When she saw who was calling, a complicated mix of emotions appeared on her face.

Shane managed to sneak a peek at the caller ID, too. His eyes narrowed dangerously when he realized who it was. All of a sudden, he had the urge to snatch Natalie’s phone away from her and reject the call on her behalf.

Before he could do that, however, Natalie had picked up the call. “Hey, Stanley. Are you awake now?”

Shane stared icily at her phone, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Natalie sensed his curious gaze. However, she didn’t particularly care—he could listen in if he really wanted to.

“I just woke up, but I didn’t see you around. The caretaker told me you went back home.” On the other end of the line, Stanley was lying on the hospital bed, his face pale and pallid with illness.

Natalie admitted it. “I left yesterday night, and my plane only arrived this morning.”

Stanley coughed twice. His gaze darkening a little, he asked, “Did you leave because of me?”

Natalie pursed her lips. “Not entirely. I had to come back for an important meeting.”

“I’m sorry, Nat. I must have scared you, didn’t I? I was drunk then! I didn’t know what I was doing! I only realized how oafishly I must have behaved in front of you when I woke up. I’m really sorry, Nat. Please forgive me!” Stanley pleaded over the phone.

 

apology in his eyes. Instead, the expression

been harboring towards

 

this, Shane pressed his

he couldn’t hear what Stanley was saying, he could develop a hunch about the content based on Natalie’s words. That made him

said joyfully, “Do you really mean that?

I do. In the future,

drink so much and try to do those awful things to you again. But

Her heart skipped a beat as

guilt on her face made Shane feel a little perturbed. He couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows

did she look

Natalie clamped a hand over the speakers of her cell

softly as she could, Shane heard her anyway. His lips twitched

to you while I’m in the right state of mind. After all, I’ve liked you for five years. If I don’t let you

lip. “I’m really sorry,

Don’t worry. Since you’ve already rejected me, I won’t try my luck with you ever again. Why don’t we go back to how we used to

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