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.

arched an eyebrow at her. “Small

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

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

noticed that

was she?” Shane

decided to tease him and pretended to be unhappy as she

“Why would I go for a nobody like

ugliest of women can seem attractive when you've gotten

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

and

you mean? Is she working for Sean? Is that why she refused

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

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