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.”

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

“It doesn’t matter. Nothing matters

while since they’re the only ones who can clarify this familial relationship. Rendered speechless, Christina locked the phone and stuffed

feet and did not want to waste

as she was about to lean against the window to rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the car without warning. Thrown out of her

a wave of dizziness assailed her, the pain so

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

roamed his eyes over her face worriedly. He glimpsed a red mark on

the entire car, and he

voice quivering as he spoke. “A car came barreling over out of nowhere earlier, and I couldn’t avoid it

scene a moment ago was simply horrific. The other driver hurtled into their path like a manic wild wolf. If he

forehead, resulting in a gash. He

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

expression was as black as thunder. He ordered through gritted teeth, “Go

“Understood.”

car door and climbed out

dented. At a single glance, one could tell that

out of the way in the nick of time earlier,

the accident.

inch. With the illumination of the moonlight, one could see

agreement, he wound

was relatively busy. Therefore, a crowd gathered around the scene

after, the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led Christina over

a touch dizzy. When she alighted from the car, she abruptly sensed a sharp and sinister gaze

feeling as when she was pushed into the road the other

her eyes over the crowd, she tried to figure out who

felt as though someone was

this incident really an accident, or was it orchestrated

distracted state, Nathaniel lowered his head and

fine.” Christina swallowed the doubt on the tip of

staff inquired about her injuries

someone was watching her, yet she had no idea