CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Shane acknowledged with a grunt. “Come back quickly.”

“Okay.” Natalie smiled at him, then made her way out of the private room.

Annie, who was at another table, noticed Natalie's movements and followed suit.

Natalie sensed that someone was creeping up behind her. With a frown, she halted in her tracks, then turned around and commanded, “Come on out!”

Without a choice, Annie slid out from behind a corner.

Seeing that it was only Annie, Natalie was both relieved and annoyed.

“What's going on?” Natalie confronted Annie with narrowed eyes.

Gritting her teeth, Annie replied, “I just wanted to ask where Dr. Quinn is now.”

“Why?” Natalie retorted.

Taking a deep breath, Annie confessed, “I wanted to see for myself who his current girlfriend is.”

her?” Natalie probed. “Are you intending to break

widened, unable to defend

of doing all this? Stanley doesn't like you. Even if you break them up, it won't make him like you either. In fact, he'll despise you

of tears. “I've liked Stanley since I first set my eyes on

you. I waited patiently all this while for the two of you to break up, and now he's in a relationship with someone else! If he can date so liberally, why doesn't he even want to consider me?

fervently believed that as long as he was willing to give her a chance, she would

face, Natalie sighed, feeling a rush of pity for the desolate woman

of that?”

business! Go on dating Mr. Shane for all I care. Don't interfere with Dr. Quinn's love life anymore. You're no longer his girlfriend,” Annie retorted defiantly, eager

her a wry smile. “Fine, I won't interfere. But I won't tell

not?” Annie

don't want to,” Natalie replied, shrugging

was livid. She glared at Natalie menacingly but could do nothing beyond throwing a tantrum. “Fine. Don't tell me, then! I'll find out on my own. There's nothing the Hills' influence won't

Annie turned and stormed off in

at Annie's retreating figure, then shrugged her shoulders once again before continuing

to the private room ten minutes