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.

colleagues from the company.

tea room and took a bottle of soda.

glanced at her mischievously then whispered to the colleague next to her,

such a jerk.” The colleague shook her head

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. I’ve heard a lot about her ‘frivolous’ life

her water calmly, as though she knew

in college? Tell me everything!” The

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

Pamela was taken aback when Natalie suddenly

a gentle smile, Natalie straightened her back and strode over to Pamela. She picked up the phone that was lying on the desk and held it up.

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 listen to what you said

of horror

no idea that the phone was

phone so that everyone in the tea room

clear. It also sounded harsh and mean. All eyes were on

never did anything you claimed here. But you described it so vividly. How

had made

She never would’ve thought that Natalie would dare to make a

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

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

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

thinking that Natalie had come around

up?” he asked, feigning a

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

she actually asking him