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.”

trivial matter and alert her to it. That would make me

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

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

dead on her feet and did not

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

the heels of that, a wave of dizziness assailed her, the pain so excruciating that she almost

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

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

instantly pervaded the entire car, and he roared at the front, “What

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 had not turned the steering wheel quickly enough just

resulting in a gash. He could clearly

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

was as black as thunder. He ordered through gritted teeth, “Go and see what’s

“Understood.”

swung open the car door and climbed out

dented. At a single glance, one could tell that

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

inquiring about the situation, Sebastian returned to the car and reported, “The other party is responsible for the accident. Also, I reckon that the

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

he wound the

area that was relatively busy. Therefore, a crowd gathered

after, the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led Christina

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

feeling as when she was pushed into the

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

though someone was watching her in

this incident really an accident,

head and asked

Christina swallowed the doubt on the tip of

inquired about her injuries before doctoring the bruise

that someone was watching her, yet she had no idea

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