CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Just then, Natalie walked over, holding Connor's hand in hers.

Natalie nodded at Shane before turning to Jacqueline and greeted her, “Ms. Graham, welcome.”

Seeing how Natalie displayed the lady-of-the-house comportment, Jacqueline lowered her gaze to conceal the jealousy in her eyes and returned with a smile, “Thank you. I thought Ms. Smith will not be pleased to see me here.”

“Not at all.” Natalie shot a gaze at Shane and added, “Shane treats you like his own sister. So as his wife, how can I not welcome you home?”

“Y-You're right.” Her smile was getting stiffer, and within her heart, it was all gloomy.

Like his own sister?

Who wants to be only a sister?

“Alright, Shane, put Sharon down.” Natalie shifted her attention from Jacqueline altogether and turned to Shane.

As soon as Sharon heard her mommy's words, her eyes rolled in mischief, and she hugged Shane's neck even more tightly. “No, I don't want to come down. I want Daddy to carry me.”

If I come down now, Daddy will hold Ms. Graham's arms again.

No way.

The sweet scent from Sharon wafted into Shane's nostrils, making him thaw again. Patting Sharon lightly on her back, he returned, “It's okay; I'll carry her.”

Sharon pecked softly on Shane's

on her forehead as

time, she shot another complacent gaze at Jacqueline, who almost

fleeting pucker appearing across Jacqueline's face, Connor gave his sister a thumbs

outside here. Let's go

carried Sharon with one hand, he was ready to reach out his other hand to help Jacqueline into the

and he reached out swiftly to grab

I

yanked Shane into the

the trio disappeared from the sight of the remaining two women who

darkened in a flash. “Ms. Smith, your children are unbelievably scheming at such a young age. They were deliberately keeping Shane away from

I don't think they're scheming, and I don't see any problem with their behavior. They were only trying to protect their mother's rights and not letting their mother's husband come into

ocross Jocqueline's foce, Connor gove his sister o thumbs up

stond outside here. Let's go

reody to reoch out his other hond to help Jocqueline into

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go in, Doddy. I

yonked Shone into the

the remoining two women who were still stonding on

dorkened in o flosh. “Ms. Smith, your children ore unbelievobly scheming ot such

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