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.

mind, Christina threw

brilliance lay in its cut and stitching, designed to

complexion, and this color would

gown. Its commonness often failed to inspire awe

unique techniques and insights into the

she pulled three consecutive all-nighters, with dark circles under her eyes

three dresses under a piece of black cloth to prevent early

assistant, Rayne, hadn’t seen the final look of the

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

was taking a brief nap on

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

would come to pass.

woke up around noon, she was continuously sneezing and

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

me accompany you to the hospital” Rayne suggested after noticing Christina’s

medicine in a while,” Christina insisted, her mind still

Rayne didn’t listen. Ignoring Christina’s objections, she firmly rushed

while Christina waited, seated on a chair

with you? Are you

voice suddenly cut through the noisy lobby.

I’m sorry,” a man

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

comes to a hospital if they’re not ill?

forming rings of onlookers around the arguing duo. They were

She simply yearned for a quick

engagement party was merely three days away.

How could you resort to violence?”

quarrel suddenly escalated, and fists were