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

matter. Nothing matters as long as

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 into his hand.

her feet and did not want to waste her

forceful collision hit the car without warning. Thrown out of her

a wave of dizziness assailed her, the pain so excruciating

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

into his arms, Nathaniel roamed his eyes over her face worriedly. He glimpsed a red mark on

pervaded the entire car,

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

into their path like a manic wild wolf. If he had not turned the steering wheel quickly enough just now, the

the corner of his forehead, resulting in

turned around to check on the situation in the back. “Are you okay, Mr.

expression was as black as thunder. He ordered

“Understood.”

acknowledgment, Sebastian swung open the car door and climbed out

glance, one could tell that the other party’s car was,

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

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

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

in agreement, he wound

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

ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led Christina

the

when she was pushed into the road the other

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

as though someone was watching her in

perpetrator has been arrested? Was this incident really an accident, or was it orchestrated by

Nathaniel lowered his head and asked in concern.

I’m fine.” Christina swallowed the doubt on the tip of

staff inquired

the feeling that someone was watching her, yet she