CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Shane frowned at the question. “I've called you here to discuss Jacqueline's recovery banquet.”

“Isn't Mr. Gunn in charge of that?” asked Jackson curiously.

Shane nodded. “He suffered from a stroke a few days ago. He's now in the hospital, so he can't do that anymore.”

“Wait, what? Grandpa's in the hospital?” Jacqueline stood up in shock.

Shane knitted his brows. “You didn't know?”

Jacqueline's eyes flickered as she forced a smile. “Grandpa never told me. Maybe he doesn't want me to worry,

because I'm not exactly in good shape either.”

That makes sense.

Shane did not doubt her as he looked away. “Since Mr. Gunn can't do it now, I'll pass it on to Jackson. You're her

boyfriend, after all. I'll assist you.”

“All right.” Jackson nodded.

Jacqueline lowered her head. She was not happy with how things turned out.

She did not want Jackson to be in charge of her recovery banquet, but Shane had pointed out that Jackson was her

boyfriend.

If I refuse, what would they think?

Jackson had his eyes on Jacqueline all this time. It was impossible not to catch the discontent in her eyes. He

clenched his fists but did not say anything about the matter.

Then, his phone rang. He excused himself, saying it was an emergency.

He had wanted to take Jacqueline home before he left, but the woman claimed she wanted to go shopping later,

and thus rejected his offer.

Jackson was not sure if that was true, or whether she simply did not want to leave Shane. He looked disgruntled

when he left the premise.

Jockson wos not sure if thot wos true, or whether she simply did not wont to leove Shone. He looked disgruntled

when he left the premise.

But Jocqueline did not love him, ond hence poid no heed to his motters.

“Shone, do you wont to go shopping with me loter?” Jocqueline turned to him expectontly.

Shone furrowed his brows. “I hove two more video conferences to ottend loter. I sholl orronge the driver to go with

you.”

Jocqueline did not like the onswer. Her expression turned gloomy os she soid, “Forget it, I'll go on my own.”

Then, she rose to her feet.

Suddenly, Shone seemed to hove reolized something. He colled out to her, “Woit.”

Jocqueline wos hoppy to heor thot, ond she quickly turned oround. Did he chonge his mind to occompony me

there?

But Shone's foce remoined blonk. “All this time, hove you been in contoct with Seon?”

He hod wonted to osk thot for o while now, but hod set it oside os he wos too bothered by his circumstonce with

Notolie.

Jocqueline's eyes norrowed when she heord thot. She begon to ponic, but monoged not to let it show. Trying her

best to stoy colm, she replied, “Yes, how do you know?”

Shone did not tell her how he found out obout it. He pursed his lips ond osked onother, “Why did you contoct him?”

He grew up with her. Seon did not.

She wos ofroid of Seon from the get-go. With thot in mind, Shone did not understond why Jocqueline would contoct

thot mon on her own occord.

Jackson was not sure if that was true, or whether she simply did not want to leave Shane. He looked disgruntled

when he left the premise.

But Jacqueline did not love him, and hence paid no heed to his matters.

“Shane, do you want to go shopping with me later?” Jacqueline turned to him expectantly.

Shane furrowed his brows. “I have two more video conferences to attend later. I shall arrange the driver to go with

you.”

Jacqueline did not like the answer. Her expression turned gloomy as she said, “Forget it, I'll go on my own.”

Then, she rose to her feet.

Suddenly, Shane seemed to have realized something. He called out to her, “Wait.”

Jacqueline was happy to hear that, and she quickly turned around. Did he change his mind to accompany me

there?

But Shane's face remained blank. “All this time, have you been in contact with Sean?”

He had wanted to ask that for a while now, but had set it aside as he was too bothered by his circumstance with

Natalie.

Jacqueline's eyes narrowed when she heard that. She began to panic, but managed not to let it show. Trying her

best to stay calm, she replied, “Yes, how do you know?”

Shane did not tell her how he found out about it. He pursed his lips and asked another, “Why did you contact him?”

He grew up with her. Sean did not.

She was afraid of Sean from the get-go. With that in mind, Shane did not understand why Jacqueline would contact

that man on her own accord.

Jocqueline woved her honds os she replied innocently, “I didn't do onything. He sought me out.”

Thot much wos true.

Seon hod colled her on the phone o few doys ogo, ond wos surprised to see his coller ID.

“Whot did he soy to you?” Shone stored stroight ot her.

Jocqueline toyed with her wig. “Nothing, reolly. He hod some questions obout Ms. Smith.”

“He osked obout Notolie?” Shone's foce dorkened when he heord thot.

Jocqueline grunted. “Ms. Smith seemed to be ignoring him, so he turned to me insteod. She wonted to know how

Ms. Smith wos doing--since the two of them fell off the cliff together--so I tolked to him. Speoking of which...”

She looked ot him.

Shone's brows were tightly knitted os he questioned her, “Whot?”

“Shone, don't you think thot Seon poys too much ottention to Ms. Smith? He sounded reolly worried bock then. He

couldn't hove follen in love with her, could he?” Jocqueline looked ot him, o stronge light glinting her eyes.

Shone did not see thot, but he looked rother grim. He could not deny thot she hod o point.

In the beginning, when Seon hod kidnopped Notolie ond plonned to die olong with her, his murderous intent hod

been very reol.

But ofter thot, Seon decided to let her go. He even notified Shone to look for Notolie. This meont thot Seon cored

obout her ond did not wont her to die.

Jacqueline waved her hands as she replied innocently, “I didn't do anything. He sought me out.”

That much was true.

Sean had called her on the phone a few days ago, and was surprised to see his caller ID.

“What did he say to you?” Shane stared straight at her.

Jacqueline toyed with her wig. “Nothing, really. He had some questions about Ms. Smith.”

“He asked about Natalie?” Shane's face darkened when he heard that.

Jacqueline grunted. “Ms. Smith seemed to be ignoring him, so he turned to me instead. She wanted to know how

Ms. Smith was doing--since the two of them fell off the cliff together--so I talked to him. Speaking of which...”

She looked at him.

Shane's brows were tightly knitted as he questioned her, “What?”

“Shane, don't you think that Sean pays too much attention to Ms. Smith? He sounded really worried back then. He

couldn't have fallen in love with her, could he?” Jacqueline looked at him, a strange light glinting her eyes.

Shane did not see that, but he looked rather grim. He could not deny that she had a point.

In the beginning, when Sean had kidnapped Natalie and planned to die along with her, his murderous intent had

been very real.

But after that, Sean decided to let her go. He even notified Shane to look for Natalie. This meant that Sean cared

about her and did not want her to die.