Chapter 89 Sword With Two Edges

Christina was woken up by the sensation of her gown being unzipped.

She shuddered as she heard the clear sound of the zipper coming undone and felt the cold air on her

skin.

The next thing she knew, Nathaniel had smothered her car and neck with a barrage of kisses.

Christina moaned a few times as Nathaniel tightened his grip around her waist and held her firmly in

his arms.

She drifted in and out of sleep for a bit before snoozing till morning.

The sun was shining brightly into the room by the time Christina woke up again. The air was filled with a faint floral fragrance.

Nathaniel pulled her closer toward his chest the moment he felt her move her head as though he was afraid of her running away.

The two of them simply lay there until the sun was high up in the sky. As Nathaniel got out of bed and stood in front of the window, the sunlight shone on his body and highlighted his perfectly-sculpted

muscles.

He then buttoned up his white dress shirt and gently patted Christina on the waist. “Wake up, sleepyhead!”

Hmph! How dare he call me a sleepyhead when he was the one who wouldn’t let go of me earlier?

Christina waited until he had closed the bedroom door before climbing out of the blanket. She made sure to pick an outfit with long sleeves to cover the hickeys on her shoulder.

Since it was the last day of holiday, Christina decided to put all of her attention on her design.

chance at gaining Julia’s approval, so she needed to

windowsill with her legs crossed and her chin propped up by both hands, Christina’s skirt gently billowed

several pages of drafts, she was still clueless as to

mind?” Nathaniel asked as he entered the room with

the design. drawing.

introverted, so you wouldn’t be able to figure her out unless you understand

had mentioned anything about his parents, Christina got interested

you need to eat your breakfast first,” Nathaniel said while handing her the toast he

it like an adorable little chipmunk. “Come on, tell

mel”

so many years, she hardly had the chance to meet Julia. Even when the two did

such, it was incredibly difficult for Christina to

loved jasmines. In order to please her, my father planted a lot of them in the backyard. When I was ten, a woman my father was having an affair with showed up at our house and provoked my mother on her birthday. My father promised he would cut ties with that woman, but my mother’s pride prevented her from accepting

was, Christina could imagine how angry she must have been back then. The fact that the woman decided to show up on Julia’s birthday just showed how nasty she

taboo that should be avoided at all costs?” Christina asked

shot her a glance and replied, “It’s a double-edged sword. The outcome depends on how well

few seconds before realizing what he meant.

was as though her thoughts had been locked up inside a dark house, and Nathaniel’s words lit the place

feet and threw herself into Nathaniel’s arms. “I know what I’m

guard that he froze

and said with a smile, “Then do your

replied with a wink.

went back to working on the design drawing after Nathaniel left. This time, she was confident that she could satisfy Julia with her design

front of his computer and

at it,” Madison said as

Nathaniel mumbled without even looking

the documents down on his desk, Madison simply stood there and admired Nathaniel’s handsome face.

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