Let Me Stay The Night novel Chapter 287

Everyone standing around dispersed. Rayne also left while cradling her red and swollen face.

Nathaniel turned his gaze to Christina, whose eyes were slightly red. “The fashion show is over, so let’s go. home first.”

Suspicion lingered within Christina, but she did not want to ask too many questions in public. Hence, she merely grunted in acquiescence.

When the two of them had gotten in the car, a strained atmosphere hung in the air.

“Why did that woman earlier claim that the two of you are family?” The look in Christina’s eyes was grim, marred with obvious displeasure.

Nathaniel could distinctly sense that she was agitated. It was rare for him to see her in such a state, so he reached out and seized her chin, lifting her head up.

Her crystalline eyes shimmered like diamonds, beyond mesmerizing.

Perturbed by his stare, Christina urged huffily, “Well?”

A snort of laughter escaped Nathaniel, and he chuckled aloud. Well… she looks pretty adorable when she’s jealous.

“That was my paternal uncle’s daughter. They reside abroad and rarely return to the country, so you know about them.”

If she’s his paternal uncle’s daughter, that means she’s his paternal cousin,

Following that, Christina was skeptical about his claim. “Then, why isn’t her last name Hadley but Lacroix?”

This doesn’t make sense at all.

didn’t

Cradling her face with a single hand, Nathaniel answered, “Because she took her mother’s family name.”

Even then, Christina was dubious. “You’ve got a lot of family members.”

“You can call and ask Mom if you don’t believe me.” Taking out his phone, Nathaniel made to ring Julia up.

However, Christina snatched the phone from him. “It’s late, so don’t disrupt their rest.”

I’m not going to make a call because of a trivial matter and alert her to it. That would make me look awfully petty.

Nathaniel’s expression remained calm and unruffled. “It doesn’t matter. Nothing matters as long as you believe me.

It’s not a big deal to disrupt them for a while since they’re the only ones who can clarify this familial relationship. Rendered speechless, Christina locked the phone and stuffed it back into his hand. “Never mind, I believe

you.”

She was dead on her feet and did not want to waste her energy on such a matter.

Just as she was about to lean against the window to rest for a bit, a forceful collision hit the car without

warning. Thrown out of her seat, she slammed forward against the back of the passenger seat.

A loud crash pierced the air. On the heels of that, a wave of dizziness assailed her, the pain so excruciating that she almost passed out.

“Are you hurt. Christina?”

Gathering her into his arms, Nathaniel roamed his eyes over her face worriedly. He glimpsed a red mark on her unblemished forehead.

At once, his heart clenched. His imperious aura instantly pervaded the entire car, and he roared at the front, “What happened?”

The driver was still reeling, his voice quivering as he spoke. “A car came barreling over out of nowhere earlier, and I couldn’t avoid it at all…

The scene a moment ago was simply horrific. The other driver hurtled into their path like a manic wild wolf. If he had not turned the steering wheel quickly enough just now, the situation at present would likely have been worse.

Sebastian had also hit the corner of his forehead, resulting in a gash. He could clearly sense blood trickling down his face.

Enduring the stinging pain, he turned around to check on the situation in the back. “Are you okay, Mr. Hadley?”

Nathaniel’s expression was as black as thunder. He ordered through gritted teeth, “Go and see what’s going

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“Understood.”

Murmuring an acknowledgment, Sebastian swung open the car door and climbed out of the vehicle.

The front of both cars was severely dented. At a single glance, one could tell that the other party’s car was, driving along a secondary road before rushing out right away.

Didn’t the police say the perpetrator has been arrested? Was this incident really an accident, or was it orchestrated by