After Natalie repeated that several times, she had managed to feed him almost the entire glass of water.
Seeing that the crease of his brows had eased, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“Just how much did you have to drink?” she muttered at the stench of alcohol hanging in the air.
Then, she shrugged helplessly before placing the back of her hand on his forehead to check whether he was running a fever.
After all, it was common to contract a fever from overindulgence.
Fortunately, Shane wasn’t running a fever — he was merely sloshed.
At that, Natalie’s heart that was lodged in her throat finally settled back in her chest. She then got up and went to the bathroom for a basin of water to wipe him down.
Having done all that, she pulled the covers over him and made to leave.
Out of the blue, Shane abruptly grabbed her hand. In a hoarse voice, he cried out, “Don’t go!”
Thinking that he was awake, she hurriedly whirled around only to realize that he was merely talking in his sleep.
“Don’t go!” the man repeated once more.
“I’ll stay.” Natalie sat back down on the edge of the bed.
Perhaps he heard her, for his grip on her hand loosened a smidge, and he didn’t clutch desperately at her anymore.
She merely stared at him.
After an indeterminate time, the flush on his face gradually faded. As such, he was probably sobering up.
Sure enough, Shane’s eyelids twitched. In the next moment, he opened his eyes.
Upon seeing Natalie, he frowned. “Why are you here?”
Upon hearing his chilly voice, the elation on Natalie’s face instantly disappeared. “You were drunk, so I came over to take care of you.”
Huh? I was drunk?
Shane was startled for a moment before he remembered that he had gone out for drinks with Jackson. He accidentally imbibed because of everything that had happened in the past two days, so he then got hammered.
“Are you feeling unwell anywhere, Shane?” Natalie inquired when she noticed that he had suddenly gone silent.
Just then, Shane noticed that he was holding her hand. His expression darkened, and he released his hold on her. “No. You may leave now.”
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