CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 1729

Chapter 1729 Admitting Faults

“It won't be cold in a little while,” said Natalie with a smile.

Shane held her hand tightly and replied, “Let's go in first.”

“All right.” Natalie nodded.

The couple held hands as they entered the villa.

Upon entering the villa, the cold wind from outside was completely blocked off, and Natalie no longer felt cold.

She wanted to remove the coat, but as soon as Shane noticed her movement, he immediately held her shoulders to stop her. “Keep it on, you can take it off later. Removing it now might cause you to catch a cold,” said Shane.

Shane spoke so sincerely, so how could Natalie go against his good intentions? Besides, this was him showing concern for her.

So Natalie smiled, put down her hand, and didn't remove the coat. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Upon seeing that, Shane finally released her shoulders with satisfaction. He pulled her along to sit on the couch and then called for the housekeeper.

“Sir, may I help you with anything?” asked the housekeeper respectfully as he approached the two,

hands clasped in front of his abdomen.

Shane parted his thin lips slightly and softly instructed, “Prepare hot toddy for Mrs. Thompson.”

“Huh? Hot toddy?” interrupted Natalie before the servant could respond,

Her beautiful little face was scrunched up, clearly showing her reluctance to drink that hot toddy.

However, Shane looked at her with an expression that left no room for objection and insisted, “You must drink it. You were outside in the cold for a while. Drinking hot toddy will warm you up and it's good for you.”

“But...” said Natalie who still wanted to say something, to try to persuade Shane to give up the idea of her drinking hot toddy.

However, the man didn't give her a chance at all. He gently flicked her forehead and said, “No acting cute, you must drink it. There's no room for negotiation.”

After speaking, he gestured to the housekeeper with a nod of his chin and instructed, “Go ahead and do it.”

“Yes, sir,” said the housekeeper as he glanced at Natalie, a hint of amusement in his eyes, before turning and heading to the kitchen.

Natalie caught the hint of amusement in the housekeeper's eyes and pouted at Shane and whined, “It's all your fault, the housekeeper was laughing at me just now.”

Shane's thin lips slightly curled up as he said, “Who told you to act like a child, trying to be sneaky and acting cute just to avoid drinking hot toddy?”

“Who's being sneaky? Who's acting cute? I'm not!” retorted Natalie with her eyes wide open.

Shane looked at her and said, “You haven't because you haven't had the chance yet. Alright, be good and drink the hot toddy later. It's good for you. Who told you not to wear extra layers of clothing when you went out?”

“Didn't I already explain it? I was in such a hurry to see you that I didn't think much about it,” said Natalie as she rested her head on his shoulder, her eyelids slightly drooping, “I'm sorry, Shane.”

Shane paused in the middle of sipping his coffee, then turned to look at her and asked, “Why are you apologizing?”

Natalie's lips quivered slightly as she said, “Because of my willfulness these past few days.”

Shane understood her meaning and put down the coffee cup in his hand as he comforted, “You don't need to apologize. In this matter, neither of us is wrong. We acted for each other's sake, but our approaches and motives were different. You didn't do anything wrong.”

“No, I was wrong,” said Natalie as she raised her head, looked at Shane, and continued, “I just wanted to stay by your side and face Sean together. But my thoughts were too simple and I didn't consider whether my presence would hold you back. If in the end, I really do hold you back and cause you trouble, then the mistake I made would be truly unforgivable. That's why I said I was wrong and want to apologize to you.”

Shane gently rubbed her hair and said, “I'm also at fault for not explaining everything to you from the beginning. I just wanted you to figure it out yourself, but I didn't consider how long it would take you. Plus, with all the arrangements I've been making these past few days, I didn't think ignoring you would only make you more confused. I was wrong, and I'm sorry.”

He gently kissed her forehead, his voice filled with remorse.

Natalie understood Shane's meaning and shook her head as she said, “I was being too stubborn. I originally thought that between the two of us, you will be the first to compromise and let me stay. That's why I never tried to make up with you. But I never expected you won't compromise this time as I thought you would. Instead, you persisted in giving me the cold shoulder. The more you did that, the more upset I felt, and the less I could think about anything else. So, I became even more determined to prove myself to you. Looking back now, I was really being childish.”