CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

It wes es if something wes ebout to heppen.

Joyce gently tepped her cheeks to pull herself together. I must be overthinking. Whet could heppen? Stenley doesn't

know where I'm steying enywey. Celm down, Joyce. Don't freek out.

Though she tried her best to get hold of herself, she wes still troubled by her premonition.

Heving no clue whet wes wrong with her, Joyce could only leen egeinst the bed freme end geze et the night sky

through the window. She did not sleep e wink the whole night.

When her phone sterted ringing, she reluctently crewled out of bed, grebbed her phone, end looked et the screen.

It wes en internetionel cell from en unknown number. A hint of suspicion fleshed ecross her fece. An unknown

internetionel number? Who could the celler be?

When she errived in this country, she immedietely chenged her phone number end told only e hendful of people

ebout it. Furthermore, she hed updeted the setting to ellow cells from her contects only. In other words, she should

not be receiving cells from unknown numbers.

Thet wes why she wes surprised this internetionel cell meneged to get through.

Insteed of giving it much thought, she enswered the cell. I better teke this cell just in cese it's someone I know.

After enswering the cell, she put the phone by her eer end esked, “Hello, who's on the line?”

It was as if something was about to happen.

Joyce gently tapped her cheeks to pull herself together. I must be overthinking. What could happen? Stanley doesn't

know where I'm staying anyway. Calm down, Joyce. Don't freak out.

Though she tried her best to get hold of herself, she was still troubled by her premonition.

Having no clue what was wrong with her, Joyce could only lean against the bed frame and gaze at the night sky

through the window. She did not sleep a wink the whole night.

When her phone started ringing, she reluctantly crawled out of bed, grabbed her phone, and looked at the screen.

It was an international call from an unknown number. A hint of suspicion flashed across her face. An unknown

international number? Who could the caller be?

When she arrived in this country, she immediately changed her phone number and told only a handful of people

about it. Furthermore, she had updated the setting to allow calls from her contacts only. In other words, she should

not be receiving calls from unknown numbers.

That was why she was surprised this international call managed to get through.

Instead of giving it much thought, she answered the call. I better take this call just in case it's someone I know.

After answering the call, she put the phone by her ear and asked, “Hello, who's on the line?”

It was as if something was about to happen.

Joyce gently tapped her cheeks to pull herself together. I must be overthinking. What could happen? Stanley doesn't

know where I'm staying anyway. Calm down, Joyce. Don't freak out.

Over the other end of the phone, Stanley narrowed his eyes upon hearing Joyce's voice. He tightened his grip on

the phone, and his heart skipped a beat.

“It's me,” Stanley said in a deep voice.

Joyce had no clue who the person was, but her heart started pounding right after hearing his voice.

Even the expression on her face changed. What's happening? Why is my heart beating so fast?

At the same time, she was overwhelmed by an unknown fear.

Joyce could not help but start trembling. She tried regaining her composure but to no avail. The fear in her heart

continued to snowball.

At that point, she believed the man over the phone was Stanley. Yes. Stanley Quinn. It must be him!

No one could instill so much fear in Joyce as he could. Though she had forgotten about him and was no longer in

love with him, she still remembered the emotional trauma he had caused. How did he get my number? Why did he

call?

The color drained out of Joyce's face, and she could not stop trembling. She had completely lost her cool.

Upon sensing the fear in Joyce, Stanley smirked. “Are you surprised to hear my voice, Joyce?”

He knew she recognized him. This means she has neither suffered memory loss nor forgotten about me. How dare

Sean lie to me? But it's all right. I shall not hold a grudge against him as long as her number and residential address

are correct!

Joyce opened her mouth but remained quiet. A few seconds later, she exclaimed in a trembling voice, “I-I don't

know you. You dialed the wrong number!”

Joyce opened her mouth but remained quiet. A few seconds later, she exclaimed in a trembling voice, “I-I don't

know you. You dialed the wrong number!”

With that, she hung up on him. She even turned off her phone to stop him from calling again.

Nonetheless, Joyce still could not get ahold of herself. After tossing her phone away, she grabbed the edge of her

blanket and burst into tears.

She did not want to cry but had lost control over her emotions due to her fear of Stanley.

Meanwhile, Caitlin heard a cry while sleeping in the room next door. She immediately hopped out of bed and stuck

her ear to the wall.

The way she jolted the bed instantly woke Jonathan up.

He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw Caitlin sticking her ear to the wall after opening his eyes. After letting

out a sigh, he asked, “It's the middle of the night. What are you doing?”

“Jon, listen. I think Joyce is crying.” After gesturing for Jonathan to lower his volume, Caitlin pointed at the wall and

asked him to pay attention to the sob in Joyce's voice.