“That’s good to hear,” Natalie replied, nodding slightly before tightening her grip on the spoon. “So, when did you get back last night? Also, why was your phone turned off?”
“You called me?” Shane asked, slightly startled.
“Yeah, I called you early in the morning. You weren’t back yet, so I wanted to ask when you’d be home. But your phone was turned off.”
“Sorry, it was out of battery,” he explained, putting down the glass. “I came home at two in the morning yesterday. It took four hours for Jacqueline to get out of danger.”
“That long?” Natalie asked, widening her eyes in surprise.
“She drank some hard liquor, which burned her internal organs and even caused bleeding in her stomach. That’s why it took longer,” he explained.
“I see.” She nodded but did not say anything else.
Shane then handed her a black credit card.
She looked at him in surprise. “What’s this for?”
Why’s he giving me a card for no reason?
“We just got married yesterday, but I wasn’t home with you because of Jacqueline’s situation. This is my way of compensating for it. You can buy anything you want,” he said in a slightly apologetic tone.
He really was feeling sorry.
Natalie smiled and pushed the card back to him. “It’s fine. I have money. Besides, I don’t need anything. If you really want to make up for it, how about you find some time for me one of these days, and we’ll go on a date. What do you think?”
As it happened, they had never gone on dates like normal couples before.
Looking at the anticipation in her eyes, Shane’s gaze softened, and he nodded in agreement. “Okay, but you should keep this card anyway. You’re my wife, so you should have it.”
Since he said that, Natalie no longer refused him and kept the card away. “Okay, I’ll help you keep it safe, then. You can let me know whenever you want it back.”
He hummed in reply.
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