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.

his grip on her hand loosened a smidge, and he didn't clutch desperately

merely stared

on his face gradually faded.

In the

seeing Natalie, he frowned. “Why

face instantly disappeared. “You were drunk, so I came over to take care of

Huh? I was drunk?

startled for a moment before he remembered that he had gone out for drinks with Jackson. He accidentally imbibed because of everything that had

unwell anywhere, Shane?” Natalie inquired when she noticed that

noticed that he was holding her hand. His expression darkened, and he released his hold on her. “No.

as though the air had been sucked out of her when he dropped his

about I stay and keep you company tonight?” she murmured, gazing at him

doesn't want to give me a chance to talk to him, I'll take the initiative to stay the night with him. Perhaps he'll

the covers, he sat up and massaged his temples. “No, it's okay. You may leave.”

her lip,

“Leave!” Shane snapped.

Natalie's eyes vanished, and her expression dimmed. She got up

didn't miss her disappointment and dejection. A glimmer of distress flashed across his eyes at the

again when he

she leaned against the door. Looking up at the ceiling along the corridor, she forced back the tears that

was a long while before she finally managed to compose herself and return to the