An Affair With The Ceo (Natasha and Jared) novel Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Forced to Work Overtime

Chapter 22 Forced to Work Overtime

“It’s just a business trip. I don’t need to keep you updated on everything,” Percy said, sounding cold and distant.

Before Natasha could say anything else, his phone started ringing.

Joelle was calling.

Percy hadn’t planned to pick up, but as soon as he saw her name on the screen, his eyes lit up with affection.

“Hey, Joelle…” He intentionally took his phone into the bathroom to answer, trying to avoid Natasha.

But his eyes and tone had already given him away.

Natasha figured it must be her sister calling.

Not long after, Percy came out of the bathroom.

He headed straight for the closet to change clothes.

When she saw him in a suit, making a beeline for the door, Natasha followed him, unable to stop herself from asking, Where are you going?”

“Got stuff to do,” Percy replied, barely looking at her.

Natasha frowned. “It’s already past eleven. What are you even doing out this late?”

Percy didn’t even look back, sounding totally fed up. “Didn’t I tell you to stop meddling in my affairs?”

Natasha hurried after him, but he was already out the door.

With a loud bang, the door slammed shut.

Now she was alone in the house, left behind in the dead of night.

This wasn’t the first time this had happened.

Joelle was always up for a good time, especially partying all night at clubs.

And Percy was always right there with her, joining in on all the crazy fun.

Even after he married Natasha, if Joelle called, he’d drop everything and rush over to her.

He was usually pretty cold and not much of a social guy, but for Joelle, he’d do anything.

Natasha gave a cold smirk.

‘Is he married to me or to Joelle?’ she thought.

‘Since we got married, he has spent way more time with Joelle than with me, his own wife.

‘What’s the point of this marriage anymore?’

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The next day, Jared called a meeting with the project team to discuss a major overseas investment.

Natasha, as the CEO’s assistant, was also present.

After many days, she saw her former boss, Frank, again.

When Frank saw Natasha sitting right next to Jared, he couldn’t hide his jealousy and envy at all.

But with Jared in the room, he had to hold back.

Natasha was now part of Jared’s inner circle, and he had no right to say anything now.

After the meeting, Jared announced right then and there that he’d personally take charge of the overseas investment project.

That meant the exec office folks would have to work with the project team on this one.

Frank, clearly relishing her misery, slapped a thick stack of documents onto her desk.

For the next two weeks, the only word that kept running through Natasha’s head was “tired.”

The whole company was on edge, everyone scrambling to get things done for this overseas project.

Especially the exec office and the project team.

Working late became the norm.

Jared was like a machine, personally handling everything and clocking in over 15 hours a day.

Natasha, his assistant, got caught up in the madness, hardly ever clocking out on time.

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Chapter 22 Forced to Work Overtime

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Every time she managed to wrap up her work, Jared would have Frank or Derek pile even more tasks onto her desk ‘Was this payback for rejecting him? Was he teaming up with my old boss just to mess with me?’ Natasha couldn’t help but wonder.

The only good thing about her nonstop workload was that Natasha barely had time to think about Percy and Joelle.

After work, she’d head straight home and collapse onto her bed, so tired she couldn’t even move.

Over the past two weeks, she and Percy hardly saw each other at all.

That day, Natasha looked up from the mountain of data in front of her.

Her eyes were bloodshot as she glanced at the pitch-black night outside the window, then gave the door to Jared’s office a miserable look.

She couldn’t help but sigh.

‘Looks like I’m pulling another all-nighter tonight, she thought.

“Natasha, are you daydreaming?” Suddenly, a flat, emotionless voice jerked her out of her thoughts.

Natasha looked up, startled to find Jared suddenly standing in her office.

His long fingers knocked hard on her desk, reminding her coldly, “Now’s not the time to slack off. Get back to work?

His icy, heartless demeanor made her blood boil.

She glanced at the clock on the wall, and couldn’t take it anymore-she stood up and snapped, “Mr. Rundell, it’s already 9: 30. We’re way past quitting time.”

Just then, Frank happened to walk by and caught Natasha actually giving the boss attitude.

He stormed in, jabbing a finger at her and shouted, “Natasha, is that how you talk to Mr. Rundell? Apologize, now!”

Ever since Natasha got transferred to the exec office, Frank barely saw her anymore, so he lost his chance to mess with her, which left him in a tight spot with Roxanne.

Now that he finally caught her red-handed, there was no way he was letting her off easy.

“Mr. Hammers, what’s it to you?” Natasha scoffed.

Frank puffed up, acting all self-important. “As your former boss, I clearly failed to teach you any manners, otherwise you wouldn’t dare mouth off to Mr. Rundell like that.”

Natasha sneered, “You said it yourself-you’re my ex-boss. Now I’m Mr. Rundell’s assistant, so by rank, I’m actually your superior.”

Frank froze for a second.

He shot her a furious glare. “You!”

Natasha cut him off. “If it’s really your fault for not teaching me right, and that’s why I mouthed off to Mr. Rundell, then you owe him an apology.”

Frank’s face went through a whole range of emotions.

He gave Natasha a look like he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

He couldn’t believe how sharp-tongued Natasha had gotten since he last saw her.

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