CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Having said that, Natalie raised her leg, preparing to step over both of them.

Just as Natalie passed Shane, he grabbed hold of her arm and jerked her towards him. Glaring, he demanded, “I'm going to ask you again. What happened to your eyes?”

This woman is really trying to get away from me!

Jacqueline suddenly came to upon hearing Shane's words. Natalie had indeed just emerged from the Ophthalmology Department. Jacqueline hurriedly snuck a look at Natalie's eyes and saw that they were indeed rather red. The smile that had been hovering on Jacqueline's face instantly vanished.

Natalie could not feign ignorance in the face of such direct questioning. Dismayed, she fidgeted with the bag in her hand as she muttered, “Smoke got into them. It's slightly infected.”

“They are infected?” Jacqueline broke in before Shane could respond. She was quite agitated that she raised her voice.

Puzzled at what she felt was a rather extreme reaction from Jacqueline, Natalie answered, “Yep.”

went pale. She wrestled free from Shane's grip and staggered over to

Jacqueline reached out and took Natalie's face with both hands savagely. “Natalie, didn't I tell you to take care of your eyes properly? Why didn't you listen to me? How could you let your eyes get infected? Don't you know that once

of anger. She could only barely manage a nod

moment, then yanked her hands away from Natalie's face. He helped Jacqueline back as gently as he

asked in a harsh tone. He looked at Natalie's flushed cheeks and Jacqueline,

of indignation in Shane's voice,

done, Jacqueline panicked. She immediately clutched Natalie's hands in hers and said apologetically, “I'm very sorry, Ms. Smith. I must have scared you! I didn't do

through her hasty apology, Jacqueline dropped Natalie's hands, covered her own face, and started

baffled at the sight of a distraught

the one who frightened and hurt me? Why is she the one crying instead? Natalie wondered. An ignorant observer might have presumed that Natalie was

towards Shane, who was standing aside. “Mr. Shane, what did Ms. Graham

many years ago. It damaged her corneas,” Shane replied evenly, darting a