Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 293 Crossed The Line

Christina felt her heart skip a beat. She grasped Sharon’s hand and exclaimed, “Mom, what are you saying? You’ll always be young in my heart!”

As she spoke, she leaned her head on Sharon’s shoulder.

Sharon massaged her daughter’s shoulder and tamped down the guilt in her chest. Sometime later, she uttered meaningfully. “Take good care of that emerald pendant I gave you. It’s very important.”

“Is it? Isn’t it just a piece of emerald jewelry?” Christina asked while lifting the pendant around her neck for a closer look.

The pendant gleamed resplendently under the light. Anyone could tell that it was carved from the finest jade.

An inexplicable emotion flitted through Sharon’s gaze as she stared at the pendant. She repeated herself, “Yes, it’s very important. It’s proof of your identity. You need it to trace your heritage. When you have your own child next time, pass it on to them.”

And one day, when the pendant’s real owner returns for his possession, this will serve as the foundation for their reunion.

Christina was puzzled by Sharon’s cryptic words. Trace my heritage?

She suddenly remembered Gideon’s words from the past.

What if I’m really not a child of the Steele family?

“Mom, are you hiding something from me?” questioned Christina curiously.

Sharon’s heart sank with dread. She hastily collected herself and feigned exhaustion. “I’m tired. Help me to my room, would you?”

Her acting was convincing enough. Christina dropped the topic and helped her mother to her room. She tucked a blanket around Sharon after the latter lay in bed.

“Good night, Mom.”

The next day, Christina spent a good amount of time dolling up for the fashion show.

and she completed the outfit with a pair of white Doc Martens.

When she checked herself out

it was almost time to

Nathaniel remained in Hadley Corporation’s CEO’s

had been busy visiting business partners or in and

appointment with Christina in the evening and turned

the documents he was poring over and replied,

important note. Cautiously, he said, “Mr. Hadley… I’m afraid we can’t

frowned and shot his assistant a sharp

be difficult to set something up if we postpone today’s meeting. The deadline for our contract renewal with them is fast approaching. If we don’t sign a

all, the CEOs of both corporations were busy men with demanding, near–inflexible

wondered out loud, “That’s strange, though. I clearly remember arranging the meeting with Arrow Corporation tomorrow.

was extremely important to the company, so Sebastian had memorized the

because he’s going on a

expression carefully and said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Hadley. That,

the

Hadley,” replied Madison and

blared, slicing through the silence of

answered the phone, and Christina’s sweet voice drifted through the receiver. “Have you arrived,

the celebrities milling about the venue of the fashion show. She could not wait for the show

high–profile event for globally renowned designers, but it would give her a decent amount of

Nathaniel’s guilty. After a pause, he said. “I have a contract renewal meeting later. I don’t think I can make it in

instantly

That’s fine. Your work is important. You’re not a fan of these fashion shows,

disappointment at his absence, making it sound as if it did not bother

fingers around his phone and offered, “Call me when you

line longer. It’s time to head

down his phone and glared at the two employees who were