Time to Let Go My Love

It was one o'clock in the morning.

The brightly lit city was still wide awake. Filled with chattering crowds, it was as if the city never even slept. Although the rain fell harshly against the pavements, it still couldn't silence the loud atmosphere. The entire city was shrouded in haze, which looked very much like Natalie An's future.

Standing in front of the CL Building, Natalie An glanced at her watch. The sound of rain hovering over her made her even more restless.

She had just worked overtime. If she didn't go back and get to bed quickly, then she wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow. Gritting her teeth, she held her bag in her arms and rushed into the rain.

Bean-sized raindrops fell on her body, but regardless of the crappy weather and the rushing crowds, Natalie An was determined to run all the way home. Suddenly, she stumbled over something and fell on the ground before she could stop herself.

The puddle splashed right on her face as pain swept over her limbs. What was even worse was that the bag she was holding was already dirtied with mud. Regardless of the pain, Natalie An slowly got up angrily, trying to find out what made her fall down. However, when she turned around, she saw something that almost made her want to fall down all over again.

Although the alley was shrouded with darkness, she could clearly see a person lying on the ground in front of her. He was drenched in his own blood!

Suddenly, thunder clapped across the sky. Her heart was beating so fast that she was afraid that it would jump right out of her chest. She stood up frantically and grabbed her bag. The last thing she needed was to let this man get her into trouble.

However, no matter how many times she tried to turn away, she just couldn't find it in herself to leave.

Natalie An stood alone under the rain, gasping for fresh air. She gripped her bag, wondering what she should do.

If she left him like this and he died because of this, then she might as well have indirectly killed the person! She wouldn't be able to sleep well evermore!

With a resigned sigh, she went back to check him. If he was still alive, then she would call 120 and leave.

Natalie An approached him. The man was still motionless. In fact, it was hard to tell if he was still alive at this point. She poked him. "Are you still alive?" she whispered.

Nothing happened.

She poked him again. "Can you hear me? Sir, please wake up."

There was still no movement.

She held her hand over his face, and when she felt his breath on her hand, she almost leaned back in relief. It was a good thing that she didn't run away like she had wanted to in the first place, or else she might as well just cause the man's death.

"Hold on. I'll call the ambulance and take you to the hospital." Natalie An pulled out her phone from her pocket.

Suddenly, the man reached and grabbed her wrist.

Being caught off guard, Natalie An stumbled back subconsciously. She dropped her phone and shook off his grip.

"Don't!" Carter Tan said weakly. His dizziness resulted in his poor consciousness. Even the raindrops smashing against his body weren't enough to keep him awake.

Startled, Natalie leaned in closer, not being able to hear him with this storm.

"W- What?"

She trembled, but he didn't reply. After waiting for a long time, Natalie inched forward.

"Hey! What did you just say?" She attempted to poke him again. However, when her fingertip grazed across his skin, she withdrew it almost immediately.

He had a fever!

In order to confirm her own thoughts, Natalie reached out to pull away his wet hair from his forehead to feel his temperature. He did have a fever!

Under the dim light, she decided to take this opportunity to observe him.

His jawline seemed to have been created by God himself. Even if he was scrambled across the pavements, he still looked handsome. She couldn't help but lean in closer, wondering why the person looked so familiar.

As Natalie stared at him, a thought came to her mind.

It was him! It was him! How could she have forgotten? Even if he turned into a bucket of ash, she still wouldn't forget the man she had fallen in love with for three years.

Her heart beat rapidly in her chest as she picked up her phone to call the ambulance. "Is this the People's Hospital? Someone got injured and fainted. We're at..." she informed the man of their location.

After hanging up the phone, she stared at him as if she was still in a trance. The person lying in front of her was the person she had been dreaming of for three years...

He was finally here.

When Carter Tan regained his consciousness, all he could see were white furnishings and a strange woman standing by his side.

"Are you awake? I'll call the doctor!" Natalie stood up hastily.