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.”

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

calm and unruffled. “It doesn’t matter. Nothing

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. “Never

did not want to waste her energy on

collision hit the car without warning. Thrown out of her seat, she

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

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

his eyes over her face worriedly. He glimpsed

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

he spoke. “A car came barreling over out

into their path like a manic wild wolf. If

forehead, resulting in a gash. He

stinging pain, he turned around to check on the situation

ordered through gritted teeth, “Go and

“Understood.”

car door and climbed

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

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

for the accident. Also, I reckon that the driver was driving under the influence. Let me

inch. With the illumination of the moonlight, one

he wound the car window

in an area that was relatively busy. Therefore,

ambulance arrived. Nathaniel led Christina over

feeling a touch dizzy. When she alighted from the car,

as when she was pushed into

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

felt as though someone was watching her

this incident really an

distracted state, Nathaniel lowered his head and asked in concern. “What’s wrong,

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

A medical staff inquired about her injuries before

the feeling that someone was watching her, yet she had no idea