Let Me Stay The Night

Upon returning to Scenic Garden Manor, Christina had dinner with the twins. Then, she played soccer with them in the back garden.

By the time she put them to sleep, it was already nine o’clock at night.

She would be lying to claim that she was not tired since she was already yawning away.

Naturally, Nathaniel noted all that. Feeling anguished, he gathered her petite and weak body in his arms. “Thank you, Christina.”

That remark of his carried multiple meanings.

Unfortunately, Christina was not in the mood to decipher anything. She merely nodded in acknowledgment. “Indeed. I’m dead tired today. I never feel like this usually.”

She generally had no problems bustling about, but for some inexplicable reason, weariness weighed heavily on her that day.

Inwardly, Nathaniel knew that most of her fatigue was psychological in nature. He kissed her on the forehead. “Go and shower first, then have a good sleep.”

“But I still want to-”

“Go ahead. I’m here.” Despite being aware that Christina still wanted to go through the information, Nathaniel gave her no room to protest. He pushed her right into the bathroom.

“Why are you still standing here?” The bathroom was initially quite spacious, but with the man there, it promptly appeared rather cramped.

Nathaniel stood there without budging. His thin lips curved into a smirk. “Let’s shower together.”

“Huh?” That stunned Christina. Some indecent images popped into her mind, and her face inexorably flushed bright red.

Seeing that her face had turned as red as an overripe tomato, Nathaniel tapped the tip of her nose. “What are you thinking? I meant that in the literal sense. Conserving water is a virtue.”

A frown marred Christina’s countenance. She could not help doubting herself when she took in the serious look on Nathaniel’s face. Hmm, was I really reading too much into it?

She again eyed the man suspiciously. It was only when she had ascertained that his gaze was sincere and he did not intend to do anything to her that she lowered her guard.

her clothes, his breathing turned

pinned against the wall.

the face of his domineering restraint, she screeched unceremoniously, “Nathaniel, you

put through the wringer, Christina was zapped of all energy. Nathaniel carried

fair and exquisite countenance was incredibly alluring under the lights. Nonetheless, he understood the principle of moderation and knew he could not overtax

and kissed her on the cheek before turning off the

in the sky. She groggily rolled over and

that no one was

eyes, but there were

was already getting late. I promised the twins that I’d

out of bed and changed

was having breakfast with the

were talking about something or other with smiles on their faces, so engrossed in conversation that none

throat since no one was

Christina standing behind. them. However, they did not greet her at once. Instead, they frantically turned to Nathaniel in a panic. “That was a secret,

down when you’re talking about some secret? I heard that, you know?

that you can’t tell me?”

tip of his nose. Gosh, it’s really difficult to choose between my wife

twins’ hopeful gazes, he ultimately decided to be a good father who kept his

I can’t tell you that,” he replied.

of a brow, Christina shifted her gaze to Lucas and

two of them averted their gazes in concert before exclaiming,

off, but they even shouldered their bags by themselves.

to drive you?” Christina griped jealously upon seeing that they had

too tired from work last night. So, you don’t need to drive us today,”

of the night before, Christina could not help feeling a dull pain at her waist. Ugh! This is all on Nathaniel for pinning me against