CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

The person who caught her was none other than her partner and jewelry designer, Annette Jenning.

“It's me,” said Annette, putting down her hands.

Lacey Jones, the designer who had wanted to lay a finger on Natalie's and Lina's stuff, snorted. “What's the matter? Are you going to report me?”

Smiling, Annette replied, “It looks like you admit to it. Don't worry. I'm not going to report you. We're partners, after all. If I report you and you end up getting kicked out of the competition, I'll lose my partner and won't be able to continue competing anyway. It won't do me any good to report you.”

“That what do you want?” Lacey pursed her lips.

She had already known that Annette would not report her, so she had breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that it was Annette who had caught her.

“I don't want anything. I'm just hoping that you'll include me in your plans,” said Annette.

Lacey was shocked. “You've lost it. Have you thought about the consequences? If I do it on my own and get caught, you'll get off scot-free. At most, you won't be allowed to compete. But if we're both caught, you'll—”

advancing any further in this competition,” Annette interrupted with a flash

at Annette curiously. “Do you have a beef with Natalie's

had approached me first. However, they changed their mind after seeing her work and chose to work with her instead. It was utterly humiliating. How

could empathize with Annette. “That does

way if someone

She should be content with getting into the finals. How dare she even think of winning? She should know her place and not try to get her grubby hands on what's ours,” Annette spat out, her

same page. That's what I think too! Natalie has no right to come here to

why we should work together. Julian is an idiot for trying to do it all on her own. She's just presenting her head on a silver platter,” Annette remarked in

in the eye and held out her hand. “Here's

chair and blocked

and Sally sat on a couch in the room next door. All three of them

and Annette's conversation, as well as their every action,