CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Of all places, to run into Stanley here.

Who is the woman with him? Could it be Annie or somebody else?

Natalie couldn't figure out who it could be offhand and did not bother herself with that at the moment.

“Where are you guys? We'll come to you.”

“We're at the balcony of the dining hall. The couple whom Joyce had met are here too,” came Lina's reply.

“Stay right there, we'll be over in a bit.”

Natalie hung up and dropped her phone back into her purse. “Stanley is here,” she informed Shane. “There is a woman with him. Joyce ran into them and cried. She might have had a misunderstanding.”

Shane knew that Joyce liked Stanley. Therefore, he was not at all surprised at this piece of news. “Let's go. Aren't we going to meet them?” Shane offered Natalie his arm.

She stepped back in trepidation. “What are you doing? You're not going to carry me all the way over there, are you?”

Shane did not deign to answer her.

“Please, darling, there's no need.” Natalie was at a loss. “It's just a tiny abrasion on my heel, not a sprained ankle. I can walk just fine now that you've treated it for me.”

an attempt to convince him, to which he relented by letting his arm

the lounge and made their way to the

from a distance as well as the female figure beside

was of a thin and slender build. One look at her

at

Annie had managed to get this intimate with Stanley. It was not impossible for them to have already been in a relationship, given

to them. “Stanley,

see, Nat. How have you been?” he asked, while

frowned slightly but opted not

She turned to Annie who stood beside Stanley.

hung her head at Natalie's remark. Lina hurriedly patted

gone unnoticed by Stanley, though he did not seem to care much about Joyce's anguish. “No, I'm not. But...” he trailed off as

were about to rejoice at the news but Stanley's unfinished sentence wreaked havoc on their

Natalie, like a woman

found out what she did for Joyce, he would put his foot

was her

an interesting girl. I would definitely consider dating her,” Stanley continued

if she was about to swoon with delight. With a sudden vigorous motion, she grabbed Stanley by the hand. “Dr. Quinn,” she cried.