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.”

going to make a call because of a trivial matter and alert her to it. That would make me look

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

to disrupt them for a while since they’re the only ones who can clarify this

was dead on her feet and did not want to waste

window to rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the car without warning. Thrown out of her seat, she slammed forward

loud crash pierced the air. On the heels of that, a wave of dizziness assailed her,

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

roamed his eyes over her face worriedly. He glimpsed a red mark on her

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

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

simply horrific. The other driver hurtled into their path like a manic wild wolf. If he had not turned the steering wheel quickly

resulting in a gash.

around to check on the situation

black as thunder. He ordered

“Understood.”

swung open the car door and climbed out

was severely dented. At a single glance, one could tell that the other party’s car was, driving along a secondary road before rushing out right

of the way in the nick of time earlier, their injuries would have been even more

“The other party is responsible for the accident. Also, I reckon that the driver

an inch. With the illumination of the moonlight, one could see the raging anger blazing in the man’s

he wound the car window back

an area that was relatively busy. Therefore, a crowd

the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led Christina over

she alighted from the

feeling as when she was pushed into

tried to figure

as though someone

perpetrator has been arrested? Was this incident really

lowered his head and asked in concern.

I… I’m fine.” Christina swallowed the doubt on

followed the man to the ambulance. A medical staff inquired about her injuries

her, yet she had no idea who it was. Such a feeling