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.
gaining Julia’s approval,
Christina’s skirt gently billowed in the
was still clueless as to what she should
into space like that? What’s on your mind?” Nathaniel asked as he entered
on the milk before replying, “I’m thinking about the design. drawing. The previous two were rejected, so I don’t know what to
mom is rather introverted, so you
his parents, Christina got interested and asked, “Could you tell me more about her?”
eat your breakfast first,” Nathaniel said while handing
it into her mouth and munched on it like
mel”
chance to meet Julia. Even when
such, it was incredibly difficult for Christina to
recall something as he said, “When I was little, my mother 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
Christina could imagine how angry she must have been back then. The fact that the woman decided to
me that jasmines are an absolute taboo that should be avoided at all
sword. The outcome depends on how well
before realizing what
her thoughts had been locked up inside a dark house, and
threw herself into Nathaniel’s arms. “I know what I’m going to do now! Thank you so
so caught off guard that he froze up for a good few seconds.
a smile, “Then do your best at home. I’ll head over to the office now. We can
replied with a wink.
Nathaniel left. This time, she was confident that
in the CEO’s office of Hadley Corporation, Nathaniel was seated in front of his computer and rapidly typing away when someone knocked on
have a look at it,” Madison said as she entered Nathaniel’s office. She looked modern, capable, intelligent, and mature in her formal attire.
mumbled without even looking at her.
after placing the documents down on his desk, Madison simply stood there and
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