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.”

had made up her mind, so no

quickly ran after her. “Where are Lucas

as the kids were safe,

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

know you’re upset, but you

shoved her

stay here and

Anya held Azure and helped her

watched them walk away Noticing that no cars had left the premises since her arrival, she realized that

about

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

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

to grant her access to any keys, further

Christina’s search proved futile.

of the

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.

can’t believe they

on the door angrily. “Open

through the building with no one to hear or

door! I need to find Lucas

enjoying her lunch alone when the housekeeper reported to her, “Ms. Gibson, Ms. Steele has been locked up. She is

should we release her? Ignore her and don’t bring her any food. She can starve

She didn’t die back at the cliff, so she won’t starve to her death this

defy her order and

Anya strolled out of the house and followed a path that led to the backyard. Her steps carried her to a storage room tucked away from plain

door to see two kids huddled against

were none other than Lucas and

woman, let us out!”

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