Let Me Stay The Night
Chapter 217
Chapter 217 Fire In The Garden
There was not the time to think about anything else.
There’s flammable timber all around us. If the fire spreads, we’re done for.
Christina grabbed Julia’s arm. “We should get going before it gets out of control,” she said nervously.
The trio ran back the way they came. Fortunately, only a small patch was ablaze; the rest of the garden. remained unharmed.
As soon as she emerged from the backyard, Christina told Raymond everything. The servants dashed off to fetch water and subdue the flames after hearing about the fire.
As the garden consisted mostly of timber, the consequences would be dire if it started burning.
Having heard the news, Charlie hurried over. “Are you hurt, Julia?”
Upon ascertaining that no harm came to the two, he heaved a sigh of relief.
Then, he summoned the servants on duty that day and questioned them, but none could provide a satisfactory answer as to how the fire had come about.
Moira’s countenance grew grim. “The priest proclaimed Christina to be a cursed person the other day. Could she have caused the fire?”
At those words, everybody turned toward Christina.
Mrs. Hadley has never been fond of Ms. Christina. Could she have done it?
The servants had doubts but none dared voice it aloud.
Christina found the claim ludicrous.
Somehow I get the blame for the fire? The consequences would be catastrophic if Mrs. Hadley bought her nonsense.
Cold anger began to rise within Christina upon thinking of Moira’s blame.
There it is. Her true colors have shone through quicker than expected. Mrs. Taggart is targeting me, I see.
Before Christina could say a word, Julia redirected her frosty gaze. “Nonsense. How is Christina involved? She was next to me the entire time. How could she have started the fire?”
Christina did not expect Julia to jump to her defense. Her cold wariness began to give way to a fuzzy
warmth.
matters as long as Mrs. Hadley
thought so too. “Christina would never do such
was taken aback at how
the fire,” she said coolly. “Think about it. There
tone changed. “Odd things happen when a curse befalls a family,”
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happened before Christina came
a point. That does seem to ring a
brazen manner with which she told lies, Christina felt the
former.
finger at that woman’s nose and
like that. Instead, she said, with feigned nonchalance, “You have a point, Mrs. Taggart. Nothing strange
turned
froze. Her
glared at Christina. Does this little brat know who she’s
of the Hadley family. Naturally, my presence won’t affect the harmony within
clear that it was an accusation, the younger woman was
herself.
What a naïve b*tch.
than ever. “You’re right, Mrs. Taggart. As this
“You…!”
she was livid. Her cheeks flushed a deep, humiliating shade of crimson as if they had been given a tight slap each. Her eyes grew bloodshot from their bulging vessels, giving
she was
has a point. Whatever else I say will make
which was a rare occurrence,
subdue the fire in
burnt area had been doused with gasoline, Mr. Hadley–that was the cause of
The
that it was a
gaze turned steely. She never allowed somebody
entered the garden today,
servants grew wary at Julia’s stern command. They did not
entered the garden stepped forward as ordered whereas the others scurried away to
matter is
on one of
speak, Christina noticed the
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