Let Me Stay The Night

Christina nodded. What happened earlier had been shocking to her, too; she had never expected Anya to push her.

“Can you find out what’s the relationship between Yerek and Anya?” Christina asked, not at all concerned about her injuries.

Nathaniel furrowed his brows before answering. “They’re cousins.”

No wonder they acted like they knew each other.

Christina felt as if her mind was fogged up. It was as though she had figured something out, but not at the same time.

All of a sudden, a warm hand landed between her eyes and rubbed the bridge of her nose. “Don’t overthink it. Rest for a while.”

Then, Christina’s shoulders were held by a pair of hands, and she was pulled closer to Nathaniel’s chest.

On the other side, the second Yerek and Anya returned to the room, they locked the door and went straight to the topic.

Yerek frowned and said. “Anya, you’re too rash. If they’re to settle the score, you’ll be crushed.”

“Yerek, whose side are you on? Didn’t you know that Grandma invited her to the birthday party? How can you ask her to come on such an important day? Maybe they’re trying to reveal the fact that Christina’s the daughter of the Gibson family,” Anya gritted out, wishing that she had crippled Christina earlier,

The look in Yerck’s eyes darkened as disappointment seeped into his voice. “That’s a fact, and there’s nothing we can do if Grandma wants to acknowledge her identity.”

What happened back then could not be kept under wraps forever.

Every cell in Anya hated the idea. “I don’t want Christina to join the Gibson family. The mistake of her being brought to the wrong family should have just continued. Why does she have to come and disrupt. our lives?”

“Don’t be mad about it anymore. Instead, we should think about how Nathaniel can be dealt with. He’s not an easy man to get rid of,” Yerek said, changing the topic.

Anya folded her arms and scoffed. “Is there really a need to be afraid of him? Grandma will surely help us.

Christina only had a short nap before she woke. More accurately, she woke because of the pain in her

wrist

When she thought about the abruptness of her injury, she told herself that she had to hold Anya. accountable for the incident.

Just then, Nathaniel opened the door and came in with oatmeal. “Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?”

After all, Christina had hurt her left wrist; it would not impede her from taking care of herself on a

|||

1/4

Fri, Jun

Not

15 Bonus

head and gently scooped a spoonful of oatmeal before lifting the spoon to her lips. “If you feel shy

lips to eat it. Her stomach was empty, so just as the first scoop of warm

time, she

her lips with a napkin. “Have a

the first time, Christina

less aggressive on other days, she might not hate him as much.

by in the blink of an eye. Christina’s injuries recovered faster than she imagined. She had been living at Scenic Garden

and watched the two children play soccer. As the breeze blew and the sun shone on them, Christina noted the way

complained, “Mommy, Lucas is being

Lucas, so she had not been able to get

blow bubbles instead of trying to get the ball from me,” Lucas retaliated, sweat beading on his forehead. He was still gripping tightly to his

a handkerchief. Chuckling, she then said, “You’re all sweaty. Don’t run anymore. Go back

nodded obediently and went inside with the butler

outside, and an elegant silhouette came out of

Azure was a visibly unhappy

they had come

“Come on in.”

the butler to bring the children up before asking the maids to brew some tea.

said, “Christina, Anya didn’t mean to push

spoke, she gave Anya a side-eye.

clearly unwilling to apologize, but her grandmother pressured her into speaking. “I didn’t mean it the other day.

|||

2/4

Not

arched a brow when she heard the insincerity in Anya’s