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.

chance at gaining Julia’s approval, so she

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

several pages of drafts, she was

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

over and sipped on the milk before replying, “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

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

your breakfast first,” Nathaniel said while handing her the toast he had

and munched on it like an

mel”

so many years, she hardly had the chance to meet Julia.

it was incredibly difficult for Christina to understand her.

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

she must have been back then. The fact that the

taboo that should be avoided at all costs?”

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

before

thoughts had been locked up inside a dark house, and Nathaniel’s words lit the place up like

Nathaniel’s arms. “I know

so caught off guard that he froze up for a

hair and said with a smile, “Then

with

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

in front of his computer and rapidly typing away when someone

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

Nathaniel mumbled without even looking at her.

documents down on his desk, Madison simply stood there and admired Nathaniel’s

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