When Shane saw her reaction, his heart ached. He said, “S-She… passed away!”

Natalie’s eyes widened before they rolled to the back of her head. Unable to bear this devastating blow, she toppled backward.

Noticing that, Shane’s expression changed drastically. After calling out Natalie’s name anxiously, he reached out his arms, grabbed her, and summoned the doctor over.

After a long while, Natalie was jolted awake by a nightmare.

Sitting up on the bed, she panted heavily as beads of sweat formed on her forehead. There was still a lingering trace of shock in her expression.

Shane pushed the door open and entered. When he saw that she was awake, he strode over briskly. “You’re awake?”

“Shane?” Natalie turned her head around and glanced at him. Then, she grabbed his arm and exclaimed, “Shane, I just had a nightmare that my Mom passed away…”

“It’s not a nightmare…” interrupted Shane, staring straight into her eyes.

Natalie’s expression froze on her face. A long time passed before she spoke, her lips deathly pale. “Shane, do you know what you’re saying?”

Shane hugged her head and pressed it into his embrace. “I do, but you know too, don’t you?”

 

Natalie’s body froze.

to yourself. It’s not

 

honest words immediately shattered Natalie’s delusion that everything was a

on her lips so tightly that they

her lips

it’s not a nightmare. Mom’s really

not deceive herself anymore. She hugged Shane and started crying. Her wails were even louder and more despairing than when she was waiting

entire hospital ward. It was

not stop Natalie from crying. Instead, he

knew that she needed to vent her inner despair and

self-blame. “Why didn’t I stop my Mom from going to the Smith

the Smith Residence, perhaps she would still

remained silent. Life can be so

was still eating breakfast with them happily. No one expected that she would be gone by afternoon,

one could tell that he had an inclination to do so. It was too

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