Let Me Stay The Night

Christina sat in her seat, her vacant gaze fixated on the space ahead of her. It seemed that she had yet to regain her composure fully from the earlier shocking events.

Nathaniel gently tapped her on the shoulder. “Everything’s fine now. Don’t worry.”

As he could sense her uneasiness, he attempted to say more things to console her. “It’s inevitable for a plane to encounter strong air currents. Sometimes, one can experience two or three episodes of turbulence in a single flight.”

Fluttering her long eyelashes, Christina watched him with the curiosity of a child listening to an exciting story.

Once Nathaniel noticed her interest had been piqued, he continued, “There was another time when I was flying overseas with Sebastian for a business trip and the plane we were in encountered strong air currents, more severe than the one we experienced earlier. I remember there was a problem with the plane’s engine, and Sebastian held my hand tightly, asking me what we should do. While going through a document, I told him an airplane has two engines, and the captain would choose to dump fuel and then descend. Normally, there would be a fifty-percent chance of a safe outcome. His face turned pale after hearing what I said. It was Sebastian’s first encounter with such a critical aviation situation, and he was so frightened that he vowed that if we landed safely, he would immediately get a wife.”

Christina chuckled. “It’s truly hard to imagine someone as serious as Sebastian being in a state of panic.”

Nathaniel was relieved to see the smile on her face.

He gently stroked her head. “Get some rest. We should be arriving shortly.”

Christina was slightly resistant to his intimate gesture. She instinctively pulled back, tucking her neck and averting her gaze to the other side.

The weight of her earlier emotions had somewhat lifted, and she took the opportunity to close her eyes and rest.

Observing Christina turning her head away, Nathaniel could not help but feel a twinge of disappointment. However, he understood that rebuilding trust would require patience and time.

Being able to remain by her side and accompany her was all that mattered to him.

Half an hour later, the plane landed safely.

Nathaniel and Christina exited the aircraft together through the VIP lane and soon spotted Sebastian waiting at the gate.

Sebastian approached the duo and assisted them with their luggage, and the three of them walked out of the airport together. At the exit, Christina noticed that Nathaniel had arranged for two cars to pick them. up.

Raymond to send you home first. I’ll

return together? The kids knew we left together, so they would be suspicious of us if

through the incident where one of their children ran away from home, Christina promised.

of his children with his hipsterish hairstyle, as it would undermine

but draw a comparison to the lively and fashionable boys she had seen on television. His usual composed and rigid demeanor seemed to be replaced

his appearance alone would have caused

but cuss inwardly. Serves him right for going through

want to return to Scenic Garden Manor and be bombarded with questions from the children. about their

joy in Nathaniel’s eyes could not be masked.

and opened the car door for Christina

Nathaniel’s face lit up from Christina’s words, which made him realize that Nathaniel’s feelings for her

seat and immediately drove

looked spacious and bright, resembling more of an upscale lounge

hairstylist approached them and asked respectfully, “Mr. Hadley, we’re dyeing your hair back to

an acknowledgment

“Do you want to have your hair washed?

be sitting there waiting anyway, accepted his

assigned a young lady to attend to her.

the young lady, who seemed somewhat inexperienced and appeared to be in her early twenties.

her to a separate room for

gently washing her hair, periodically checking if the

to the main salon area and immediately noticed Nathaniel sitting in front

black, Nathaniel’s clean and fair skin seemed to radiate under the

ethereal allure, Christina still found his natural black hair to be more pleasing to the

shining stars Lucas and Camila had mherited those same captivatingly deep and enchanting eyes, leaving an