CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Natalie's sudden question stumped Catherine. Believing that the woman was intentionally humiliating her, Catherine's face took on a menacing look. In a nasty tone, she demanded, “Are you saying that you won't agree, then?”

“That's right.” Natalie nodded, unfazed.

That answer made Catherine sniff disdainfully. “I didn't expect that you would be quite so petty. Why did Shane even fall in love with you?”

“You'll have to ask Shane that yourself. That isn't the only question you'll have to ask him, though. You can try persuading him to lay off Sean. The one who's bent on getting Sean is Shane, after all, not me. I'm afraid I can't be of much use,” Natalie said calmly, taking a sip of tea.

Catherine scowled at her resentfully. “You're Shane's wife! He'll listen to you.”

“I'm sorry, Mrs. Thompson. I don't want to,” Natalie replied frankly.

Sean's mother's chest heaved in agitation. “You really won't agree to it?” she repeated.

“That's right,” Natalie replied patiently.

“You...” Catherine choked in anger.

At that moment, a gentle voice floated over, saying, “Ms. Smith, Mrs. Thompson is your aunt! How could you be so rude to her?”

Jacqueline strolling down the

retorted, “Ms.

Mrs. Thompson like this,” Jacqueline replied with

looked at Jacqueline with a puzzled expression on her face.

remember me?” the woman

on Catherine's face cleared instantly. “It's you! I heard that you had regained

at Shane's temporarily,”

It's a pity that someone else came in between Shane and you. I would very much prefer to have a daughter-in-law like you in the

thus, Catherine seized Jacqueline's hand and gave her a

manner in which she had greeted

was goading her on purpose because she'd been unwilling to acquiesce to the woman's

rolled her eyes but continued to sip on her

apologetically at Natalie and hastily said, “Ms. Smith, I'm sure Mrs. Thompson didn't mean to offend you. I'm in a relationship with Jackie

didn't. She can't hurt me anyway. No matter what, I'm still the one Shane married,” Natalie replied, smiling sweetly

appeared in Jacqueline's eyes. She returned Natalie's smile

said meekly, “Mrs. Thompson, I didn't get to overhear much of your conversation just now. Did you ask Ms. Smith a favor