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.

gaining Julia’s approval, so she

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

of drafts, she was still clueless

staring blankly into space like that? What’s on your mind?” Nathaniel asked as he entered

tray over and sipped on the milk before replying, “I’m thinking about the design. drawing. The previous two were rejected, so I don’t know what

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

about his parents, Christina got interested and asked,

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

shoved it into her mouth and munched on it like an adorable little chipmunk. “Come

mel”

for so many years, she hardly had the chance to meet Julia. Even when the two did see each other, they would get into a fight after a brief exchange.

it was incredibly difficult for Christina to understand her.

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, the two of them ended

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

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

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

for a few seconds before realizing what he

a dark house, and Nathaniel’s words lit the place up like

leaped to her feet and threw herself into Nathaniel’s arms. “I know what I’m going to

so caught off guard that he froze up for a

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 over to the office now. We can have

replied with a wink.

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

front of his computer and rapidly typing away when someone knocked on his door and

Please have a look at it,” Madison said as she entered Nathaniel’s office.

mumbled without even looking at

placing the documents down on his desk,

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