Terence’s condition had improved, and he was beginning to regain feeling in his legs.
He still couldn’t stand, however. Natalie needed to adjust his prescription, but she was missing a key ingredient: Bonemend.
She suddenly remembered seeing it years ago in a specific location and decided to try her luck.
By the riverbank.
It was already dark by the time Natalie arrived. She searched for a long time with a flashlight, but thankfully, she finally found it.
Just as she was placing the herb into her canvas bag, she heard someone call her name.
“Natalie?”
Natalie turned around and was shocked to see Darren.
They stared at each other, both surprised by the encounter.
Neither of them had expected to run into the other here.
Years ago, Martin Doyle had tried to sell Natalie to an old man, but by a twist of fate, she had ended up with Darren and become pregnant with his child. Martin Doyle had seized the opportunity, bringing a crowd to the Cross estate to cause a scene.
Not wanting to be his pawn, she had run away and hidden at a campground by this very river.
It was here that Darren had found her and told her to come home with him.
They didn’t have a wedding back then, just his simple words: “Come home with me.”
But for Natalie at that time, it had been enough to move her deeply.
She thought she could make him fall in love with her, that they could live happily ever after with their child. But it was all just a fantasy.
She could never warm his heart.
“You still remember this place?”
Seeing Natalie here now, Darren felt a flicker of joy.

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