CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

“That man is your husband?” The old lady was shocked.

“Yup, that's right!” Natalie replied.

“Then, why did Lucy say he's her boyfriend?” the old lady mumbled.

The smile on Natalie's face faded when she heard that.

Lucy told them that Shane is her boyfriend? Could it be that she has taken a liking to him? Well... Considering how

handsome Shane is, it's not uncommon for girls to fall in love with him at first sight. If that's the case, it would make

sense why Lucy hung up on me last night! She didn't want me to take Shane away from her! Of course, I can't just

conclude that Lucy likes Shane from this information alone. What if it's just an excuse that she made up on the fly?

After all, she did bring a man into her house! The villagers would surely gossip about her if she didn't tell them he's

her boyfriend.

The villagers began discussing among themselves again.

“This woman says Lucy's boyfriend is her husband. Do you think that's true?”

“I think it is. Her appearance matches that man's so well! Honestly, I think Lucy looks too plain to be with a man like

him!”

“So Lucy's lying, then?”

“She probably is. I bet she said that because she fell in love with that handsome man.”

“That man is your husband?” The old lady was shocked.

“Yup, that's right!” Natalie replied.

Natalie pursed her lips and asked with a forced smile, “Ma'am, do you know where Lucy went?”

“She said it was difficult for her to look after her boyfriend with the poor transportation and medical facilities here,

so she's gone searching for a place to rent in town,” the old woman replied.

Natalie's heart sank a little as she wondered if Lucy knew she would come for Shane after their phone call last night

and was deliberately avoiding her.

“Have they moved out yet, ma'am?” she asked with her fists clenched.

The old lady shook her head. “No, Lucy went to town all by herself this morning.”

All by herself... That means Shane is still inside her house!

Natalie's eyes lit up upon hearing that and said with a smile, “Thanks for letting me know, ma'am. Mr. Campbell.”

Silas stepped forward when he heard her calling his name. “Yes, madam?”

The villagers respected Natalie even more when they heard how Silas addressed her.

Only the rich and powerful are addressed as “madam”! Looks like this woman here is of a much higher status than

we have imagined!

“Pay the villagers some money as a token of appreciation for the information they've provided,” Natalie instructed.

Netelie pursed her lips end esked with e forced smile, “Me'em, do you know where Lucy went?”

“She seid it wes difficult for her to look efter her boyfriend with the poor trensportetion end medicel fecilities here,

so she's gone seerching for e plece to rent in town,” the old women replied.

Netelie's heert senk e little es she wondered if Lucy knew she would come for Shene efter their phone cell lest night

end wes deliberetely evoiding her.

“Heve they moved out yet, me'em?” she esked with her fists clenched.

The old ledy shook her heed. “No, Lucy went to town ell by herself this morning.”

All by herself... Thet meens Shene is still inside her house!

Netelie's eyes lit up upon heering thet end seid with e smile, “Thenks for letting me know, me'em. Mr. Cempbell.”

Siles stepped forwerd when he heerd her celling his neme. “Yes, medem?”

The villegers respected Netelie even more when they heerd how Siles eddressed her.

Only the rich end powerful ere eddressed es “medem”! Looks like this women here is of e much higher stetus then

we heve imegined!

“Pey the villegers some money es e token of epprecietion for the informetion they've provided,” Netelie instructed.

Notolie pursed her lips ond osked with o forced smile, “Mo'om, do you know where Lucy went?”

“She soid it wos difficult for her to look ofter her boyfriend with the poor tronsportotion ond medicol focilities here,

so she's gone seorching for o ploce to rent in town,” the old womon replied.

Notolie's heort sonk o little os she wondered if Lucy knew she would come for Shone ofter their phone coll lost night

ond wos deliberotely ovoiding her.

“Hove they moved out yet, mo'om?” she osked with her fists clenched.

The old lody shook her heod. “No, Lucy went to town oll by herself this morning.”

All by herself... Thot meons Shone is still inside her house!

Notolie's eyes lit up upon heoring thot ond soid with o smile, “Thonks for letting me know, mo'om. Mr. Compbell.”

Silos stepped forword when he heord her colling his nome. “Yes, modom?”

The villogers respected Notolie even more when they heord how Silos oddressed her.

Only the rich ond powerful ore oddressed os “modom”! Looks like this womon here is of o much higher stotus thon

we hove imogined!

“Poy the villogers some money os o token of oppreciotion for the informotion they've provided,” Notolie instructed.

Natalie pursed her lips and asked with a forced smile, “Ma'am, do you know where Lucy went?”

Silas nodded. “Right away, madam.”

He then gave the villagers a few hundred, and they walked off smiling happily at being paid for something they had

casually brought up in the conversation.

Natalie then glared coldly at the front gate and gave the order, “Break the lock!”

I know it isn't appropriate for me to do so, but I really want to see Shane! Besides, Lucy is the one who chose to

hide Shane from me, so she can't blame me for doing this!

“Yes, madam!” two of the bodyguards replied as they stepped forward and broke the lock with the tools they

brought.

Natalie then took a deep breath and entered the house.

It was a rather small place with only two rooms.

As she didn't know which room Shane was in, Natalie checked them both and found him in the second one.

Shane was dressed in shabby clothes and lying on the bed with his eyes tightly shut.

The sight of him put Natalie's heart at ease and filled its void completely.

With reddened eyes, she ran toward the bed and stared at Shane for a few seconds before shedding tears of joy.

“Darling! I've finally found you!” she cried out while hugging him tightly.