CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 527

“What did you say?” Annie instantly froze.

Shane, too, glanced at Natalie warily.

Apologizing to Annie profusely in her head, Natalie quickly muttered her last statement a second time.

Instantly, Annie's face blanched as she staggered back a few steps, reeling from the shock.

Andre rushed forward to support Annie, who would have collapsed otherwise. Everyone else seemed utterly dumbfounded by the turn of events.

Natalie felt a tinge of remorse for what she had said, though there was no way of retracting her words now.

“Please excuse us, Ms. Mackenzie. I'll bring Annie home to rest for a while. We'll come back later to visit you,” Andre said ruefully, a forlorn expression on his face.

Mercede nodded graciously. “Of course. We'll see you out.”

She then gestured for the housekeeper to accompany the Hills out of the house, leaving only Natalie, Shane, and herself in the living room.

a seat on the sofa and indicated for them to do so. Hauling Natalie over, Shane asked, “Why did you say that

like to know why as well,”

years, Mercede was able to deduce right away that Natalie had been lying. However, she had not interfered out of consideration that it was none of

rather embarrassedly. “I didn't want to lie either,

in an effort

you mean?” Shane questioned,

out to be a lot more

sip of water before he reasoned, “Are you

lip as she

realistic at all,” Shane pronounced curtly. “Stanley obviously

“How do you know

was looking at

too. But Joyce is my friend, and I'll still do everything in my power to help her succeed. It's selfish, but I'm doing my best to reduce the competition

by that last thought, Natalie looked at

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