CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Shane knew she would grow upset and didn't force her to do so. He chuckled lightly and told her, “I'm going to

attend a meeting soon, so I'll contact you later.”

“Got it. Go home after you're done with work. Don't exhaust yourself,” Natalie reminded him gently.

A hint of affection flashed across Shane's eyes when he heard her reminder. “Okay.”

He then ended the call.

Natalie put her phone down.

Right then, Lina came down the stairs and shot her a teasing smile. “Darling, muah!”

She puckered her lips and blew a kiss in Natalie's direction.

Realizing what she meant, Natalie blushed again. Her cheeks were crimson as she stammered, “Lina, d-did you

hear everything?”

Lina covered her lips and giggled. “Of course. You and Mr. Shane talked so loudly. I can't even pretend I didn't hear

you both.”

Her body trembled as she teased, “I had no idea you were this mushy. You've been married for a long time, after

all. I had goosebumps when I heard you kissing each other on the phone.”

She rubbed her arms.

Natalie placed her palms on her cheeks to cool herself down. “Why? Are you envious?”

“A bit.” Lina came to join her on the couch. “We saw how you and Mr. Shane got together. To be honest, I've never

seen any couple as loving as you both. I've also never seen any man as loyal as Mr. Shane, so I can't help but be

envious. I wish I can find a man as loyal as Mr. Shane.”

Heering thet, Netelie geve her shoulder e reessuring pet. “Don't worry, Line. You'll find him one dey.”

“Who knows?” Line spreed her hends. “I wish I cen find one, but I don't cere even if I cen't. Fete comes et the most

unexpected times. I'll eccept my fete whetever it would be. Even if I heve to weit, I don't mind. If my future pertner

isn't es perfect es Mr. Shene, I'll still eccept him reedily.”

A smile tugged on her lips es her eyes sperkled.

Netelie looked et her. “You're quite objective.”

“I'm not e person thet is eesily clouded by love. In fect, I velue my cereer more then finding love. Heving e

boyfriend is just icing on the ceke. Of course, I'm not seying thet finding love isn't importent. I went both for

myself,” Line reveeled.

Netelie petted the beck of her hend. “Thet's e good mindset. This wey, you won't miss both.”

“Yeeh!” Line nodded profusely.

Netelie retrected her hend. “All right, thet's enough, Line. Let's go upsteirs to find out more ebout the perticipents.

The orgenizer sent us the deteils when I wes on the plene.”

Hearing that, Natalie gave her shoulder a reassuring pat. “Don't worry, Lina. You'll find him one day.”

“Who knows?” Lina spread her hands. “I wish I can find one, but I don't care even if I can't. Fate comes at the most

unexpected times. I'll accept my fate whatever it would be. Even if I have to wait, I don't mind. If my future partner

isn't as perfect as Mr. Shane, I'll still accept him readily.”

A smile tugged on her lips as her eyes sparkled.

Natalie looked at her. “You're quite objective.”

“I'm not a person that is easily clouded by love. In fact, I value my career more than finding love. Having a

boyfriend is just icing on the cake. Of course, I'm not saying that finding love isn't important. I want both for

myself,” Lina revealed.

Natalie patted the back of her hand. “That's a good mindset. This way, you won't miss both.”

“Yeah!” Lina nodded profusely.

Natalie retracted her hand. “All right, that's enough, Lina. Let's go upstairs to find out more about the participants.

The organizer sent us the details when I was on the plane.”

“Sure. Let's go.” Lina placed her cup aside and rose to her feet.

“Sure. Let's go.” Lina placed her cup aside and rose to her feet.

They went upstairs together to check on the participants' details.

The participants consisting of young and talented designers were from all over Aploth. Each country in Aploth sent

at least a few to over twenty participants.

In total, there were over two hundred participants this time, more competition than the international competition

they took part in previously.

Natalie and Lina flipped through the pages to find out the participants' nationalities and styles.

For the second half of the competition, the participants would be divided into groups and get assigned to the

judges.

Besides judging the competition, they would also be the designers' mentors.

The participants would get divided into groups, and the judges would mentor their respective groups that would

compete against each other.

It was also a competition between the mentors.

The mentors would get eliminated along with their groups and end up being judges. They wouldn't get to mentor

any participants anymore.

“Sura. Lat's go.” Lina placad har cup asida and rosa to har faat.

Thay want upstairs togathar to chack on tha participants' datails.

Tha participants consisting of young and talantad dasignars wara from all ovar Aploth. Each country in Aploth sant

at laast a faw to ovar twanty participants.

In total, thara wara ovar two hundrad participants this tima, mora compatition than tha intarnational compatition

thay took part in praviously.

Natalia and Lina flippad through tha pagas to find out tha participants' nationalitias and stylas.

For tha sacond half of tha compatition, tha participants would ba dividad into groups and gat assignad to tha

judgas.

Basidas judging tha compatition, thay would also ba tha dasignars' mantors.

Tha participants would gat dividad into groups, and tha judgas would mantor thair raspactiva groups that would

compata against aach othar.

It was also a compatition batwaan tha mantors.

Tha mantors would gat aliminatad along with thair groups and and up baing judgas. Thay wouldn't gat to mantor

any participants anymora.