CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 105

“Who could it be?” Natalie put her phone aside and rushed over to answer the door.

A middle-aged man, who seemed to be in his mid-fifties, showed up at her doorstep in a suit and a delicate walking cane with dragon figurine as its handle.

The moment she saw the man, her expression changed as she thought about all the love and hatred surrounding their relationship.

In spite of the mixed emotions, Natalie cleared her throat and brought herself to greet him, “D-Dad...”

To her surprise, Harrison slapped her in the face without a second thought. “You unfilial daughter!”

Natalie fell to the ground and all she could hear was the buzzing noise in her ears. After a few seconds, she finally returned to her senses. Holding on to her swollen cheek as her eyes brimmed with tears, she looked at her father in the eyes. “Dad, what’s wrong with you!”

It had been seven years since they last encountered one another, yet instead of greeting her courteously, he slapped her in the face.

Harrison pointed at Natalie with a look of disgust. “I’m the one who should ask you that question! Am I not supposed to slap you? Why have I given birth to such a shameless daughter? Forget about your illegitimate children! How dare you seduce your sister’s fiancé and hurt your stepmother? Have you no shame at all?”

The infuriated woman brought herself up and rebuked, “Dad! What do you mean by illegitimate children? They’re your grandchildren! How could you despise your own grandchildren?”

Is this the way he’s supposed to behave as my father and as their grandfather? Does he really consider us part of the family?

She could forgive him for accusing her of seducing Shane, but she couldn’t tolerate him insulting the kids. Not to mention, the person was his father, of all people.

“Is there anything wrong with my statement? Do you really think I’ll consider them as my grandchildren when you’re not even aware of their father’s identity?”

Natalie clenched her fists with all her might to suppress her wrath. If the man in front of her wasn’t her father, she would have long sent him to hell.

She walked over and asked rhetorically, “You’re not aware of their father’s identity? Are you sure, Dad? I’m pretty sure you know who Connor and Sharon’s father is, right?”

Her father’s jaw dropped open when he heard her words, but he regained his composure and put on a stern front soon. “What sort of nonsense are you talking about? How am I supposed to be aware of the things you have done behind our back? Forget about it! I’m not here to discuss these with you either! I want you to drop by the hospital and apologize for the things you have done. Apart from that, I want you to resign from Thompson Group and leave with your children at once. You owe it to Susan and Jasmine.”

Her daughter turned him down resolutely. “Never! Dad, you should forget about it and leave because I won’t apologize for the things I have never done!”

He got increasingly infuriated because he didn’t expect she would defy his words. “Does that mean you’re trying to go against me?”

“Didn’t you just call me an unfilial daughter? Since I’m an unfilial daughter, why would I listen to you? Dad, you should leave me alone! Otherwise, I’ll get Mom to tell me you dirty secrets. I’m sure it will be

able to ward you off easily!”

“Y-You!” Harrison’s face puckered in irritation. In the end, he had no choice but to leave because he felt threatened.

After his departure, she could no longer pull herself together. Natalie got down on her knees and started weeping because she couldn’t figure out the reason behind her father’s favoritism.

She couldn’t believe he just addressed her beloved children—his grandchildren—as illegitimate children.

After a while, the weeping woman heard the cheerful voices of her two children closing in as she had left her door open.

“Mommy, we’re back!”

As soon as she heard the voice of her beloved children, she stopped crying and quickly wiped her tears dry.

She didn’t want her children to figure out she had been crying, but she was a few seconds late because they had reached the entrance and caught sight of her wiping her tears.

The cheerful children were dumbstruck for a few seconds. Sharon rushed into the living room and caressed her mother’s hand to comfort her.

Although Connor decided not to poke his nose into her mother’s business, he couldn’t help but stare at her in the eyes to express his concerns. This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Caressing her beloved children’s back in return, Natalie forced a smile and assured them, “I’m fine! How did the both of you get home? I was supposed to go pick you guys up.”