Let Me Stay The Night

Listening to her sarcastic comments didn’t bother Christina much. After all, bickering with Anya was better than being surrounded by a group of men.

However, what surprised her was that the men beside her found her identity even more intriguing. “Where is your husband from? Is he also from Hallsbay?” one of them asked.

“If he’s from Hallsbay, there’s no reason for us not to know each other, right?” another chimed in.

Christina’s expression slightly faltered, and she reluctantly explained with a wry smile, “We’re actually getting a divorce, so there’s no need to know his identity.”

She didn’t want to make a big deal out of her current relationship with Nathaniel.

“Getting a divorce? Then it’s even more important for us to exchange contact information, someone said as he took out his phone to ask for Christina’s number. Others followed suit, eager to exchange contact details.

Anya wondered if she had misheard those men.

Are these people really fighting over Christina’s number? Is she really that attractive?

Christina had no choice but to lic, claiming that she didn’t have her phone with her. “I’m sorry, I need to use the restroom.”

With that, she briskly walked away.

Once Christina entered the restroom, she massaged her temples to release her stress. These social engagements were truly testing her patience.

A few minutes later, she walked to the hall and found that preparations for the charity auction had begun.

The auction items were displayed on individual platforms covered in transparent glass cases, making them both visible to the guests and aesthetically pleasing.

Christina walked over, scanning for a reasonably priced item that she could win in one go. The sooner she completed her task, the sooner she could go home and report to her grandmother.

Soon, she spotted a diamond necklace that caught her eye. Given that there were about twenty carats, Christina believed that a bidding price of five million would be sufficient.

a blue and white porcelain item caught her eye. It was traditionally utilized for burning sandalwood incense, cherished by esteemed aristocratic households in

remain individuals who adhere to tradition, making it highly

value was estimated to be very high. The starting price was likely to be five million, and one could only imagine how

behind, causing her to lose balance and fell toward the porcelain in front of

happened, her waist was caught

took a step back. They witnessed something

as they witnessed the antique

price or the market price

onlookers as they sought to uncover who was

was aware she was enveloped in a firm embrace. When she smelled the familiar scent

to fall, but she is fine now. So, who

on the ground; the

was well aware that the woman on the floor was the one to push her

timely intervention, she would have had to bear the wounds from

at Christina. If it weren’t for Christina’s quick reflexes to dodge, she would

were about

she had pushed Christina, but now she was

one had seen it clearly. There were no surveillance cameras either. Hence, it was hard to verify

just now. If you hadn’t spoken up, I would have thought

was the only one who stood behind Christina, making her

she was at a loss for words in her

then, the event organizer approached and saw the irreversible damage to the porcelain. He furrowed his brow and said tersely, “Miss, this is the most valuable item in tonight’s auction. We kindly request that you compensate

Oh, sh*t! Double the price would mean tens of

was impossible for her to come up with that much money!

Christina’s hand, looking like she was on the verge of tears. “Christina, what should we

swiftly shifted the blame to Christina, hoping to make her pay

Christina’s spine. Anya was known for getting kickbacks from most of the projects. Hence, her wallet must be brimming with cash. Why was she pretending to be destitute in front of her?