A Crazy Night Novel

Chapter 278 Can You Not Punish Me

With his face reddened in embarrassment, Frank didn’t even know how to explain himself.

He dared not utter a single word after stuttering for a long while.

Thereafter, a flurry of heavy footsteps could be heard entering the room. Following that, a man stepped into the room with an entourage of professional bodyguards behind him.

As Nathaniel’s towering figure cast a long shadow in the room, his frosty expression and clenched jaw exuded an air of hostility.

His imposing presence immediately filled the room with an icy tension.

“Mr. Hadley, I’ll discuss the paperwork needed with the police,” the lawyer informed Nathaniel before heading off.

After that, Nathaniel shifted his deep–set eyes toward Christina as he walked over to her.

“Are you hurt?”

Christina looked up and blinked innocently. “I’m not, but-

That’s all that matters.” Nathaniel couldn’t care less about those who had nothing to do with him.

Paying no heed to everyone else in the room, he wrapped his arm around her slender waist and pulled her into his embrace protectively.

Christina couldn’t help but blush upon noticing the look of surprise on everyone else’s faces. “Nathaniel, we’re not alone.”

We’d better keep a low profile with so many people watching.

She tried pushing Nathaniel away, but her efforts were futile due to the huge gap in their strength. There was no way she could move him unless Nathaniel willingly let her go.

Meanwhile, Rayne was stunned by what she saw, her mind overwhelmed by the sudden revelation.

didn’t see Christina make any calls just now. On top of that, the

so calm–she had the backing of a powerful protector. Meanwhile, at the sight of the pair hugging each other, Frank understood why Nathaniel had threatened him

his woman! No wonder that

have the guts to show it. All he could do was seethe as he asked, “Christina, didn’t you say that

her head out of Nathaniel’s embrace, Christina fumed, “It’s true that I don’t

What? Husband?

he had been struck by lightning as his eyelids twitched. Recalling how he had framed Christina earlier, he realized

only he had known that Nathaniel was Christina’s husband, he wouldn’t have had the courage to

regrets. If Nathaniel was to hold him

entire wealth wouldn’t be enough to

grabbed the police officer’s hand. “Officer, can I report? Please let me do

him a look of displeasure. “What do you think this place is? Does it look like somewhere you can mess around? If you want to

was skeptical about Frank’s story that Christina had tried to seduce him for the

looked like a kind and decent lady who would never

for the wounds on Frank’s face, there was no way anyone would believe that he was the

all work

that moment, Nathaniel’s lawyer entered the room with a grim look on his face and a bunch of documents in his hand. “Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hadley wants to know if you’re going to continue filing the police report. He’s

“I’m withdrawing the

this document. The lawyer placed a settlement agreement in

sign it right now.” Without a moment’s hesitation, Frank picked

“Please tell Mr. Hadley that this is

“I’m sorry, but you

he walked out of

statement for over an hour, the officer wasn’t going to let the

pursue the matter, you’ll be detained for five days and fined five hundred for filing a false report. Your sentence starts this very

the brink of tears, Frank almost collapsed to his knees. “I’m

you think the police station is a place where you can do whatever you want? Take him away!” Regardless of Frank’s pleas, the officer dragged him out without fear

with the outcome, Christina even praised the officer for doing a good job upholding justice.