Let Me Stay The Night

Helen had been waiting for them at the door. As their car pulled up outside the Hadley residence, she quickly turned over her shoulder and reported happily, “Mr. and Mrs. Hadley, they’re here!”

Charlie and Julia made their way to the door, witnessing Nathaniel and Christina approaching the house. each holding one of their children.

“Grandpa, Grandma!” Lucas and Camila released their parents’ hands and ran to their grandparents.

“Oh, Lucas, Camila.” Julia bent down to give her grandchildren a warm hug.

It was clear that they adored their grandchildren.

Both Charlie and Julia entered the house, each holding one kid.

Nathaniel and Christina were left behind, forgotten by everyone else.

Silently, they followed everyone into the house.

At the expansive dining table. Julia and Charlie positioned Lucas and Camila in the center, ensuring they were comfortably seated.

Nathaniel and Christina took their places at the end of the table.

An array of dishes were served, carefully selected to cater to the children’s preferences.

The elderly couple were fond of their grandchildren.

After serving the children, Julia turned to Christina. “Christina, cat up. You’ve lost weight, I see.”

“Okay, Mom.” Christina didn’t feel overlooked or ignored in the slightest. On the contrary, she cherished. the harmonious atmosphere that enveloped the Hadley residence.

It was a stark contrast to the tense and uncomfortable environment she had experienced with the Gibson. family.

Nathaniel, who was sitting beside Christina, kept piling her plate with food. As the dinner came to an end, she realized that she had consumed more food than she typically did.

Christina glared at Nathaniel but still gobbled up the food he served her.

Charlie and Julia took in their affectionate actions.

They were secretly pleased that the old grudge between the Hadley family and the Gibson family didn’t drive a wedge between the couple.

dreams did they know Christina was a

involving the

room to relax. The TV was playing a cartoon that the

ambiance was harmonious.

mom and

in her actions, she glanced at Nathaniel, who

Let’s play hide and seek elsewhere.” As they needed to talk in

Camila joyfully trotted after

kids were out of sight, the

who investigated your background. It has nothing

say, so

what happened to your parents, but it

claimed it

Charlie fell silent for a moment

entered his

his cabinet and retrieved a file before passing

rivalry with the Gibson family during that time. I must confess that I did arrange to meet your parents on the day of their accident. However, we had

to what Timothy

is the

flipped the file open with Nathaniel and read that the Hadley family had lost the bid that

on?” Nathaniel’s brows furrowed together as he shot Charlie a baffled look. “We own the developing rights to

was because I spent more money to

the bid

head, indicating that he knew nothing about

could barely process the large influx of

Garden Manor, Nathaniel put the kids to bed and returned to the bedroom

up gently in his arms and carrying her toward the bed. “It’s getting cold. You wouldn’t want to catch a cold,

chilly both in the morning and at night.

wondering who was lying, your father or mine.”

“You won’t be able to figure it out