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 call because of a trivial matter and alert

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

to disrupt them for a while since they’re the only ones who can clarify this familial relationship. Rendered speechless, Christina

and did not want to waste her energy on such a

to lean against the window to rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the car without

pierced the air. On the heels of that, a wave of dizziness assailed

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

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

His imperious aura instantly pervaded the

he spoke. “A car came

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 now, the situation at present would likely have

the corner of his forehead, resulting in a gash. He could clearly

check on the situation in the back.

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

“Understood.”

car door and

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

in the nick of time earlier, their injuries would have been even

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

of the moonlight, one could see the

he wound the

busy. Therefore, a crowd gathered around the scene in

the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led

alighted from the car, she abruptly sensed a sharp

feeling as when she was pushed into the road the other

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

though someone was watching

this incident really an

her distracted state, Nathaniel lowered his head

Christina swallowed the doubt on the tip of her

inquired about her

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

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