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.”

Then why didn’t he answer my calls?

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

but Christina had already left, so he abandoned

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

installed that app on their own phone for

use it if they couldn’t locate each other in an emergency.

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

analyzing his location, she headed off in search of him.

a waiter to an isolated

Steele is inside. Mr. Hadley.” The waiter

the tulle at

could barely recognize through the fabric was

Nathaniel didn’t suspect the waiter. After the latter left, the

he stepped in, he picked up the scent of

always disliked that scent, so he grimaced and searched for its origin. Nearby, he saw a lit incense.

it wasn’t unusual for someone to prepare anti-mosquito incense. Hence, Nathaniel didn’t

he called out to the figure in

the figure didn’t hear anything as they kept facing the

Nathaniel endured the discomfort

when she felt someone standing behind her.

to turn around as she waited for him to hug her.

while, she couldn’t resist the urge to turn around when Nathaniel didn’t do

her coldly, the intensity sending a

and uttered

are you trying to do this

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

Madison elected not to

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

impression of Madison was that she was a dignified, collected,