Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 287 A Sense Of Danger

Everyone standing around dispersed. Rayne also left while cradling her red and swollen face.

Nathaniel turned his gaze to Christina, whose eyes were slightly red. “The fashion show is over, so let’s go. home first.”

Suspicion lingered within Christina, but she did not want to ask too many questions in public. Hence, she merely grunted in acquiescence.

When the two of them had gotten in the car, a strained atmosphere hung in the air.

“Why did that woman earlier claim that the two of you are family?” The look in Christina’s eyes was grim, marred with obvious displeasure.

Nathaniel could distinctly sense that she was agitated. It was rare for him to see her in such a state, so he reached out and seized her chin, lifting her head up.

Her crystalline eyes shimmered like diamonds, beyond mesmerizing.

Perturbed by his stare, Christina urged huffily, “Well?”

A snort of laughter escaped Nathaniel, and he chuckled aloud. Well… she looks pretty adorable when she’s jealous.

“That was my paternal uncle’s daughter. They reside abroad and rarely return to the country, so you know about them.”

If she’s his paternal uncle’s daughter, that means she’s his paternal cousin,

Following that, Christina was skeptical about his claim. “Then, why isn’t her last name Hadley but Lacroix?”

This doesn’t make sense at all.

Cradling her face with a single hand, Nathaniel answered, “Because she took her mother’s family name.”

Even then, Christina was dubious. “You’ve got a lot of family members.”

“You can call and ask Mom if you don’t believe me.” Taking out his phone, Nathaniel made to ring Julia up.

However, Christina snatched the phone from him. “It’s late, so don’t disrupt their rest.”

matter and alert her to it. That would make me look

doesn’t matter. Nothing matters as long

the only ones who can clarify this

and did not want

was about to lean against the window to rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the car without warning.

that, a wave of dizziness assailed her, the

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

arms, Nathaniel roamed his eyes over her face

imperious aura instantly pervaded the entire car, and he roared at the front,

reeling, his voice quivering as he spoke. “A car came barreling over out of nowhere earlier, and I couldn’t

wolf. If he had

of his forehead, resulting in a gash. He could

he turned around to check on the situation in

was as black as thunder. He ordered through gritted teeth, “Go

“Understood.”

acknowledgment, Sebastian swung open the car door

cars was severely dented. At a single glance, one could tell that the other party’s car was, driving along a

way in the nick of time

inquiring about the situation, Sebastian returned to the car and reported, “The other party is responsible for the accident. Also, I reckon that the

window down an inch. With the illumination of the moonlight, one could see the raging anger blazing in

in agreement, he wound the car window back

that was relatively busy. Therefore, a crowd gathered around the scene in

after, the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel

feeling a touch dizzy. When she alighted from the car, she abruptly sensed a sharp and sinister gaze

feeling as when she was pushed into the road

her eyes over the crowd, she tried to figure out who was staring at

someone was watching her in

perpetrator has been arrested? Was this incident

his head and asked

Christina swallowed the

medical staff inquired about

yet she had no idea who it