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.

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

them to Christina and Gabrielle. “You two patients have just woken up, so you should rest. Mr. Hadley is fine. He went to the company to deal with urgent matters and told me

remembered the fire on the cruise

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

Anya, but she was perplexed by his

in Nathaniel’s hands?” Christina asked again out of uncertainty, thinking she was hearing things as a result of being unconscious for

Victoria. “Ms. Lesley’s boyfriend was fully responsible for capturing her. You can ask

when Christina turned to gaze at her. “That’s right. Nathaniel’s men are watching over Anya and Xylie, but I can’t tell you where they

the same mistake again. Otherwise, Nathaniel won’t let me off

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

confirm with Anya herself the question that she had kept

want to make a call,” said

and handed it to Christina, who entered and

picked up after several rings.

Nathaniel sounded anxious.

dryness

coldly. “You’re still recovering. Sebastian will deal with the aftermath. There’s no need for you to take action.

period and could not afford to lose

insisted. “Nathaniel, I don’t want to leave any regrets regarding the

man relent. “I’ll get Lyle to pick you up. You have an hour, and you must return to the hospital

have my word,” Christina

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

with you,