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.”

was taken aback. Just here? Then

now.” Pursing her lips, she raised the hem of her dress before searching for

but Christina had already left, so

the GPS tracking software she had installed on her mobile device

installed that app on their own

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

wasn’t

location, she headed

an isolated lounge near the

inside. Mr. Hadley.” The waiter stopped

the

barely recognize through the fabric was the hairstyle and figure of a person,

left, the former raised the thin fabric and sauntered

he picked up the

grimaced and searched for its origin. Nearby, he

was typical for a beach to have many mosquitoes buzzing around, it wasn’t unusual for someone to prepare anti-mosquito incense. Hence,

to the figure in the distance.

anything as they kept

choice, Nathaniel endured the discomfort and rapidly approached the

heart was pounding when she felt someone standing behind

have the nerve to turn around

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

at her coldly, the

her lip and uttered softly, “Nathaniel…”

to do this time?” interrogated Nathaniel

noticed the trick and avoided making the

for her scheme, Madison elected not to beat around the bush. “To meet you,

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

Madison was that she was a dignified,