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 needed to

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

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

space like that? What’s on your mind?” Nathaniel asked as he entered the room with breakfast and saw her spacing

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

mom is rather introverted, so

this was the first time he had mentioned anything about his parents, Christina

but you need to eat your breakfast first,” Nathaniel said while

into her mouth and munched on it like

mel”

the Hadley family for so many years, she hardly had the chance to meet Julia. Even when the two did see each other, they would get into

such, it was incredibly difficult for

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 up living

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

jasmines are an absolute taboo that should be avoided at all costs?” Christina

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

before realizing what he meant. “You’re

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

to her feet and threw herself into Nathaniel’s arms.

off guard that he

Christina’s hair and said with a smile, “Then do your

replied with

the design drawing after Nathaniel left. This time, she was confident that she could satisfy

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

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

mumbled without even looking

of leaving after placing the documents down on his desk, Madison simply stood there and admired Nathaniel’s handsome

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255