Let Me Stay The Night

“Nathaniel, L…” Christina felt her heart sink to the bottom of her stomach in despair, causing her immense discomfort.

Nathaniel wrapped an arm around her shoulder and massaged her brows. “It’s going to be fine. Leave this

to me.”

“But-”

“Take care of the kids. Trust me,” Nathaniel asserted.

Christina’s brows knitted together. Left with no other choice, she nodded in agreement. “Okay. Let’s keep in touch with each other.”

At that, Nathaniel spun on his heels and left with the file.

Christina felt a deep sense of remorse as she watched him walk away. She could tell that he had prepared the gifts with care, knowing the importance of their visit to the Gibson family.

Alas, all of his efforts were in vain, and it pained her to see him hurt in such a way.

Christina’s eyes were burning as she turned to look at Azure. “Grandma, you’ve disappointed me.”

Anya marched over to join Azure and gave Christina a dismissive look. “Don’t be naïve. The Hadley family is at odds with us. How could you still defend Nathaniel at this juncture?” D

“He’s my husband. Besides, that accident wasn’t his fault!” Christina protested as tears glistened in her

eyes.

She felt like she had been betrayed by her own family.

Despite that, Azure maintained a stern and cold expression, her gaze filled with an icy resolve. She remained silent, showing no signs of remorse for using the kids as leverage to threaten Nathaniel.

Biting her lip. Christina demanded, “Lucas and Camila are your grandchildren. How could you use them. as pawns to fulfill your own desires? What will happen when they discover the truth when they’re older? Won’t they be furious with you?”

Isn’t she afraid the kids will blame her when they grow up?

Azure scowled. “That’s it. We’ll talk about that later. For now, he has to fulfill the agreement.”

her mind, so no one

ran after her. “Where are Lucas and

as the kids were safe, she was fine with

concern, Azure responded darkly, “Rest assured, they are safe. Just be patient and

know you’re

Anya shoved her away. “Grandma won’t

and don’t

Azure and helped her

left the premises since her arrival, she realized that the children were still inside the expansive house However, finding their whereabouts within the vast residence posed a daunting

wasn’t about

the children and save them. If I succeed. Nathaniel won’t have to make that investment in the project. I can’t let him give away

night, Christina found it impossible to sleep. She spent the entire night tirelessly searching the vast Gibson residence. However,

her access to any keys,

Christina’s search proved futile.

asleep out of exhaustion in one of the guest rooms, deciding to get some rest before continuing with her

room Christina was staying in from the outside. When Christina woke up around noon, she felt a pang of hunger and made her way to the door. To her dismay, it

they locked me

pounded on the door angrily. “Open

yells and pounding on the door went unanswered, echoing through the building with

the door! I need to find Lucas and

reported to her, “Ms. Gibson, Ms. Steele has been locked up. She is crying

Ignore her and don’t bring her any

so

her order and nodded

lunch, Anya strolled out of the house and followed a path that led to the backyard. Her steps carried her to

the key and unlocked the door to see two kids

other than Lucas and

let us out!” Lucas

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