Let Me Stay The Night

Bailey’s words did not help ease Christina of her worry. “What if you encounter some bad people here

With that, Christina reached out to grab Bailey’s hand. It would not harm anyone to let the latter stay the rught at Scenic Garden Manor if she did not want to go home

“Go on home. I’ll take her home.” Julian piped up.

That suggestion sounded feasible to Nathaniel. “Take good care of her. Just make sure she doesn’t go missing

While Christina hesitated, Bailey swatted the former’s hand away and groaned. “I’m a grown woman. What’s there to worry about?”

Despite getting rejected, Christina reminded Bailey before leaving, “Remember to call me.”

Bailey waved her hand impatiently and urged Christina to leave.

Even so, the arrangement left Christina slightly uneasy. “Mr. Forrester won’t do anything to Bailey, right?”

Bailey was a woman with a sweet-looking appearance, while Julian had a calm and composed demeanor. Regardless, a book should not be judged by its cover. What if he’s a playboy?

As if reading her mind, Nathaniel assured her. “He came back to the country this time to get married. Don’t worry. He won’t be interested in your friend.”

Julian was a reliable person.

Hence, Christina felt much relieved after hearing his answer.

When the two were finally out of Bailey’s sight, she turned around to head to the restroom.

She splashed cold water onto her face, for she often fluctuated from sobriety to grogginess when she was tipsy. That was when her phone rang.

When she saw the caller ID was “Queen Mother,” she ignored it and stuffed the phone into her pocket.

Then, she stepped out into the hallway and accidentally bumped into a passerby.

The two recognized each other after exchanging gazes. The passerby was one of her many blind dates.

Sizing her up, the man sneered, “Why did you block my number after our date?”

“There was no need for us to continue talking to each other,” she answered plainly and ignored him.

She had only taken a few steps when he grabbed her wrist and pinned her against the wall. “I thought you were a goody two shoes. Who would’ve thought you were this wild? I think we’re quite suited for each other.”

Bailey scoffed. “Humans and animals are completely different species. How could we be suitable for each other?”

The man’s face flushed red with anger. “Who are you calling an animal? What’s with the act? From what I can see, you’re the type to fool around.”

With a smack, Bailey slapped the man, followed by a kick.

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421 Different Species

was so intense that the man stumbled to the ground with a cry, his face flushed bright red. “B*tch,

Looks like no one taught you manners, so let me teach you a lesson

Bailey gave him another

can scold me as you like? Do you ever look in a

aware of her strength and how many times she had kicked. Suddenly, she was lifted into

was picked up and placed over a man’s shoulder. Shocked, Bailey turned

threw punches into the air, she exclaimed, “What are you doing? I’m not

shouldn’t fight. Beware of getting punished.”

she was being taken further away, she warned the person lying on the floor, “Walk away when you

thrown

delay, Julian started his car and asked, “What’s your address?”

home.” Bailey had gotten too agitated earlier, so now she felt dizzy, like the world was spinning around her. She leaned back in

was tending to a rebellious child. Exasperated and left with no choice,

before he sent her home the next day after she regained her

drove, he suddenly felt a warm touch on his chest. He lowered his head and saw Bailey boldly putting her hand on his shirt.

a step further and groped him.

and swerved to the side of the road,

he shoved her hand off.

and muttered indistinctively, “Didn’t you get buff so that people would touch you?”

deep breath and decided not to take offense

she would act recklessly again, so he said solemnly, “Stop messing around. I won’t shrug it off just because you’re young. If you continue this. I’ll throw you out

If that’s the

Julian’s words, Bailey got up and tried

began to throb, and he stretched out his hands, wanting to stop her. However, Bailey was too swift and was already

smell so good,

in and took a

smell of alcohol, rushed into Julian’s nostrils. At that moment,

lean in to kiss

off captivated

streetlights, their breaths filled the cramped space.

when

asleep. She dared not enter their

took a shower, the smell of alcohol from her

the couch, she dried her hair while sorting out her

not Mom’s biological daughter, who are my birth parents? Does the collapse of Hadley Corporation have something to do with my identity? Why didn’t Nathaniel say anything when he’s known my identity all along? What exactly happened? Who can

Nathaniel approached Christina when she was in a daze. He

thoughts were jumbled up as she listened to the sound

her up from the couch. Compared to Nathaniel, Christina had a petite body frame. Hence, it was somewhat easy for

have

kiss on her

wrapping herself in the quilt tightly. Her thoughts were like a

tired of