Let Me Stay The Night

“Didn’t I tell you not to follow me?” Christina knitted her brows. The reddened mark left by the tight grip on her porcelain-white wrist was easily noticeable.

When Nathaniel held up her hand to take a closer look, his eyes-hidden behind his sunglasses- brimmed with sympathy

As one of her fringes fell to her cheeks from behind her ear, she looked like a lost pet that was perpetually in need of protection.

Faced with his silence, Christina couldn’t bring herself to reprimand him any further.

Thus, she retracted her hand and remarked, “I’m fine. Let’s head back now.”

She was worried that Nathaniel would go off and confront Francis instead.

However, before they could get far, Francis came up from behind and yelled for them to stop.

He then grabbed Christina by the wrist. “Christina, we aren’t done talking yet.”

“I don’t think there’s anything more for us to talk about. I just want to go home.” When Christina struggled to free her hand, she felt another painful sting on her wrist.

Meanwhile, Francis glared at the towering figure in front of him. He somehow found the aura exuded by: the young man to be familiar.

“Christina, how can you accept Nathaniel’s repeated lies yet be unwilling to forgive me?” Raging jealousy had caused Francis’ blood to boil.

If Christina refuses to forgive me, what makes Nathaniel, who started all this, deserving of her forgiveness? If that’s the case, I’ll make all of us suffer together.

Underneath the light, his pale white complexion made him look sickly, while the amber tint in his seemed to be burning through the last of his rational mind.

Christina gave him a puzzled look. “Why do you say that Nathaniel has lied to me repeatedly?”

At that moment, Nathaniel figured that Francis had seen through his disguise.

Under those circumstances, it made sense for Francis to probe further, even if the bodyguard wasn’t Nathaniel.

sunglasses, Nathaniel’s eyes narrowed. His palm subsequently balled into fists while his biceps tensed up as if he was ready

the past played through his mind like a rolling tape, Francis was reminded that both of them would always

was ever willing

would always leave with the spoils; the loser

tall figure. “He’s Nathaniel,

Nathaniel a

days, she never

silence, a gust of wind

cut during the violent beating carlier, any slight movement would cause blood to ooze out of the wound. “Christina, you don’t understand Nathaniel at all. Ever since he was a child, he has been possessive. He would rob me of

gaze shifted to the black figure before declaring in a mocking tone. “He wants to

were like a knife that cut through the beautiful facade of Christina’s world, forcing her to face the cruel reality behind it.

to stay calm, as if

as he peered into her eyes with all the sincerity he could muster. “Leave him,

moment he finished, the towering

him to the ground and rained

café where he was holding back, he went

descended into a brawl where both parties seemed adamant about

blood saturated the air while the

the brutality of the scene, Christina

on deaf ears as both men fought with

started out with

consecutive punches, he seized upon an

was suddenly exposed,

initiative, Francis didn’t waste it as

fully revealed

“Mr. Bodyguard… Nathaniel?”

rude awakening Christina experienced almost caused her to lose

the answer to her suspicions was clear, everything