CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 6

It was not until the next morning that Shane finally gained consciousness.

His ebony eyes swept across his surroundings, instantly realizing where he was.

It seemed like he had successfully escaped from danger.

Bracing himself with his palms, he tried to sit up. The motion pulled on his sutures, and the pain caused him to let out a grunt.

From her position beside the bed, Natalie was shocked out of her light slumber at the noise.

When she lifted her head, she was met with his cold gaze.

Surprised to see him staring back at her, it took her a few seconds to say, “Hey... you’re awake!”

The woman’s features were delicate and beautiful. She would have been incredibly pretty if it were not for her pale lips and the dark eye bags under her eyes. It was obvious she had stayed by his bedside the whole night. There were also some rusty stains on her white blouse that looked vaguely like dried blood.

Right then, scattered memories from last night flashed through Shane’s mind.

Looks like this woman rescued me.

After a while, he spoke up in a low tone, “What would you like in return for saving me? You don’t have to hold back.”

in her brain clicked, and she hurriedly

have such a huge misunderstanding about what happened

not tell him the truth, he would never forgive her if he found out later on. Heck, I am not going to

was the one who accidentally hit you with

what happened last night, not leaving anything

worried that he would be furious at her. But to her astonishment, his expression remained blank

hitting him with her car at all. In fact, he even seemed a bit relieved

decided it was best she brought up the matter of compensation first. “Mister, I haven’t made a police report yet,

was because she was worried that things would drag on forever. She planned on leaving

answered tiredly in his baritone

real? Or did I hit him

mental note to have a doctor

you hungry? I’ll go get you something to

that said, Natalie got up and left the room

food in one

are things? Is that guy okay?” Joyce’s anxious voice came

but she refrained herself from calling Natalie as she didn’t want to complicate

friend’s voice. She walked to someplace a little