Lahat ng Kabanata ng Who's the Substitute Now?: Kabanata 221 - Kabanata 230

Natasha suddenly stumbled into Malcolm's embrace. A sense of unfamiliarity swept over her, making her feel uneasy.She instantly withdrew from his embrace without the slightest hesitation or delay. The entire action was seamless. She was afraid of having even the slightest connection with Malcolm.…Natalie held her phone, and her expression froze in disbelief. She hadn't even managed to press the capture button when the two individuals in front of her quickly separated.From her viewpoint, Natasha seemed eager to put as much distance as possible between herself and the man in front of her.Natalie hadn't captured a thing! She was so infuriated that she slammed her phone down. It landed heavily in the car and emitted a loud thud.Both the driver and Gina were startled."Ms. Lovelace, what's the matter? What has made you so angry?" Gina asked anxiously.Seeing Natalie still furrowing her brow and remaining silent, Gina added carefully, "You just had a facial treatment today. If

"Hmm?" Natasha couldn't help but prompt Malcolm to speak when she saw him hesitating."Well… How should I put it…" Malcolm thought carefully but couldn't find the right words to explain."It's just a gut feeling men have. You wouldn't get it," he finally said after a pause.Natasha raised an eyebrow. "A gut feeling?"Malcolm nodded. "What? You don't believe me? Women have intuition, and so do men."If you don't get what I mean, you can compare it with the intuition between you women. For example, when you first meet a woman, don't you just know whether she likes you or not? Wouldn't you feel her hostility?"Natasha chuckled. "Hmm… I can indeed feel that.""Exactly. It's just like that. Men are no different." Malcolm chuckled as well."Then I'll let Ryan know later," Natasha said.Though she didn't think Ryan would dislike Malcolm, she followed through with Malcolm's suggestion. There must be some misunderstanding between them.Malcolm's smile diminished as he regained his com

The president's private elevator quickly reached the building's top floor. When the luxurious doors opened, Natalie stepped out of the elevator with Terry closely behind her.A heavy atmosphere filled the air."Where is everyone? Where have they gone? Isn't today a workday?" Natalie asked as she walked down the corridor without seeing a soul.Terry avoided her gaze. "Yeah, it's a workday. Everybody's at their desks. ""At their desks? Why didn't I see any of them?" Natalie frowned as she scanned the office and noticed everyone slumped over their desks. They looked tired and dispirited from the dark circles on their faces."What's going on?" asked Natalie, blinking. "Why does everybody seem so tired? Is Josh torturing you guys?"Terry waved his hand and faintly replied, "Not exactly, but Mr. Grayson is pushing us hard."Can you talk to Mr. Grayson and ask him to cut us some slack? We've been working overtime for days. Our bodies can't take it anymore."Everyone's hearts held uns

Natasha thought for a moment before replying, "It's unlikely I'll be out of touch with Malcolm."Although she told Malcolm to contact Ryan on WhatsApp, she was nominally still in charge of the project.It wasn't entirely possible to cut off contact with Malcolm since Audrey would still have to contact her. They would just be in contact less often."Oh…" Ryan's voice sounded over the phone.Natasha sensed disappointment in Ryan's tone. His puppy dog eyes seemed to flash across her mind.Suddenly, she felt sorry for him and said, "I can't avoid contacting Malcolm, but we won't be in touch often. Just occasionally during the project's mid or late stages.""Really?""Absolutely. I've never even texted Malcolm on WhatsApp. I guess you can believe me now, right?" Natasha had no idea why she was explaining things to him.Ryan's disappointment vanished, and a smile spread across his face. "Of course, I do, professor!"At first, he had been worried that Malcolm would bother Natasha. Bu

All eyes were on Natalie as she pushed down on the door handle. The door swung open.Natalie knew the consequences of barging in. She was going to face some terrible consequences if Joshua was truly pissed off, but she didn't have time to worry about that.If she embarrassed herself in front of the Grayson Corporation's employees, it would put her authority in jeopardy once she was Joshua's wife.She couldn't let that happen. Such a risk could solidify her position in the eyes of everyone at Grayson Corporation and Joshua's.Natalie mentally reassured herself that she was the one who was Joshua's comfort whenever he was so distraught. This could prove how much she loved him.When she opened the door, she found that the office was not the chaotic scene that she had imagined it to be. Instead, the place looked and felt normal.The leather couch gleamed silver in the light. The entire office was filled with Joshua's distinctive scent—rich, woody notes of sandalwood with a subtle, sm