Spoiled By The CEO: Why The Wife Is Kinda Sweet? novel Chapter 130

Natalia cleared her throat and smiled guiltily, “Sorry, I’ve been rather busy lately…”

“Hmph!” At the other end of the line, the man gave a cold sneer.

When Natalia heard this from him, she knew that her reason did not satisfy him.

She hurriedly changed the topic and said, “Hmm… I was planning to come back home today. I was just about to leave the office and then you called!”

The man’s tone sounded like he was sneering, “You are about to leave?”

“Ah, yes!”

“Hmph… Very well. I’ll give you half an hour. If I don’t see you at home, you will have to bear the consequence on your own.”

After saying that, he directly hung up the phone.

Natalia looked at the screen, which turned black when the call was hung up, and her small face darkened slightly.

‘Does he need to be so dominant?’ thought Natalia.

Half an hour? It took at least 20 minutes to drive from the office to McCarthy Mansion. Did she just have to leave immediately?

She looked at the mountain of incomplete work in front of her.

Natalia rubbed her forehead tiredly and sighed.

‘Forget it, I’ll do it tomorrow!’ thought Natalia.

Come to think of it, she turned off the computer, packed up her things and stood up.

Before she stood up, she did not realize that she had been sitting here for the whole day. She even ate dinner here without leaving the chair. Hence, as soon as she stood up, she felt that her back was stiff and sore.

Natalia frowned and reached behind to knock her backbone. She took her bag and walked out of the room.

Because she had lots of things to do recently, there were a lot of employees who stayed and worked overtime. Although it was already 9 o’clock at night, the office was still brightly lit. Everyone was sitting in front of their computer and working very hard.

When Natalia walked out of her room and saw this scene, she somewhat felt touched as she watched them working hard for the company.

They were not the same as herself. The company was her own business. However, the company was more likely to be just a job to them.

Natalia clapped her hands, and everyone was attracted by the sound. They turned around and looked at her.

“Attention please. You all have been busy working for so many days. The time now is already quite late, just go back to rest now! Leave those unfinished work and continue tomorrow!”

The employees cheered immediately.

“Yeah! Finally, I can get off work! That’s great!”

Natalia smiled, and only then she left the office.

When she reached McCarthy Mansion, it was exactly half an hour.

She got out from the car and sheepishly peeked inside. As she noticed that the man was not in the living room, only then she went in hastily.

Mrs. Dottie came in from outside and saw her changing her shoes at the door. She said in surprise, “Mrs. McCarthy, you’re back!”

Natalia smiled awkwardly, “Yes. Is Archie at home?”

“Yes, he is upstairs in the study.”

Mrs. Dottie paused suddenly. Then, she approached her mysteriously, “Madam, you should be careful when you go up later. It seems that Mr. McCarthy is in a bad mood recently. He even lost his temper this evening! He didn’t eat much during dinner too.”

“Ah?”

Natalia was a little surprised.

As far as she knew, although Archie wasn’t a good-tempered person, but in fact, he rarely lost his temper, let alone venting his anger on the maids.

He was an extremely cultured and restrained person. Furthermore, because of his status and aura, people usually did not dare to offend him.

Hence, everyone was very careful when they were dealing with him, and he had never been harsh to his subordinates.

What happened today?

Natalia was puzzled. Mrs. Dottie continued, “I’m afraid that Mr. McCarthy will be hungry at night, and he might have a stomachache, so I kept his favorite seafood porridge warm in the kitchen. They are all light dishes. Later, if you see he’s in a better mood, persuade him to come down and eat some of it! He’s been working so hard. How can he refuse to eat dinner?”

Natalia nodded, “Okay, I got it. I will persuade him to eat.”

As she said, she finished changing her shoes and went inside.

Upstairs, there was no one in the bedroom. Natalia loosened her hair that had been tied up all day to let her scalp relaxed a little. Then, she changed into her casual clothes and headed to the study.

The study was dimly lit, with an orange floor lamp emitting a warm glow in the room.

Beside the floor-to-ceiling window, there was a recliner. The man was laying on the recliner with his legs overlapped. He was holding a book in his hand and quietly flipping through.

His figure was slender and elegant. The floor lamp shone above his head, resulting a long shadow covering his face. Thus, his delicately outlined features became more attractive under the dim light.

She walked over to him gently.

She had been trying to keep her steps as soft as they could be, but somehow, just when she was about to reach his back, he noticed her.

“Finally, you’re back.”

Natalia was stunned. She looked around but did not see a mirror or anything reflective as she had expected.

He did not turn around and she had also kept her steps quiet. She was stepping on the thick carpet and made no sound. How did he notice her?

Her original intention was to sneak up on him and prank him, but she was discovered, which made her felt a little embarrassed.

She rubbed her nose and smiled awkwardly.

“Hmmm… You’re the one who told me to come back.”

Archie turned around.

Under the light, the man’s face was as fair as a pure jade, his chiseled face and sharp features were masculine, and his black eyes were as calm as a riverside boulder, as if they were going to blend into the night sky.

Natalia was inexplicably panicked by his gaze, and she somewhat lost the confidence to look straight at him.

Stared at by his emotionless eyes, she lowered her head with a guilty conscience and stood there like a child who had made a mistake.

After quite some time, the man finally spoke.

“Come here.”

Natalia froze. She looked at him in confusion, but she still obeyed and walked towards him.

When she was close, her wrist was grabbed suddenly. She cried out in surprise and when she finally understood what had happened, she had fallen onto his lap.

“You… What are you doing?”

This position was so ambiguous, and she subconsciously wanted to resist.

Unexpectedly, her slim waist was pinched by the man. He said in a deep voice, “Don’t move!”

Natalia’s body stiffened and she didn’t dare to move anymore.

Archie looked at her face closely. Her delicate face, which could only be the masterpiece of God, looked exhausted after several days of hard work.

Her beautiful eyes were no longer as clear and bright as they used to be. There were faint dark circles under her bloodshot eyes.

Natalia was feeling very uneasy when he examined her face. She twisted her body, “What… What are you looking at?”

Archie said lightly, “As your husband, I support your career because that is what you like, and I don’t want a shell without a soul and dreams.”

“But that doesn’t mean that I will allow you to work so hard until you neglect your health and forget about everything else. Mrs. McCarthy can have dreams, but I don’t need a workaholic wife, do you understand?”

He lifted his hand and held her chin, forcing her to tilt her face up to look at him.