Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 227 Overly Friendly

Nathaniel hung up the phone and went to help carry Sharon into the house.

Christina trod on his heels. Her heart clenched when she took in her mother’s pale face, which resembled a piece of crumpled white paper.

She didn’t expect her mother would be so severely traumatized after getting locked up by Miranda.

Her anger toward Miranda intensified.

Sensing Sharon’s deteriorating condition, Sebastian immediately contacted the family doctor.

The trio returned to the bedroom, and Nathaniel carefully placed Sharon on the bed.

Christina held Sharon’s hand tightly by the bedside. Glistening tears welled up in her eyes as she sobbed, “Mom, don’t be scared. All the bad people have been driven away. You’re safe now.”

Sharon gradually calmed down upon hearing her daughter’s tender voice. Despite that, her breathing. remained labored.

However, she quickly became agitated again, but this time, instead of panicking and losing her mind, Sharon grasped Christina’s hands and refused to let go, as if the most important thing in her life would. slip away if she loosened her grip.

Christina consoled her in a soft voice, “Don’t be scared, Mom. I’m here now. No one can bully you.”

A few moments later, the doctor arrived. After assessing her condition, he gave her a sedative injection.

According to the doctor, medications weren’t very effective in treating such conditions and could even harm her body and nerves. The best therapy would be companionship, which could help her stabilize her emotions and prevent relapse.

Once the medication kicked in, Sharon drifted off to sleep. Still, she continued clutching Christina’s hand and wouldn’t let go. “Christina, my daughter. Please don’t be mad at me. I didn’t mean to keep you in the dark. I was worried you would leave… Don’t leave me, Christina. Don’t go…”

Christina knitted her brows, listening to her mother’s murmurs. What did she mean by don’t leave her and don’t go?

She gently patted the back of Sharon’s hand and whispered into her car, “Don’t worry, Mom. I’m right here by your side, and I won’t leave.”

words, Sharon felt a huge weight lifted off

slumber.

Christina exited the room, it was almost

he received a phone call earlier. At that

were still on.

on the ceiling cast shadows on the floorboard. Nathaniel moved his fingertips gracefully across the keyboard. His handsome face made him look like a fashion photography model

and uttered in an undertone. “I’ll stay here to keep my mom company. Why don’t you return to Scenic Garden Manor

in unfamiliar

of experience in the

Christina didn’t want to force

bring over the daily necessities from Scenic Garden

as if it was

chest and spread toward every

effort to maintain their relationship. Those small details caused her to grow fonder of him with each passing day until she became head over heels in love

you won’t be comfortable here. You don’t have to stay here just for my sake. When my mom is feeling better

she simply couldn’t leave her mother

into his embrace. When he lowered his head slightly, he could

his deep, magnetic voice, “I’ll be comfortable anywhere as long as

figured what he really couldn’t get used to was her absence rather than

sound of

leaned over and kissed Nathaniel on the cheek. “I’ll go set up the bedroom

she bounded out of the room

the hefty bag

can get off work now.

at nine o’clock tomorrow morning. Please remember to remind him. Also, there are a

It’s already close to eleven o’clock, yet he has so much work left to do. Not to mention, he needs to wake up early tomorrow. Will he be getting any sleep tonight? Even a robot

to reply, she walked up the stairs. Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks and turned around. “Remember to