Let Me Stay The Night Novel (Christina and Nathaniel)

Chapter 496 I Will Solve It

Nathaniel’s brows furrowed, and he let out a soft cough, instinctively covering his nose with his hands.

“What’s wrong, Nathaniel?” Christina asked softly as she leaned closer to him.

“Someone put chili in my bowl,” Nathaniel replied in a voice so soft that only the both of them could hear. His brows remained knitted.

Nathaniel couldn’t take spicy food at all. If he consumed anything with spice, his throat would become hoarse the next day, and he would experience stomach discomfort for several days after.

Across from them, Anya’s tone dripped with sarcasm as she remarked, “Grandma went through the trouble of having pasta delivered all the way from Irushea because it’s her favorite. Are you saying that the food prepared in the Gibson residence isn’t to your liking?”

Christina couldn’t help but conclude that it was intentional on Anya’s part to instruct the staff to add chili to Nathaniel’s plate. There seemed to be no other explanation for why his pasta was spicy while everyone else was enjoying the same dish.

“Forget it. I’m fine,” Nathaniel told her. He didn’t want to cause a scene during dinner.

Christina’s expression turned dark as she grabbed Nathaniel’s plate of pasta.

While Nathaniel refrained from causing a scene, Christina believed it was her responsibility to address the issue on his behalf. After all, Azure had declared this place as her home, and it was only reasonable for Christina to bring up any problems that arose during dinner.

She took a bite of his pasta before summoning the butler. “Who told you to add chili to this pasta?”

“It was Ms. Gibson’s order,” the butler replied, seemingly hesitant.

Christina firmly set her utensils aside and ordered, “Take this plate of pasta to the person who instructed you to add chili and let them enjoy it themselves.” Her tone carried a resolute authority, leaving no room for argument.

The butler shot Anya a stumped look. “Well… I…”

Anya was caught off guard, not expecting Christina to confront her directly during dinner.

There was no way she’d eat a plate of pasta full of chili. Flashing an awkward smile, she piped up, “The kitchen staff must’ve heard wrongly. Butler, please get him a new plate of pasta.”

The butler quickly left with the spicy pasta.

“Mr.

witness to the entire debacle but didn’t speak up to stop them. As it was a minor matter, she pretended to not see anything, not wanting to appear biased toward anyone involved.

to an end, Azure went upstairs with the kids while Christina and Nathaniel took a

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your father during dinner. Where is he?” Nathaniel asked, showing

the mention of her biological father. “He’s unwell, so he normally doesn’t come downstairs for

task of informing

tough to be stuck in the

her reverie and dragged him back to the house. “It’s getting

and Christina wondered what had occupied the children’s attention to

house and told the

but the

and Camila?” Christina inquired as a sense

replied indifferently, “They are asleep. Let them spend the night

us now.” Nathaniel suddenly spoke up firmly as his gaze

grasped his hand, urging him to remain composed and avoid creating

scene.

bring the kids to visit tomorrow. Let me take

trouble? Let them stay here so I can see them whenever I want,” Azure replied with a gentle

you do to the children? Did you hide them somewhere?”

anticipated them making things difficult for me, but it seems their focus is on the children, not me.

a smirk. “Do you seriously think the grudge between both families will end if you offer

silence filled the air, freezing time in

stepped forward, her gaze filled with disbelief. “Grandma, that’s a matter between the adults. Why did you involve the kids?”

unfazed. “Don’t worry. I won’t hurt them, but if the Hadley family wants them back, that won’t be

the thought of the panic and distress that would consume the Hadley family once they discovered the children were missing. It was precisely the reaction she had hoped to

blocks of ice as he demanded angrily, “What do you

the kids to get