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.”

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

think he would have such a

refused to run from this. If she did not tell him the truth, he would never forgive her if he found out later on. Heck,

night, I was the one who accidentally

what

would be furious at her. But to her astonishment, his expression

like he cared about her hitting him with her car at all. In fact, he

compensation first. “Mister, I haven’t made a police report yet, as I was hoping to settle this matter with you privately. How much would you like

that things would drag on forever. She planned on leaving J City soon and did not want this incident to delay her

his baritone voice,

him so hard that he’s

made a mental note to

you hungry? I’ll go

Natalie got up and left the room to get

with food in one hand,

how are things? Is that guy

she refrained herself from calling Natalie as

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

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