Chapter 81


    “Forget it.” Natalie already knew what he was going to say.


    Disappointed by her rejection, Sean stared at her for a moment before saying, “Alright then. I was


    looking for an excuse to get you to go out with me but you wouldn’t even give me the time of day.”


    Natalie chuckled half-heartedly without saying a word.


    “Well… In my opinion, Shane is also in the wrong. As a CEO, he couldn’t even keep his subordinates in


    check. This kind of incident would definitely not happen on my watch.” There was a glint in his eyes


    when Sean said that.


    His words seemed to pricked Natalie in the heart as she furrowed her brows. “Mr. Sean, this is where


    you are mistaken. The Thompson Group is one of thergest firm in the industry with a vast amount of


    employees. There is only so much a human is capable of handling. We cannot expect the CEO to know


    every employee like the back of his palm, can we?”


    “You sure are taking his side in this matter. Could it be that you have fallen for him?” Sean asked with


    an intent look.


    Natalie shook her head as she quickly denied Sean’s ims. “Mr. Sean, are you kidding? That’s


    impossible!”


    “Oh really? Because it seems to me that you are very protective of him,” Sean continued while staring


    daggers at her.


    “I’m only defending him because he is a great superior to me.” Natalie tilted her head to one side


    anxiously.


    “Is that so…” Sean shot her a questioning look, seeming to doubt her answer.


    “Anyway, you’d be looking for trouble if you fall for him. There is another woman who is more


    troublesome than Jasmine by his side,” Sean said with a smile after a brief pause.


    More troublesome than Jasmine?


    “Who do you mean?” Natalie blurted out.


    Without responding to her question, Sean merely shrugged his shoulders with a smile on his face.


    It was only then did she realize that she had subconsciously expressed her interest in Shane. She


    lowered her head in embarrassment as she hurriedly changed the topic. “I have other matters to attend


    to, Mr. Sean. If there is nothing else, I will be taking my leave.”


    “Don’t leave in such a hurry. Stay and chat with me for a little longer,” Sean said while holding her back.


    Somewhere down the corridor, Shane was witnessing their interaction with a grim expression and


    clenched fists.


    After a few moments, he spun around and walked towards the lift lobby.


    “Mr. Shane, aren’t we going over?” inquired Ss.


    “No. We wouldn’t want to interrupt them,” Shane replied coldly while struggling hard to suppress the


    jealousy within him.


    Upon hearing the sarcasm in his voice, Ss turned to look at Natalie who was being pinned against


    the wall by Sean at that moment. “Mr. Shane, should we remove Ms. Smith from Project Rebirth?”


    “What do you mean?” Shane said as he halted in his tracks.


    “Well, considering Ms. Smith’s close rtionship with Sean, I’m afraid she would sabotage Project


    Rebirth in order to further Sean’s ambitions in taking over the Thompson Group. If that were to


    happen…”


    Before Ss could finish his speech, Shane bellowed in a deep voice, “Natalie would never do that!”


    “How could you be so sure?” Ss questioned him with a puzzled look.


    “If she really did follow Sean’s orders and sabotage Project Rebirth, there would be hell to pay. Not only


    would Natalie’s mentor cut all ties with her publicly, but she would also be condemned in the fashion


    industry. The repercussions are unfathomable.”


    Shane could tell that Natalie was a career-minded woman. She would not sacrifice her career for love.


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    “I see.” Ss nodded in response.


    “Ask someone to send this over to herter. Let her know to submit this after she has selected a


    model,” Shane said as he passed a report over to Ss.


    “Understood!” Ss answered while fumbling over the report that was sliding down his body.


    Ss was still confused over Shane’s decision to bring the report here personally instead of ordering


    someone else to do it. What’s more, aftering all this way, he refused to see Ms. Smith.


    As he thought about the CEO’s actions, he let out a sigh. He finally concluded that he will ask his


    assistant to pass on the report to Natalie after heading back.