CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

“Not in her room?” Natalie narrowed her eyes as her voice volume went up a notch, “What do you mean?”

Shane, who was keeping his distance nearby, had been keeping an eye on the whole exchange. Noticing her grim expression, he pursed his lips and walked over. “What's wrong?”

Natalie had not anticipated his approach. Shaking her head at him, she motioned to him that she would reveal the conversation to him later.

Reading the situation, Shane understood her hint and kept his silence. Yet his eyes remained fixed on her cell phone.

On the other end of the line, Mr. Malone reported abashedly, “It means that she might have left the mental hospital temporarily. I'm sorry, Ms. Smith. I've lost sight of my target.”

Natalie pinched her brow. She did not mean to put the blame solely on him. “It's okay. You're not omnipotent. I'll let this slide. However, I'm curious. What makes you say that she left the mental hospital temporarily?”

Mr. Malone pushed his glasses up. “Because I've just checked her check-in information. There are no signs of checkout, nor the ward has been vacated. Her mother, Susan, was still there. That's why I suspected that Jasmine was only temporarily away.”

“Gone out, eh...” Natalie grasped her cell phone tightly before she instructed, “Seems like she's pretending to be deranged and stupid after all. Mr. Malone, you are to stay put and continue your snooping around. The very moment Jasmine comes back, you shall notify me immediately. Capisce?”

“Sure!” Mr. Malone nodded.

Shane raised his eyebrows and

explained, “In order to escape serving jail term, Jasmine pretended to be mentally ill. The prison transferred her to a mental institution. To collect shreds of evidence of her act, I've employed a private eye to monitor her movement. However, I did not expect to receive a call from him so soon. He said that Jasmine had escaped from

real?” Shane was not

her temples, she continued, “First and foremost I want to know Jasmine's whereabouts right now. Also, I would love to

too.” Saying that, Shane took out his own cell phone and dialed

not stop him, for she felt like she needed all the assistance she could get. What

was now a ticking time bomb. Who could anticipate her next

in her thought, she suddenly heard an excited commotion coming from the front. “Mr. Dylan is

Natalie's eyes lit up somewhat as she stepped forward and craned her neck in an attempt to peer past the

a group of people as

Everyone was feeling enthusiastic at the encounter. He, however, seemed to be looking around,

beamed at her. Raising his

bursting out of her chest. She could not help but swallow the lump in her throat before grabbing Shane's arm and excitedly said, “I... I must be dreaming. Mr. Dylan seems to be looking

hands grasping his arm. Unable to resist, he chuckled and curled his lips, “You're not dreaming. He is walking over right

Mr. Dylan stopped in front of the two of