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.

did they know Christina

only recently that they had discovered this truth, thanks to Nathaniel’s investigation into a past accident involving the Hadley family. Had it not been for that revelation, they would

dinner, they went to the living room to relax. The TV was playing a

was harmonious.

up. “Christina, your mom and I

heard that. Pausing in her actions, she glanced at Nathaniel, who gave her a look silently affirming that he did not disclose the information to his

Camila, come on. Let’s play hide and seek elsewhere.” As they needed to talk in private, Julia

and Camila joyfully trotted after Julia.

the kids were out of sight, the atmosphere

the one who investigated your background. It

what to say, so she stared at

“I’m sorry about what happened to your parents, but it was nothing but

to be honest with him. “But my grandma and my dad claimed it was a

question, Charlie fell silent for a moment before

entered his study

his cabinet and retrieved a file before passing

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

was stunned, for it was contradictory to what Timothy had told her

is the liar here?

that

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

more money to get it back

the bid back

that

could barely process the large influx of information that she had received that

the kids to bed and returned to the

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

was early autumn, so the weather was chilly both in the morning and

who was lying,

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