Chapter 196

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Her lips were soft and plump with an extra hint of sweetness from the alcohol. He was fully captivated.
Natalie wasn’t aware that she had been kissed. She only knew that there was a cooling sensation on
her lips that she liked very much. Subconsciously, she placed her arms around his neck and continued
seeking that coolness.
Her behavior was like some sort of encouragement to Shane. He had lost his rationality and was purely
driven by instinct.
After the kiss, he placed one hand behind her head and the other around her waist. Slowly, he laid her
down on the sofa with his body pressing against hers.
They went all the way that night.
It wasn’t until dawn the next day, Shane woke up from his sleep.
He stood by the sofa and took a glance at the woman who had fallen asleep due to exhaustion. A wave
of mixed emotions took over him.
Soon after, he reached out and grabbed his clothes from behind the sofa. He went back to his room,
took out a blanket, and covered it on top of Natalie. Then he turned around and headed to the
bathroom quietly.
After his shower, he went out of the bathroom while drying his hair. His phone that was on the coffee
table kept vibrating.
He walked towards it and hung the towel around his neck. Jacqueline’s name appeared on the phone
screen when he picked it up.“Hello,” Shane answered the phone. His voice was husky and sexy, so much that it would send chills
down one’s spine.
Jacqueline broke into tears. “Shane, where are you?”
Shane glanced over at Natalie who was fast asleep. He pursed his lips. “I’m at the office.”
Jacqueline quietened after listening to his reply. After a few seconds, she asked, “Why didn’t you come
to the restaurant last night? I thought you said you would come and I was waiting. Why did you break
your promise?”
Shane pinched his nose out of guilt and said, “I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I’ll make it up to you.”
“How are you going to make up to me? It was my birthday yesterday. Shane, you’re too much. Jackson
and I kept calling you last night but you didn’t pick up the phone. Do you know how worried I was?”
Jacqueline scolded angrily and hung up the phone.
Shane put down the phone and flipped through the call logs. Jacqueline and Jackson had called him
many times indeed.
It was around the same time when he was with Natalie.
With his thoughts ruminating, Shane could feel his head aching and he rubbed the sides of his temples.
At the same time, there were some sudden movements coming from the woman who was on the sofa.
She let out a low hum and opened her eyes. Starring at the bright ceiling, she was a bit confused.
“Where am I?”
Shane gawked at her and his pupils shrunk. “My apartment.”“Why am I in your apartment, Mr. Shane?” Natalie raised her arms and gently rubbed her swollen
temples. She attempted to sit up straight.
Once her body moved, she yelled out in pain and fell back onto the sofa. The fall had her feeling dizzy
and bits and pieces of memories from the previous night started to appear in her mind.
She didn’t feel good after knowing what she had done with Shane last night.
Natalie turned her head stiffly and stared blankly at the man in a white bathrobe who was by the sofa.
Then, she managed to utter after a moment of pause. “Mr. Shane. Last night we...”
“I’ll be responsible for what had happened last night!” Shane passed her clothes to her.
Natalie took the clothes and placed them on one of the sofa’s armrests. Then she covered herself with
the blanket and sat up with determination. “There’s no need. I don’t need you to be responsible!”
Shane squinted. “What did you say?”
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need you to be responsible. We are all adults and sometimes things like this happen. Let’s just think of
it as an accident.”
“Accident?” Shane’s face darkened and his lips pursed.
Hearing what she had said, was it normal for that to happen between a man and a woman?
Or was it because it’s normal for her to have such an accident with other men as well?
Thinking of that, Shane gripped onto the towel so tightly that the veins on the back of his hand started
bulging. He looked devastated.