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

remained calm and unruffled. “It doesn’t matter.

only ones who can clarify this familial relationship. Rendered speechless, Christina

and did not want to waste her energy on such

against the window to rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the

pierced the air. 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

his heart clenched. His imperious aura instantly pervaded the entire car, and he

still reeling, his voice quivering as he spoke. “A car came barreling over out of nowhere earlier, and I

If he had not turned the steering wheel quickly enough just now, the situation at present

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

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

He ordered through gritted

“Understood.”

acknowledgment, Sebastian swung open the car door and

cars was severely dented. At a single glance, one could tell that the other party’s car was, driving along

gotten out of the way in the nick of time

and reported, “The other party is responsible for the accident. Also, I reckon that the driver was driving under the influence. Let me make

With the illumination of the

agreement, he wound the

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

ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led Christina over

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

as when she was pushed into the road

crowd, she tried to figure out who was staring

as though someone was watching her in

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

her distracted state, Nathaniel lowered his head and asked in concern. “What’s

Christina swallowed the doubt on the tip of her

medical staff inquired about her injuries before doctoring the bruise on

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