It was not until the next morning that Shane finally gained consciousness.

His ebony eyes swept across his surroundings, instantly realizing where he was.

It seemed like he had successfully escaped from danger.

Bracing himself with his palms, he tried to sit up. The motion pulled on his sutures, and the pain caused him to let out a grunt.

From her position beside the bed, Natalie was shocked out of her light slumber at the noise.

When she lifted her head, she was met with his cold gaze.

Surprised to see him staring back at her, it took her a few seconds to say, “Hey… you’re awake!”

The woman’s features were delicate and beautiful. She would have been incredibly pretty if it were not for her pale lips and the dark eye bags under her eyes. It was obvious she had stayed by his bedside the whole night. There were also some rusty stains on her white blouse that looked vaguely like dried blood.

Right then, scattered memories from last night flashed through Shane’s mind.

Looks like this woman rescued me.

 

After a while, he spoke up in a low tone, “What would you like in return for saving me? You don’t have to hold back.”

something in her brain clicked, and she hurriedly explained, “No,

such a huge

would never forgive her if he found out later on. Heck,

one who accidentally hit you with

that, she told him everything about what happened last

she was worried that he would be furious at her. But to her astonishment, his expression remained

reason, he did not seem like he cared about her hitting him with her car at all. In fact, he even seemed a

the matter of compensation first. “Mister, I haven’t made a police

the police was because she was worried that things would drag on forever. She planned on leaving J City soon and did not want this incident to

his baritone

him so hard that he’s unable to

she made a mental note to have a doctor examine him from

hungry? I’ll go get you something

Natalie got up and left the room

with food in one hand,

things? Is that guy okay?” Joyce’s anxious voice came through

she refrained herself from calling Natalie as she didn’t

a little at hearing her best friend’s voice. She walked

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