CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Dropping her hand from the doorknob, Natalie stalked toward Jacqueline. “The same can be said of you, Ms. Graham. Besides, you even wandered around, traipsing right into my husband's study.”

A wave of gratification flooded Jacqueline at the hostility in her voice.

She lifted the cup of coffee in her hand while explaining, “Oh, I was just feeling thirsty just now, so I went downstairs to get some water. I noticed that Shane wasn't in bed yet, so I made him a cup of coffee and brought it to him. Please don't take any offense at me, Ms. Smith.”

“Nah, I don't mind!” Natalie crossed her arms. “Why would I take any offense when you're willing to do the job of a housemaid?”

“What? Did you just say that I'm a housemaid?” As Jacqueline's eyes widened in shock, she gaped at her incredulously.

The corners of Natalie's mouth lifted at her reaction. “I didn't say that. You said that yourself, Ms. Graham. I merely said that you like doing the job of a housemaid.”

Jacqueline's hands clenched into fists, and she shook with fury.

Argh! Saying that I like doing the job of a housemaid is no different from calling me a housemaid!

you're going overboard by saying that, Ms. Smith?” Her eyes gradually turned

bed at such an hour, wandering into the study of someone else's husband dressed so scantily instead. I believe that you know better than me whether you truly intended to bring him a cup of coffee or for some other motive without

flickered, and she swiftly lowered her head. “Oh, it's because of my dressing that you're so aggressive with me, Ms. Smith? If so, I apologize. I'm only dressed thusly because I'm about to head to bed. I really didn't mean anything else,

to wander in and out of my husband's study in such an

Natalie had said that, she retracted her gaze from Jacqueline and descended the

a torn in Jacqueline's flesh, causing her

and told her bluntly not to go up to the third floor anymore. If

was an

while she descended the

then flashed across her mind—to push Natalie down

as she takes a tumble down the stairs, death is a foregone conclusion at such a height. As long as she's dead, Shane will

her sanity. At the same time, her expression turned increasingly vicious,

breath, she crept toward the staircase to catch up to Natalie and push her

the two of you not in bed yet at such