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

such a huge

him the truth, he would never forgive her

night, I was the one who accidentally hit you with my

everything about what happened last night,

worried that he would be furious at her. But to her astonishment, his expression remained blank and emotionless. The look in his eyes was also

her hitting him with her car at all. In fact, he even seemed a bit

of 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

drag on forever. She planned on leaving J City soon

in his baritone

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

the case, she made a mental note to have

hungry? I’ll go get you something to

said, Natalie got up and left the room to get

food in one hand, she gave Joyce a

Nat, how are things? Is that guy okay?” Joyce’s anxious voice came

whole night, but she refrained herself from calling Natalie as

friend’s voice.

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