CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

After Natalie repeated that several times, she had managed to feed him almost the entire glass of water.

Seeing that the crease of his brows had eased, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“Just how much did you have to drink?” she muttered at the stench of alcohol hanging in the air.

Then, she shrugged helplessly before placing the back of her hand on his forehead to check whether he was running a fever.

After all, it was common to contract a fever from overindulgence.

Fortunately, Shane wasn't running a fever — he was merely sloshed.

At that, Natalie's heart that was lodged in her throat finally settled back in her chest. She then got up and went to the bathroom for a basin of water to wipe him down.

Having done all that, she pulled the covers over him and made to leave.

Out of the blue, Shane abruptly grabbed her hand. In a hoarse voice, he cried out, “Don't go!”

Thinking that he was awake, she hurriedly whirled around only to realize that he was merely talking in his sleep.

“Don't go!” the man repeated once more.

“I'll stay.” Natalie sat back down on the edge of the bed.

for his grip on her hand loosened

merely stared

his face gradually faded. As such,

twitched. In the next moment, he

seeing Natalie, he frowned. “Why

chilly voice, the elation on Natalie's face instantly disappeared. “You were drunk, so

Huh? I was drunk?

gone out for drinks with Jackson. He accidentally imbibed because of

you feeling unwell anywhere, Shane?” Natalie inquired when she noticed that he had suddenly gone

noticed that he was holding her hand. His expression darkened, and he released his hold

felt as though the air had been sucked out of her when he dropped his hand, and her anguish snowballed when she

keep you company

I'll take the initiative to stay the

the man remained unmoved. Flipping the covers, he sat up and massaged his temples.

lip, Natalie

“Leave!” Shane snapped.

her expression

and dejection. A glimmer of distress

again when he recalled the scene of his

she gently closed the door behind her. Then, she leaned against the door. Looking up at the ceiling along the corridor, she

finally managed to