A Crazy Night Novel

“So, what is it that you want to tell me?” Christina went straight to the point when they arrived at the distant corner.

“I’m here to bid you farewell. I’m leaving,” answered Francis forthrightly.

Upon hearing that, Christina was stunned and slightly confounded. “You’re leaving? To go where?”

After all, it was normal for movie stars to travel overseas for filming.

When Francis peered at Christina’s expression, he instantly knew she didn’t understand what he truly meant. However, he didn’t provide further clarification either.

Turning around, he pressed his palms on a waist-high metal railing and gazed at the sea.

“I want to ask you a question, Christina,” asked Francis slowly and solemnly as the waves crashed into the beach.

Christina detected the melancholy in his tone and turned to him, puzzled.

Seeing that she didn’t respond, Francis grew silent for a few seconds before asking, “If I had met you before Nathaniel did, would you have fallen for me?”

He had kept that question suppressed in his heart for a long time, to the point he couldn’t even recall if he had asked her that question before.

Maybe he had but refused to give up. Thus, he wished to ask Christina that question again before he departed.

Christina frowned, not expecting Francis to invite her to a secluded location for that purpose.

The sound of crashing waves traveled into their ears as Francis quietly waited for Christina’s answer, as though he wouldn’t leave until he obtained it.

In response, Christina sighed. “There are no ifs in life. Besides, if not for Nathaniel, I wouldn’t have met you.” Since I wouldn’t have encountered you, why do we even need to speculate about the possibility of us falling in love?

That sentence thoroughly killed Francis’ hope as he lowered his head with a bitter smile. “You two really are a couple.”

Unbeknownst to her, he had asked Nathaniel the same question in the same spot ten minutes ago.

Nathaniel had retorted his hypothesis in a similar manner.

“You met Nathaniel earlier?” Christina was sharp enough to catch the implication in Francis’ words. In response, Francis nodded. “He was just here, yes.”

aback. Just here? Then

Pursing her lips, she raised the hem of her dress before searching for

had

the phone. Hence, she used the GPS tracking software she had installed on her

them had willingly installed that app

only use it if they couldn’t locate each other in

to the software, Nathaniel wasn’t far from Christina’s position.

his location, she headed

a waiter to an isolated lounge near

Hadley.” The waiter

the building, but the tulle at the entrance blocked his sight.

recognize through the fabric was the hairstyle and figure of

latter left, the

moment he stepped in, he picked up the

grimaced and searched for its origin. Nearby, he saw a

it was typical for a beach to have many mosquitoes buzzing around, it wasn’t unusual for someone to prepare anti-mosquito incense. Hence, Nathaniel didn’t pay it too

the figure in

as though the figure didn’t hear anything as

choice, Nathaniel endured the discomfort and

she felt someone standing

didn’t have the nerve to turn around as she waited for him to

resist the urge to turn

glaring at her coldly, the intensity

and uttered softly,

you trying to do this time?” interrogated Nathaniel

before he mistook Madison for Christina again, he noticed the trick and avoided making

scheme, Madison elected not to beat around the bush. “To meet you,

missed you, Nathaniel?” Agitatedly, she attempted to hug Nathaniel, but he shoved

she was a dignified, collected,