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.

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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

real?” Shane was not

escaping imprisonment, she's willing to do anything and everything now.” Rubbing her temples, she continued, “First and foremost I want to know

get Silas to dig around too.” Saying that, Shane took

all the assistance she could get. What mattered

Jasmine was now a ticking time bomb.

suddenly heard an excited commotion coming from the front. “Mr. Dylan is

as she stepped forward and craned her neck in an attempt

could see a tall and handsome aged man surrounded by a group

his hand, much to the crowd's delight. Everyone was feeling enthusiastic at the encounter. He, however, seemed to be

the sight of Natalie, the handsome old man beamed at her. Raising his brows and with a smile, he walked over

her throat before grabbing Shane's arm and excitedly said, “I... I must be dreaming. Mr. Dylan seems to be looking right at

he chuckled and curled his lips, “You're not

Mr. Dylan stopped in