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.

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

man stepped into their lines of

when she

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

truth. He was so handsome it

In a couple of steps, he was

“Y-You’re Nathaniel

of the iceberg. To her horror, she was starting

eyes. His cool gaze roved over Christina, and once he was satisfied that he had found the correct person, he replied, “That’s

response knocked the breath

of a breakdown. Isn’t he supposed to be an ugly

all smiles as he

won’t be necessary. I’m here to take Christina

earth

trance and asked, “Aren’t we already divorced?” His actions perplexed her to

glinted dangerously before he uttered, “The divorce agreement has been

did a poor job

choice but to follow Nathaniel into his car and leave for the

Nathaniel’s Lincoln stretch limousine

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

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

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