CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

That drew a grateful smile from Tina. “I'm glad that you understand. But since Georginia and myself have both

been approached, I suspect that we might not be the only ones. Whoever that was clearly out to get you. Even

though we said no, we can't be sure about how the others responded. Jayson didn't turn it down though, and what

happened before was the last piece of evidence.”

Jayson's that designer who tried to trip me just now.

Natalie's blood ran cold.

Lina, too, was in a righteous fit. “So, that guy really did it on purpose, Nat. We can't just let him off the hook.”

“I know that, but right now, we don't have any compelling evidence to prove our case, so we can't take any action

against him,” said Natalie as she bit her lip.

At this moment, Tina's phone chimed.

She pulled it out and took one look at it. “Georginia's inviting me to go drinking tonight. All right, Natalie. I think I've

pretty much said everything. You should watch your back from here on out.”

With that, she patted Natalie on the shoulder and strolled past her.

Natalie's fingers tightened against themselves as what she learned weighed heavily on her mind.

Who's the one behind this? Is it Sean? Or Jacqueline?

“Nat? Hello?” Lina waved a hand in front of her.

That brought Natalie back to the present. “Uh, I'm fine.”

“I think you should go get some rest. Mr. Shane's still waiting for you. Perhaps if you tell him about this, he might be

able to do something about it,” Lina suggested chirpily.

Natalie nodded. “You may be right. Let's go.”

When the duo returned to the dressing room, Sally was already there.

With the gown and accessories yet to be completed, she found herself with plenty of spare time on her hands.

Hence, she had stuck around to help Natalie and Shane babysit the two kids.

As Sharon was a girl, there were some things that were not convenient for Shane to assist with, thus those tasks

were left up to Sally.

“Nat.” Sally was playing with the children but quickly looked up to greet them when she heard the door open.

Natalie grunted. “We're back.”

“Mommy.” The children dropped the toys in their hands and ran over to hug both of her legs.

Natalie patted them on the head. She then noticed that there were two people missing from the dressing room.

“Where's Shane and Mr. Campbell?”

“Silas has gone to get the children some snacks, and Mr. Shane went out to field a call. It seemed to be work-

related,” replied Sally.

Natalie nodded in acknowledgment and led the children over to the couch.

At the same time, Lina and Sally sat together so that Lina could take some measurements for Sally's neck and

fingers.

The door to the dressing room opened once more shortly after, and in stepped Shane's towering figure.

“Daddy,” cried the children as they waved excitedly at him.

Shane nodded back at them before he shifted his gaze onto Natalie. “How long have you been back?”

“Only just. I heord from Sol thot there might be some trouble ot the compony. If it's urgent, then you probobly

should fly bock to ottend to it,” Notolie soid in concern, os she did not wont him to neglect motters ot the group on

her occount.

Were this situotion to persist, even with his position os mojority shoreholder ond choirmon whose words corried the

most weight, the old guord on the boord of directors would nonetheless hove o lot to soy obout it.

Though she knew thot he did not feor them, thot did not meon thot he should completely disregord them, for if the

old guord were to come together, they would be more thon copoble of giving him o hord time. Thot wos o

development thot she would rother not see.

“It's nothing urgent. Coming to the end of the yeor, there's the onnuol stock-toking thot needed to be done ond o

couple of decisions over the benefits of the hundreds of thousonds of employees thot needed to be outhorized,”

Shone soid while he settled himself down next to her.

Notolie exholed ofter she heord thot. “I see. Then I'm relieved.”

“Mr. Shone.” They were joined by the Cheshire Cot Solly. “On top of being your ossistont's girlfriend, I'm kind of like

on employee of Thompson Group, no? So, would I be getting o yeor-end bonus?”

Notolie wos tickled by her words. She nudged ot the mon next to her. “Yeoh, will Sol be getting onything?”

“Only just. I heard from Sal that there might be some trouble at the company. If it's urgent, then you probably

should fly back to attend to it,” Natalie said in concern, as she did not want him to neglect matters at the group on

her account.

Were this situation to persist, even with his position as majority shareholder and chairman whose words carried the

most weight, the old guard on the board of directors would nonetheless have a lot to say about it.

Though she knew that he did not fear them, that did not mean that he should completely disregard them, for if the

old guard were to come together, they would be more than capable of giving him a hard time. That was a

development that she would rather not see.

“It's nothing urgent. Coming to the end of the year, there's the annual stock-taking that needed to be done and a

couple of decisions over the benefits of the hundreds of thousands of employees that needed to be authorized,”

Shane said while he settled himself down next to her.

Natalie exhaled after she heard that. “I see. Then I'm relieved.”

“Mr. Shane.” They were joined by the Cheshire Cat Sally. “On top of being your assistant's girlfriend, I'm kind of like

an employee of Thompson Group, no? So, would I be getting a year-end bonus?”

Natalie was tickled by her words. She nudged at the man next to her. “Yeah, will Sal be getting anything?”