A Crazy Night Novel

Soon, she dozed off once again when drowsiness crept up. By the time she woke up, it was two in the afternoon..

She was roused by the butler.

Rubbing her eyes, she sat up sluggishly and asked in a hoarse voice, “What is it?”

“Mrs. Hadley, Mr. Hadley has sent someone here to pick you up. Mr. Hadley said you could eat something before heading out. There’s no rush,” the butler answered.

Right then, Christina remembered she was supposed to go to the hospital with Nathaniel for the prenatal care checkup. I slept so soundly that I almost forgot about the appointment!

After regaining full consciousness, she got up from the couch and smiled bashfully, “Please tell the driver to wait for me. I’ll head upstairs to get changed.”

“Mr. Hadley said there’s no rush,” the butler repeated. “I’ll get the housekeeper to heat up the dishes and serve you lunch.”

“Thank you.” Christina didn’t reject the butler’s suggestion. She then went upstairs to get changed before coming back down to have lunch and getting into a black car parked in front of the entrance.

While the driver was driving slowly, Christina scrolled through her phone. There and then, she noticed that her previous conversation with Nathaniel ended with the teasing text he sent to her.

Christina had the habit of reporting her whereabouts to Nathaniel, so she texted: I’ve already left the house. See you later.

text, she proceeded to deal with some work matters

and

not going to Hadley Corporation?”

downtown, and the traffic there is congested. In order to save time, I took a detour.” The

side profile. There’s a scar on that man’s head, and he looks so fierce. He doesn’t look like he’s Nathaniel’s

that in mind, Christina inched toward the car door and discreetly placed her right

saw what she did through the rear-view mirror, and he sneered, “Looks like you’re not that stupid after all. Save your breath. I’ve already

him head-on. I’m pregnant now. I can’t risk endangering

give you all the money you want. After that, you may leave. I won’t call

her way out of trouble.

man seemed reluctant to talk. He then lit up a cigarette and stepped

slammed on the brakes, causing her

her tummy in the