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. That was where she

of soda. On her

next to her, “I heard Quinn

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 was way

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

sipped from her water calmly, as though she knew all

in college? Tell

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

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

a surprised expression. “Oh, my God! I’m so sorry. The recorder was turned on this whole time. Oh, I know! Let’s listen

of horror flashed

the phone was recording their

of her phone so that everyone in the tea room could

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

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

had made

never would’ve thought that

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

at Pamela sharply, she said, “You defamed me first. I’m going to call Mr. Lyman right now. We can confront each other in

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

thinking that Natalie had come

in. What’s up?” he asked, feigning a concerned

“Mr. Lyman, could you come out here

actually asking him for