The Year She Stopped Being Crazy for Him novel Chapter 285

Her words immediately reminded everyone that Natalie was still the matriarch of the Carlson Family. Regardless of the swirling rumors, she was currently Hassan's wife—the wife of their absolute superior.

Unable to withstand the pressure, the man who had screamed at her the moment she walked in stood up. His overweight frame made the buttons of his suit jacket look like they were about to pop. He bowed at a sharp ninety-degree angle. "I am so sorry. I was wrong. I never should have yelled at you like that."

Natalie half-expected his buttons to snap off.

"Oh," she replied, staring at the man without a shred of forgiveness in her tone.

Standing nearby, Zeke watched her with genuine surprise.

He actually hadn't believed she was capable of such a thing either.

But he had fully expected her to rely on Hassan to resolve it this time, too.

In the past, that was how it always went. Hassan was always the one cleaning up her messes.

But this Natalie was completely different.

She seemed to no longer depend on him.

It was true what they said—people only learn to grow when they have no one left to lean on.

Soon, another person stepped forward to apologize, bowing deeply. His voice trembled even more than the last guy's, mostly because his position was lower and his recent performance reviews had been less than stellar.

If the CEO fired him over a single word from Natalie, it wouldn't be out of the question.

Several of the apologetic executives remained bowed, seemingly waiting for her to forgive them.

But she didn't say a word.

Finally, unable to bear it, they looked up at her.

Natalie offered a small smile. "Did you really think I was going to say, 'You were all just misled, it's fine, I forgive you'?"

She stepped closer to them. "I don't like forgiving people."

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