Natalie felt a strong urge to slap him.

I don’t need a mirror to tell me I look filthy right now. It’s not like he is in better shape, so why should he act all disgusted?

“Take off your jacket. I want to dry it over the fire.”

Smiling, Sean replied, “How can I take off my jacket in this state?”

She suddenly remembered that both his arms were dislocated. Oh right, he can’t move them at all.

“You need to undress me,” Sean continued.

She furrowed her brows as she pondered the possibility of leaving him in his wet jacket.

He piqued up, “Since you decided to save me, you should take full responsibility to ensure my survival and wellbeing. Otherwise, you should’ve left me to die in that ditch.”

“You…” Natalie stammered as her face reddened.

A smile broke out on Sean’s face at the sight of Natalie huffing in anger.

 

His expression stunned her.

the past, though

 

the first time she had

he was smiling about, but she caved and helped him remove his

jacket closer to the fire before she approached Sean again. Under his suspicious gaze, she removed his tie and dragged it

tore the tie into several strips. She lined them on the floor and

asked, “What

splints on your arms and leg,” Natalie glanced at him

for this purpose when she was

he watched Natalie work. There was a sense of warmth that

realize that he had begun staring

was an expert at faking tender gazes, this time was different. It was a sincere fondness that originated

some branches and the remnants of the tie. She looked at his leg and warned him, “It’s going to hurt. You’ll need to push through the pain. I’ll tie it as tightly as I can to set your bones in their original position,

all yours.” Nodding,

change as well, but she did not linger on it

as beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He

she heard him. She could hardly bring herself to finish the task

her nerves and pushed through with the

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