Chapter 6

It was not until the next morning that Shane finally gained consciousness.

His ebony eyes swept across his surroundings, instantly realizing where he was.

It seemed like he had successfully escaped from danger.

Bracing himself with his palms, he tried to sit up. The motion pulled on his sutures, and the pain caused him to let out a grunt.

From her position beside the bed, Natalie was shocked out of her light slumber at the noise.

When she lifted her head, she was met with his cold gaze.

Surprised to see him staring back at her, it took her a few seconds to say, “Hey... you’re awake!”

The woman’s features were delicate and beautiful. She would have been incredibly pretty if it were not for her pale lips and the dark eye bags under her eyes. It was obvious she had stayed by his bedside the whole night. There were also some rusty stains on her white blouse that looked vaguely like dried blood.

Right then, scattered memories from last night flashed through Shane’s mind.

Looks like this woman rescued me.

After a while, he spoke up in a low tone, “What would you like in return for saving me? You don’t have to hold back.”

surprise. A few seconds later, something in her brain clicked, and she hurriedly explained,

think he would have such a huge misunderstanding about what happened

him the truth, he would never forgive her

I was the one who accidentally hit you

that, she told him everything about what happened last

would be furious at her. But to her astonishment, his expression

with her

brought up the matter of compensation first. “Mister, I haven’t made a police report yet, as I

was because she was worried that things would drag on forever.

her surprise, Shane answered tiredly in his baritone voice, “There’s

him so hard that he’s

a mental note to have

go get you

and

food in one hand, she

are things? Is that guy okay?” Joyce’s

been worried sick the whole night, but she refrained

Natalie relaxed a little at hearing her best friend’s voice. She walked to someplace a

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