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.”

going to make a call because of a trivial matter

“It doesn’t matter. Nothing matters

disrupt them for 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

not want to

bit, a forceful collision hit the car without warning. Thrown out of her seat, she slammed

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

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

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

clenched. His imperious aura instantly pervaded the entire

as he spoke. “A car came barreling over out of nowhere

other driver hurtled into their path like a manic wild wolf. If he had not turned the steering wheel quickly enough just now, the situation at present would likely

the corner of his forehead, resulting in a gash. He could clearly sense blood trickling down

on the situation in the back. “Are you okay, Mr.

as black as thunder. He ordered

“Understood.”

acknowledgment, Sebastian swung open the car

tell that the other party’s car was, driving along a

had not gotten out of the way in the nick of time earlier, their

other party is responsible for the accident. Also, I reckon

illumination of the moonlight, one could see the

he wound the car window

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

arrived. Nathaniel led Christina

from the car, she abruptly sensed a sharp and sinister gaze watching

same feeling as when she was pushed into the road the

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

though someone was

been arrested? Was this incident really an accident, or was it orchestrated by

lowered his head and asked

I’m fine.” Christina swallowed the doubt on the

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

feeling that someone was watching her, yet she

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