Let Me Stay The Night

Nathaniel’s expression turned frosty as he stared at the woman who bumped into Christina. “Apologize right now!”

The woman flashed them a big smile as she apologized, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to bump into you. I was rushing to get on the ship to look for my friend. Are you okay? Do you need me to find a doctor for you? I’ll take care of the medical expenses.”

The woman’s gaze and tone made Christina feel uneasy. Since she wasn’t hurt and the other party apologized, she let it slide.

“I’m fine. Be careful next time. Otherwise, you might accidentally hurt yourself.”

“Thank you for understanding. If fate allows it, I hope we can be friends. Goodbye.”

The woman went ahead and boarded the cruise ship.

Christina turned to Nathaniel and said, “Don’t be upset. She didn’t do it on purpose.”

Nathaniel hummed a response.

Christina did not take the incident to heart. After they boarded the ship, she slept in their guest room until nightfall.

A masquerade ball was held on their first night on the cruise ship. Christina and Nathaniel dressed up and attended the ball. She accompanied him and met with many influential people. However, she felt overwhelmed after some time. She found an excuse to escape the ball and went to the deck for fresh air.

She took off her mask and breathed a sigh of relief.

As Christina stared at the vast and dark ocean before her, she felt a sense of fear surge within her.

She closed her eyes as painful memories flooded her mind.

“Are you unwell?” A familiar voice rang from behind her.

Christina quickly opened her eyes and instinctively turned around to see who it was. Oh. It’s the woman that bumped into me this morning at the stairs.

touched Christina’s forehead. Christina flinched and jumped back when she felt

apologetically, seeming to understand that her friendliness might have shocked Christina. “Although something unpleasant happened between us today, I’m not approaching you with bad intentions, so you don’t have to be so wary of me. I’m simply worried about you. Most of the people on this ship are having fun in the hall, yet you’re alone in such a remote area. No one will be able to save you if something were

Her subconscious mind was telling her to stay far away from the

I came out to get some air

to leave when

turned back to look at her. “Is there anything else I can help you with?”

something bad to you.” Vera Ludwig’s lips curved into a sweet smile. “It’s fate that we meet again. Why don’t we get a drink together? My best

saying that, Vera called over a waiter not far from them. She took two flutes of champagne and handed one to

but she did not drink it. Instead, she

her throat and tried to find a topic for them to talk about. “Was the man standing beside you

turned sideways and showed off the diamond ring on her right ring finger that gleamed

“I see. I can tell

smiled but did not respond.

Christina replied cautiously. When

I have to go back

farewell to Christina. “All right. I look forward to meeting you tomorrow. Perhaps there might

grinned before she went back to the hall to look for

failed to find him. She went

rang a few times before it was cut off. She tried again and again, but all her attempts resulted in the same end. Her last attempt was different-a robotic voice

something might have happened to Nathaniel. She quickly returned to their room, but no one was

to do, Christina resorted to calling Sebastian. “Mr. Taggart, is

He let go of Victoria, who was in his arms, and

her brows. “Nathaniel’s phone is shut off and I can’t find him anywhere in the hall. He’s not in our room either. I saw him drink quite a lot tonight. I’m worried something might have happened to him. Mr. Taggart,

seemed to have realized the seriousness of the situation. He immediately said. “Mrs. Hadley, please wait a moment. Victoria and I will meet with you right

and I’m sorry to