CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Shane placed his hands into his pocket coolly, then announced, “Because the corneas that Jacqueline is interested in belong to someone who is already dying.”

“Someone who's already dying?” Natalie stared at him, incomprehension written all over her face.

Shane nodded in affirmation. “Jacqueline said herself that the person she's thinking of only has about two or three months to live.”

This revelation allowed Natalie to breathe a little easier, gradually recovering her composure. The suspicion she had been harboring in her mind began to slowly evaporate.

Two to three months to live? It sounds like a terminal illness. I guess we've truly misunderstood Ms. Graham.

Awkwardly, Natalie bobbed her head in apology. “I'm sorry, Mr. Shane. We've completely misunderstood Ms. Graham,” she admitted.

“It's fine. I'll confess that even I found Jacqueline's reaction just now to be rather dubious,” Shane replied kindly, dismissing Natalie's apology.

Natalie looked at him. “Since it was a pure misunderstanding, let's not discuss this matter anymore. We'll be off now.”

She grabbed each of her two children's hands and hurried into the lift.

Shane followed them, much to Natalie's dismay.

He immediately perceived what she was thinking, and his face fell. “I'm heading downstairs

who was going in

her best to overlook his presence

a distance from Shane. Natalie also kept her eyes desperately trained on the lift panel, as if hoping that everything

was very obvious. Perturbed, Shane longed to confess his

yet to uncover

lay his heart bare to Natalie, he would only subject Natalie

thought of this, Shane hardened his heart. He clenched his hands that were hidden deep within his pockets, with all

deafening, broken only by the occasional sounds of light breathing. Beneath the

practically hauled her two children out with her. Connor and Sharon both heaved a sigh

asked

Sharon shook their heads. “Nothing, Mommy!

let's go home,” Natalie repeated. She patted their heads, and

the car, Natalie walked over to the driver's seat. Instead of diving in,

to be seen. Natalie puzzled briefly over where he could have vanished to, given

linger on it. Then, Natalie quickly snapped back to her