Let Me Stay The Night

“So, what is it that you want to tell me?” Christina went straight to the point when they arrived at the distant corner.

“I’m here to bid you farewell. I’m leaving,” answered Francis forthrightly.

Upon hearing that, Christina was stunned and slightly confounded. “You’re leaving? To go where?”

After all, it was normal for movie stars to travel overseas for filming.

When Francis peered at Christina’s expression, he instantly knew she didn’t understand what he truly meant. However, he didn’t provide further clarification either.

Turning around, he pressed his palms on a waist-high metal railing and gazed at the sea.

“I want to ask you a question, Christina,” asked Francis slowly and solemnly as the waves crashed into the beach.

Christina detected the melancholy in his tone and turned to him, puzzled.

Seeing that she didn’t respond, Francis grew silent for a few seconds before asking, “If I had met you before Nathaniel did, would you have fallen for me?”

He had kept that question suppressed in his heart for a long time, to the point he couldn’t even recall if he had asked her that question before.

Maybe he had but refused to give up. Thus, he wished to ask Christina that question again before he departed.

Christina frowned, not expecting Francis to invite her to a secluded location for that purpose.

The sound of crashing waves traveled into their ears as Francis quietly waited for Christina’s answer, as though he wouldn’t leave until he obtained it.

In response, Christina sighed. “There are no ifs in life. Besides, if not for Nathaniel, I wouldn’t have met you.” Since I wouldn’t have encountered you, why do we even need to speculate about the possibility of us falling in love?

That sentence thoroughly killed Francis’ hope as he lowered his head with a bitter smile. “You two really are a couple.”

Unbeknownst to her, he had asked Nathaniel the same question in the same spot ten minutes ago.

Nathaniel had retorted his hypothesis in a similar manner.

“You met Nathaniel earlier?” Christina was sharp enough to catch the implication in Francis’ words. In response, Francis nodded. “He was just here, yes.”

here? Then why didn’t he

be leaving now.” Pursing her lips, she raised the hem of

but Christina had already left,

he still didn’t answer the phone. Hence, she used the GPS tracking software she had installed on her mobile device to locate

app on their

it if they couldn’t locate each

software, Nathaniel wasn’t far from Christina’s position.

headed off in search of him.

followed a waiter to an isolated lounge near the sea.

Hadley.” The waiter stopped

tried peering into the building, but the tulle at the entrance blocked his sight.

only thing he could barely recognize through the fabric was the

waiter. After the latter left, the former raised the thin fabric and sauntered into

moment he stepped in, he picked up the scent of

scent, so he grimaced and searched for its origin. Nearby, he saw

a beach to have many mosquitoes buzzing around, it wasn’t unusual for someone

to the

didn’t hear anything as they kept

Nathaniel endured the discomfort

when she felt

the nerve to turn around as she waited

the urge to turn around

did, she discovered Nathaniel glaring at her coldly, the intensity sending a shiver down her

her lip and

are you trying to do this time?” interrogated Nathaniel

he mistook Madison for Christina again, he noticed the trick and avoided

for her scheme, Madison elected not to beat around

how much I missed you, Nathaniel?” Agitatedly, she attempted to hug Nathaniel, but he shoved her away before she

was a dignified, collected, strong, independent