As if Shane could read Natalie’s thoughts, he said in a low voice, “I’m sending you a picture now. Take a look.”

“Sure.” Natalie nodded.

A picture?

What picture? Soon after, Natalie received the picture from Shane.

Not knowing what to expect, she clicked on the message and opened the picture attachment.

It was a photo of her and Sean eating together in the hotel lobby. Natalie was shocked that Shane was in possession of such a picture.

When she regained her composure, she started to wonder who the photo was taken by.

“Have you seen the photo?” Shane asked.

Natalie rubbed her cheeks and answered, “I’m sorry, Shane. I didn’t lie to you on purpose.”

“Oh?” Shane narrowed his eyes before asking, “Then why did you lie, then?”

 

Natalie sighed and replied, “Fine. Since you’ve already seen the picture, I guess I can’t keep it from you anymore. I didn’t want to tell you because I didn’t want you to worry. Earlier today, I bumped into some thugs when I was walking out of the magazine company after visiting the artists and I was almost…”

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a loud thud on the other end of the line which sounded like a chair banging against something.

 

up from his seat when he

“Shane…”

his name but was interrupted by the man’s nervous inquiry. “Are you

the one who saved me. Otherwise, I might have already fallen prey to those guys. I bought him dinner to thank him. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to worry and I also didn’t want to

“Alright, I understand. However, have you ever considered the possibility that Sean and those thugs could be in cahoots with each other? Otherwise, why would he be

can find news about them on the internet. So I’m pretty sure

pondered for a while and thought that

can you just let him off this time around? After all, he saved me. We…

Shane replied before she

what she heard with the

replied before continuing, “But just this once.

“Okay.” Natalie nodded.

the same sentiments. After all, Sean had indeed saved her and she could not

normal circumstances, she

you get

replying, “An unknown overseas

was confused. “Who could

is checking on it and we should have an answer soon,”

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