Let Me Stay The Night

Christina treated Yerek’s words as if they were a joke. “How could you, an outsider, claim to know my identity better than I do?”

Yerek responded with an amused look and countered, “What if it’s something that has been kept from you?”

Christina’s e eyes narrowed, and it felt as if time stood still, even though only a few seconds had passed.

She had never questioned her identity before this moment.

In her mind, she simply had a despicable father figure and had no desire to delve into her past ever again. It was enough for her to live peacefully with her mother for the rest of her days.

“You can’t possibly know more about me than I do, especially if it’s something I’m completely unaware of. so drop it,” Christina firmly stated, refusing to entertain Yerek’s claims. She turned around, intending to leave.

“Your last name isn’t Steele, and you’re not the daughter of Gideon and Sharon. You are the eldest. daughter of the Gibson family from Hallsbay.” Yerek revealed through gritted teeth.

Though reluctant, Yerek saw this as the best way to break her and Nathaniel apart.

Christina halted in her tracks and narrowed her eyes as she processed Yerek’s words.

Noticing Christina’s hesitation, Yerek handed her a folder he had prepared earlier.

“Take a look at these documents. If you find them incomplete, perhaps Nathaniel’s study holds the information you’re seeking,” he suggested.

With a mix of speculation and doubt swirling in her mind. Christina accepted the folder.

She left the hotel and drove back to Scenic Garden Manor.

Upon entering her room, Christina wasted no time opening the folder, causing its contents to spill onto

the surface before her.

However, instead of directly addressing her background and identity, she discovered a newspaper cutting. The article recounted an incident that had taken place over twenty years ago. It described the collapse of a real estate site owned by Hadley Corporation, resulting in a trapped car and the death of one passenger, as well as severe injuries to another.

Charlie, who had still been the CEO of Hadley Corporation at that time, had publicly apologized for the

tragic event.

she tried to connect the dots between this incident and her own life, but Yerek’s words lingered in

driven by her growing curiosity, Christina decided to seek answers in Nathaniel’s

stacked folders and

Christina found nothing of relevance. Frustrated, she shifted her attention to the bookshelves, meticulously scanning the books in

that would shed light on her

leaving her to question if Yerek had once

voice startled Christina out of her reverie, causing her

composure, she turned around to face Nathaniel. “I thought I could help organize your shelves since I have some

Nathaniel insisted, firmly grabbing her wrist and

your hands so

her hand away. Unaware that Nathaniel had entered the study while she was engrossed in her search, she had broken into a

glanced around and noticed that the air conditioner was turned off while a refreshing summer breeze filled the room. Perplexed, he couldn’t understand why Christina’s hands were so cold despite the comfortable temperature,

dark.” Nathaniel got

tiny arms around her legs. “Mommy, Grandma had the driver send a huge cake for us,” Camila exclaimed, her head tilted

looked at Christina with innocent eyes and added, “Mommy,

But we should get Daddy to come

looked up at him with wide eyes. “How could we let Daddy

not having a sweet tooth, couldn’t resist his daughter’s adorable

scooped Camila up into his arms, and all four of them happily headed downstairs for cake.

took Lucas and Camila back upstairs, bathed them, and

them into bed.

day. Nathaniel left early for work,

in the gentle morning light that streamed through the windows.

and Camila chose to stay by their mother’s side rather than venturing out

right in the study. Before long, the room echoed with the sound of documents and books toppling off

up from her work, her face etched with worry. “Are

shook his head. With a sheepish smile, he admitted, “No, but all the books are on

Lucas, “I told you not to play soccer in