Let Me Stay The Night

“Camila, Lucas, be good. I promise I’ll bring your mommy home.” Nathaniel urged his children to stay with their grandparents a little longer.

Reluctantly, Camila and Lucas followed Julia’s lead and left.

Just then, Francis entered with a somber expression.

As if he could read minds, one look was enough for Nathaniel to tell the heartbreaking news that Francis carried.

Without wasting a moment. Nathaniel rushed toward the beach. The rescue team had covered the lifeless female body they had just recovered with a white cloth.

As Nathaniel approached, the team made way for him.

Though each breath felt heavy, he pressed forward until he stood before the shrouded figure.

Just as he reached out to lift the white cloth, the team leader intervened, “Mr. Hadley…”

The team leader couldn’t bear to let Nathaniel see the disfigured state of the body as the wildlife had gotten to it first.

However, Nathaniel disregarded the team leader’s intervention and proceeded to lift the white cloth.

The scent of decay filled the air as the corpse, soaked in water for an extended period, emitted a pungent odor. Its disfigured state made everyone feel uneasy, and even the seasoned members of the rescue team couldn’t help but retch.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel remained resolute, furrowing his brows as he carefully examined the body.

The height and weight matched. Even the dress’ color and design appeared identical.

“It’s not her…” After a prolonged silence, Nathaniel gently lowered the cloth and made his announcement.

Everyone fell into stunned silence.

“Mr. Hadley, we understand your grief, but advanced technology will be needed to determine her identity.” The truth was that DNA testing was necessary due to the extent of disfigurement, rendering. traditional identification methods impossible.

Besides, everyone could understand Nathaniel’s state of desperation and denial.

you absolutely sure it’s not Christina?” However, Francis thought otherwise.

nodded firmly as hope

alive until he found concrete

you in the

once more, ready to dive into the depths of the sea in search of Christina. This time, a

necklace brought them a significant breakthrough, leaving no room

deliberation, Nathaniel and Francis reached a decision to divide their efforts and

depths of the sea while Nathaniel dispatched his men to comb the coastal

from Hadley Corporation

you think something bad has happened to the Hadley family?” Anya inquired, her face still scarred despite having been discharged from the hospital. To restore her

Yerek, engrossed in his documents, replied

the Hadley family’s lawsuit against the Gibsons to Yerek,

it a woman’s intuition. If it’s not the

She was well aware. of his reputation as a diligent workaholic who rarely took time off

how deeply Nathaniel cared for Christina, Anya believed he wouldn’t simply sit

with this line of reasoning that she became convinced that something

Christina.

asks, just tell her I’ve

Then, if the opportunity presented itself, she would seize it to seek revenge for the damage done to her

to give Anya a look before returning to his work as

in a village, Christina regained

of thirst engulfed her. Startled, she surveyed her surroundings,

I?” she murmured, her voice barely audible.

managed to stir the

glanced up and, upon realizing that Christina had regained consciousness,

awake!”

ward before Christina could fully comprehend the situation.