Just like that, Natalie and Shane were the only ones left inside the ward.

Noticing that Shane was trying to sit upright, Natalie helped him up and placed a pillow behind his back.

“Connor told me I was unconscious for a few days. How long was I out?” Shane asked while rubbing his forehead.

He hadn't checked the date as he had just woken up, so he didn't know how long he was unconscious.

Natalie pulled up a chair and sat down beside the bed. “About eight days.”

Shane was shocked. “That long?”

“Yeah. The doctors said you were hit hard on the head, and that caused a blood clot to form inside which led to you being unconscious. It could've easily been removed with a minor surgery, but the small hospital didn't have the equipment for it. That's why it dragged on for so long,” Natalie explained while fiddling with his hand.

an eyebrow at her. “Small hospital? What

when I hit my head on some rocks in the river, but... the manager and his staff should've found me as they were in the river too. There's no way they'd take me to a small hospital, so

him and said sarcastically, “You went missing in the river and ended up being carried downstream by the current. Then, some random woman found you before the manager did and took you away. She then brought

he noticed that she was being jealous

was she?” Shane

unhappy as she asked, “Why do you ask? Are

a kiss on the lips. “Why would I go for a nobody like her when I'm already married to the

Even the ugliest of women can seem attractive when you've gotten sick of the prettiest

he said, “Don't worry, I'll only love you for

time. She then found you on the river bank and saved you like I have mentioned earlier. Although she meant well, her actions resulted in us taking a much longer time to find you. As if that wasn't bad enough, she actually refused to hand you over when we found you

“What do you mean? Is she working for Sean? Is

was. “Of course not, silly! She fell for you and didn't want us to

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