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.

her last chance at gaining Julia’s approval, so she needed to get it done right.

hands, Christina’s skirt gently billowed in the wind as she stared at the blank paper in front of

pages of drafts, she was still clueless as to what

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

took the tray over and sipped on the milk before replying, “I’m thinking about the design. drawing. The previous two were rejected,

rather introverted, so you wouldn’t be able

was the first time he had mentioned anything about his parents, Christina got interested and

first,” Nathaniel said while

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

mel”

chance to meet Julia. Even when the two did see each other, they would get into a fight after a brief exchange.

incredibly difficult for Christina to

my father was having an affair with showed up at our house and provoked my mother on her birthday. My father

domineering Julia was, Christina could imagine how angry she must have been back then. The fact

at me that jasmines are an absolute taboo

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

seconds before

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

herself into Nathaniel’s arms. “I know what I’m going to do now! Thank you so

guard that he froze up

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

replied with a wink.

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

Nathaniel was seated in front of his computer and rapidly typing away when someone knocked on his door and opened

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

mumbled without even looking

desk, Madison simply stood there and admired Nathaniel’s

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