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.

Christina make any calls just now. On top of that, the atmosphere within the room changed

calm–she had the backing of a powerful protector. Meanwhile, at the sight of

turns out that Christina is his woman! No wonder that

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

of Nathaniel’s embrace, Christina fumed, “It’s true that I don’t have a boyfriend. This

What? Husband?

if he had been struck by lightning as his eyelids twitched. Recalling how he had

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

too late for regrets. If Nathaniel was to hold him responsible, he didn’t dare imagine the consequences

be enough to

welling up in his eyes, Frank grabbed the police officer’s hand. “Officer, can I report? Please let me do it. I beg

is? Does it look like somewhere you can mess

officer was skeptical about Frank’s story that Christina had tried to seduce him for the sake of fame and

decent lady who would never do

on Frank’s face, there was no way anyone would believe that

all work out, officer?” Frank pleaded

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 prepared to

behavior earlier, Frank flashed a sycophantic smile. “I’m withdrawing the report. This is nothing but a misunderstanding. I’m the one who

this document. The lawyer placed a settlement agreement in front

a moment’s hesitation, Frank picked up a

tell Mr. Hadley that this is nothing but a misunderstanding. I’ll never show my face

the settlement agreement away with a solemn expression. “I’m sorry, but you had better speak to Mr. Hadley directly

that, he walked out of

the officer wasn’t going to let the matter slide

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

tears, Frank almost collapsed to his knees. “I’m sorry.

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

the outcome, Christina even praised the officer for doing a good job

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