CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Lowering his eyes, Silas sighed. “Although I understand your feelings, Dr. Baker, I'm sorry to say that I wasn't deceiving you. Jacqueline's really dead, and her body has already been transported to Stanford Hospital.”

Stanford Hospital also happened to be Stanley's previous place of employment.

When he heard Silas' words, Jackson felt like his heart was being crushed. It hurt so much that it left him feeling short of breath.

He held the phone in a vice-like grip. “Why? How could it have happened so quickly? It was you lot who killed her, am I right?”

All along, Jackson was aware that Shane had no intentions of handing Jacqueline over to the police and that the man sought to procure justice for himself.

Hence, he thought it highly possible that Shane could have killed Jacqueline.

That got Silas' brow bunched up into a frown. “You've misunderstood us, Dr. Baker. Although we did indeed plan to kill her, we aren't responsible for it. She was the one who took her own life.”

“Took her own life?” Jackson's eyes narrowed asudden in skepticism. “How... Why would Jacqueline kill herself?”

out of desperation, she chose to take matters into her own hands. Seeing how much you loved her, you ought to know as well

Silas described. Jacqueline's arrogance and egocentricity

must have really taken her

his head so low that no one could see

quiet sniffles, though, betrayed the fact that

Although Dr. Baker had stated that he was not in love with Jacqueline anymore and would not see her again, he could not have just let go of

emotional state wound up a

in mind, Silas thumbed up the glasses on his nose bridge and tried to offer up some words of consolation. “I understand your sorrow, Dr. Baker, but she's gone. Please do

grief?” Jackson

easy when the

you say that Jacqueline is now at the Stanford Hospital?”

“Yes. She had been sent to the Stanford

glasses to wipe away his own tears. Picking up his pace, he raced in the direction of the elevator and made his way out of the hospital without even changing out of the surgery attire he had on. He flagged down a ride that took him to the Stanford

too surprised to find himself being hung up on as it was