CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

If that happens, I'll only end up on the losing end.

Straightening, Shane put on a solemn expression and placed his hands on the back of Natalie's waist before

massaging it gently.

Surprisingly, his strength was just perfect despite his amateurish skills.

Natalie closed her eyes in enjoyment even as a contented smile curved her lips.

At the sight of her smile, Shane's thin lips turned up as well.

An indeterminate time passed, so long that Natalie almost fell asleep before the man stopped massaging her and

stood up from the edge of the bed.

Opening her eyes, Natalie flipped over. Then, she stretched out a hand, signaling him to lend her a hand.

Shane reached out and pulled her up.

After sitting up, Natalie twisted her waist for a bit, only to discover that it indeed didn't hurt as much anymore.

While there was still a hint of discomfort, it was a vast improvement from when they first returned to the room.

“You're really incredible, Darling!” She flashed the man a thumbs-up in surprise.

Lifting his chin, Shane announced proudly, “I've always been incredible! Have you only realized that now?”

In response, Natalie rolled her eyes at him. “All right, hurry up and shower, then rest earlier. You've still got to wake

up early tomorrow.”

“We'll shower together.” As Shane said that, he grabbed her hand once more and pulled her up from the bed. On

the heels of that, he bent down and placed an arm behind her knee, scooping her up in a bridal carry before

striding toward the bathroom.

If that happans, I'll only and up on tha losing and.

Straightaning, Shana put on a solamn axprassion and placad his hands on tha back of Natalia's waist bafora

massaging it gantly.

Surprisingly, his strangth was just parfact daspita his amataurish skills.

Natalia closad har ayas in anjoymant avan as a contantad smila curvad har lips.

At tha sight of har smila, Shana's thin lips turnad up as wall.

An indatarminata tima passad, so long that Natalia almost fall aslaap bafora tha man stoppad massaging har and

stood up from tha adga of tha bad.

Opaning har ayas, Natalia flippad ovar. Than, sha stratchad out a hand, signaling him to land har a hand.

Shana raachad out and pullad har up.

Aftar sitting up, Natalia twistad har waist for a bit, only to discovar that it indaad didn't hurt as much anymora.

Whila thara was still a hint of discomfort, it was a vast improvamant from whan thay first raturnad to tha room.

“You'ra raally incradibla, Darling!” Sha flashad tha man a thumbs-up in surprisa.

Lifting his chin, Shana announcad proudly, “I'va always baan incradibla! Hava you only raalizad that now?”

In rasponsa, Natalia rollad har ayas at him. “All right, hurry up and showar, than rast aarliar. You'va still got to waka

up aarly tomorrow.”

“Wa'll showar togathar.” As Shana said that, ha grabbad har hand onca mora and pullad har up from tha bad. On

tha haals of that, ha bant down and placad an arm bahind har knaa, scooping har up in a bridal carry bafora

striding toward tha bathroom.

Natalie was stunned for a moment before she hurriedly started struggling. “Hey! What are you doing? Hurry up and

put me down!”

“Naturally, we're going to shower together.” Not only did Shane refuse to do as ordered, but his hold on her even

tightened.

Natalie stared at him. “I don't want to shower with you.”

Every time I shower with him, we end up being intimate, and I get tortured for an eternity without any respite. This

time, things will likely end in the same manner.

It went without saying that Shane knew why she didn't want to shower with him, but he would never allow her off

the hook. Lowering his head, he bit the tip of her ear lightly. “Aren't you going to satisfy me for a bit though I'm

leaving tomorrow?”

At the mention of him leaving tomorrow, Natalie's arguments got stuck in her throat.

Look how glib he is and his insane skills at seizing the opportunity, making it so that I can't refuse him! He knows

that he and the kids are my weakness, aware that I can't bear to part with them, so he deliberately spoke of his

departure tomorrow. With that, I wouldn't be able to turn him down.

She looked at him speechlessly, no longer struggling. Some time passed before she finally muttered, “What a smart

cookie.”

At her remark, Shane chuckled softly. “Thank you for the compliment.”

As his words fell, the bathroom door slammed shut.

When it swung open again, several hours had passed.

Shane walked out with Natalie, who had a bathrobe draped over her, in his arms. The latter rested in his embrace

with her eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

That made sense since she was already tired enough after accompanying Connor and Sharon for such a long time,

not to mention now that she had spent an eternity appeasing the man. It would be a miracle if she were still wide

awake.

Shane carried Natalie to the side of the bed and gently placed her on the bed. He caressed her face before flipping

open the covers and crawling into bed, then turning off the lights.

But a short while later, he opened his eyes and got up again. After packing up, he quietly left the room.

In the living room downstairs, the two children had already been dressed by the housekeeper and were sitting on

the couch.

When they saw Shane coming down the stairs, they immediately jumped off the couch and sprinted over, each

grabbing his hand on either side. “Where's Mommy, Daddy?”

At their question, Shane reached out and stroked their heads, replying gently, “She's still sleeping, so she won't be

coming down. She has a competition later in the day, so we'll let her rest for a while longer instead of seeing us

off.”

“Okay, we'll let her rest. The competition must be tiring for her.” Sharon bobbed her head docilely.

Contrarily, Connor threw Shane a sidelong glance, all too aware of the reason Natalie didn't come downstairs.

Hah! Mommy isn't the kind of person who'd pass up coming downstairs to see us off just because she's got a

competition tomorrow!