Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 6

“The Hadley family?”

Christina, Gideon, and Miranda were equally stunned.

They gaped at the housekeeper, who added, “Mr. Nathaniel Hadley is here to escort Ms. Steele home.”

“Nathaniel Hadley?” Christina’s mouth remained agape with shock as she stared at the housekeeper for confirmation.

Alas, the housekeeper nodded in affirmation.

Damn it!

Christina cursed her chatty mouth for jinxing herself.

The arranged marriage between the Steele and Hadley families lasted three years, but not a single Hadley had ever visited their home.

Now, seemingly out of nowhere, the groom himself was at the Steeles’ doorstep.

Gideon and Miranda’s shock turned to delight when they learned Nathaniel was there for Christina.

Gideon said, “Invite him in!”

“I’m already here.” While Christina was still confused, a male voice drifted from outside.

rich baritone and sounded self-assured

man

stiffened when she met

be a horribly disfigured man who stood no taller than one and

was so handsome it

his tall figure. In a couple of steps, he was right in

“Y-You’re Nathaniel

was starting to realize that he was the man from the hotel the night

gaze roved over Christina, and once he was satisfied that he had found the correct person, he replied, “That’s ‘husband’

response knocked the breath out

Miranda was on the verge of a breakdown. Isn’t he supposed to be

all smiles

to take

on earth is

snapped out of her shock-induced trance and asked, “Aren’t we already divorced?” His actions perplexed her to

before he uttered, “The divorce

did a poor job of

around, she had no choice but

in Nathaniel’s Lincoln stretch limousine was

far from the Steele residence, Christina shouted, “Stop

stepped on the brakes and parked

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