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

up by both hands, Christina’s skirt gently billowed in the wind as she

she was still clueless as to what

on your mind?” Nathaniel asked as he entered the room with breakfast and saw her

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

her drawing block away and said, “My mom is rather introverted, so you wouldn’t be able to figure her out unless you understand

parents, Christina got interested and asked, “Could you tell me more

breakfast first,” Nathaniel said while handing her

her mouth and munched on it like

mel”

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 get

it was incredibly difficult for Christina to understand her.

lowered 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

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

hinting at me that jasmines are an absolute taboo that should be avoided

a double-edged sword. The outcome depends on how well you use it. Decide for

froze for a few seconds before realizing what

up inside a dark house, and Nathaniel’s words

Christina leaped to her feet and threw herself into Nathaniel’s arms.

so caught off guard that he froze up for a good

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

Christina replied with

left. This time, she was confident that

office of Hadley Corporation, Nathaniel was seated in front of his computer and

here’s the minutes of today’s meeting. Please have a look at it,” Madison said as she entered

without even looking at her.

desk, Madison simply stood there and admired Nathaniel’s handsome face.

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