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.”

few seconds later, something in her brain clicked, and she hurriedly explained, “No, it wasn’t

would have such a huge misunderstanding about what happened

If she did not tell him the truth, he would

was the one who accidentally hit you with

about what happened

astonishment, his expression

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

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

she was worried that things would drag on forever. She planned on leaving

in his baritone voice, “There’s no need for

for real? Or did I hit him so hard that he’s unable to

a mental note to have a doctor

go get you

got up and left the

her way back with food in one hand, she gave Joyce a

things? Is that guy

whole night, but she refrained herself from

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

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