The

had come back and was leaning

the news.” Pamela was taken

over to Pamela. She picked up the phone that was lying on the desk and

my God! I’m so sorry. The recorder was turned on this

of horror flashed

that the phone

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

voice could be heard loud and clear. It also sounded harsh and mean.

vividly. How about we confront Mr. Lyman face to face?” After

made everything

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

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, she tried

acted quick and dodged her advance. Looking at Pamela sharply, she said, “You defamed me first. I’m going to call Mr. Lyman right now. We can confront each

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

that Natalie

up?” he asked, feigning

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

actually asking