Let Me Stay The Night Novel (Christina and Nathaniel)

Chapter 626 There It Is

The check of two hundred thousand on the desk seemed to be beckoning at her. Powerless to resist, Macy nodded.

“Yes. The Gibson family and the Hadley family were partners on a large project. To attain the approval of the board and become the CEO, Nigel worked hard on the project. He was the one who recommended the supplier to Timothy.”

“What is the supplier’s name?”

“That’s the third question, Christina. Up the price.”

Macy was no fool. She guessed that Christina was investigating the accident, which Nigel was inextricably linked to.

Despite a couple’s marital vows, each will save themselves when disaster strikes. Besides, Nigel was the one to throw me under the bus first. I’m only repaying the favor.

Sebastian produced a check written out for three hundred thousand and placed it on top of the earlier one. Macy reached out to grab them but could not yank them free. novelxo.com fast update

“You haven’t answered Mrs. Hadley yet, Mrs. Gibson,” Sebastian reminded her.

Macy withdrew her hand sheepishly. “Nigel never shared his business dealings with me, so I can’t give you a name. What I do know is that they have formed a company together over the years, with Nigel taking the lion’s share of the profits. He’s even the largest shareholder, wielding absolute power.”

Christina could tell that Macy’s narrative largely corroborated with what Nathaniel told her.

The possibility of Nigel being the mastermind was more or less established, but without evidence, everything they knew could just as easily change.

Christina signaled Sebastian to hand over the money.

Macy could hardly conceal her greed at the sight of the checks in her hands totaling close to a million. She motioned at Christina impatiently.

“Keep going. What else do you want to know? I’ll tell you everything as long as the price is right.”

realized that Nigel’s marriage was not as perfect as they made it seem to the world. She would not uncover anything important if she persisted with the line

do with Miranda’s and Madison’s

though having her tail trodden on, Macy leaped to her feet and clawed madly at Christina’s chest. “Watch

Miranda and Madison died,”

eyes. She quickly suppressed it, clutching the checks in her hand as she did so. “Though I am in urgent need of money, I will not allow

deal is over.”

Christina’s voice, dripping with temptation, sounded in her

you here. For all your consideration for her, she does not care whether you live or die. All you have to do to get a million on the spot is just loosen your

to?”

like lead. She could not take

the lifeline that can drag me out of this mess. She is right. The two people I care most

for a moment, Macy turned away from the snare and left without so much

check. “Are you sure we’re just going

such thing as a last hand for a gambler. She’ll

understood the meaning behind her words. “I

Nathaniel on the phone for over an hour, after which she was about to tuck in when

hundred thousand she had taken earlier that day. More importantly, her debt. swelled from five million to over

chance of escape. Before she could

feigned a lapse of vigilance and allowed Macy to

to Christina’s

much better, either. After facing numerous rejections and ridicule, they still failed to gather anything despite having resorted to unlawful means.

police suddenly turned up and all but forced them back to the precinct to aid in their

provided Nigel with ideas. Without evidence, the police released him after asking him a

in his closet; any single crime

was indispensable. Thus, when the following day broke,

been waiting for almost three hours at

car finally appeared.