“Mr. Shane, are you okay?” asked Natalie with a pale face and a forehead covered with cold sweat.

Shane moved his lips and said, “I’m okay.”

“That’s good,” she said, heaving a sigh of reprieve.

Looking at her grimly with a conflicted expression, he asked, “Why did you save me?”

He saw firsthand how she rushed to rescue him without any hesitation the moment the beam fell down.

She seemed overly concerned about him getting hurt.

“Isn’t it normal to save others?” Natalie weakly replied while smiling to shrug it off.

After all, he was only here to help. If he had been the one injured, she would feel really bad.

“Mommy, are you okay?” Connor asked anxiously as he raced over with Sharon tagging behind.

Sharon was in tears. “Mommy, you’re bleeding. Boohoo…”

 

Watching the two young ones getting all nervous and concerned about her, Natalie felt the warmth in her heart. Biting her lips to endure the pain, she comforted them, “All right. You two don’t worry. Mommy is totally fine.”

said Connor. Clenching his little fists, he glared at Shane and accused, “This is all on you. Mommy tried to save you and got herself injured in the process. It’s all your

scowling her face as she scolded, “How can you talk to Mr. Shane

as

right. Your Mommy injures herself trying to save me. I shall take full responsibility on this

stared at Shane for a few seconds. Snorting coldly,

his eyebrows as he was very

child really a

too smart and

least the little girl seems more normal

Sharon whose face was flushed from crying, Shane turned to Natalie. His voice, devoid of the cold tone previously, had warmed up considerably as he asked with

injured

reply was well within Shane’s

her up princess-style in one

at Shane with her eyes wide open, she questioned, “Mr. Shane, what are you

to her. He continued carrying

Sharon’s hand and

sofa, Shane gently lowered Natalie down. After that he

this time, the middle-aged man came back. Having discovered the cause for the falling of the

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