Let Me Stay The Night

“Understood. I know what to do.”

Sebastian left to carry out his task, while Nathaniel returned to the ward to take care of Christina.

The morning after, Christina was woken up by loud sobbing. She opened her eyes to find an ebony head wailing on her chest, tears soaking her hospital gown.

Christina felt her temples throb, and ‘she shoved the heavy head resting on her chest away in disdain.

“You’re too noisy, Gabrielle,” Christina remarked hoarsely, and the wails instantly ceased. “I’m not dead yet. You don’t have to start mourning so soon.”

Gabrielle pounced on her, crying tears of joy. “Christina… You’re finally awake!”

Christina was struggling to breathe due to the smothering hug. She tried and failed several times to shove Gabrielle away. Finally, Victoria had enough and stepped forward to pull the latter away from the hospital bed.

“Christina just woke up, Ms. Cook. She can’t handle all this drama,” Victoria chided. “You’ve been crying for half an hour. Why don’t you drink some water and take a break?”

Victoria was impressed by Gabrielle’s lung capacity, seeing as the latter cried nonstop for half an hour without tiring. Her sobs echoed throughout the entire building and sounded so sorrowful that people would have thought she was wailing at a funeral. D

Gabrielle hiccupped amid her sobs before saying aggrievedly, “I just can’t control my emotions. If something bad happens to you, Christina, I’ll lose my will to live.”

As she said that, she wanted to pounce on Christina again, but a stern gaze from the latter dispelled that notion.

“The fortune teller said I’m tough and destined to live a long life, so how can I die in a fire?”

Christina randomly made up an excuse to comfort Gabrielle as her gaze flitted across the ward.

Nathaniel? I remember before I passed out, he was the one who charged in

glasses of water and passed them to Christina and Gabrielle. “You two patients have just woken up, so you should rest. Mr. Hadley is fine. He went

As she drank some water, she suddenly remembered the fire on the cruise ship and quickly asked, “What

as soon as Christina brought up the subject. “Anya instructed a somewhat famous female model to start it. Midway through, she tried to run away but was caught by Mr. Hadley. I would’ve torn off a layer of Anya’s flesh if he hadn’t forbidden outsiders from interfering!”

motive for retaining Anya, but she was perplexed by his refusal to

uncertainty, thinking she was hearing things as a result of being unconscious

her gaze to Victoria. “Ms. Lesley’s boyfriend was fully responsible for

at her. “That’s right. Nathaniel’s men are watching over

again. Otherwise,

Nathaniel would not allow anyone to get into contact with Anya because he did not want Christina to find out how cruel and vicious his

she wanted to confirm with Anya herself the question that she had kept in her mind for a

me your phone, Victoria. I want to make

and handed it to Christina, who entered and dialed

several rings.

Nathaniel sounded anxious.

against the dryness in

the aftermath. There’s no need for

period and could

to ask her myself,” Christina insisted. “Nathaniel, I don’t want to leave any regrets regarding

a long time did the man relent. “I’ll get Lyle to pick you up. You have an hour, and you must return to the hospital when the time is

Christina

Victoria, lifted the quilt, and got out of bed. She then walked to the closet and picked out a set of casual

go with you, you,