Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

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.

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

stared at

an indeterminate time, the flush on his face gradually faded. As such, he was

enough, Shane’s eyelids twitched. In the next moment, he

seeing Natalie, he frowned. “Why

chilly voice, the elation on Natalie’s face instantly disappeared. “You were drunk,

Huh? I was drunk?

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

you feeling unwell anywhere, Shane?” Natalie inquired when she

hand. His expression darkened, and he released

sucked out of her when he dropped his hand,

you company tonight?” she murmured,

give me a chance to talk to him, I’ll take the initiative to stay the night with him. Perhaps he’ll soften toward

sat up and massaged his temples. “No, it’s okay. You may leave.” His voice was

her lip, Natalie

“Leave!” Shane snapped.

eyes vanished, and her expression dimmed. She got up and dragged her

dejection. A glimmer of

instant, however, his heart hardened again when he

left the room, she gently closed the door behind her. Then, she leaned against the door. Looking