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.

 

when he heard what

“Shane…”

but was interrupted

her head. “Don’t worry. Sean was 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

and replied, “Alright, I understand. However, have you ever considered the possibility that Sean and those thugs could be in

about them on the internet. So I’m pretty sure that Sean wouldn’t purposely get them to put up an

that it made some sense. “Where

a moment before replying, “He has already left. But Shane, can you

Shane replied before she could even finish

confirmed what she

replied before continuing, “But just this once.

“Okay.” Natalie nodded.

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

they met again under normal circumstances, she would definitely not soften her

you get

replying,

number?” Natalie was confused. “Who could

as well. Silas is checking on it and we should have

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