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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