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.

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

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

she was

What’s on your mind?” Nathaniel asked as

“I’m thinking about the design. drawing. The

rather introverted, so you wouldn’t

this was the first time he had mentioned anything about his parents, Christina got interested and asked, “Could you

to eat your breakfast first,” Nathaniel said while handing her the

into her mouth and munched on it like an

mel”

the chance to meet Julia. Even when the

difficult for Christina to understand

tried 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

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

are you hinting at me that jasmines are an absolute taboo

glance and replied, “It’s a double-edged sword. The outcome depends on how well you use it. Decide for yourself how you wish

for a few seconds before realizing what he

thoughts had been locked up inside a dark house, and Nathaniel’s words lit the

Nathaniel’s arms. “I know what I’m going to do now! Thank you

was so caught off guard that he froze up for a good few seconds.

a hint of joy in his eyes as he caressed Christina’s hair and said with a smile, “Then do your best at home. I’ll head

with a wink.

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

was seated in front of his computer and rapidly typing away when someone knocked

have a look at it,” Madison said as she entered Nathaniel’s office. She looked modern, capable, intelligent, and mature in her

mumbled without even looking at her.

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

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