CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Natalie jerked in shock at his severe tone and shied away from his interrogative glare. “What do you mean, Stanley?”

He raised her chin and forced her to look right into his eyes. “Don’t play dumb, Nat. You know what I mean.”

Natalie did not like how Stanley was treating her. An irritated frown spread across her brows, and she pushed him away.

However, Stanley wasn’t going to give her a chance. He increased the pressure and pressed his fingers against her chin, preventing her from moving at all.

“What are you doing? You’re hurting me!” Natalie cried out in pain.

But Stanley was relentless. He moved closer to her, and his exasperated breaths beat against her cheeks. “Why, Nat? Why? Why must it be Shane Thompson? Why can’t it be me?”

Natalie looked up at him in complete shock. “Stanley...”

“I’ve waited for you for five years, Nat. I’ve always thought you’d fall for me one day. I was there by your side, waiting for you to realize how I feel. That’s why I’ve never forced my feelings on you. But what did I get in return? You fell for him just two months after you got back...” Stanley buried his head into her shoulder as he vented.

Natalie’s lips quivered at his confession. Her emotions were a mess, and she did not know how she should respond to Stanley. “I’m so sorry, Stanley. I really have no idea about how you feel towards me.”

had always taken Stanley as her best friend—nothing more than

Stanley. She

I waited for five good

Stanley like this before. The veins on his temples bulged

man standing before her was a complete stranger. Stanley had always been an

Stanley asked, toying with a lock of her hair.

down Natalie’s spine as his chilly voice echoed in her ears. She forced a smile

“I’m not, Nat. I know exactly what

her lips as his gaze wandered and

I’ve stayed by your side for so many years. And yet, you end up loving

say anything, Stanley forced his lips on hers and kissed her

dead in utter

to free herself from Stanley when she finally came around. Yet, his grip only tightened around her as his

between her lips, making his way into her mouth. But just as Natalie almost burst out in tears, a solid

reacted and