CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

In horror, Natalie stumbled backward involuntarily and almost fell.

Shane quickly let go of the hospital bed and gripped Natalie in alarm, pulling her into his arms. “What's wrong?”

Natalie looked after the departing hospital bed, then composed herself. When she turned to smile at Shane, it was almost a grimace. “It's nothing. I was just surprised by Ms. Graham's scars.”

Shane nodded in understanding.

To the unsuspecting eye, the scars indeed presented a rather horrifying image. When Shane had first encountered them, he'd also been rather stunned.

Afterward, when he had gotten used to it, they'd ceased to bother him.

“Jacqueline got her scars from multiple operations,” Shane explained to Natalie as they walked towards Jacqueline's hospital room.

Natalie had almost recovered her wits entirely by then. She tilted her head and looked at Shane curiously. “Has Ms. Graham really gone for so many operations?”

“Yep. A tumor grew in Jacqueline's head when she was in a vegetative state. Due to its location, No doctor dared to remove it completely. The portion of the tumor that was left behind kept growing, so multiple surgeries had to be done to keep it in check,” Shane said, sighing.

“Ah, I see.” Comprehension dawned on Natalie, and she nodded. “Then, has the tumor in Ms. Graham's head been completely removed by Stanley?”

Shane nodded again.

admit that Stanley's surgical

however, was an entirely different

eventually arrived

tow. Jacqueline had woken up by then and was sitting in bed propped up by pillows. Jackson was waiting on her

Jacqueline saw them enter, her face darkened. She pushed the cup of

bedside table and threw the straw away. He turned, beaming, towards Shane and Natalie. “What took

briefly. Turning towards the pale Jacqueline and,

her head but

to Jackson and

was on Shane's mind and

over to some seats

you start dating Shane?” Jackson asked casually, reclining in

glance at the hospital room they'd just come out from.

at least have been a few days ago. After all, Shane hasn't come to the hospital to

Not even once?

this information. She ruffled her hair to

shrugged his shoulders and said nothing. His gaze, however, was fixed steadfastly on the floor, and Natalie couldn't guess what was running through his

not too familiar with Jackson. She remained beside him in companionable