Let Me Stay The Night

Christina rushed to the Steele residence as fast as she could.

They're too much! How dare they take my mom away while I'm not around? Mom has just recuperated. She won't be able to take any more torment!

As soon as she stepped into the house, she saw Gideon and Miranda sitting on the couch, leisurely sipping away at their tea.

At the sight of the anxious look on Christina's face, they broke into a wicked smile.

"Where did you two trick my mother into going?" Christina cut to the chase and questioned them at once.

Putting the coffee cup down, Miranda lifted the corners of her lips into a scornful smirk. "What are you talking about? We are a family. Your mom hasn't been quite in the right mind recently. Your dad and I were concerned about her condition, so we sent her to a better place for treatment."

Hearing her mention the word "concern" is utterly disgusting. They've never cared about Mom. There's no way they'd change so suddenly.

Fury blazed in Christina's eyes. "Bring my mom back at once, or else I won't show mercy."

Gideon took out a psychiatric assessment report and threw it over. "Your mom has been diagnosed with a mental disorder. You can't get her discharged as you wish. She can only be discharged after the docto deems she's recovered."

Christina grabbed the test report, ripped it to shreds, and threw them at Miranda's face. "You can fake the results. Don't think I can't find out where she's at, even if you all keep your mouths shut. I'll definitely report you two to the cops."

When she was about to turn away and leave, Miranda took out her phone and passed it to her. "You can leave, but I doubt she'll still be alive when you find her."

It was hard to tell the exact location from the phone.

All Christina could see was a sick bed in a black, empty room and a metal chain secured around Sharon's ankle. The latter's face was so pale she looked like a person on the verge of dying.

"Mom!"

Even though Christina knew Sharon could not hear her, she still yelled out loud.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. It pained her heart to see her mother in that state.

Miranda knew she had a hold over Christina when she observed how the latter reacted. "Go ahead and call the cops! So what if they catch us? Your mom won't survive anyway!"

Tears welled up in Christina's eyes as she gritted her teeth.

It's obvious she has already bribed the person on the other side. Even if I call the cops now, she'll still have the upper hand as it only takes seconds for her to make a call. That's why she's so confident and fearless.

Christina figured she could only endure it for the time being. It won't be too late to settle scores with them after I ensure Mom is safe.

"What exactly do you want?" she asked.

That was the response Miranda had been waiting for. She exchanged a smug look with Gideon. See. I told you my plan would work for sure.

"You brat, why do you sound so formal? We're a family. If you treat us well, we'll treat you the same way. Ask Mr. Hadley to give up pursuing legal action against your dad and unfreeze his bank card." Miranda immediately changed her attitude and said ingratiatingly.

Christina glared at her coldly. "Fine."

A smile crept up Miranda's face when she heard that. Brat! You won't be able to escape my clutches this time round!

Before Christina left, she grimly warned, "But my mom is in poor health. There's no way I'll let you all off the hook if anything happens to her."

With that, she turned and strode out of the Steele residence.

Sensing the forbidding aura radiating off Christina's body as she left, Gideon could not help but shudder.

"Will she go back and ask Mr. Hadley for help? We'll be in trouble if he takes his anger out on us."

Miranda snickered. "Don't worry. That brat values her mother more than her own life. She won't dare to take any risks."

She fished out her phone and dialed the ward's number.

"Take good care of that crazy woman. Nothing must happen to her."

Of course, since Sharon was still of value, Miranda had to take good care of her, at least until the day when she was no longer of use...

Soon, Gideon received a notification from the bank informing him that his bank card had been unfrozen.

There was also a revocation of the lawyer's letter, removing all legal actions against him.

"That's great. You're the best, Darling."

Gideon hugged Miranda.

"Now you know how great I am, huh? If you dare chase me out next time, I'll leave with other men," Miranda threatened.

"No, I won't. I'll even buy you the most dazzling gem when I have money."

Meanwhile, Christina sat on her office chair, feeling unsettled.

She had no idea how Sharon was doing, yet at the same time, she dared not call the cops.

Just then, her office door was pushed open, startling her.

"Christina, why are you in a daze? Did you forget that there's a commercial shoot today, and you're supposed to go over to do styling?" Gina asked in confusion. Had the staff not called Gina earlier, she would not have known that Christina had not gone out yet.

"I'm sorry. I'll head over there right now."

Christina grabbed her stuff and left.

It was a deal she and Coco had agreed upon two weeks ago. Christina would be in charge of the makeup and styling for all of the latter's photoshoots. Upon arrival at the shoot location, she started bustling around and temporarily took her mind off Sharon's

matters.

After the shoot ended, Coco said with satisfaction, "The styling you do is the best in this world, Christina. Wait till I'm rich, and I'll hire your whole team to work only for me." Then again, it was extremely costly to hire the entire team.

Generally, it would easily cost hundreds of thousands for a highly skilled team to do one styling.

Coco's current income was substantial, but it was still insufficient for her to hire the entire team. "Sure. I'll wait for you."

While Christina was packing her stuff, the studio's lady boss approached her and handed her a name card.

"I see that you have a pretty solid foundation. The styling you did is very fashionable and aesthetically pleasing. I look forward to working with you again."

All that was on Christina's mind was Sharon's matters. She merely thanked the lady boss as she accepted. the name card from her, then packed her stuff and left. -For the next few days, Miranda went increasingly overboard with her requests.

First, she asked Christina to find some endorsement deals for Emilia. Then, she said she wanted a condominium in Baykeep.

She had boundless demands, just like a bottomless pit.

Christina mainly used her own savings to satisfy Miranda's requests.

However, her savings were nothing but a drop in the ocean when met with Miranda's greed.

If this continues, I'll go bankrupt even before I find Mom. It's a little tough to deal with that woman by myself.

Amidst her contemplation, she decided to look for Nathaniel and discuss the matter with him.

Christina arrived at the CEO's office, but before she could step in, she spotted Sebastian carrying a pile of documents heading inside.

"Are these everything Nathaniel has to deal with?" Christina was slightly shocked.

"This is the workload for the day. It's almost year-end. It's expected that there are more matters to handle," Sebastian explained. Christina's face sank. Nathaniel is already so busy... I guess it's not a good idea to disturb him, right?

With that thought in mind, she decided to back out.

"Do you need something?"

Lifting his gaze, Nathaniel noticed Christina standing rooted to the spot, appearing restless.

"It's nothing important. I was just wondering if you could let Emilia get the latest endorsement deal for Hadley Corporation's shampoo?"

Hearing her request, Sebastian cast her a strange look.

What's wrong with Mrs. Hadley? Did her relationship with her enemy suddenly get better?