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.

that Shane had leaped to her rescue at Annie's attempt to

“My treatment had ended half a month ago. I've been declared fit to return to my

been concluded some time ago, why have you not returned to J

of this particular surgery,” Stanley answered. “I will only return

pursed his lips

looking forward to my return?” he queried with

“Yes,” Shane replied bluntly.

Stanley asked, his smile unfaltering. “Could you be worried that I may have plans to woo

was thick with tension. “Even

that, he asserted his dominance by wrapping

Instead, she leaned against

not his wife yet, she was not going to embarrass

that Nat is your wife, I've never denied it,” Stanley reasoned. “Why would you treat me with such hostility, Mr. Thompson? I've

you expect me to believe that?” Shane

to let

shrugged helplessly. “There's not much else I can do to convince you if you choose not to believe me. If you'll excuse me, Mr. Thompson. I have an appointment

to Natalie with a smile that was much more genuine and warmer than the one toward Shane. “Nat, I've got

“Hmm.” Natalie nodded.