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

lips, she raised the hem of her

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 his phone.

app on their own phone for

they couldn’t locate each other in

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

she headed off in search of

Nathaniel followed a waiter to an

Mr. Hadley.” The waiter

tried peering into the building, but the tulle at the

thing he could barely recognize through the fabric was the hairstyle

the latter left, the former raised the

moment he stepped in, he picked

disliked that scent, so he grimaced and searched

many mosquitoes buzzing around, it wasn’t unusual for someone to prepare anti-mosquito incense. Hence, Nathaniel didn’t pay it

called out to the figure in the distance.

didn’t hear anything as they kept facing the ocean

discomfort and rapidly approached

pounding when she felt someone

nerve to turn around as she waited for him to hug

the urge to turn around when Nathaniel didn’t do

at her coldly, the intensity sending a shiver

her lip and uttered softly,

you trying to do this time?” interrogated Nathaniel

noticed the trick and avoided

Madison elected not to beat around the bush. “To meet you, of

to hug Nathaniel, but he shoved her away before she could close the

impression of Madison was that she was a dignified, collected, strong, independent woman.