Let Me Stay The Night

“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.

sported a rich baritone and sounded self-assured yet somewhat distant at

man

visibly stiffened when she met

the Hadley family’s heir to be a horribly disfigured man who stood no

could not be farther from the truth. He was so handsome it was impossible to tear one’s

that flattered his tall figure. In a couple of steps, he was

sputtered, “Y-You’re

iceberg. To her horror, she was

through his eyes. His cool gaze roved over Christina, and once he was

response knocked the breath

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

smiles as he invited their guest into their home. “Please

I’m here to take Christina home,”

on earth is

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

glinted dangerously before he uttered, “The divorce agreement has been voided. You’re still

poor job of hiding

hovering around, she had no choice but to follow Nathaniel into his car and leave for the Hadley

in Nathaniel’s Lincoln stretch limousine was

far from the Steele residence, Christina shouted, “Stop the

instinctively stepped on the brakes and parked the car at the side of