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.

river, but... the manager and his staff should've found me as they

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 you to a small clinic in town. Congratulations on having such a romantic

smile formed on Shane's lips when he noticed that

was she?”

as she asked, “Why do you ask? Are you planning on getting yourself a second wife or

a nobody like her when I'm already married to the most beautiful woman on earth? Am I that tasteless to

seem attractive when you've gotten sick

her hair as he said, “Don't worry, I'll only love you for the rest of my

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

for Sean? Is that why she

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

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