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

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

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

her feet and did not

rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the car without warning.

wave of dizziness assailed her, the pain so

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

over her face worriedly. He glimpsed a

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

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

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

also hit the corner of his forehead, resulting in a gash.

around to check on the situation in the back. “Are

ordered through

“Understood.”

an acknowledgment, Sebastian swung open the car door and

tell that

of the way in the nick of time earlier, their injuries would

the accident. Also, I reckon that the driver was driving under the

car window down an inch. With the illumination of the moonlight,

he wound the car window back

relatively busy. Therefore, a crowd gathered

arrived. Nathaniel led Christina over

When she alighted from the car, she abruptly sensed a sharp and

feeling as when she was

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

though someone was

the perpetrator has been arrested? Was this incident really an accident, or

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

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

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

the feeling that someone was watching her, yet she had no idea