CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Shane's eyes flashed with excitement at the new offer.

Well, I can't be too unreasonable.

With a grunt, he hung up.

Natalie knew him well enough to know that he had agreed. With a chuckle, she turned her attention back to Joyce. “I'm sacrificing so much for you, Joyce. When we go back, you're going to work extra hard for me.”

At those words, Natalie turned off the light and with an almighty yawn, shut her eyes and drifted off to sleep almost immediately.

It had been a long day for her, after the jet lag and the night of drinking. Her head began to feel heavy for wanting to get some sleep.

The following day, Joyce woke up feeling rejuvenated. She was dumbfounded at the sight of Natalie sleeping next to her.

“Nat, why are you in my bed?” Joyce gave Natalie a shove.

“What's going on?” Natalie mumbled as she opened her bleary eyes.

“You tell me! Why are you in my bed?” Joyce persisted.

Natalie massaged her head as she struggled to sit upright. “You have the nerve to ask me that!” she replied in a huff. “You were so drunk last night that after I'd dropped you off in your room, you cried and clung on to me, insisting that I kept you company.”

Joyce strained to recall the events of the night before through the haze of champagne

“Go back to sleep if you're still feeling dizzy,” she suggested. “You had a lot to drink last night. I have to console our friend. He wasn't happy that

alone in her room, who was sitting on the

cautiously and tiptoed toward the bed

was thrown off but he was nowhere

did he go?”

as she was about to search for him, a pair of arms shot out and wrapped tightly

her back and the

back.” came Shane's low voice

Natalie stuck her tongue out at him in

spun her around to face him. After gazing at her for some

not brushed my teeth!” she protested as she shoved him away

that either

time, as though it carried a hint of

clear to Natalie that that

her breaking her promise to him the night

not attempt to push him away after that realization. Instead,

not mind her stale morning breath, she would

evolved beyond kissing. With a powerful heave, he threw Natalie onto the

as he was and began