Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 278 Can You Not Punish Me

With his face reddened in embarrassment, Frank didn’t even know how to explain himself.

He dared not utter a single word after stuttering for a long while.

Thereafter, a flurry of heavy footsteps could be heard entering the room. Following that, a man stepped into the room with an entourage of professional bodyguards behind him.

As Nathaniel’s towering figure cast a long shadow in the room, his frosty expression and clenched jaw exuded an air of hostility.

His imposing presence immediately filled the room with an icy tension.

“Mr. Hadley, I’ll discuss the paperwork needed with the police,” the lawyer informed Nathaniel before heading off.

After that, Nathaniel shifted his deep–set eyes toward Christina as he walked over to her.

“Are you hurt?”

Christina looked up and blinked innocently. “I’m not, but-

That’s all that matters.” Nathaniel couldn’t care less about those who had nothing to do with him.

Paying no heed to everyone else in the room, he wrapped his arm around her slender waist and pulled her into his embrace protectively.

Christina couldn’t help but blush upon noticing the look of surprise on everyone else’s faces. “Nathaniel, we’re not alone.”

We’d better keep a low profile with so many people watching.

She tried pushing Nathaniel away, but her efforts were futile due to the huge gap in their strength. There was no way she could move him unless Nathaniel willingly let her go.

Meanwhile, Rayne was stunned by what she saw, her mind overwhelmed by the sudden revelation.

Hadley here? I didn’t see Christina make any calls just now. On top of that, the atmosphere within the room

powerful protector. Meanwhile, at the sight of the pair hugging each other, Frank understood why Nathaniel had threatened him despite the

turns out that Christina is his woman! No wonder that young lady’s so

to show it. All he could do was seethe as he asked, “Christina, didn’t you say that you didn’t have a boyfriend? Why

fumed, “It’s true that

What? Husband?

by lightning as his eyelids twitched. Recalling how he had framed Christina earlier, he realized that he had

he wouldn’t have had the courage

to hold him

be enough to compensate for

up in his eyes, Frank grabbed the police officer’s hand. “Officer, can I report? Please let me do it.

Does it look like somewhere you can mess around? If you want

was skeptical about Frank’s story that Christina

a kind and decent lady who

was

won’t pursue the matter. Wouldn’t it all work out, officer?” Frank pleaded piteously like a criminal begging

“Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hadley

contrast to his aggressive behavior earlier, Frank flashed a sycophantic smile. “I’m withdrawing the report. This is nothing but a misunderstanding. I’m the one

file the report, please sign this document. The lawyer placed

will. I’ll sign it right now.” Without a moment’s hesitation,

the document over, he whispered into the lawyer’s ear. “Please tell Mr. Hadley that this is nothing but a misunderstanding. I’ll never show my face in front

but you had

he walked out of

going to let the

detained for five days and fined five hundred for filing a false report. Your sentence

to his knees. “I’m sorry.

can do whatever you want? Take him away!” Regardless

the outcome, Christina even praised the officer for doing a good job upholding