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.

is Mr. Hadley here? I didn’t see Christina make any calls just now. On

Meanwhile, at the sight

out that Christina is his woman! No

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

Christina fumed, “It’s true that I

What? Husband?

his eyelids twitched. Recalling how he had framed Christina earlier, he realized

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

too late for regrets. If Nathaniel was to hold him responsible,

wouldn’t be enough to compensate

his eyes, Frank grabbed the police officer’s hand. “Officer, can I report? Please

Does it look like somewhere you can mess around? If you

about Frank’s story that Christina had tried to seduce

like a kind and decent lady who would never do something so

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

it all work out, officer?” Frank pleaded piteously like

and a bunch of documents in his hand. “Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hadley wants to know if you’re going to continue

Frank flashed a sycophantic smile. “I’m withdrawing the report. This is nothing but a misunderstanding. I’m the

sign this document. The lawyer

moment’s hesitation, Frank picked up a pen

the document over, he whispered into the lawyer’s ear. “Please tell Mr. Hadley that this is

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

he walked

taking Frank’s statement for over an hour, the officer wasn’t going to let the matter slide

opposing party doesn’t pursue the matter, you’ll be detained for five days and fined five hundred for filing a false report. Your

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!”

doing a good job upholding justice. Upon leaving the

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