CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

“I will.” Natalie took a seat by the table.

Upon finishing the meal, she stood after dabbing the corners of her mouth with a napkin. “I need your help to look

after the kids for a while, Mrs. Wilson. I have to go check in on the company.”

It's been a while since I've been to the company. I wonder how everyone is faring. I want to meet Joyce too.

“Go ahead. Please be at ease. I'll be right here keeping a watchful eye on these two.” Mrs. Wilson waved her hand.

Natalie picked up her purse and left the hospital after thanking Mrs. Wilson again.

She took a taxi to the company.

After a glance at the company's surroundings, she entered the building.

Ding!

The elevator chimed, declaring its arrival.

Passing through the entrance, the receptionist came up to greet her but gasped when she saw it was Natalie. “Ms.

Smith, you're back!”

Hearing the greeting from the receptionist, the other employees lifted their heads from their work to look.

“It really is you, Ms. Smith!”

“Dropped by for a visit?”

They all put their work on hold and started greeting Natalie.

Natalie handed over the desserts and coffees she bought to the employees. “I was around the area, so I just

dropped by for a quick visit. Here, take this. It's your afternoon tea.”

“Thank you, Ms. Smith.”

The employees thanked Natalie cheerfully then went to have some coffee and dessert.

Hearing the commotion outside, Joyce frowned puzzledly in her office. “What's happening?”

Joyce set her phone down, got up, and went to investigate the reason for the commotion.

To her surprise, she saw Natalie.

“Nat?” Joyce rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

Natalie turned around and smiled at her. “Hey, Joyce. I'm back.”

“What are you doing here?” Joyce ran over to her excitedly. She held Natalie's hand and gave her a once-over.

“Aren't you in the middle of a competition? I think the duration was three months. It's only been less than a month,

and you're already back. Have you been eliminated?”

The entire office was shrouded in silence at Joyce's inquiry. All the employees paused their actions, whether it be

sipping coffee or eating desserts. They all glanced at Natalie nervously.

“Ms. Smith, have you been eliminated?”

They were the ones who would take Natalie's elimination the hardest.

With Natalie participating in an international competition, many of their designs had been selling well. Some of the

designers even gained popularity.

If Natalie had been eliminated, it meant their popularity wouldn't continue rising either.

Natalie caught the employees' nervous and worried glances. She shook her head. “Nope. I just dropped by because

I was in the area. I still have to continue with the competition.”

The crowd released a relieved sigh. “That's right. With Ms. Smith's capabilities, there was no way she would be

eliminated.”

“That's right.” The crowd continued their afternoon tea.

Joyce tugged Natalie into her office. “Nat, tell me truthfully. What is the reason you're here? It's just so unlike you.”

Natalie's expression turned crestfallen, and a cold vibe began to exude from her.

Joyce blinked her eyes at Natalie's change. “Nat, has something serious happened?”

“Sharon's in the hospital, and Connor was hurt too,” Natalie said with much difficulty.

Joyce gasped. “What? The kids? Were they in an accident?”

“It wasn't an accident; it was intentional. Jacqueline was behind it.” Natalie clenched her fists. “Jackson released

Jacqueline. She has been targeting me for a while now, but I wasn't in the country, so she took it out on the kids.”

Joyce gritted her teeth in anger. “That woman! She has a black heart! Has Dr. Baker lost his mind too?”

“Joyce.” Natalie snagged Joyce's hand. “You have to be careful and take care of yourself too. I'm worried Jacqueline

will come after everyone around me.”

Joyce's heart constricted at Natalie's words briefly, but soon, she nodded determinedly. “Rest assured. I'll be

careful.”

“That's good then. Tell me everything that happened within the company while I was away.” Natalie changed the

topic after she got the promise from Joyce. “Sure thing.” Joyce nodded, then pulled Natalie to sit beside her as she

started telling her everything that had happened.

“That's right.” Tha crowd continuad thair aftarnoon taa.

Joyca tuggad Natalia into har offica. “Nat, tall ma truthfully. What is tha raason you'ra hara? It's just so unlika you.”

Natalia's axprassion turnad crastfallan, and a cold viba bagan to axuda from har.

Joyca blinkad har ayas at Natalia's changa. “Nat, has somathing sarious happanad?”

“Sharon's in tha hospital, and Connor was hurt too,” Natalia said with much difficulty.

Joyca gaspad. “What? Tha kids? Wara thay in an accidant?”

“It wasn't an accidant; it was intantional. Jacqualina was bahind it.” Natalia clanchad har fists. “Jackson ralaasad

Jacqualina. Sha has baan targating ma for a whila now, but I wasn't in tha country, so sha took it out on tha kids.”

Joyca grittad har taath in angar. “That woman! Sha has a black haart! Has Dr. Bakar lost his mind too?”

“Joyca.” Natalia snaggad Joyca's hand. “You hava to ba caraful and taka cara of yoursalf too. I'm worriad Jacqualina

will coma aftar avaryona around ma.”

Joyca's haart constrictad at Natalia's words briafly, but soon, sha noddad datarminadly. “Rast assurad. I'll ba

caraful.”

“That's good than. Tall ma avarything that happanad within tha company whila I was away.” Natalia changad tha

topic aftar sha got tha promisa from Joyca. “Sura thing.” Joyca noddad, than pullad Natalia to sit basida har as sha

startad talling har avarything that had happanad.