After Natalie repeated that several times, she had managed to feed him almost the entire glass of water.

Seeing that the crease of his brows had eased, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“Just how much did you have to drink?” she muttered at the stench of alcohol hanging in the air.

Then, she shrugged helplessly before placing the back of her hand on his forehead to check whether he was running a fever.

After all, it was common to contract a fever from overindulgence.

Fortunately, Shane wasn’t running a fever — he was merely sloshed.

At that, Natalie’s heart that was lodged in her throat finally settled back in her chest. She then got up and went to the bathroom for a basin of water to wipe him down.

Having done all that, she pulled the covers over him and made to leave.

Out of the blue, Shane abruptly grabbed her hand. In a hoarse voice, he cried out, “Don’t go!”

Thinking that he was awake, she hurriedly whirled around only to realize that he was merely talking in his sleep.

“Don’t go!” the man repeated once more.

“I’ll stay.” Natalie sat back down on the edge of the bed.

grip on her hand loosened a smidge, and he didn’t clutch desperately at her

stared at

indeterminate time, the flush on his face

eyelids twitched. In the

seeing Natalie, he frowned. “Why

instantly disappeared. “You were drunk, so I came over to

Huh? I was drunk?

a moment before he remembered that he had gone out for drinks with Jackson. He accidentally imbibed because of everything that had happened in the

unwell anywhere, Shane?” Natalie inquired when

expression darkened, and he released his hold on her.

the air had been sucked out of her when he dropped his hand, and her

keep you company tonight?” she murmured, gazing

doesn’t want to give me a chance to talk to him, I’ll take

and massaged his temples. “No, it’s okay. You

her lip,

“Leave!” Shane snapped.

expression dimmed. She got up and dragged her feet toward

disappointment and dejection. A glimmer of distress flashed across his eyes at

again when he recalled

the door behind her. Then, she leaned against the door. Looking

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