Let Me Stay The Night

Right after Christina stepped into the Steele residence, Gideon’s castigation rained down on her. “You’ve finally decided to come, huh?”

“Didn’t you ask me to come?” Christina retorted.

As a father, Gideon had never felt Christina’s respect or admiration for him. Infuriated by her words, Gideon hurled a cup at her viciously.

The cup did not hit her but shattered into pieces right by her feet.

A small shard flew out, leaving a cut on Christina’s tender and fair hand, with crimson blood flowing out.

As though she couldn’t feel anything, Christina didn’t even furrow her brows. Her tone was still impassive as ever as she said, “Did you call me back home just to throw this tantrum? Now that you’ve vented your anger, I’m going to leave.”

Then she turned around to leave without a hint of hesitation.

“Enough, Gideon. Don’t get all worked up and forget the main thing,” Miranda interjected, having enjoyed the spectacle for long enough.

fury, having been reminded of their

stopped in her

heard that Nathaniel has

around

made Gideon’s blood pressure soar. “You insolent girl! Go right back to the Hadley

Hadley family was a cash cow that the Steele family had to hold the reins of, for they knew they would be wiped out in Hallsbay if it

I’m that dumb to agree to step

pleading tone. She had never liked Christina, but in the face of their

does that have to do with me? I’m not a Steele,” Christina stated plainly. Ever since Gideon betrayed her mother, she had decided to cut all ties with the

she couldn’t care less about the Steele family, Miranda tugged at

support for your mother’s medical

day for her treatment. Gideon had repeatedly used her as leverage to

for a fact that Christina could never afford Sharon’s costly medical treatment, so the

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