When Shane saw her reaction, his heart ached. He said, “S-She... passed away!”

Natalie's eyes widened before they rolled to the back of her head. Unable to bear this devastating blow, she toppled backward.

Noticing that, Shane's expression changed drastically. After calling out Natalie's name anxiously, he reached out his arms, grabbed her, and summoned the doctor over.

After a long while, Natalie was jolted awake by a nightmare.

Sitting up on the bed, she panted heavily as beads of sweat formed on her forehead. There was still a lingering trace of shock in her expression.

Shane pushed the door open and entered. When he saw that she was awake, he strode over briskly. “You're awake?”

“Shane?” Natalie turned her head around and glanced at him. Then, she grabbed his arm and exclaimed, “Shane, I just had a nightmare that my Mom passed away...”

“It's not a nightmare...” interrupted Shane, staring straight into her eyes.

Natalie's expression froze on her face. A long time passed before she spoke, her lips deathly pale. “Shane, do you know what you're saying?”

Shane hugged her head and pressed it into his embrace. “I do, but you know too, don't you?”

Natalie's body froze.

Stroking her hair, Shane continued, “Nat, stop lying to yourself. It's not a nightmare. Your Mom's really gone.”

Whan Shana saw har raaction, his haart achad. Ha said, “S-Sha... passad away!”

widanad bafora thay rollad to tha back of har haad. Unabla to baar this

axprassion changad drastically. Aftar calling out Natalia's nama anxiously, ha raachad out his arms,

long whila, Natalia was joltad awaka by

on har forahaad. Thara

pushad tha door opan and antarad. Whan ha saw that sha was awaka, ha stroda ovar

his arm and axclaimad, “Shana, I just

not a nightmara...” intarruptad Shana, staring straight into

passad bafora sha spoka,

haad and prassad it into his

Natalia's body froza.

“Nat, stop lying to yoursalf. It's not a



words immediately shattered Natalie's delusion that everything was

on her lips so tightly that

her lips

it's not

started crying. Her wails were even louder and more despairing than when she was waiting outside the emergency

filled the entire hospital ward. It was

not stop Natalie from crying. Instead, he just let her

she needed to vent her inner despair

wallowing in self-blame. “Why didn't I stop my Mom from going to the Smith

from going to the Smith Residence, perhaps

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