A Crazy Night Novel

Chapter 287 A Sense Of Danger

Everyone standing around dispersed. Rayne also left while cradling her red and swollen face.

Nathaniel turned his gaze to Christina, whose eyes were slightly red. “The fashion show is over, so let’s go. home first.”

Suspicion lingered within Christina, but she did not want to ask too many questions in public. Hence, she merely grunted in acquiescence.

When the two of them had gotten in the car, a strained atmosphere hung in the air.

“Why did that woman earlier claim that the two of you are family?” The look in Christina’s eyes was grim, marred with obvious displeasure.

Nathaniel could distinctly sense that she was agitated. It was rare for him to see her in such a state, so he reached out and seized her chin, lifting her head up.

Her crystalline eyes shimmered like diamonds, beyond mesmerizing.

Perturbed by his stare, Christina urged huffily, “Well?”

A snort of laughter escaped Nathaniel, and he chuckled aloud. Well… she looks pretty adorable when she’s jealous.

“That was my paternal uncle’s daughter. They reside abroad and rarely return to the country, so you know about them.”

If she’s his paternal uncle’s daughter, that means she’s his paternal cousin,

Following that, Christina was skeptical about his claim. “Then, why isn’t her last name Hadley but Lacroix?”

This doesn’t make sense at all.

Cradling her face with a single hand, Nathaniel answered, “Because she took her mother’s family name.”

Even then, Christina was dubious. “You’ve got a lot of family members.”

“You can call and ask Mom if you don’t believe me.” Taking out his phone, Nathaniel made to ring Julia up.

However, Christina snatched the phone from him. “It’s late, so don’t disrupt their rest.”

a trivial matter and alert her to it. That would make me

and unruffled. “It doesn’t matter. Nothing matters as long as you believe

a while since they’re the only ones who can clarify this familial relationship. Rendered speechless, Christina locked the phone and stuffed it back into his hand. “Never mind, I believe

her feet and did not want to waste

forceful collision hit the car without warning. Thrown out of her

the air. On the heels of that, a wave of dizziness assailed her, the pain so excruciating that she almost

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

arms, Nathaniel roamed his eyes over her face worriedly. He glimpsed a red mark

imperious aura instantly pervaded the entire car, and he roared at the front, “What

his voice quivering as he spoke. “A car came barreling over

a moment ago was simply horrific. The other driver hurtled into their path like a manic wild wolf. If he had not turned the steering wheel quickly enough just now,

of his forehead, resulting in a gash. He could clearly sense

he turned around to check on

as black as thunder. He ordered through gritted teeth,

“Understood.”

the car door and climbed out of the

could tell that the other party’s car was, driving

in the nick of

to the car and reported, “The other party is responsible for the accident. Also, I reckon

window down an inch. With the illumination of the moonlight, one could see the raging anger blazing in

agreement, he wound

area that was relatively busy. Therefore, a crowd gathered

the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led

alighted from the car, she

as when she was pushed into the road

the crowd, she tried to figure out who was staring at her. Alas, every single

felt as though someone was watching

the police say the perpetrator has been arrested? Was this incident really an accident, or was it orchestrated

Nathaniel lowered his head and asked in concern.

the

the man to the ambulance. A medical staff inquired about her injuries before doctoring the bruise on

yet she had no idea who it was. Such a feeling was exceedingly