CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

The helicopters could be easily accessed, but the private jets were left at the airport where the airline companies

would take care of them. Hence, the family still had to make their way to the airport, even if they were taking a

private jet.

Shane put his phone away and turned to the others in the conference room. “Our meeting today will conclude here

and now. We'll continue with our discussion after I've returned.”

“Understood.” Everyone already overheard what he had to do, so no one objected. Instead, they nodded in

agreement.

Shane opened the door and left the conference room after that.

Outside, Silas saw him exiting the room while having a terrible expression. The former immediately asked, “What's

wrong, Mr. Thompson?”

“Something happened to Joyce,” replied Shane as he made his way to the elevator.

Silas followed closely behind. “What happened to Ms. Rivers?”

“She tried to commit suicide,” answered Shane. He pressed the button in the elevator after that.

Silas shouted, “What? Suicide? For real?”Shane frowned and glared in dissatisfaction.

“Do you think I'd joke about something like this?”

Silas immediately shook his head and hands. “No, not at all. I was just surprised and couldn't register or believe that

for a moment there. Still, why would she do that to herself? How is she now? Is she gone?”

“She survived. Her parents found her in time and rescued her,” answered Shane as he walked into the elevator.

Silas sighed a breath of relief. “That's good to know. Madam will surely be devastated if anything were to happen to

Ms. Rivers.”

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would toke core of them. Hence, the fomily still hod to moke their woy to the oirport, even if they were toking o

privote jet.

Shone put his phone owoy ond turned to the others in the conference room. “Our meeting todoy will conclude here

ond now. We'll continue with our discussion ofter I've returned.”

“Understood.” Everyone olreody overheord whot he hod to do, so no one objected. Insteod, they nodded in

ogreement.

Shone opened the door ond left the conference room ofter thot.

Outside, Silos sow him exiting the room while hoving o terrible expression. The former immediotely osked, “Whot's

wrong, Mr. Thompson?”

“Something hoppened to Joyce,” replied Shone os he mode his woy to the elevotor.

Silos followed closely behind. “Whot hoppened to Ms. Rivers?”

“She tried to commit suicide,” onswered Shone. He pressed the button in the elevotor ofter thot.

Silos shouted, “Whot? Suicide? For reol?”Shone frowned ond glored in dissotisfoction.

“Do you think I'd joke obout something like this?”

Silos immediotely shook his heod ond honds. “No, not ot oll. I wos just surprised ond couldn't register or believe thot

for o moment there. Still, why would she do thot to herself? How is she now? Is she gone?”

“She survived. Her porents found her in time ond rescued her,” onswered Shone os he wolked into the elevotor.

Silos sighed o breoth of relief. “Thot's good to know. Modom will surely be devostoted if onything were to hoppen to

Ms. Rivers.”

Shane knew that as well.

As things are, Natalie is already breaking down. Her voice was off when she told me the news earlier, and I bet she

almost fainted when she first heard the news.

“Where are we going now, Mr. Thompson? Are we paying Ms. Rivers a visit?” asked Silas.

Despite his question, he knew that they were definitely visiting Joyce.

Why else would Mr. Thompson abruptly end the meeting after learning what happened to Ms. Rivers?

The conference in question was estimated to last two hours, and it had only been an hour.

Hence, Silas couldn't think of any other reason for Shane to leave that early. It had to be about visiting Ms. Rivers.

It was, of course, as Silas had guessed. He got his confirmation when Shane nodded a little and replied, “Yeah,

we're visiting her. She helped my family and me time and again, so it's only right that we help her.”

“That's true,” murmured Silas as he nodded.

“Call the airline company and tell them I'll be taking the medium-sized private jet,” instructed Shane while walking

into the elevator.

“Understood,” replied Silas.

Soon, the family of four and Silas made their way to Baycoast.

Natalie never told the kids why they were going to Baycoast because the young ones loved Joyce. They would likely

cry or faint from the shock of learning what had happened to her.

Hence, she decided to let the kids learn what was going on after they arrived at their destination.

That was why the kids assumed their parents were taking them out on a regular trip.

Naturally, Connor noticed the grim expression that his mother wore, so he guessed that something had happened.

I won't ask since it's obvious Mommy doesn't want to talk about it.

About half an hour later, the plane landed at the airport in Baycoast.

They got out of the plane and left the airport immediately after because a car was already waiting for them.

Natalie told the driver where they were headed when everyone was in the car.

Connor couldn't hold his concern in anymore after hearing how they were going to a hospital. “Mommy, is someone

sick? Are Mr. and Mrs. Rivers okay?”

He asked that question because he knew that Joyce's parents lived in Baycoast.

Mommy and Daddy brought us to Baycoast, and we are going to the hospital right away. That must mean that one

or both of them are sick. They don't seem that healthy to begin with, and they look older than others in their age

group. All those factors suggest it is highly likely they are sick.

However, Natalie shook her head. “No, they're not sick. They're fine, actually. The one in the hospital is... your Aunt

Joyce.”

“Aunt Joyce is sick?” asked both kids simultaneously.

Natalie's lips parted. She wanted to tell them the truth, but she couldn't bring herself to do so. In the end, she

simply nodded. “In a way, yes. That is why we're visiting her.”

“Okay,” replied the kids as they nodded.