Let Me Stay The Night

Christina felt her temple throbbing, feeling as though a sense of danger was wrapping her tightly like a massive web.

Opening her arms, she hugged Nathaniel’s slender waist and buried her face in him. “Someone tried to kill me. Nathaniel.”

His body stiffened momentarily before he anxiously pushed her away and peered straight into her eyes. “Tell me what happened earlier.” No wonder I felt a strange vibe when I entered the room. I didn’t ask her about it directly in consideration of her privacy.

Pursing her lips, Christina wondered what she should say.

Nathaniel perceptively noticed the handprint hidden underneath her shirt and checked her neck.

Seeing the harrowing red mark left behind by the strangle pained him.

A murderous intent flashed past his eyes as he did his best to conceal his most violent persona.

“Tell me, Christina. Please.” There was a cold touch to his tender voice.

Closing her eyes, she suppressed her fear and recounted, “When I was sleeping, someone entered my -room and tried to choke me. There was a blackout here at the time, so the room was too dark for me to make out the person’s appearance. When I was fighting back, I scratched that person, but I don’t know which part of the body part I injured.”

Regret filled Nathaniel’s voice. “I’m sorry. I should’ve stayed with you or returned here sooner.” Those old farts in the board meeting kept troubling me. Even though I handled them perfectly well, I wasted too much time. To think I almost lost Christina in the few hours I left her unattended!

Smiling, Christina reassured, “It happened so suddenly and no one saw it coming, so don’t blame yourself, Nathaniel. I won’t allow you to do that.”

Unfortunately, Nathaniel was unable to forgive himself because he thought that such a dangerous encounter could’ve been avoided entirely.

“I’ll handle your discharge procedure so you can continue to recuperate at home,” stated Nathaniel firmly. “I won’t allow a similar incident to occur again, Christina.”

Christina hesitated. “If I do, it’ll be

hire a professional medical team to care for your mother. Furthermore, I’ll assign a few bodyguards to protect her from the shadows.

appear before me carelessly again. Additionally, I’m now carrying a baby. I must be a responsible mother to him. In that case… Christina nodded. “I’ll -recuperate

discharge. Sebastian came

prepared for her. Upon sipping it, she glanced at him. “I forgot to mention something. After the assailant left my ward, I recognized the smell in the air. It was the same scent as the handmade velvet flower. Hence, I

Nathaniel informed. “The buyer of the handmade velvet

“Emilia was released two hours ago. I’m sorry for not asking anyone to keep an eye on her,

Emilia’s even more suspicious. Christina glanced at Sebastian and comforted, “It’s not your fault, Mr. Taggart. We’re merely speculating that Emilia was the culprit. There’s no evidence proving that she was the assailant, so she has many arguments she can use to defend her

me, it still doesn’t erase the fact that

keep an eye on Emilia, Sebastian. Ask them to find out if she visited a hospital or a pharmacy

“Understood!” replied Sebastian.

turned to the milk in Christina’s hand. “You should

she usually wouldn’t touch the drink. However, she

the

Scenic Garden Manor, she

sight to Christina. He noticed she was sleeping with her head pressing against the

leaned toward her, gently turning her

woke up. With her drowsy eyes, she

As Nathaniel spoke, he

him lift her out of the vehicle. “Am I heavy?” I’ve gained quite a lot of weight recently, and my waist has gotten rounder. One

all. I think you should eat more and grow a little chubbier so you feel

was making a sexual remark, but I don’t have any evidence supporting that assumption. “Let me down. I want to walk