CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Stanley gazed upon the couple standing across from him. With an ominous glint across his eyes, he commented, “Natalie, I'm relieved to see how well you and Shane are doing.”

“Thank you.” Natalie beamed. “Stanley,” she added. “What are you doing here?”

“Here's what happened. “I've accepted a request to perform surgery on a member of the royal family. I am here tonight at this party as his guest,” Stanley explained, with a smile that displayed his teeth. “It's such a coincidence running into you here, Nat.”

Natalie's mouth hung open in amazement. “Surgery? Stanley, does that mean that your treatment has finished?”

“Hey, what treatment? Dr. Quinn isn't even sick! That wasn't an illness!” Annie retorted coldly, apparently displeased at Natalie's remark.

Shane gazed at Annie with his eyes narrowed into slits. “If mental disorders are not classified as being illnesses, pray tell me what is it that you would consider an illness?”

“I...” Annie stammered. It was not only Shane's status that had frightened her, but his assertiveness as well.

Not daring to attempt to refute a statement as bold as that, she lapsed into a sulky silence.

“That's enough, Annie.” Shane pulled Annie's arm as she trotted back to his side obediently. “Mr. Thompson is right. I am indeed ill.”

Natalie did the same. She squeezed Shane arm to hush him.

had leaped to her rescue

for everybody to settle down before speaking again. “My treatment had ended half a month ago. I've been declared fit to return

it had been concluded some time ago, why have you not

answered. “I will only return after

his lips at

you not looking forward to my return?” he queried with a

“Yes,” Shane replied bluntly.

unfaltering. “Could you be

thick with tension. “Even so,” he sneered. “There's nothing you can do. She is my

asserted his dominance by

Instead, she leaned

she were not his wife yet, she was not going to

treat me with such hostility, Mr. Thompson? I've changed, and I'm not who I used to be. And please, believe me, I've moved on

expect me to believe

were not as easy to let

you choose not

and warmer than the one toward Shane. “Nat, I've got to get

“Hmm.” Natalie nodded.