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 could

her. “Where are Lucas

were safe, she

Just be patient and wait. I’m doing this for your

I know you’re upset, but you

finish her words, Anya shoved her away. “Grandma won’t

and don’t cause a

and helped her

no cars had left the premises since her arrival, she realized that the children were still inside the expansive house However,

wasn’t about

succeed. Nathaniel won’t have to make that investment in the

spent the entire night tirelessly searching the vast Gibson residence. However, with its numerous sections and locked rooms, her solo

had been instructed not to grant her access to any keys, further complicating her

Christina’s search proved futile.

the guest rooms, deciding to get some rest

undisturbed by arranging for someone to lock the guest room Christina was staying in from the outside. When Christina woke up

believe they locked

door angrily. “Open the

through the

I need to find Lucas and

alone when the housekeeper reported to her, “Ms. Gibson, Ms. Steele has been locked up. She is crying and pounding on the door. Shall we release

her? Ignore her

cliff, so she won’t starve to

not defy her order and nodded

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

out the key and unlocked the door to see

none other

us out!” Lucas

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