CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

He was about to head downstairs after leaving the study when he overheard Natalie talking about the killer.

Thinking Natalie had intended to talk to Joyce in private about it, Shane decided to remain upstairs and listen in instead.

That was how he ended up hearing the entire conversation.

“Darling, don't you think fate is being rather cruel to Joyce and Stanley?” Natalie asked with a wry smile.

They were clearly doing good by sending Stanley's parents food and supplies, but they ended up exposing their whereabouts and got them killed. I bet Joyce's parents would be devastated if they find out about it... I don't think anyone would take kindly to the fact that they got their closest friends killed!

Shane walked up to Natalie and hugged her gently. “Don't worry too much about this. You already told them the truth, so all that's left for you to do is let them handle it themselves. Do not get involved in it any further.”

“I know. I won't get myself involved. I'm just worried about Joyce, that's all,” Natalie mumbled worriedly.

Shane ran his hand through her hair as he said, “In that case, you can keep a close eye on her to make sure she doesn't do anything rash.”

“Yeah, that's exactly what I'm planning to do.” Natalie then glanced around and asked, “By the way, where's Connor?”

“He went to play with Sharon in the room,” Shane replied while sitting down beside her.

Natalie nodded in response.

Their little quiet moment was disrupted when Shane's cell phone started ringing all of a sudden.

frown on his face when he saw the caller ID made it obvious that he didn't like

that it was Jackson

question directly. “There are quite a lot of residents in this area. Given the commotion I caused upon

take his call, then?” Natalie

pursed his lips in hesitation, but answered the

You're back

the point,”

I heard you caught Jacqueline,” Jackson

aura as he asked, “Who

sure to keep everything that happened overseas a secret. Nobody knows about Sean capturing Natalie, let alone what happened when I went to rescue her! How did Jackson find out about me capturing Jacqueline? Does

murderous look formed in Shane's eyes at the thought of

wrong, Darling?”

started speaking on

Shane narrowed his

me a call and told

face eased up significantly

I thought I would have to weed out spies! I suppose it's nothing to

to have me release Jacqueline?” Shane

in his voice. “No, not at all! I just wanted to see her and ask her some questions, that's all! I would never ask you

Jacqueline would never see the

Shane's parents, nearly killed Natalie, and