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.

Christina threw herself even more into her

creation she completed for Madison was a lavender mermaid gown. Its brilliance lay in its cut and stitching, designed to accentuate Madison’s perfect figure to the

and this color would

challenging piece was the vintage gown. Its commonness often failed to

put special thought into choosing the fabric and incorporated her unique techniques and insights into the design, ensuring it would inspire amazement without deviating from its traditional

consecutive all-nighters, with dark circles under her eyes as a testament

a piece of black

Rayne, hadn’t seen the final

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

was taking a brief nap on

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

come to

the time she woke up around noon, she was continuously sneezing and

complexion now appeared pallid, inspiring sympathy

me accompany you to the hospital” Rayne suggested

I’ll just take some medicine in a while,” Christina insisted,

Christina’s objections,

waited, seated on a chair

matter with you? Are you blind?”

cut

I’m sorry,” a man uttered.

you think a simple apology is enough? Do you know that I’m ill?” the

spouting? Who comes to a hospital if

of voices drew spectators, forming rings of onlookers around the

a

merely three days

could you resort to violence?”

suddenly escalated, and