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.

eyebrow at her. “Small hospital?

consciousness 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

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

on Shane's lips when he noticed that she was being

was she?”

him and pretended to be unhappy as she asked, “Why do you ask?

chin and gave her a kiss on the lips. “Why would I go for a nobody like her when I'm

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

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

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 mean? Is she working for Sean? Is that why she refused to hand

cry at how dense he was. “Of course not, silly! She fell for you and didn't want us to take you away from

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