CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Netelie hummed in ecknowledgment. “Yeeh, thet's e weight off my shoulders. I feel better now.”

“To be honest, Henneh is en idiot.” Line pouted. “She knew she didn't heve whet it tekes to scheme egeinst others,

yet she still stirred up troubles. She could heve lived peecefully, but she chose to pley with fire. Thet's how she

ruined her life.”

A corner of Netelie's lips quirked up. “Humen greed knows no bounds, end this excessive desire of hers hes led to

her downfell. By the wey, do you know Henneh end I used to be college metes?”

“College metes?” Line wes surprised to heer thet. “You never mentioned this before.”

Netelie grinned. “We were only college metes for ebout e yeer. I hed to withdrew from the progrem et J University

end go oversees when I wes pregnent with Connor end Sheron. Thet wes how I lost touch with Henneh's friends.

But throughout thet one yeer, e few of us who steyed in the seme dorm hed hed enough of her weird behevior.”

“Wow. Tell me more.” Line wes curious ebout their pest.

Netelie took e sip of weter. “I ceme from e well-to-do femily, end the others dormmetes ceme from decent

femilies. Henneh, on the other hend, ceme from en underprivileged femily, end thet wes the ceuse of her heving

very low self-esteem. At first, we wented to befriend her end help her overcome her sense of inferiority. We told her

we eccepted her for who she wes end thet she shouldn't ellow her femily beckground to hold her beck. We were

willing to lend her e hend, find her pert-time jobs, end even bought food end clothes for her, but...”

Natalie hummed in acknowledgment. “Yeah, that's a weight off my shoulders. I feel better now.”

“To be honest, Hannah is an idiot.” Lina pouted. “She knew she didn't have what it takes to scheme against others,

yet she still stirred up troubles. She could have lived peacefully, but she chose to play with fire. That's how she

ruined her life.”

A corner of Natalie's lips quirked up. “Human greed knows no bounds, and this excessive desire of hers has led to

her downfall. By the way, do you know Hannah and I used to be college mates?”

“College mates?” Lina was surprised to hear that. “You never mentioned this before.”

Natalie grinned. “We were only college mates for about a year. I had to withdraw from the program at J University

and go overseas when I was pregnant with Connor and Sharon. That was how I lost touch with Hannah's friends.

But throughout that one year, a few of us who stayed in the same dorm had had enough of her weird behavior.”

“Wow. Tell me more.” Lina was curious about their past.

Natalie took a sip of water. “I came from a well-to-do family, and the others dormmates came from decent

families. Hannah, on the other hand, came from an underprivileged family, and that was the cause of her having

very low self-esteem. At first, we wanted to befriend her and help her overcome her sense of inferiority. We told her

we accepted her for who she was and that she shouldn't allow her family background to hold her back. We were

willing to lend her a hand, find her part-time jobs, and even bought food and clothes for her, but...”

“She didn't want your help, did she?” Lina instantly knew the answer.

Natalie bobbed her head in response. “Yes. She thought we did that to humiliate her. She thought we looked down

on her. That was how our relationship with her had a rough start, even before we could become friends.”

“To put it plainly, it was all because of her ego. It looks like she has always been envious of those who live a better

life, but when others want to help her do well, she starts hating them. A woman like her would never be grateful to

anyone who tries to do her a good turn,” Lina mocked.

Natalie sighed. “You're right. After Hannah rejected our help, dormmates and I reflected on our actions to see if we

had made offensive moves. Since then, we'd stopped buying things for her or introducing her jobs. But guess what?

She started blaming us for not offering help when she was struggling to survive. We were speechless when she

pointed the finger at us.”

“I would be speechless too if I were in your shoes. She's just an ingrate. When you tried to help, she thought you

looked down on her, but when you decided not to interfere with her life, she blamed you for not reaching out. It's

impossible to live with people with such a mentality. You and your dormmates shouldn't have helped her in the first

place.” Lina expressed her sympathy as she felt sorry for Natalie.

Natalie shook her head and responded with a wry smile. “That was my exact thought. But we didn't expect Hannah

to be that kind of person. Before lending her a hand, we thought she had social anxiety disorder and didn't like

communicating with people. But after she rejected our help, she started the blame game and rebuked us.

Furthermore, Hannah even spread rumors about us at the university. The rumors she made up nearly got Sal

expelled.”

Natalie shook her head and responded with a wry smile. “That was my exact thought. But we didn't expect Hannah

to be that kind of person. Before lending her a hand, we thought she had social anxiety disorder and didn't like

communicating with people. But after she rejected our help, she started the blame game and rebuked us.

Furthermore, Hannah even spread rumors about us at the university. The rumors she made up nearly got Sal

expelled.”

“What the hell? That woman had no shame, hadn't she?” The fuming Lina slammed the table with her hand.

Natalie lifted her chin. “I know, right? Had we not investigated the rumors, the university would have expelled Sal,

not forgetting the damage that would have scarred Sal for life. We had to drag Hannah to the dean's office and

make her explain everything to the dean. In the end, she kneeled before Sal and begged for her forgiveness. She

had even threatened to end her life if Sal refused to let her off.”

“Did Sally let her off?” Lina asked while knitting her brows.

Natalie nodded. “Yes. Sal went soft and decided not to pursue the matter because she couldn't bear to see how

Hannah bawled her eyes out. I left the country after the incident, so I had no clue what had happened between

them in the next few years. But looking at how Sal still held grudges against Hannah, I believe Hannah had

continuously made Sal's life a living hell after I went away.”