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.

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

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

tearing off several pages of drafts, she was still clueless as to what she

mind?” Nathaniel asked as he entered

“I’m thinking about the design. drawing. The previous two were rejected, so I

“My mom is rather introverted, so you wouldn’t be able to

first time he had mentioned anything about his parents, Christina got interested

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

on it like an adorable little chipmunk. “Come

mel”

married into the Hadley family for so many years, she hardly had the chance to meet Julia. Even when the

such, it was incredibly difficult for Christina to understand her.

father was having an affair with showed up at our house and provoked my mother on

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

that jasmines are an absolute taboo that should be avoided at all costs?” Christina

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

froze for a few seconds before

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

so caught off guard that he froze

eyes as he caressed Christina’s hair and said with a smile, “Then do

with a wink.

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 knocked on

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

Nathaniel mumbled without even looking at her.

the documents down on his desk, Madison simply stood there and

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