Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 556 Testing The Waters 

Arriving at the venue, Christina and Rayne entered the hall together.

The place was filled with guests who were prominent figures from Jadeborough and influential people who had come from all over the world to attend the show.

“I just saw an acquaintance. I’ll go and say hello. You find a place to sit and rest, and I’ll come back to you soon,” Rayne said, getting up and walking toward a foreign woman not far away while holding the skirts of her dress.

They greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries.

Christina didn’t like socializing with people in such a manner. She casually found a secluded. spot to sit down, then grabbed a bite to appease her hunger since the fashion show was still half an hour away. With her pregnancy, she couldn’t afford to go hungry.

Suddenly, Christina caught a glimpse of Anya’s figure weaving through the guests. Anya was heading straight in Christina’s direction.

As Anya approached and finally caught sight of Christina, her breath hitched. Feeling panicked, she quickly turned her head and hurriedly walked away in another direction.

Christina stared thoughtfully at Anya’s fleeing figure. She couldn’t help but feel that the latter was intentionally avoiding her.

Taking out a tissue, she wiped the dessert crumbs from her hands. Then, she got up walked in the direction where Anya had disappeared.

As the fashion show prepared to begin, the guests were busy finding familiar companions to sit with.

Feeling restless, Anya held a glass of red wine and drank it while lost in her thoughts, completely unaware that there was now someone in the empty seat beside her.

Christina observed Anya’s peculiar behavior and greeted, “Hello, Anya. Long time no see.”

Splash!

her grip on her glass and spilled the red wine not

closer. “Anya, you seem afraid to see me.”

glaring at Christina. “What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I be afraid

as soon as you saw me? Even now,

skipped a

wrong by me, so now you’re so afraid that you’re actively trying to avoid me?”

retorted, trying to leave. However, her wrist was forcefully grabbed by

no other guests at this particular table. Thus, Christina had no need to hold back.

of late and that you’ve been giving them gifts. That’s not something I would expect you to do.”

mean I’m heartless like you. Grandma and Uncle Timothy miss the

words sounded righteous, and her tone was

did those things willingly; no one forced you.” Christina narrowed her eyes. dangerously. “If you care so much about Lucas and Camila, why haven’t I seen

at those

was busy returning to Hallsbay to seek her father’s help and had no time

everything had been taken care of and no one would trace

wouldn’t be much attention given. to Madison’s death. It was precisely because

afraid of the Taggart family, but she

Thus, when she saw Christina, she couldn’t control her instincts and desperately wanted to keep a distance from the latter.

intimidating. “Are all those things you said earlier

Camila, it was never about being nice to them

children. Don’t falsely accuse me. Your son fell ill and was hospitalized, but what’s that got to do with me? I never harmed

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