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.

at gaining Julia’s approval, so she needed to get it done right.

legs crossed and her chin propped up by both hands, Christina’s skirt gently billowed in the wind as she stared at the blank paper in front of her.

several pages of drafts, she was still clueless

What’s on your mind?” Nathaniel asked as he entered the room with breakfast and saw her spacing out.

the tray over and sipped on the milk before replying, “I’m thinking about the design.

block away and said, “My mom is rather introverted, so you

anything about his parents, Christina got interested and asked, “Could you tell me more about her?”

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

shoved it into her mouth and munched on it like

mel”

having married into the Hadley family for so many years, she hardly had the chance to meet Julia. Even when the two did see each other, they would

such, it was incredibly difficult

his gaze and 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 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 his apology. Eventually,

must have been back then. The fact that the woman decided to show up on Julia’s

hinting at me that jasmines are an absolute taboo that

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

before realizing what he meant. “You’re right!

her thoughts had been locked up inside a dark house,

activated, Christina leaped to her feet and threw herself into Nathaniel’s arms. “I

so caught off guard that he

his eyes as he caressed Christina’s hair and said with a smile, “Then do your best at home. I’ll head over to the

with

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

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

look at it,” Madison said as she entered Nathaniel’s office. She looked modern, capable,

Nathaniel mumbled without even looking at

down on his desk, Madison simply stood there and

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