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 needed to get it

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

pages of drafts, she was still clueless as to

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

and sipped on the milk before replying, “I’m thinking about the design.

took her drawing block away and said, “My mom is rather introverted, so you wouldn’t be

his parents,

need to eat your breakfast first,” Nathaniel said while handing her the toast he

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

was incredibly difficult for Christina 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

back then. The fact that the woman

that jasmines are an absolute taboo that should be avoided

on how well

few seconds before realizing what he meant. “You’re

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

creativity activated, Christina leaped to her feet and threw herself into Nathaniel’s arms. “I know what I’m going to do now! Thank

that he froze up for a good few

was 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

with

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

in front of his computer and rapidly typing away when someone knocked

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

Nathaniel mumbled without even looking at

placing the documents down on his desk, Madison simply stood there and admired Nathaniel’s handsome face.

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