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Noticing the odd expression on Natasha’s face, Anthony followed her gaze and looked over.

Yet, he saw nothing.

“Did something happen, Nat?” Anthony asked, eyeing her.

Natasha shook her head again. “Nothing. Maybe I made a mistake.”

Anthony scanned their surroundings and found nothing suspicious.

“Let’s go,” Natasha said.

Anthony nodded and helped her to the courtyard.

They found an empty bench, and Natasha sat on it. As the sunlight poured over her, a warm feeling

enveloped her.

However, the look of those eyes was etched in her mind.

She was constantly feeling uneasy.

“Anthony,” she said.

“Yes?”

“I’m feeling a little thirsty. Could you bring me some water from the ward?” Natasha asked.

Anthony glanced at her and nodded. “Okay.” With that, he left for the ward.

As soon as the boy left, Natasha got up and retraced her steps, making her way back to the ward of

that man from before based on her memory.

When she arrived, she found that there was no one on the bed.

Just as she was engrossed in her thoughts, she suddenly had a feeling that someone was behind her.

As she turned around, she saw the man she was looking for standing right behind her, staring at her

sinisterly.

Natasha got a shock of her life.

Right then, a doctor rushed over and held the man. “Gary, you’re being naughty again!”

The doctor turned to Natasha and apologized, “Sorry. He’s… It’s you?”

The doctor remembered Natasha very well because of her beauty.

“Hello,” she greeted.

“Hello. Are you a patient of our hospital, too?” the doctor asked, noticing the hospital gown on her.

Natasha smiled faintly. “I got into a minor accident.”

The doctor nodded. “What matters is that you’re fine. I’m sure you’ll recover soon.”

Natasha nodded.

The doctor then looked at the man beside him. “All right, Gary. You should return to your ward.”

The man said nothing and stepped into the room straight away.

After shutting the door, the man named Gary sat on the bed and fixed his eyes ahead in a daze.

Natasha noticed that his arm was bandaged. It was obvious he had been injured before.

“When… When did he return?” she asked.

The doctor sighed at the mention of that. “He was found this morning. He was sent to our hospital after

getting knocked over by a car. We found out he’s from our department and got him back. Thank

goodness there were no major issues.” As he spoke, he glanced at Gary who was sitting in the room.

Natasha, too, looked at Gary and thought for a moment. “Does he not have any relatives?”

The doctor shook his head. “I heard they’ve all passed away. Besides, no one had been here to visit

him during his stay here.”

“What about his medical fees? Who’s handling that?” Natasha asked.

The doctor frowned and gave it a serious thought. “I’m not really sure about that. But I heard he has a

fund from which he can take out a certain amount of money every year. So that must be how the fees

are handled.”

After hearing the doctor’s words, Natasha nodded.

“Why are you asking such a question?” the doctor asked, looking at Natasha.

She shook her head. “Nothing. I just find him… quite pitiful.”

“Well, there’s only one person who’s come to visit him so far.”

“Who?”

“You.”

Natasha was rendered speechless.

The doctor grinned. “I know Gary almost injured you on the stairs back then, but he’s usually not like

that. Although he has some mental problems, he won’t harm someone so easily. That thing that

happened last time should be an accident…”

Natasha continued listening wordlessly.

Perhaps, to the doctor, it was an accident.

Yet, to Natasha, it was not the case.

She could not ignore the hatred in Gary’s eyes as he looked at her.

To others, they might think that it was because of his mental problem. However, only she knew what his

gaze meant.

Natasha would not claim herself to have a photographic memory, but she would definitely remember a

person like Gary after seeing him.

However, there was no such person in her memory. In fact, it was her first time meeting him at the

stairs.

Just as she was mulling over something, the doctor glanced at her. “Anyway, I’d like to apologize on

behalf of Gary for what happened back then.”

Natasha returned to her senses and shook her head fervently. “It’s okay. I’m not here to find fault with

him, anyway.”

The doctor nodded. “You’re a kind person. I’m sure you’ll be blessed.”

“Thank you,” Natasha said. “I’ll get back to my room if there’s nothing else.”

The doctor nodded, and Natasha got up to leave.

The moment she left, Gary, who was still in the room, suddenly turned his head and stared at her back.

His emotionless gaze was suddenly filled with maliciousness, and a creepy smile formed on his lips.

When Anthony returned to the courtyard after bringing a bottle of water from the ward, he realized

Natasha was missing.

Instead, a mother and her child were playing on that bench.

Anthony looked around the area and still failed to find Natasha. In a state of panic, he walked up and

asked the mother and child, “Hello. Did you see the woman who was sitting here earlier? She’s really

pretty, and she was sitting on this very bench just now.”

The pair shook their heads. “No, sorry. We just came here.”

“All right. Thank you.” Anthony nodded his head anxiously and started searching everywhere.

Don’t tell me something happened to Mommy. No matter how powerful that person is, he won’t just

take her away in public, right? It’s still broad daylight! That’s impossible. It can’t happen!

Anthony searched all over the courtyard, shouting, “Nat! Nat!”

Unfortunately, all the patients in the courtyard were dressed in the same hospital gown. Anthony could

only search and ask one by one.

When he was done searching outside, he continued searching in the building.

To his dismay, Natasha was nowhere to be seen. Even when he asked people about her, not a single

person said they had seen her.

Panic rose in Anthony’s heart, and his eyes reddened.

I’ll definitely hate myself if I actually lost her. Nat, please be fine! Please be safe!

At that thought, Anthony continued with the search.

He had searched almost every inch of the huge hospital building when he realized he really could not

find Natasha. A sense of hopelessness washed over him.

His hands trembled, and his mind went blank.

He did not know what to do. All he could think of was to call someone for help.

He took out his phone, wanting to make a call. Even so, as he glanced at the dialing pad on the screen,

no one came to his mind.

Right then, he heard a familiar voice behind him.

“Anthony.”

He immediately whipped his head about, looking as if he was hearing things. When he turned around,

he saw Natasha standing in the distance.

Anthony froze when he caught sight of her.

Natasha stared at him. Unaware of the emotional rollercoaster Anthony had been through just a

moment ago, she smiled and asked, “What’s wrong?”

In the next second, Anthony threw himself at her and circled his arms tightly around her.

“Nat, you scared me to death!” Anthony’s voice sounded shaky.

Natasha looked at him, frowning. “What’s wrong?”

“I thought you were missing. I looked all over the hospital and I couldn’t find you!” Anthony said. His

eyes were filled with tears, and his hands were still wrapped tightly around her, unwilling to let her go.

He felt as if Natasha would vanish into thin air the second he let her go.

Natasha gazed at him. She was touched by his actions, and it made her heart ache.