A Crazy Night (Nathaniel and Christina) novel Chapter 155

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Everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere soon grew awkward.

Christina turned to Olivia in surprise, feeling as though she had been lied to.

Wait, so these two aren’t related by blood? Why didn’t anyone tell me this before?

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She shifted her gaze toward Nathaniel, wondering if Olivia had romantic feelings for him given the shy look she had just given him.

Olivia appeared visibly uncomfortable, but it was unclear if it was due to guilt from withholding the truth from Christina or from being exposed.

She put down her fork and gave Christina a pitiful look. “Please don’t misunderstand, Christina,” Olivial said. “Mom has always treated me like her own, and Aunt Julia and I are as close as family.”

Christina narrowed her eyes. When did I mention misunderstanding anything? Isn’t Olivia giving herself away by saying that?

“Let’s just cat,” she said, brushing aside the unpleasant interlude.

After dinner. Christina and Nathaniel went upstairs to retire for the night while Olivia remained downstairs in the living room on the pretext of watching television.

The house fell into an eerie silence as the housekeeper turned off all the lights around midnight.

Olivia stole a glance at the stairs, then scanned her surroundings before making her way toward them.

She had been paying attention to the commotion upstairs and knew that Nathaniel was probably still in his study.

Olivia poured a glass of warm milk and made her way upstairs.

The second floor was expansive and dimly lit, except for the study, where a soft silver light spilled into the hallway.

Olivia felt nervous as she approached the door with the glass of milk.

Before entering the study, she tugged at the collar of her pajamas and bit her lip, trying to make herself appear weak and pitiful.

“Nathaniel, have a glass of warm milk. Take a break,” she said softly as she entered the room.

Nathaniel looked up, fixing his deep, dark eyes on her

Olivia froze, intimidated by his piercing gaze. He exuded a regal air that was enough to unnerve

anyone.

“Get out,” Nathaniel said coldly, dismissing her before she could even approach him.

Having expected the rejection, Olivia was determined not to give up just yet.

She clutched the glass of warm milk and walked over to Nathaniel, staring at him with innocent eyes. “Nathaniel, please don’t get me wrong…”

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Smack!

Nathaniel, however, was having none of it. He smacked the glass from her hand, spilling the milk all over the floor, causing Olivia to cry out in shock and fall to the ground.

Christina, who had been tossing and turning in bed in the adjacent room, was jolted awake by Olivia’s

scream.

As she entered the study, she immediately sensed the tension in the room. Nathaniel’s handsome face was filled with a cold expression, and his anger was palpable, threatening to burn the whole study.

down.

Olivia broke into tears when she saw Christina. “Christina, I just wanted to serve Nathaniel a glass of

warm milk…”

Raymond hurried over when he heard the commotion. He immediately caught on to Olivia’s deceitful intentions and knew she had no business being in Nathaniel’s study when he saw the spilled milk all over the floor.

“Who gave you permission to enter Mr. Hadley’s study?” he demanded, repulsed by the young lady’s

actions.

Meanwhile, Christina approached Olivia, who was still trembling on the ground.

Her attention was momentarily diverted by Olivia’s revealing pajamas, which left little to the imagination. From that angle, she could see almost everything beneath Olivia’s collar.

Her eyelids twitched, and her chest tightened at the sight, but she quickly regained her composure and helped Olivia up. “I’m sorry. It’s all my fault,” she apologized.

“Don’t say that, Christina,” replied Olivia, putting on a piteous act while hiding her glee.

Christina is so gullible. Perhaps I can use this to my advantage and even get to sleep in the master bedroom if I play my cards right.

With that thought in mind, Olivia leaned on Christina for support and said softly, “I brought in the glass of milk over for Nathaniel since you fell asleep. I was so scared wandering around downstairs, all

alone.”

Raymond couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Olivia’s obvious attempts at manipulation.

Even I can tell that Olivia has ulterior motives, so why can’t Mrs. Hadley see through her act? It’s so frustrating!

Raymond sighed and walked over to clean up the spilled milk.

Meanwhile, Christina gave Olivia a cold stare and pulled her collar up. “It’s all my fault. None of this would have happened if I had turned down your request. Nathaniel doesn’t like being approached by strangers,” she said icily.

Olivia was still mulling over how she could convince Christina to let her sleep in the master bedroom when Christina’s words hit her like a bolt of lightning.

She felt stunned and wondered if she had misheard. “Christina, please don’t blame yourself. It was my fault. I’ll be more careful next time.”

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Next time? Christina frowned. She wants to stay?

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Her lips curled up, but the smile was devoid of warmth. “Raymond, please arrange for Ms. Stone to be sent back to the Hadley residence.”