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.

their wildest dreams did they know

discovered this truth, thanks to Nathaniel’s investigation into a past accident involving the Hadley family.

they went to the living room to relax. The TV was

was

Charlie spoke up. “Christina, your mom and I are

playing blocks with Camila when she heard that. Pausing in her actions, she glanced at Nathaniel, who gave her a look

seek elsewhere.” As they needed to talk in private, Julia summoned the

joyfully trotted after Julia.

out of sight,

your background. It has nothing to do with Nathaniel,”

no idea what to say, so she

your parents, but it was nothing but an accident.”

grandma and my dad claimed it was a ploy.” She proceeded to tell him

face of her question, Charlie fell silent for a moment

three of them entered his study together,

into the depths of his cabinet and retrieved a file before passing it over to Christina.

the details of our 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 a heated argument due to our differing opinions, and I left before they

contradictory to

the liar here?

Nathaniel and read that the Hadley family had

as he shot Charlie a baffled look. “We own the developing rights to

spent more money

won the bid

that he knew nothing about

influx of information that

Garden Manor, Nathaniel put the kids to bed and

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

was early autumn, so the weather was chilly both

who was lying,

his pajamas, he said, “You won’t be able to figure it out for the time being. Why don’t you