Let Me Stay The Night

Being held by Nathaniel, Christina felt as if she was the happiest woman in the world..

A sweet sentiment filled her heart to the brim.

“Oh, by the way, what wish did you make earlier?” asked Nathaniel, recalling the moment when Christina had closed her eyes for quite some time to make a wish.

He was certain she must have desired something, and he wanted to help her fulfill it.

Christina shook her head. With great devotion, she said, “A wish cannot be spoken out loud. Once spoken, it loses its magic.”

Nathaniel had never believed in such things, but he would not press Christina if she was reluctant to share. He merely held her right within his robust arms.

Together, they watched the lively scene within their home.

In unison, a shared thought dawned on them. If only this moment could last forever.

That night, everyone indulged in the sweetest dreams.

In the ensuing week, Christina was swamped with the task of creating Madison’s dresses, and she practically lived in her studio.

She had no spare time to pick up Camila and Lucas from the kindergarten.

The children were taken to the Hadley residence for a few days.

Work consumed Nathaniel as well. When he wasn’t seated at his desk drowning in documents, he was out visiting various shopping malls and construction projects for inspections.

The couple would leave early and return late, scarcely getting a glimpse of each other.

Yet, they did not bicker or grumble about each other. Instead, they encouraged each other, striving to carve out time at the end of the year to take their children on vacation.

in mind, Christina threw herself even more into

was a lavender mermaid gown. Its brilliance lay in its cut and stitching, designed to

this color would only enhance her

piece was the vintage gown.

and insights

three consecutive all-nighters, with dark circles under her

deliberately concealed these three dresses under a piece of

the final look of the dresses.

was still at the studio when she came to open the door

was taking a brief nap on the couch, managed to open asked, “Rayne,

immediately drifted back to sleep. Seeing this, Rayne quickly fetched a blanket to cover Christina, worried that the latter might

to pass. Christina had caught a cold.

around noon, she was continuously sneezing and seemed listless.

radiant, fair complexion now appeared pallid, inspiring sympathy in anyone

hospital”

take some medicine in a while,” Christina insisted, her mind still preoccupied with work.

objections, she

queued to register while Christina waited, seated on a chair in the

with you? Are you blind?”

voice suddenly cut through the noisy lobby.

sorry… I’m sorry,”

you think a simple apology is enough? Do you

he spouting? Who comes to a hospital if

onlookers around the arguing duo. They were eager

no interest in such petty squabbles. She simply yearned for a

party was merely three

could you resort to

suddenly escalated, and