Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 175

Chapter 175 Threaten

Christina blinked. “I would like that.”

“Let’s go, then.” Nathaniel said.

Noticing the exchange, Sebastian felt a tinge of admiration.

Mr. Hadley did not want to go just a second ago. A mere word from Mrs. Hadley was sufficient to change his mind. Nobody spoils their wife as he does.

Madison, too, managed to deduce the reason. “I’ll make the reservations,” she said with a small smile.

Later that evening, the four of them were seated in a private room.

The table was filled with various delicacies, many of which Christina had never seen before.

Curious about the new, unfamiliar food, she ate most of it.

Halfway through, Madison ordered the manager to open a bottle of red wine. “You must try the wine. here, Mrs. Hadley. It’s sweet and tangy.”

She poured Christina a glass as she spoke.

Although she was not particularly fond of drinking, Christina did not decline the offer. After a few sips, she found it delectable.

Madison poured her another glass, smiling as she did so. “You must not drink very often, Mrs. Hadley.”

“Almost never,” Christina admitted.

Madison smirked. One who does not drink often will behave most interestingly when drunk.

Suddenly, she was seized by an impulse to see Christina drunk.

After several glasses, Christina began to feel dizzy.

Intoxication by wines of that nature would start off slow as the aftereffects built up into a powerful kick.

She sipped less than half of another glass, then handed Nathaniel the rest. “I can’t drink–hic–anymore.”

voice was soft. Her ruddy cheeks were puffed up,

from her and set it aside. “That’s

was worried for her, as it had only taken three glasses

up and stumbled toward the door. “I’m going to the ladies‘

to accompany her. Then, he

bill.”

away,” said Sebastian before

were left in the

was unable to

glass and, mustering

Her consistent self–care and training regimes had whipped. her figure

she deserved to stand beside Nathaniel as his equal, given

some of the professionalism it had in the office and instead sounded meek like Christina’s. “I’m feeling a

close to Nathaniel, Madison had moved to a luxury

you,” Nathaniel

the consummate professional, never drank on the job without

could not have hinted any less subtly, yet

need a woman who helps you

his legacy to greater heights. Why would he lower himself for

features remained cold and unmoving. “I like her, and that’s all that

she is

handsome face. Just like that, he rejected all of my love in the cruelest manner. There is nothing more I want than to leap into his arms, kiss him, and tell him I love him, but I cannot. Another mistake and I’ll be out of the position by

Christina returned that moment.

She could

stumble, she fell ungraciously into

and grumbled, “What are your muscles

demure woman in his arms and caressed her hair. “You’re drunk. I’m bringing you

picked Christina

depart, her gaze filled with envy. Her heart seared painfully as if it had been

Suddenly, her phone rang.

picked up, irritated. “Didn’t I tell you to never call

tears streaming down her face. “Christina found out what we did. Because of her, I have

was comically swollen. It pained her to

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