CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

“If you knew that, why did you bother thanking me? Are you just rubbing it in my face?” Jacqueline broke in. “Are you trying to show off to me that you're together with Shane?”

“I'm not!” Natalie retorted.

Jacqueline refused to believe her. Quivering, Jacqueline said, “Natalie, I've really been mistaken about you. Do you think you're being fair to me?”

“What?” Natalie's mouth twitched. Jacqueline's harsh accusations left Natalie rather confounded.

Jacqueline turned to Natalie with a look of absolute loathing. “Don't tell me you don't remember what I told you before about staying away from Shane?”

Natalie nodded uncertainly. “I remember.”

That had occurred when Stanley was first admitted to the hospital following his accident. Jacqueline had come to visit Stanley and bumped into Natalie instead. Jacqueline had issued that warning to Natalie then.

Jacqueline's voice rose. “If you remember, then why aren't you doing it? You're not being fair to me. I love Shane. I'd loved him ever since we were little. You knew this for a fact, yet you still went ahead and got together with him! You're really adamant about being a third party, aren't you?”

Upon hearing the charges that Jacqueline had flung to her, Natalie felt a twinge of guilt. Lowering her eyes, she said, “I'm sorry, Ms. Graham. I never had the intention to do this, but things happened along the way. Besides, I don't think I've ruined any relationship between Mr. Shane and you.”

Jacqueline almost choked with anger. “Are you trying to say that you don't think you've snatched

glare defiantly. “Mr. Shane told me that he'd never loved you. He's always treated you like a sister, and you've never been in a romantic relationship with him. Mr. Shane was single when I met him. Therefore, I

heart at all, it's definitely only a small corner! Shane would never date

finger at

fell. “Get out. I don't want to see you anymore. Get out!”

She turned

and Jackson.

after Natalie and got into the lift

lift descended, Shane pressed, “What did

breath, Natalie honestly recounted the conversation between Jacqueline

hearing what had transpired, Shane took Natalie into his arms and said softly,

shoulder and replied, “Of course, I won't. I don't think I did anything wrong. I never came

contained a tinge

not kept her distance from Shane

know you didn't,” Shane said teasingly. He leaned over and planted a kiss