Let Me Stay The Night Novel (Christina and Nathaniel)

Chapter 599 Strategem

Nathaniel had always been independent-minded since he was a child. Nobody could ever influence his decisions.

Thus, Charlie had already gotten used to Nathaniel’s aloof response to his advice.

Nathaniel caught the ball Lucas had accidentally kicked in his direction and stood up casually.

“I will protect my family.”

He strode toward the children following that haughty declaration.

Julia appeared beside Charlie with a platter of fruits. She watched as he took a sip of tea while staring fixedly at his cup, so she asked, “Penny for your thoughts?”

Charlie sighed. “He’s become more capable than me. My son, indeed.”

Julia fell silent for a split second as she could make neither head nor tail of her husband’s remark, which came out of nowhere. She then laughed. “Well, of course. I gave birth to him, after all. I think he takes

after me.”

Smiling wordlessly, Charlie wisely refrained from making a comment lest he was sentenced to spend the Tight in the study.

That night, the Hadley residence was filled with laughter and chatter while the Gibson residence was enveloped in an awful, tense gloom.

Azure had received a call from the kidnappers demanding twenty million in ransom, which was to be collected by daybreak and sent to a location of their choosing at a predetermined time.

Seized by panic, she sought Timothy and Yerek to discuss a strategy: the latter only found out about Anya’s kidnapping that night.

After Azure relayed the whole situation, Yerek raised several points of concern.

The kidnappers did not immediately demand a ransom after getting their hands on Anya. Instead, they waited almost a full day to call her family.

as kidnappers had no other motives for committing

had gotten on in years, and Anya was the apple of her eye. As such, she lost her usual cool when she heard the kidnappers would

make sense of Yerek’s concerns, he was forced to

Grandma. Under ordinary circumstances, the kidnappers would not do anything rash

of money in the past, but.

be a way. Don’t worry.”

and your father’s health precludes him from helping Anya can only count on you. Yerck. I have some jewelry. Sell them

money in Turn”

amounted to only at million, which was still a long way off from

shares of Gibson Corporation, he might be able to put together that sum over the next few

supposed to inherit were transferred

dialed a number. “I need you to head to

lawyer entered a detention center with a

seeing his savior. “When can I

discuss something urgent

message. When Nigel heard that Yerek wanted to sell his shares in exchange for ransom, he exploded.

in the company again if I sell my

Yerek will take over Gibson Corporation one day. He will not cast you aside.”

stool, reeling from the devastating news.

matter what Yerek promises me, it will never be as reassuring as the power remaining in my

can’t manage the company. Why don’t you ask Yerek to convince

selfishness took

had assigned him the case, he

a buyer willing to pay handsomely for Gibson Corporation’s shares.

employed every tactic of persuasion up his sleeve and in half an hour, managed to convince Nigel to sign the agreement detailing the transfer

he did so. “Mr. Yerek is doing all he can to get you out of here. Be patient for a few more days.”