Chapter 1703

"Benjamin… I miss you," Shannon murmured. When would Benjamin finally recover? … Her voice sounded like a whisper in a dream, which was soft and almost inaudible. Yet it felt as if someone had spoken right beside the ear. Benjamin abruptly sat up in bed and brushed his fingers against his ear. Just now, he seemed to have heard Shannon's voice. A faint warmth pulsed from his heart as if something was subtly responding. Then, a strange sensation wrapped around him. Benjamin turned and shifted his gaze toward the window to look in the direction of Shannon's courtyard. The lingering warmth in his ear had yet to fade, and he knew that Shannon had been murmuring. She'd been thinking of him. An almost unfamiliar emotion spread through his chest. For the first time, he felt a vague, fleeting connection to the version of himself in his memories and the feelings he'd once felt for her. … The next day, Shannon and Benjamin had returned to normal by the time they had to meet again. N