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.

approval, so she

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

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

mind?” Nathaniel asked as he entered the room with breakfast

the milk before replying, “I’m thinking about the design. drawing. The previous two were rejected, so I don’t

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

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

first,” Nathaniel said while handing her the toast he

on it

mel”

many years, she hardly had the chance to meet Julia. Even when the two

it was incredibly difficult for Christina to understand

“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

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

are you hinting at me that jasmines are an absolute taboo that should be avoided at all costs?” Christina asked

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

seconds before realizing what

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

Nathaniel’s arms. “I know what I’m

so caught off guard that he froze up

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 over to

Christina replied with

This time, she was confident that

of Hadley Corporation, Nathaniel was seated in front of his

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

even

after placing the documents down on his desk, Madison

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