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 look awfully

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

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

did not want to waste

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

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

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

over her face worriedly. He glimpsed a red mark on her unblemished

imperious aura instantly pervaded the

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

simply horrific. The other driver hurtled into their path like a manic wild wolf. If he had not turned

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

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

as thunder. He ordered through gritted teeth, “Go and see

“Understood.”

car door and climbed out of the

tell that

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

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

backseat, Nathaniel wound the car window down an inch. With the illumination of the moonlight, one

wound the car window back

busy. Therefore, a crowd gathered

the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led

still feeling a touch dizzy. When she alighted from the

as when she was pushed into the road the other

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

someone was

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

state, Nathaniel lowered his head and

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

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

yet she had no idea who