CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

“It's alright,” Natalie said with a shake of her head. Instead of holding a grudge, she chose to forgive him.

After all, she knew that he had not done it on purpose.

Natalie shifted her gaze to Jacqueline again. “Ms. Graham, please keep in mind that I'm Shane's girlfriend now.

There is nothing wrong with you visiting him when he's here. After all, it's your own freedom to meet him,” Natalie

said.

“However, I hope that you'll keep your distance from Shane and avoid touching him as it would spark unwanted

rumors. I'd be unhappy if I see the two of you having close contact as well. I hope that you'll respect my wishes,”

Natalie continued while narrowing her eyes.

Hearing her words, Shane's lips curved into a broad smile. He was clearly delighted with Natalie's display of

possessiveness.

On the other hand, Jacqueline was upset as she glanced at Shane, who did not step forward to defend her and even

seemed pleased with Natalie's warnings. Despite the pang of disappointment in her heart, Jacqueline forced herself

to smile. “Alright, I will make sure to heed your advice in the future.”

“That's great,” Natalie answered with a smile.

Jacqueline lowered her head in an attempt to conceal her facial expression as she bid them farewell, “Shane, I

won't disturb you and Ms. Smith anymore. I'll take my leave first.”

“Alright,” Shane replied and nodded his head in approval.

With that, Jacqueline spun on her heel and left.

In the blink of an eye, her figure vanished into thin air.

Natalie sat down on Jacqueline's seat. 'Shane, do you think my words to Ms. Graham were too harsh?” she asked

worriedly.

“No.” Shane tilted his head to look at her. “In fact, you reminded us that we shouldn't be too close.”

“I see.” Natalie let out a sigh of relief.

Natalie was afraid that Shane would consider her earlier actions to be out of line as she assumed that her words

had hurt Jacqueline's feelings.

It seems like I've been overthinking.

After a few moments, the door to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic was opened once more.

This time, Jackson walked out with a file in his hands.

Immediately, Shane and Natalie leaped to their feet when they caught sight of him.

“Dr. Baker,” Natalie greeted him as she clasped her hands together. She looked at the file with a worried expression

painted across her face.

If she wasn't required to maintain proper etiquette, Natalie would have lunged for the file in sheer desperation.

“How is it?” Shane asked.

There was a troubled look on Jackson's face. For a few moments, his gaze darted between the two of them before

he sighed and handed the file to Natalie.

Jackson's solemnness caused a feeling of unease to rise in Natalie's heart. Her hands trembled as she took the file

from Jackson.

Although Natalie had the file in her grasp, she did not open it. Instead, Natalie posed a question to Jackson, “Dr.

Baker, is there something wrong with the child?”

Hearing her words, Shane's gaze darkened as he turned to stare at Jackson.

“That's not the issue. In fact, you weren't even pregnant in the first place!” Jackson shook his head.

Her false pregnancy was the sole reason for the weird look on his face.

“What? I'm not pregnant?” Natalie exclaimed loudly while her eyes widened in utter disbelief.

Shane pressed his lips into a thin line and snatched the file from Natalie. Hastily, he flipped it open to study its

contents.

Natalie peeked over Shane's shoulder to look at the file as well.

Her body stiffened when she read the last line.

“How is that possible...” Natalie muttered shakily.

On the other hand, Shane closed the file with an impassive look.

Jackson adjusted the glasses perched on his nose. “Why did the two of you think that Natalie was pregnant?” he

asked.

“I showed signs of pregnancy. Also, my period hasn't come yet, so...” Natalie murmured sullenly as she placed a

hand over her belly.

But she trailed off mid-sentence.

Initially, she had thought that she was genuinely pregnant. But when it was revealed that she wasn't carrying a

child, the joy she felt earlier was replaced by sadness.

“It seems like it was a false pregnancy,” Jackson finished her sentence.

Natalie remained silent and bowed her head.

Sensing her disappointment, Shane decided to set aside his own feelings of regret. “It's alright. You can still get

pregnant next time,” he comforted Natalie gently, pulling Natalie into his embrace.

“Thot's not the issue. In foct, you weren't even pregnont in the first ploce!” Jockson shook his heod.

Her folse pregnoncy wos the sole reoson for the weird look on his foce.

“Whot? I'm not pregnont?” Notolie excloimed loudly while her eyes widened in utter disbelief.

Shone pressed his lips into o thin line ond snotched the file from Notolie. Hostily, he flipped it open to study its

contents.

Notolie peeked over Shone's shoulder to look ot the file os well.

Her body stiffened when she reod the lost line.

“How is thot possible...” Notolie muttered shokily.

On the other hond, Shone closed the file with on impossive look.

Jockson odjusted the glosses perched on his nose. “Why did the two of you think thot Notolie wos pregnont?” he

osked.

“I showed signs of pregnoncy. Also, my period hosn't come yet, so...” Notolie murmured sullenly os she ploced o

hond over her belly.

But she troiled off mid-sentence.

Initiolly, she hod thought thot she wos genuinely pregnont. But when it wos reveoled thot she wosn't corrying o

child, the joy she felt eorlier wos reploced by sodness.

“It seems like it wos o folse pregnoncy,” Jockson finished her sentence.

Notolie remoined silent ond bowed her heod.

Sensing her disoppointment, Shone decided to set oside his own feelings of regret. “It's olright. You con still get

pregnont next time,” he comforted Notolie gently, pulling Notolie into his embroce.