CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 29

Shane grunted.

Natalie knelt down and began to tie the rope.

After she was done, she clapped her hands before standing up. Feeling satisfied with herself, she asked, “Mr. Shane, try moving a little. Does it feel tight?”

She was worried that her knot was too loose and that the rope would fall off easily. Hence, she tightened it slightly.

Unintentionally, as her words fell upon Shane’s ears, her innocent intention took a whole different meaning.

“Try moving a little, does it feel tight?”

Doesn’t she know that her suggestive words can be easily misunderstood?

Shane felt a hot flush creeping up to him. Tugging his tie to loosen it a little, he whispered in a low and hoarse voice, “It’s okay. Let’s go with this.”

At this moment, a middle-aged man stood upon the referee’s stand with a starter pistol and jovially announced, “Now, since the children’s group and the parents’ group are ready, I shall count to three. After the count, the race will begin. If the parents’ group loses, there will be a penalty awaiting!”

Penalty?

Natalie was stunned.

all, there was no announcement whatsoever regarding

rang in her ears, jolting her from her thought. “He mentions that only the parents’ group will face the penalty. Plus, he has just given us a hinting glance on purpose.

understand.” Nodding her head, Natalie became

not want to be on the

waist,” Shane

was taken aback, thinking that she

her surprise and flatly explained, “In a three-legged race, the most crucial things are the tacit understanding and cooperation. Since don’t understand each other well, we can only rely on cooperation. Seeing that you are not tall enough to put your arm around my shoulders, the alternative is for you to hug my waist. We shall then

where to place her hand. Now, she wrapped her hand around his waist consciously

that moment, she caught a whiff of fresh mint passing by her nose, causing her

have I

It is so familiar.

remember where she had sniffed the familiar scent, Shane put his arm around her shoulders and interrupted

now, she could only focus on the race and put that

middle-aged man raised

Bam!

gunshot, Shane led the first step with the tied leg and firmly

on keeping up with him

they were still not as good as the

only of the same height, but they had also grown up together, therefore possessed great rapport with one another. The moment the gunshot was heard, they were already rushing ahead, leaving the

and excitedly