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

matter. Nothing matters as long

the only ones who can clarify this familial relationship.

was dead on her feet and did not want to

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

crash pierced the air. On the heels of that, a wave of

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

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

instantly pervaded the entire car, and

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

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

corner of his forehead, resulting in a gash. He could clearly sense

to check on

as black as thunder. He ordered through gritted

“Understood.”

swung open the car door and climbed out of

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

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

the car and reported, “The other party is responsible for the accident. Also, I

With the illumination of the moonlight, one could see the raging anger blazing

he wound the car window back

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

after, the ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led Christina

alighted from the car, she abruptly sensed a sharp and sinister

the exact same feeling as when she

face promptly went deathly pale. Scanning her eyes over the crowd, she tried to figure out who

as though someone

police say the perpetrator has been arrested? Was this

head and asked in concern. “What’s wrong,

fine.” Christina swallowed the doubt on the tip

inquired about her injuries before doctoring the bruise on

that someone was watching her, yet she had no idea who it was.