CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

He had always known that she wouldn't say yes to his proposal, so he didn't mind waiting for her to get used to him.

Natalie flashed him a heartwarming smile. “Thank you, Mr. Shane.”

“You don't have to thank me. You look like you're still in pain, so you should get a bit more sleep. I've had Joyce call in sick for you, so don't you worry about a thing,” Shane said while pointing at her handbag on the coffee table.

Natalie froze. “Wait... Does that mean... Joyce knows about us?”

“I didn't tell her anything, but I think she guessed it,” Shane said casually.

He had called Joyce using Natalie's phone the first thing in the morning, so it was only natural that she would jump to conclusions.

Natalie buried her face in her hands.

I'm done for... Joyce is a blabbermouth, so I'm pretty sure Mom's going to find out about me spending the night with Shane soon...

Natalie back to his room, and she

to the living room after tucking her in, and he saw Silas standing

“Good morning, Mr. Shane.”

“Come on in.”

saying, “The Smith family is done for, Mr. Shane. Harrison is currently in the process of property liquidation as we

poor. Harrison owns a ton of properties and antiques that are worth quite a fortune,” Shane said

money won't last him very long if

Group. I want you to keep a close eye on him and shut him down the minute he tries

feeling a little sorry for

of the Smith family business... However, his plan backfired, and he lost everything as a result... Jeez, did he really think he was able to outsmart Mr. Shane? Even if Jasmine did somehow get back together with Mr. Shane, he still wouldn't lend the Smith family a helping hand! After all, he would've done so five years

asked while leaning back with

is currently still hospitalized due to

and motioned for