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.”

her brain clicked,

have such a huge misunderstanding about what happened

would never forgive her if he found out later

night, I was the one who

about what happened last night, not

he would be furious at her. But to her astonishment, his expression remained blank and emotionless. The look

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

first. “Mister, I haven’t made a police report yet, as I was hoping to settle this matter with you

the police was because she was worried that things would drag on forever. She planned on

surprise, Shane answered tiredly in his baritone voice, “There’s

Or did I hit him so hard that he’s unable to think straight

that would be the case, she made a mental note to have a doctor examine him from head to

hungry? I’ll go get you something to

that said, Natalie got up and left the room to get

her way back with food in one hand, she gave

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

night, but she refrained herself from calling Natalie

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

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