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.

at her. “Small

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

you before the manager did

lips when he noticed that she was being jealous

was she?”

he meant, but decided to tease him and pretended to be unhappy as she asked, “Why do

“Why would I go for a nobody like her when I'm already married to the most beautiful woman on

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

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

Natalie wrapped her arms around his neck as she continued, “Her name is Lucy Rivers. She's from an ordinary family and happened to be passing by the river at the 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

working for Sean?

whether to laugh or cry at how dense he was. “Of course not, silly! She fell for

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