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.”

not going to make a call because of a trivial matter and alert her to it. That would make

remained calm and unruffled. “It doesn’t matter. Nothing matters as long

can clarify this familial relationship. Rendered speechless, Christina locked the phone and stuffed it back into his hand. “Never mind,

her feet and did not want to waste her energy on

the window to rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the car without warning. Thrown out of

a wave of dizziness assailed her,

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

Nathaniel roamed his eyes over her face

clenched. His imperious aura instantly pervaded the entire car, and he roared at the

spoke. “A car came barreling over out of nowhere earlier, and I couldn’t avoid

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

forehead, resulting in a gash. He could clearly sense blood trickling

stinging pain, he turned around to check on the situation in the

as black as thunder. He ordered through gritted teeth, “Go and see

“Understood.”

Sebastian swung open the car door and climbed out

tell that

they had not gotten out of the way in the nick of time earlier, their injuries would have

the accident. Also, I reckon

the illumination of the moonlight,

wound the

transpired in an area that was relatively busy. Therefore, a crowd gathered

the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led Christina

a touch dizzy. When she alighted from the car, she abruptly

as when she was pushed

face promptly went deathly pale. Scanning her eyes over the crowd, she tried to figure out who was staring at her. Alas, every single pair of eyes was unfamiliar and

as though someone was

say the perpetrator has been arrested? Was this incident really an

her distracted state, Nathaniel lowered his head and asked in concern.

swallowed the doubt on the tip of her

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

was watching her, yet she had no idea who