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.”

Then why didn’t he answer my

the hem of her dress before searching for Nathaniel.

but Christina had

Nathaniel twice, but he still didn’t answer the phone. Hence, she used the GPS tracking software she

that app on

it if they couldn’t locate each

software, Nathaniel wasn’t

analyzing his location, she headed off in

Nathaniel followed a waiter to an

Steele is inside. Mr. Hadley.” The waiter stopped at the

tried peering into the building, but the tulle at the entrance blocked his sight.

he could barely recognize through the fabric was the hairstyle and

Nathaniel didn’t suspect the waiter. After the latter left, the former raised the thin

picked up the scent of sandalwood.

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

a beach to have many mosquitoes buzzing around, it wasn’t unusual

he called out to the figure in the

as though the figure didn’t hear anything

discomfort and rapidly approached the

heart was pounding when she

the nerve to turn around as she waited for

the urge to turn around when

she did, she discovered Nathaniel glaring at her coldly, the intensity sending

bit her lip and uttered

to do this time?” interrogated

he noticed the

Madison elected not to beat around the bush. “To

you know how much I missed you, Nathaniel?” Agitatedly, she attempted to hug Nathaniel, but he shoved her away before she could close the gap

was a dignified, collected,