Chapter 125


    Sean yelped and fell away from Natalie, crumpling to the floor. Before he could get up, Shane began to


    land a barrage of vicious kicks on him.


    Shane did not hold back at all, putting as much force as he could into each kick.


    Eventually, Sean was a half-dead mess on the floor, having long ago fallen unconscious.


    Finally satisfied, Shane stopped his kicking. Letting out a soft breath, he schooled his furious


    expression into a calm one before turning his attention on Natalie. His voice was filled with concern


    when he asked, “Are you alright?”


    Adjusting the suit jacket so it covered her up again, she choked out, “I’m fine.”


    His tightened brows rxed a little at her words and he sighed in relief. “That’s good.”


    Luckily, I got here just in time! Otherwise, she would have been...


    Shane could not even finish that thought. His heart felt like someone had wrapped a fist around it and


    was squeezing it. It hurt.


    “Mr. Shane, please take me away from here!” Natalie begged as she gripped the hem of Shane’s shirt.


    Her tear-streaked face turned toward him, revealing her distress.


    She refused to stay here a second longer. Everything here absolutely repulsed and disgusted her!


    “Okay.” He held her arm and helped her off the coffee table.


    However, the moment her feet touched the ground, her legs gave out from beneath her and she fell


    forward in a dead faint.


    When Natalie finally woke up, it was already afternoon the next day.


    She blinked her eyes open before sweeping a gaze across the unfamiliar room. “This is...”


    “My house.” Shane was sitting in a chair beside the bed. He rified gently, “When you fell


    unconscious, I thought you were drugged. Since my house is quite close to the hotel and I have a


    family doctor, I thought it is best to bring you here.”


    So that was why she was here.


    Rubbing her temples, she sat up in bed. The nket slid down her body, showing that she was


    currently d in ck silk pajamas.


    The pajamas were quiterge. Obviously, they belonged to a man. She could not help the anxiety that


    rose in her as she eximed, “My clothes!”


    He shut the magazine he had been reading and reassured her, “Rx. Mrs. Wilson was the one who


    changed your clothes.”


    The pajamas were his though.


    Natalie calmed down when she heard that. She shot Shane an embarrassed smile. “I’m sorry, Mr.


    Shane. I might have overreacted a little...”


    She did not mean to have such a huge reaction either. It was just that what happened yesterday had


    severely traumatized her.


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    “It’s okay. I understand.” He nodded at her to show he did not mind.


    She scrubbed at her cheeks as she stated, “Thank you for what you did yesterday, Mr. Shane. If you


    hadn’te for me, Sean would have... Speaking of that, what happened to him?”


    His eyes narrowed at the mention of his cousin. “He’s in the hospital,” was the icy response.


    Apparently, he had broken several of Sean’s ribs yesterday, which meant thetter would be


    hospitalized for the next two months at least.


    Natalie pped the bedsheets in sadistic glee. “Serves him right!”


    Shane quirked his lips at her joy. But a few secondster, the smile slipped off his face. “Ss found a


    security camera in the lounge you guys were in. However, since the heinous crime didn’t actually


    happen along with Sean’s insistence that you were willing, there’s not enough evidence to arrest him


    for his crimes.”


    “I most definitely wasn’t willing!” The tion on her face vanished and was reced by fury.


    He crossed his legs and stared at her. “Of course I know that you weren’t willing. You wouldn’t have


    begged me to rescue you otherwise. What I want to know is why he wanted to do that to you?”


    Her eyes shed as she asked warily, “Didn’t the camera record everything he said?”


    “It doesn’t record sound,” he answered calmly.


    Natalie’s spirits lifted at his words. Like a rollercoaster ride, she went from being utterly depressed to


    being absolutely delighted.


    Wonderful! That means he still doesn’t know the kids are his!


    At that thought, she dropped her gaze to herp to hide the relief in them. She murmured


    apologetically, “I’m sorry, Mr. Shane. I can’t tell you just yet.”


    Shane pursed his lips at her answer. “It’s okay. You don’t have to say anything if you don’t want to.


    Even though the police can’t arrest Sean for his crimes, I promise you I’ll transfer him away from the


    headquarters.”


    “Okay, thank you,” she expressed with heartfelt gratitude.


    Suddenly, she seemed to remember something as her hand flew up to caress her neck. When she felt


    nothing there, she started to panic.