Let Me Stay The Night

Soon, she dozed off once again when drowsiness crept up. By the time she woke up, it was two in the afternoon..

She was roused by the butler.

Rubbing her eyes, she sat up sluggishly and asked in a hoarse voice, “What is it?”

“Mrs. Hadley, Mr. Hadley has sent someone here to pick you up. Mr. Hadley said you could eat something before heading out. There’s no rush,” the butler answered.

Right then, Christina remembered she was supposed to go to the hospital with Nathaniel for the prenatal care checkup. I slept so soundly that I almost forgot about the appointment!

After regaining full consciousness, she got up from the couch and smiled bashfully, “Please tell the driver to wait for me. I’ll head upstairs to get changed.”

“Mr. Hadley said there’s no rush,” the butler repeated. “I’ll get the housekeeper to heat up the dishes and serve you lunch.”

“Thank you.” Christina didn’t reject the butler’s suggestion. She then went upstairs to get changed before coming back down to have lunch and getting into a black car parked in front of the entrance.

While the driver was driving slowly, Christina scrolled through her phone. There and then, she noticed that her previous conversation with Nathaniel ended with the teasing text he sent to her.

Christina had the habit of reporting her whereabouts to Nathaniel, so she texted: I’ve already left the house. See you later.

to deal with some

lifted her head to look out the window and jumped in alarm. Why are we in an unfamiliar and

to Hadley Corporation?” Christina asked the driver..

to save time, I took a detour.” The driver’s voice was cold and hoarse.

a scar on that man’s head,

Christina inched toward the car door and

stupid after all. Save your breath. I’ve already locked all the doors, and we’re in the suburbs now. No one’s coming to your

can’t afford to confront him head-on. I’m

“If you want money, I can give you all the money you want. After that, you may leave. I

tried to bargain her way out

arrive at the destination.” The man seemed reluctant to talk. He then lit up a cigarette and stepped on

could grab her phone, the driver slammed on the brakes, causing her to slam hard into the seat in front of her.

she managed to protect her tummy in the nick of time.