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.”

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

and unruffled. “It doesn’t matter. Nothing matters as long as

disrupt them for a while since they’re the only ones who can clarify this familial relationship. Rendered speechless, Christina locked the phone and stuffed it back

and did not

as she was about to lean against the window to rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the car without warning. Thrown out of her seat, she slammed forward against the back of the

the heels of that, a wave of dizziness assailed her, the pain so excruciating that she almost passed

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

into his arms, Nathaniel roamed his eyes over her

instantly pervaded the entire car, and he

driver was still reeling, his voice quivering as he spoke. “A car came barreling over

wild wolf. If he had not turned the steering wheel quickly enough just now, the

also hit the corner of his forehead, resulting in a gash. He

the stinging pain, he turned around to check on the situation in the back. “Are you

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

“Understood.”

Sebastian swung open the car door and

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

had not gotten out of the way in the nick of time earlier, their injuries would have

returned to the car and reported, “The other party is responsible for the accident. Also, I reckon that the driver was driving under the influence. Let me

of the moonlight, one could see

agreement, he wound the

accident transpired in an area that was relatively busy. Therefore,

Nathaniel led

she alighted from the car, she abruptly sensed

she was pushed into

deathly pale. Scanning her eyes over the crowd, she tried to figure out who was staring at

as though someone

perpetrator has been arrested? Was this incident really an accident, or

distracted state, Nathaniel lowered his head

fine.” Christina swallowed the doubt on

ambulance. A medical staff inquired about her injuries before doctoring the bruise on

shake off the feeling that someone was watching her, yet she